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When we discuss Hollywood flops, it's important to stress that the term "flop" has nothing to do with the quality of the film. It's strictly about the movie's extreme financial failure. Francis Ford Coppola's "One from the Heart" was a massive flop, but, over 40 years later, it's now considered by many to be an artistic triumph (something to keep in mind as we move further away from the wipeout of 2024's "Megalopolis"). Brian De Palma's "Casualties of War" was a costly bomb for the legendary filmmaker, but the movie received rave reviews at the time and still stands as one of the greatest Vietnam War films ever made. And while Michael Lehmann's "Hudson Hawk" might've thrown a dent into Bruce Willis' commercial reputation, people with exquisite taste have come to recognize its anarchic genius.

When a non-franchise movie flops, my initial instinct is to find a way to stick up for it,...

We hear all the time that a movie starts on the page, and while this is true in an overarching sense, for practical purposes, the process of making a motion picture intended to screen in theaters or stream into living rooms starts when you've raised enough money to hire the actors and crew and so on required to get that page-bound vision before a camera. It's at this point that you begin fretting about getting a return on your investment and, just maybe, turning a profit. In this sense, all filmmaking is risk-taking.

This is the movie business, and it didn't used to be of widespread public interest. Once in a blue moon, people would be aware that a film like Joseph L. Mankiewicz's "Cleopatra" cost a studio-devouring amount of money; meanwhile, they could tell "The Exorcist," "Jaws" and "Star Wars" were making scads of money because they could...

Director Elia Kazan‘s “The Visitors” was barely noticed when it was released in 1972, and it hasn’t had many opportunities for reappraisal since. While several of Kazan’s other movies that were commercial failures during their initial runs — most notably “Baby Doll,” “A Face in the Crowd” and “Wild River” — have since been canonized as classics, “The Visitors” remains obscure. That’s a shame, because it’s a fascinating case of Kazan applying his talents to film that initially seems like a major departure, but on deeper examination reveals itself to be a personal and profound work.

A new Blu-ray from Kino Lorber provides the perfect opportunity to take a closer look after decades in which “The Visitors” was almost impossible to find (and almost never in watchable transfers — the long out-of-print MGM DVD reduces the entire movie to a murky blob). The story is stark and simple: Years...

Prime Video’s November programming will dip its toe into Christmas and other holiday offerings such as The Holiday (2006) starring Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Cameron Diaz and Jack Black. The streamer will also add some films with sequels arriving in theaters this month, like Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) and Ridley Scott’s 1992 film Gladiator.

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

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12 Days of Christmas Eve (2004) 3 Ninjas 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...

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More often than not, all we need is a good film to brighten our bad day, and streaming services like Netflix and Prime Video make it much simpler with a variety of options. However, it also presents a significant challenge: choosing among multiple films released on various platforms each month. To help you with that, we've compiled a directory of every movie available on major streaming services in November 2024, including Netflix, Prime Video, Peacock, Hulu, Disney+, and others.

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Marrakech International Film Festival will present honorary tributes to Sean Penn, David Cronenberg and late Moroccan actress Naima Elmcherqui at 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 including Brian De Palma (on Casualties Of War), Oliver Stone (on U Turn), David Fincher (on The Game) and Terrence Malick (on The Tree Of Life).

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

This article contains references to war crimes.

The 1980s witnessed the debuts of some of the most celebrated and influential war movies of all time. Following in the footsteps of acclaimed productions from the 1970s such as Apocalypse Now, Cross of Iron, and The Deer Hunter, the decade played host to several standout entries, moving viewers with their authentic depictions of war, explorations of the intricate social impact of armed conflict, and evocative narratives.

While the desolating landscape of WWII serves as the backdrop for several of the decade's most acclaimed genre offerings, many of the 1980s war movies focus on the more recent Vietnam War. The heavy human cost of the conflict meant that many films from the 1980s chose to cultivate anti-war rhetoric, highlighting the devastating social ramifications of war while simultaneously paying tribute to the heroics and personal sacrifices of those involved in the fighting.

