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It's hard not to love Leonard Nimoy. The gifted actor, writer, director, and photographer was not just the absolute perfect person to bring Spock to life on "Star Trek," but he was also, by all accounts, a genuinely wonderful human being. Nimoy always brought a sense of kindness and respect to those he met, and feedback from fans would indicate that he was always a genuine soul, right up until the day he passed.

Although fans will likely debate this fact until the sun burns out, Spock is what elevated "Star Trek" beyond "good" into "great," and his character laid the groundwork for how "Trek" stories should be told in every iteration moving forward. His character was the embodiment of how logic and emotion are at the core of just about every conflict a being could face, making him both an outsider to the humans he worked alongside ... yet, given...

Go on a fantastic journey with the DVD release of the family fantasy film, ‘The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box.’ Rlj/Image Entertainment will release the film on home entertainment on February 11. The movie stars Michael Sheen, Lena Headey, Sam Neill, Ioan Gruffudd and Aneurin Barnard. ‘The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box’ was written by Christian Taylor and Matthew Huffman, and is based on the novel, ‘Mariah Mundi,’ by G.P. Taylor. The film was directed by Jonathan Newman. Ancient mysteries. Powerful evil. And a fearless hero’s quest through a fantastical realm of steam-powered wonders and sinister magic…In ‘The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box,’ seventeen-year-old [ Read More ]

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The Adventurer reminds me a lot of films from my youth like Something Wicked This Way Comes and Young Sherlock Holmes. Family oriented films, but slightly darker. But, perhaps just going by the title I expected a bit more... fun. Here is what the official synopsis has to say:Ancient mysteries.  Powerful evil.  And a fearless hero's quest through a fantastical realm of steam-powered wonders and sinister magic... In The Adventurer: The Curse Of The Midas Box, seventeen-year-old Mariah Mundi's life is turned upside down when his parents vanish and his younger brother is kidnapped.  Following a trail of clues to the darkly majestic Prince Regent Hotel, Mariah discovers a hidden realm of child-stealing monsters, deadly secrets and a long-lost artifact that grants limitless wealth -...

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In anticipation of its theatrical release this Friday we have been given an exclusive clip from the family adventure and fantasy film The Adventurer: Curse of the Midas Box. The movie is based on the novel Mariah Mundi: The Midas Box by G.P. Taylor. It has been adapted for the screen by Christian Taylor (Six Feet Under and Lost) and Matthew Huffman (The Hunters). It was directed by Jonathan Newman. Ancient mysteries.  Powerful evil.  And a fearless hero's quest through a fantastical realm of steam-powered wonders and sinister magic... In The Adventurer: The Curse Of The Midas Box, seventeen-year-old Mariah Mundi's life is turned upside down when his parents vanish and his younger brother is kidnapped.  Following a trail of clues to the darkly majestic Prince...

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Check out the trailer for The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box, starring Michael Sheen, Lena Headey, Sam Neill, Ioan Gruffudd and Aneurin Barnard. Jonathan Newman directs from the writing by Christian Taylor and Matthew Huffman, based on the novel by G.P. Taylor. Catch it ion VOD on December 5, 2013 before hitting theaters on January 10th, 2014. Ancient mysteries. Powerful evil. And a fearless hero’s quest through a fantastical realm of steam-powered wonders and sinister magic… In The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box, seventeen-year-old Mariah Mundi’s life is turned upside down when his parents vanish and his younger brother is kidnapped. Following a trail of clues to the darkly majestic Prince Regent Hotel,...

Check out the trailer for The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box, starring Michael Sheen, Lena Headey, Sam Neill, Ioan Gruffudd and Aneurin Barnard. Jonathan Newman directs from the writing by Christian Taylor and Matthew Huffman, based on the novel by G.P. Taylor. December 5, 2013 before hitting theaters on January 10th, 2014. Ancient mysteries. Powerful evil. And a fearless hero’s quest through a fantastical realm of steam-powered wonders and sinister magic… In The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box, seventeen-year-old Mariah Mundi’s life is turned upside down when his parents vanish and his younger brother is kidnapped. Following a trail of clues to the darkly majestic Prince Regent Hotel...

Image Entertainment, an Rlj Entertainment brand, and The Film Arcade have co-acquired the $25 million fantasy, action film The Adventurer: The Curse of The Midas Box at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film is based on the best-selling novel "Mariah Mundi and the Midas Box" by G.P. Taylor. Directed by Jonathan Newman, the film stars Michael Sheen (Frost/Nixon, The Twilight Saga), Lena Headey (Game of Thrones, 300), Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, The Tudors), Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four) and Aneurin Barnard (The White Queen). The Adventurer: The Curse of The Midas Box will premiere on Ultra-VOD in Q4 2013 followed by a theatrical release in Los Angeles, New York and major markets across the country. The Film Arcade will take the film out theatrically, with Image Entertainment handling all other rights. The announcement was made today by Image Entertainment's Chief Acquisition Officer, Bill Bromiley, who had this to say in a statment.

