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miless · #401 Post by **miless** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:48 pm

Before movie: Oh man... there's this movie called Daydream Nation playing, I think it's a doc about Sonic Youth... I'm so there!

After movie: Hollywood just fucked my wallet.

Antoine Doinel · #402 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:41 pm

flyonthewall2983 wrote:Peter Jackson and New Line come to an agreement, Jackson to produce The Hobbit

I would imagine this might hold up production. From IMDB:

Tolkien Estate Sues Movie Bosses

The estate of author J.R.R. Tolkien is suing the movie bosses behind the Lord Of The Rings films for non-payment of royalties. The Tolkiens claim New Line Cinema executives owe them a large cut of the trilogy's gross profits. The Tolkien Trust charity and publishing house HarperCollins joined forces to file the lawsuit against New Line Cinema in Los Angeles on Monday. The plaintiffs claim New Line was required to pay over seven per cent of gross receipts from the films to Tolkien's estate. The lawsuit estimates the three films have made $6 billion at the international box office.

The Coens are set to adapt Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policeman's Union.

miless · #403 Post by **miless** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:01 pm

flyonthewall2983 wrote:Peter Jackson and New Line come to an agreement, Jackson to produce The Hobbit

I would imagine this might hold up production. From IMDB:

Tolkien Estate Sues Movie Bosses

Not to mention this.

#404 Post by **Jeff** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:31 pm

Antoine Doinel wrote:The Coens are set to adapt Michael Chabon's The Yiddish Policeman's Union.

What a wonderfully productive time for the Coens. After finishing No Country, they've already got Burn After Reading in post, and have filmed some preliminary stuff for A Serious Man with principal photography starting in April. They'll begin work on The Yiddish Policeman's Union right after that. I haven't read the book yet, but I've liked the other Chabon that I've read. Here is the Variety story on the new announcement.

Solaris · #405 Post by **Solaris** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:00 am

Paramount are making a new film of Sunset Boulevard. Not exactly a remake, it is based on the Lloyd Webber musical...

Antoine Doinel · #406 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:42 pm

Peter Greenaway to channel his inner Mel Gibson.

Awesome Welles · #407 Post by **Awesome Welles** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 3:36 pm

Jeff wrote:What a wonderfully productive time for the Coens.

It really is a great time for the Coen's, I also think they won't come away empty handed from the Oscars (some sort of split with PTA is my guess) which will really help their future projects. But what happened to Hail Caesar?

exte · #408 Post by **exte** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:05 pm

The Coen Brothers are nominated for four Oscars (one more than Fargo), for Best Producing, Writing, Directing and Editing. That's insane!!

Awesome Welles · #409 Post by **Awesome Welles** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:31 pm

Who are they going to send up if 'Roderick Jaynes' wins for best editing?

Antoine Doinel · #410 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:34 pm

FSimeoni wrote:Who are they going to send up if 'Roderick Jaynes' wins for best editing?

Barton Fink

milk114 · #411 Post by **milk114** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 5:58 pm

This is the greatest piece of cinema news ever!

Monopoly!

Why does this smell like the oh-so-disastrous take on Disneyland rides?

Rsdio · #412 Post by **Rsdio** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:19 pm

I assume this must tie in with the bizarre news from last year that supposedly Ridley Scott is at the helm.

Grand Illusion · #413 Post by **Grand Illusion** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:25 pm

Is this the sequel to There Will Be Blood?

miless · #414 Post by **miless** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:31 pm

Clue, anyone?

#415 Post by **domino harvey** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 6:40 pm

miless wrote:Clue, anyone?

Actually, if Monopoly casts Martin Mull as Rich Uncle Pennybags, it could be the greatest movie ever made.

miless · #416 Post by **miless** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:04 pm

I hope Ridley Scott decides to make this instead of Blood Meridian... I really want a major talent to take up that project (if anyone at all).

#417 Post by **domino harvey** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:14 pm

A Candy Land film could actually be interesting if they got a director like Schnabel to helm it

Barmy · #418 Post by **Barmy** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:18 pm

Damn. I was hoping for Scrabble!

#419 Post by **domino harvey** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:21 pm

I bet you weren't

Barmy · #420 Post by **Barmy** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:26 pm

Busted.

And I think OSCAR® will be knocking on Rip Taylor's door in 2010 when he gets the role he was born to play.

Via_Chicago · #421 Post by **Via_Chicago** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 7:48 pm

Battleship would make a great M. Night film. The big twist would be that all the sailors aren't really dead because they were just pawns in a children's game. Can't wait for that Ouija film. Doubltess Eli Roth will be hemming that one.

In Heaven · #422 Post by **In Heaven** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:05 pm

domino harvey wrote:A Candy Land film could actually be interesting if they got a director like Schnabel to helm it

Or David Lynch, maybe?

Faux Hulot · #423 Post by **Faux Hulot** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:48 pm

In Heaven wrote:
domino harvey wrote:A Candy Land film could actually be interesting if they got a director like Schnabel to helm it
Or David Lynch, maybe?

Matthew Barney, hands down.

Grand Illusion · #424 Post by **Grand Illusion** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:51 pm

I think the choices are obvious:

Candy Land - Tim Burton

Battleship - Wolfgang Petersen (or dig up Eisenstein?)

Risk - Ridley Scott

And I think Wong Kar Wai is the only working director who could add palpable sexual tension to Chinese Checkers.

dx23 · #425 Post by **dx23** » Wed Feb 20, 2008 8:52 pm

This would be great if they make it as a Glengarry Glen Ross type of movie. Real state fights, people fighting for leads on Baltic Ave, that kind of stuff.

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