Good Morning, Vietnam...

Chicago – You’ll never hear a better speech about the actor’s gratitude for his hometown than John 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 Reilly was born in Chicago, and was brought up on Chicago’s Southwest Side. On the amateur stage from age eight, Reilly trained at the Goodman School of Drama and eventually became a member of Chicago’s renowned Steppenwolf Theatre.

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

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Tom Cruise’s Top Gun is 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 Gun is 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 in Top Gun. | Columbia Pictures

Regardless, as it turns out, the Tony Scott-directorial had its fair share of hiccups during the production process. Among them, was the fact that Charlotte 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 to Dawn Steel, who was the first...

Oscar-nominated actor John C. Reilly is also known for his prolific stage work, but 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 in Paul 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.

Reilly received an Oscar nomination in Rob 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 additional SAG nominations. Reilly...

Michael J. Fox was a heartthrob back in the ’80s and ’90s thanks to his many memorable roles in the Back To The Future series, 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 the CBS drama series The Good Wife which 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.

Casualties of War explores dark human nature and moral questions faced by soldiers in Vietnam War. Michael J. Fox's powerful performance in a dramatic role surprised audiences who were not fans of war films. Expert critique gave the film a mere 4 out of 10 for historical accuracy, highlighting common inaccuracies.

In the world of cinematic commentary, the last year has seen a rise in YouTube videos in which professionals give their honest take on historical epics, war movies and even the use of snakes in big blockbusters. Casualties of War, Brian De Palma's Vietnam War epic starring Michael J. Fox and Sean Penn, has become one of the most recent movies to be appraised by a military history expert, and it doesn’t come out too well.

Casualties of War was released during the late 1980s with several other notable movies set during the Vietnam War. While there were...

A military history expert gives low realism marks to Michael J. Fox's Vietnam War movie. The depiction of bridge guarding in the film lacks accuracy, scoring just 4 out of 10 for realism. A real incident of mistreatment of noncombatants in Vietnam is highlighted in the film.

A military history expert gives low marks for realism to Michael J. Fox’s Vietnam War movie. Fox starred opposite Sean Penn in Brian De Palma’s Vietnam epic, which told the harrowing true story of an incident in which a Vietnamese woman was raped and murdered by a squad of American soldiers. Released amid the Vietnam War movie boom of the late ‘80s, the intensely dramatic film was a box office failure, grossing just $18 million on a budget of $22 million.

Fox’s Casualties of War may indeed have been too harrowing for audiences in 1989, and according to an expert, it isn’t particularly realistic either.

War movies don't always stick to realism; some embrace psychedelia and surrealism for a trippy experience. Directors like Coppola and Kubrick use experimental approaches to depict the horrors of war in unique ways. Movies like "Apocalypse Now" and "Come and See" offer nightmarish, unsettling views on war that defy traditional storytelling.

While war movies are often acclaimed for their realism, some of the genre’s greatest achievements utilize psychedelia and surrealism, leading to some trippy moments. It is tough to bring the horrors of war to life onscreen. Some directors, like Platoon’s Oliver Stone, drew from personal experience to illustrate the realities of war. Others, like Saving Private Ryan’s Steven Spielberg and Redacted’s Brian De Palma, used visceral violence, suspense, and relentless editing to provide their movies with an appropriately thunderous atmosphere and intensity that mirrored war’s worst realities. Still others, like Full Metal Jacket’s Stanley Kubrick,...

The 1980s brought a new wave of Vietnam War films, with Platoon leading the way and inspiring renowned filmmakers to produce their own depictions of the war. Hamburger Hill, Born on the Fourth of July, and Casualties of War are highly acclaimed films that explore different aspects of the Vietnam War, from intense battles to the personal struggles of veterans. Good Morning, Vietnam and Full Metal Jacket provide a different perspective on the war, using comedy and satirical wit to examine the power of humor and the absurdity of war itself.

This article contains references to sexual assault.

