Top 10 Aliya Whiteley 6 Aug 2013 - 07:06
Hitchcock's Vertigo may have dominated 1958, but that year was full of other films about fear and loathing. Here's Aliya's top 10...
There are so many things to be scared of. Apart from the obvious perils, such as large spiders, venomous snakes, and dentists, there are less tangible things to panic about. Fear of growing old. Fear of falling into poverty. Fear of thermonuclear war.
In 1958, Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo was released. It’s very good at making the watcher feel very uncomfortable, through the camera angles and the great score by Bernard Herrmann. But it’s not just the audience who gets to feel scared; it’s there in the script too. Scottie (played by James Stewart) suffers from vertigo, but he’s also afraid of his past, and of the pain of loss. He’s been hurt so badly before that he’ll...
Hitchcock's Vertigo may have dominated 1958, but that year was full of other films about fear and loathing. Here's Aliya's top 10...
There are so many things to be scared of. Apart from the obvious perils, such as large spiders, venomous snakes, and dentists, there are less tangible things to panic about. Fear of growing old. Fear of falling into poverty. Fear of thermonuclear war.
In 1958, Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo was released. It’s very good at making the watcher feel very uncomfortable, through the camera angles and the great score by Bernard Herrmann. But it’s not just the audience who gets to feel scared; it’s there in the script too. Scottie (played by James Stewart) suffers from vertigo, but he’s also afraid of his past, and of the pain of loss. He’s been hurt so badly before that he’ll...
- 8/5/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
In less than a week’s time we will know the identity of the winner of the 2011 Academy Award for Best Picture, arguably the highest accolade a movie can receive. This year the betting man’s money is on The King’s Speech, while the critics favour The Social Network and Black Swan is placed as the black sheep.
83 have gone before, each claiming a place in cinematic history. But how many of these 83 titles have you seen?
Scroll down the list, tally up your total and post it along with the film you’re most embarrassed not to have seen and the film you feel is least deserving of its unique place in history as a winner of the Oscar for Best Picture.
My tally is 73. My omissions are as follows: The Broadway Melody, All Quiet on the Western Front, Cimarron, The Great Ziegfield, All the Kings Men, An American in Paris,...
83 have gone before, each claiming a place in cinematic history. But how many of these 83 titles have you seen?
Scroll down the list, tally up your total and post it along with the film you’re most embarrassed not to have seen and the film you feel is least deserving of its unique place in history as a winner of the Oscar for Best Picture.
My tally is 73. My omissions are as follows: The Broadway Melody, All Quiet on the Western Front, Cimarron, The Great Ziegfield, All the Kings Men, An American in Paris,...
- 2/21/2011
- by Adam Rayner
- Obsessed with Film
The 76-year-old star – who has previously received Best Supporting Actor Academy Awards for 1986 film ‘Hannah and Her Sisters’ and 1999’s ‘The Cider House Rules’ – thinks his only hope of being honoured again is in a year of low standards. Speaking at the European premiere of his new movie ‘Harry Brown’ in London’s Leicester Square last night (10.11.09), he told Bang Showbiz: “I’ve got a couple of Oscars and I’ve been nominated nine times but I’ve lost seven. There are all sorts of different circumstances and you also want a duff year. “My first nomination was ‘Alfie’ and the competition was Paul Schofield in ‘A Man For All Seasons’. I didn’t stand a chance. The second time was ‘Sleuth’ and the competition was Marlon Brando in ‘The Godfather’. “All I’m waiting for is a c**p year so I can get in.” ‘Quantum of Solace’ star Gemma Arterton,...
- 11/11/2009
- by admin
- Gossipvita
Sir Michael Caine doesn't think he's good enough to win another Oscar. The 76-year-old star - who has previously received Best Supporting Actor Academy Awards for 1986 film 'Hannah and Her Sisters' and 1999's 'The Cider House Rules' - thinks his only hope of being honoured again is in a year of low standards. Speaking at the European premiere of his new movie 'Harry Brown' in London's Leicester Square last night (10.11.09), he told Bang Showbiz: "I've got a couple of Oscars and I've been nominated nine times but I've lost seven. There are all sorts of different circumstances and you also want a duff year. "My first nomination was 'Alfie' and the competition was Paul Schofield in...
- 11/11/2009
- Monsters and Critics
Al Pacino is taking the lead role in King Lear , an adaptation of the Shakespeare play directed by Michael Radford. The actor is reuniting with the helmer after they worked together in the 2004 film Merchant of Venice , says Variety. Pacino has had a history playing Shakespearean actors - King Lear, however, is a new to him. Lear is an aging monarch who selects his successor by parsing his kingdom in three parts, ruled by his trio of daughters. Two of them are scheming connivers who flatter their father, while the one loving daughter, Cordelia, refuses to play that game and is exiled. The king ultimately loses everything. "King Lear" has been filmed several times with Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles and Paul Scofield among those in the title role. Radford will...
- 2/4/2009
- Comingsoon.net
Al Pacino has signed on to play the title role in a new adaptation of William Shakespeare’s King Lear. Michael Radford, who collaborated with Pacino in 2004 on another Shakespeare adaptation, The Merchant of Venice, is attached to direct. King Lear is an aging monarch who selects his successor by parsing his kingdom in three parts, ruled by his trio of daughters. Two of them are scheming connivers who flatter their father, while the one loving daughter, Cordelia, refuses to play that game and is exiled. The king ultimately loses everything. Over the years there have been many adaptations of the play. Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles and Paul Scofield have all portrayed Lear on screen. The film will be produced by Barry Navidi, who teamed with Pacino and Radford on Merchant as well as the upcoming Salomaybe?, which Pacino directed and stars in. That film, based on the Oscar Wilde play,...
- 2/4/2009
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
Five years ago, Al Pacino played Shylock in Michael Radford's adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice , and now, it looks like the duo will be tackling another one of the Great Bard's plays with Pacino playing King Lear in a new film adaptation written and directed by Radford. According to Variety , this will be the first time that Pacino will play the character of King Lear, the aging monarch who selects his successor by parsing his kingdom in three parts, ruled by his trio of daughters. Two of them are scheming connivers who flatter their father, while the one loving daughter, Cordelia, refuses to play that game and is exiled. Previous cinematic King Lears include Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles and Paul Scofield. The film is slated to start shooting in Europe...
- 2/3/2009
- Comingsoon.net
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