Image Entertainment and The Film Arcade have co-acquired the $25 million fantasy-action film The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film is based on the best-selling novel .Mariah Mundi and the Midas Box. by G.P. Taylor. Directed by Jonathan Newman, the film stars Michael Sheen ( Frost/Nixon , The Twilight Saga ), Lena Headey (.Game of Thrones,. 300 ), Sam Neill ( Jurassic Park , .The Tudors.), Ioan Gruffudd ( Fantastic Four ) and Aneurin Barnard (.The White Queen.). Ancient mysteries. Powerful evil. And a fearless hero.s quest through a fantastical realm of steam-powered wonders and sinister magic. In The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box , seventeen-year-old Mariah Mundi.s life is turned upside down when his...

Development as sluggish and unwanted as that of The Lost Symbol fully erased what little interest most of us would hold to begin with, but I’ll be damned if Sony isn’t trying hard to make me care. The first big step in that process would have to be snagging Mark Romanek into the discussion. Now, at the time, I expressed concern and hesitation over a man of his talents be handed material that was most likely beneath him; when you read that he’s expected to take it on, though, it’d be silly for us to ignore the project altogether. With the most important department pegged down — and pegged down rather well, too — they’re eyeing a man to translate Dan Brown‘s book to the big screen.

According to Deadline, that very man may be Danny Strong, writer of HBO’s excellent Recount and their next real-life political drama,...

DVD Playhouse—February 2012

By Allen Gardner

To Kill A Mockingbird 50th Anniversary Edition (Universal) Robert Mulligan’s film of Harper Lee’s landmark novel pits a liberal-minded lawyer (Gregory Peck) against a small Southern town’s racism when defending a black man (Brock Peters) on trumped-up rape charges. One of the 1960s’ first landmark films, a truly stirring human drama that hits all the right notes and isn’t dated a bit. Robert Duvall makes his screen debut (sans dialogue) as the enigmatic Boo Radley. DVD and Blu-ray double edition. Bonuses: Two feature-length documentaries: Fearful Symmetry and A Conversation with Gregory Peck; Featurettes; Excerpts and film clips from Gregory Peck’s Oscar acceptance speech and AFI Lifetime Achievement Award; Commentary by Mulligan and producer Alan J. Pakula; Trailer. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS 2.0 mono.

Outrage: Way Of The Yakuza (Magnolia) After a brief hiatus from his signature oeuvre of Japanese gangster flicks,...

Director Ron Howard decoded the first two [1] and now it's Mark Romanek's turn to crack the case [2]. He's reportedly the frontrunner to helm The Lost Symbol, the third installment in Dan Brown's massively successful series of mysteries centered on symbologist Robert Langdon. In the previous two films, The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, Langdon was played by Tom Hanks and while the Oscar-winner has yet to commit to this sequel, he's expected to return. Read more about Romaneck and The Lost Symbol itself after the jump. Deadline [3] broke the news about Romanek, who is an inspired choice after Howard decided to leave the franchise [4]. Besides innumerable music videos, Romanek has only directed two smaller movies (One Hour Photo, Never Let Me Go), but each exhibited great skill with actors, story and pacing. Armed with a few hundred million dollars, there's no telling what he could pull off.

If you're anything like me (and my girlfriend), you love meerkats. In case you don't, let me ask how you can resist the adorable little critters, their huge eyes and their constantly wet nose? No need to answer. If you like meerkats, you're probably already familiar with Meerkat Manor, the long-running documentary / reality narrated by Bill Nighly (or Sean Astin / Stockard Channing if you live in the Us). The shows' stars like Flower, Mozart or Zaphod are so "famous" that they have their own imdb pages with enraged fans posting on Flower's message board about the need for a more detailed biography or at least putting in Flower's date of death on her resumé. Today you can read an interview with Brollyman, who gives his first interview here about doing Meerkat Manor in addition to some other animal reality programs such as Lemur Island and Lemur Street.

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Leonard Nimoy will guest on Fox's Fringe, cast as the infamous mad scientist William Bell. Actor, author, singer and director Nimoy is a smallscreen legend, appearing as Dr. Spock in 1960's sci fi series, "Star Trek". Nimoy also served as narrator for the Ancient Mysteries series on A&E including "The Sacred Water of Lourdes" and "The Last Days of the Romanovs". Nimoy has done voice-over work in the animated series "Futurama" and "The Simpsons"--as both himself and his character Spock. In next week.s all-new .Unleashed. episode, airing Tuesday, April 14 (9:01-10:00 Pm Et/Pt), animal rights activists ransack a laboratory and get more than they bargained for when one of the caged .animals. unleashes a ferocious appetite. With Charlie.s...