Hollywood had pretty much given up on making movies about the Vietnam War by the time the 1980s rolled around, but the mid-to-late ‘80s gave way to a new wave of Vietnam War films. The 1970s saw the release of a bunch of classic Vietnam-based war films, from Coming Home to Rolling Thunder.

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Casualties of War took 20 years to develop, but when it was finally released in 1989, it was considered one of Michael J. Fox's best movies. The dark and controversial subject matter made it a challenging project to get green-lit by studios. Despite being critically acclaimed, Casualties of War was not a commercial success, possibly due to its disturbing and unflinching portrayal of horrifying actions committed during the Vietnam War.

Casualties of War is a Vietnam War movie based on a horrifyingly true story and starring Michael J. Fox, but the Brian De Palma project was a whole 20 years in the making. Casualties of War is based on a 1969 article from The New Yorker's Daniel Lang that detailed a group of soldiers kidnapping, raping, and murdering an innocent Vietnamese woman in 1966. The film portrays the unforgivable actions committed, while also detailing how Pfc Max Eriksson,...

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 watching The Untouchables or Mission: Impossible, the De Palma acolyte 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 by David Koepp, adapted from two novels by Judge Edwin 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...

When Back to the Future premiered in 1985, audiences embraced it, and it became the highest grossing film of the year. Back to the Future stars Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, a teenager who befriends a quirky scientist named Emmett "Doc" Brown who builds a time machine out of a DeLorean. As Marty travels back in time, his own existence is threatened as his mother starts to fall for him. The film catapulted Fox into stardom, and he went on to appear in other popular films of the decade including Teen Wolf, Secret of My Success, and Casualties of War. He also returned to the Back to the Future franchise to reprise the role of beloved Marty McFLy for 1989's Back to the Future II and 1990's Back to the Future III.

The film franchise holds a special place in American pop culture, and that, coupled with a growing interest in revivals and reboots,...

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 like John Wayne’s The 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’s Mash. This started to change after the war finally ended, with the late seventies seeing the release of three major films – The Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now and Coming 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 as Chuck Norris and Sylvester Stallone single-handedly refought the war, and won, to the delight of audiences.

That all changed when Oliver Stone made Platoon. For the first time, a Vietnam War...

When Back to the Future debuted in 1985, Michael J. Fox was propelled into super stardom. The sci-fi adventure became the year's highest-grossing movie and was beloved by audiences and critics alike. Before portraying the film's protagonist Marty McFly, Fox was best known for his role in Family Ties. Following Back to the Future, Fox went on to star in the film's sequels and in popular 1980s films like Teen Wolf, Secret of My Success, and Casualties of War.

Given the film franchise's success and the rising number of popular 1980s and 1990s films and series receiving the reboot treatment, one could see the appeal in revisiting Back to the Future. However, in a recent conversation with Variety, Fox was not thrilled with the concept: "I'm not fanatical. Do what you want. It's your movie. I got paid already," he said. Fox elaborates that he doesn't think the film needs to be reimagined in any way,...

Michael J. Fox has one career regret: passing up the 1990 supernatural drama Ghost.

Fox discussed his long and eventful career with Variety while promoting his new Apple TV+ documentary, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie. While the star enjoyed success on the big screen with the Back to the Future trilogy, Teen Wolf and Casualties of War, Fox wishes he never turned down the opportunity to appear in the Patrick Swayze hit. "I didn't see how it would work," Fox recalled. "It shows I can be an idiot too."

Related: Teen Wolf: How the 1985 Michael J. Fox Comedy Spawned a Drama Franchise

Directed by Jerry Zucker, Ghost tells the story of a dead banker (Swayze) who teams up with a con artist psychic (Whoopi Goldberg) to protect his living girlfriend (Demi Moore) from his killers. Though Fox did not specify which role he was up for, Zucker and screenwriter...

It's been announced by the Board of Trustees of Museum of Moving Image that activist and retired actor Michael J. Fox will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. He'll be bestowed with the honor at the museum's annual spring Moving Image Awards benefit, which will take place on June 6, 2023. This year's event will celebrate leaders in comedy, and Fox will have his career recognized along with his new documentary Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, which has just been released on Apple TV+.

