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Our Favorite Summers: 1987
Filed under: Fandom », Summer Movies »
There are no songs written about the summer of '87, but I remember well. As well as someone who is in her 30's can remember when she was 11, anyway. There were some fine movies out that summer, and when I say fine, I mean "I'm Netflixing this ASAP" fine or "this was totally awesome when I was 11" fine. There were the Bangles, the Borscht Belt, big schwartzes, and much more.
5/1 -- The Allnighter: Did someone forget to tell me that there's a romcom beach bunny movie starring Susanna "Manic Monday" Hoffs and Joan Cusack with a Pam Grier cameo? I don't care if it got 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, I am adding this to my Netflix Slumber Party list right now.
5/8 -- Hot Pursuit // River's Edge: Another "I'm so lovable yet dorky" John Cusack vehicle versus Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper dancing with a blow-up doll, and a dead body? The grown-up me says River's Edge all the way! If you've ever heard Crispin Glover humor audiences with his actual Southern Cali accent as heard in River's Edge, you'll know it's a treat. On the other hand, Hot Pursuit was written and directed by Steven Lisberger, who wrote the original Tron as well as its remake!
Ennio Morricone Finally Gets an Oscar
Filed under: Action », Classics », Drama », Foreign Language », Music & Musicals », Oscar Watch », Cinematical Indie »
In the ever-apologetic tradition of honorary and lifetime achievement Oscars, composer Ennio Morricone will receive an Academy Award on February 25. It is hard to believe that one of the most recognized names in film scoring has never been graced with an Oscar before. He's been nominated, sure -- five times to be exact (for Days of Heaven, The Mission, The Untouchables, Bugsy and Malèna) -- but he's never won. Morricone shouldn't be bitter about losing those five times, especially considering he lost to other greats (Moroder, Hancock, Byrne, Menken and Dun). It should be a big enough lifetime honor for him to know that people around the world regularly hum, whistle or howl along to his theme to The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. But in 2001 the composer told The Guardian, "if it was up to me, every two years I would win an Oscar." In the same interview, Morricone did express some bitterness with not winning for The Mission, stating that Hancock's score for 'Round Midnight was not technically original.
Ennio Morricone has scored more than 350 films and not all of them are masterpieces. He has been nominated twice for Razzie awards (for Butterfly and The Thing) and he even considers his score to A Fistful of Dollars to be his worst. But the 78-year-old is certainly deserving of recognition for his contributions to cinema. Other important scores of his include Cinema Paradiso, The Battle of Algiers and Once Upon a Time in America, which supposedly wasn't considered by the Academy because of an unfulfilled paperwork requirement.
The celebration of Morricone's music on Oscar night should make for an enjoyable program, and not just because his scores will be heard. Morricone seems via interviews to be an honest and, reportedly, grumpy old man, and he will hopefully have some interesting things to say in his acceptance speech.
It's Official: De Palma Making an Untouchables Prequel
Filed under: Drama », Deals », DIY/Filmmaking », Newsstand », Remakes and Sequels »
Although the rumor had been lingering around for over a year now, Brian De Palma will officially begin production on a prequel to The Untouchables (Dear God, why?) this June. The Untouchables: Capone Rising will be based off a script written by Brian Koppelman and David Levien, the same duo who brought us films like Rounders, Knockaround Guys and the upcoming Ocean's Thirteen. I'm not sure why De Palma would even go near his own classic 20 years later -- I mean, is the guy struggling for material or what?
Story will revolve around Al Capone's early days on the mob scene, and how his rise to power was due, in part, to the seedy, corrupt side of law enforcement. Pic will also focus on Capone's relationship with detective Jimmy Malone (played by Sean Connery in De Palma's 1987 film), a dirty cop who vows to turn his life around after exposing himself to Capone's violent, illegal and dangerous behavior. If De Palma plans to start shooting this thing in June, a cast should be announced fairly soon. Knowing De Palma, the flick will be packed with well-known names, and since Capone Rising will forever live in the shadows of its predecessor, it's definitely going to need some top-notch talent. This, finally, leads me to the big question: Who should play Al Capone and Jimmy Malone? Is De Niro too old to reprise the Capone role? I'll tell you one guy I'd like to see involved in either part -- Clive Owen. Tell me he's not perfect for this kind of material.
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