In a statement, MoMI's Co-Chairmen Ivan Lustig and Michael Barker said, "We are honored to present the MoMI Lifetime Achievement Award to the legendary Michael J. Fox, a great artist and inspiring human being, at our Spring 2023 Moving Image Awards benefit event. His many contributions in film and television for over four decades have been memorable and meaningful and exemplary for so many who come through our Museum’s doors.

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 actor Eric Stoltz was let go from the role. That, and shooting simultaneously with sitcom Family 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.

There are many roles that come to mind when it comes to the topic of Michael J. Fox's acting career. He is, of course, most recognized for his leading role as Marty McFly in the iconic Back to the Future trilogy: three films released between 1985 and 1990, with all (especially the first) standing as some of the most beloved sci-fi comedies of all time. He's been in other comedic movies, like Teen Wolf, and also demonstrated his capacity to excel in more dramatic performances, like Brian De Palma's downbeat anti-war film Casualties of War (1989). He's also appeared on numerous TV shows throughout his career, with his most famous role in that sphere being Alex P. Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties, which began airing in 1982 (pre-dating Back to the Future) and concluded its run in 1989.

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

US actor John C. Reilly will preside over the jury for Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section, which has added Salem by Cesar award-winning French director Jean-Bernard Marlin to its line-up.

Alongside Reilly on the five-person jury are French director and screenwriter Alice Winocour, German actress Paula Beer, French-Cambodian director and producer Davy Chou and Belgian actress Émilie Dequenne.

Reilly made his film debut in Brian De Palma’s Casualties of War in 1989 by Brian De Palma and played roles in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia, Terrence Malick’s The 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 adored Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3 on 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 winner Michael J. Fox unpacks 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.

There was a point in the '80s and '90s where Michael J. Fox was 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 with Parkinson'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 Eckhart and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, usually complex and appealing even in roles as small as these, play characters perched lazily outside the main story while Connor Paolo, Gregory Sims, Jason Genao and 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...

R. Lee Ermey’s captivating performance as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman is one of the biggest reasons why Full Metal Jacket is such a memorable movie, and his semi-improvised turn made him an iconic addition to Stanley Kubrick’s rogues’ gallery. As a former drill instructor himself, Ermey brought a sense of authenticity and verisimilitude that is often missing from Hollywood war movies. The late 1980s saw a resurgence of Vietnam War movies with Oliver Stone’s Platoon, Brian De Palma’s Casualties of War, and John Irvin’s Hamburger Hill. Kubrick threw his hat in the ring with Full Metal Jacket, evincing the director’s signature blend of surreal imagery, pitch-black humor, and thought-provoking thematic depth.

Structurally, Full Metal Jacket is split into two halves: the first half takes place at boot camp, then after a harrowing murder-suicide scene at the midpoint, the second half of the movie takes place amid the Vietnam War.

There were Vietnam War films before "Platoon," but none of them palpably captured the boots-on-the-ground horror of the conflict like Oliver Stone's film did. Having served in the U.S. Army during 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 Dafoe and Tom Berenger) were encouraged to put their fresh-faced charges (e.g. soon-to-be-stars like Charlie Sheen and Johnny 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 from Brian De Palma's "Casualties of War...

John C. Reilly is back in the limelight for his turn as Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss on “Winning Time,” the HBO series from longtime collaborator Adam 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 with Paul Thomas Anderson and Martin Scorsese.

“Well, those directors all discovered me one at a time,” Reilly said. “Brian De Palma literally 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...

Cinematographer Stephen H. Burum will 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 director Brian 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 includes Joel Schumacher’s “St. Elmo’s Fire” (1985), Danny DeVito’s “The War of the Roses (1989), and Ken Kwapis’ and Marisa 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...

When Steven Spielberg made "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 by U.S. Marine Corps Captain Dale 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 led Tom Hanks and his seven co-stars in daily physical training taken from "the same sort of syllabus...

The post Why the Saving Private Ryan Cast Nearly Quit Before Filming Even Started appeared first on /Film.

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

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

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The Dropout‘s spiritual counterpart will be The 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 at Hulu. The streamer’s list of new releases for February 2022 is highlighted by one very interesting project.

Pam and Tommy is 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 Stan and Lily James star as Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson and 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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John C. Reilly is a character actor, and while he isn't known for a specific role, he's given life to many characters over his long career. From the sidekick to the protagonist, from big studio blockbusters to independent artistic pieces, he values variety, and he's done it all. And it started in 1989, with Brian De Palma's war drama, Casualties of War.

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Reilly also is an Academy Award nominee for his role in the 2003 musical Chicago and he was actually born in the city of the same name. He is active as a comedian, screenwriter, musician, and producer, but these are all the well-known facts about this great artist and performer. What about the more interesting things that aren't as well known?...

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 by Michelle Yeoh was 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 was Godfrey Ho and 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 subordinate Bill Wong (Lawrence Ng) was the instigator and carnage erupts, as he seeks to clean up after himself.

Spike Lee has 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 fixing 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 with IndieWire, recalling a set of New York test screenings attended by veterans in recent months.

Goldsack also helped develop films with Werner Herzog, Mike Newell and Michael Radford.

London-based producer Nigel Goldsack, whose credits include The Merchant Of Venice and The 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 on Blake Edwards’ The Pink Panther Strikes Again while he was a teenager.

He began his career in the late 1970s as an assistant director on several independent UK films, including Brian Gibson’s rock drama Breaking Glass, Dh Lawrence biopic Priest Of Love starring Ian McKellen,...

John C. Reilly has joined the cast of HBO’s pilot about the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, replacing Michael Shannon in a recasting.

Reilly will play the role of former Lakers owner Jerry Buss after Shannon left over creative differences.

Based on the Jeff Pearlman book “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s,” the untitled show will be helmed by Adam 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 Astin gets two roles, two “Peanuts” movies are set for release, “One Last Night” gets distribution and Brian De Palma gets honored.

Castings

Sean Astin has been cast in a pair of upcoming feature films: “Mayfield’s Game” opposite Mira Sorvino and “Charming The Hearts of Men” opposite Kelsey 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 played Bob Newby in 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 on Netflix.

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

Peanuts Movies

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

Military adviser Dale Dye may 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 a Marine correspondent 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 the Naval Academy turned down his application, he enlisted at age 20 in the Marines,...

Happy birthday to the great Oscar-nominated John 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 in Paul 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 in Rob 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 with Will Ferrell in “Step Brothers,” John C. Reilly is 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 as Sean 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 and Jay Duplass...

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John C. Reilly has a busy few months ahead. He’ll be appearing in four releases between now and the end of the year: western “The Sisters Brothers,” Disney sequel “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 actor Sean Penn and director Brian De Palma on the 1989 Vietnam drama “Casualties of War,” he’s navigated a varied and unpredictable career.

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Brian De Palma celebrates 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 young Robert De Niro. He came into his own with the Hitchcock-inspired thriller “Sisters” (1973), starring Margot Kidder as 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 of Stephen King’s chilling novel about a shy teenager (Sissy Spacek) with telekinesis.

It’s a cool june afternoon in New York and Michael J. Fox is 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 of Fox’s favorite vacation spots — Vermont, Martha’s Vineyard — and a photo of Fox and Boston Bruins hockey great Bobby Orr is 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 by Variety as 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 Date December 1, 2016

Starring Michael J. Fox, Sean Penn

Cinematography by Stephen Burum

Written by David Rabe

Music by Ennio Morricone

Edited by Bill Pankow

Produced by Fred C. Caruso, Art Linson

Directed by Brian De Palma

In 1969 The New Yorker published a detailed exposé by Daniel Lang concerning 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, Max Erickson, 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 the Casualties of War

Martin Zandvliet leaves 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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