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Does Anyone Care About TARZAN?

Does Anyone Care About TARZAN?

Tarzan, the classic pulp hero created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, may be heading to the screen once again. Sony Pictures has picked up the screen rights to the character from Burroughs’ estate, Edgar Rice Burroughs Inc., and is seeking to do a “total reinvention” of the character and intellectual property. No writer, filmmaker, or producer is attached as the studio looks for a top-down re-imagining…

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Lots of Disney animated releases...

A couple of days ago, The Walt Disney Company rolled out a monstrous slate of largely untitled releases from their "Walt Disney Pictures" division (makers of their live-action movies and CG tech demo pictures like LION KING 2019 and JUNGLE BOOK 2016), Walt Disney Animation Studios, and Pixar.

The new dates on the board...

11/20/2024: UNTITLED DISNEY ANIMATION

06/13/2025: UNTITLED PIXAR

11/26/2025: UNTITLED DISNEY ANIMATION

03/06/2026: UNTITLED PIXAR

06/19/2026: UNTITLED PIXAR

11/25/2026: UNTITLED DISNEY ANIMATION

The typical Thanksgiving slots for WDAS, still one-a-year for them. Pixar has now eased into doing two every two years, with a picture in March and a picture in June... Seems like that's the lock for the time being, unless some major changes have to happen with a picture. (a la, say, THE GOOD DINOSAUR... But we're not in the Lasseter era anymore, so...)

A few posts ago, I wondered aloud what the next WDAS movie after WISH could be... We know that filmmakers Josie Trinidad, Suzi Yoonessi, and Marc Smith all have pictures in the works. There's the possibility of another feature-length sequel happening, be it a FROZEN III or maybe a ZOOTOPIA sequel, while BIG HERO 6 and MOANA got or will be getting Disney+ miniseries continuations. Something like ENCANTO, I feel, will go the latter route because what could you possibly make a feature-length movie sequel about? WRECK-IT RALPH is but done, what with the way RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET ended and also, director Rich Moore left WDAS a while ago. (He's now at Skydance after a brief stint at Sony Animation.) Then I suggested... What if WDAS revived a cancelled project like GIGANTIC? Or KING OF THE ELVES? Or COSMIC 3000? Not that it hasn't happened before, but... One can dream, right? That's a big part of Disney, innit? Dreams? But I'd imagine one of those cancelled films, should they be revived, will not be from Trinidad, Yoonessi, or Smith. I'd imagine they'd be tackling stories they themselves came up with, not taking over projects that used to be someone else's respective ideas.

Now, the interesting thing is, before WISH had ever been announced, all we hound-dogs that are always hounding for secrets and news... All we knew was that Trinidad, Yoonessi, and Smith had original projects in the works. This was announced back in fall 2019, when FROZEN II was weeks away from theaters. At that time, Carlos Lopez Estrada had a movie in the works, too. His own movie - not RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON, which became his (and Don Hall's) movie after a major eleventh hour director shakeup - is no longer a thing at WDAS from what I understand. It was rumored to have been titled FOSTER, and could've come out this year if plans held, as Feature #62. He was also lined up to direct a live-action/CG ROBIN HOOD remake, but he's not working with Disney, period. He's off doing other things... I wonder how long WISH was in development, because it seems to have been the one to jump to the rescue... Prior to WISH's announcement, I don't remember *any* piece of news saying that directors Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn were working on a feature at the studio. You would think that, given Chris' success with the FROZEN movies and TARZAN and his status as a Disney veteran (you can see his name on THE FOX AND THE HOUND, released in 1981), we would've known he had a new picture coming after FROZEN II was released to beaucoup box office. WISH was just such an out of the blue announcement, though it was in the works for a long while, so I've heard... I guess it being a celebratory centennial picture is a good enough reason to really shroud the thing in secrecy!

There's three slots on the schedule now, and I'm thinking... Yeah, the 2024, 2025, and 2026 slots go to whatever it is those three directors are working on... If they're still set to direct their own pictures, that is.

That brings us to Pixar...

Pixar has made it known that a few filmmakers have features lined. We have Kristen Lester, who directed the SparkShort PURL, her movie has been in the works for a while and I'm assuming that this will be next after INSIDE OUT 2 opens in June 2024. I remember thinking it would be the early 2024 movie, until it was confirmed that COCO co-director Adrian Molina secretly had a movie of his won in the works, which is ELIO. Enrico Casarosa and Peter Sohn's movies snuck up on us like that, too. So, now, I assume the summer 2025 Pixar is Lester's movie. It's been nearly six years since PURL was shown to the public via Disney+.

There's also Rosana Sullivan, who also directed a SparkShort, KITBULL. Then we have Aphton Corbin, no surprise, another SparkShort director, hers being TWENTY SOMETHING. Domee Shi, director of TURNING RED and the short film BAO, has a new feature lined up as well. What order these all come out in? Who knows! Whichever ones advance the fastest, whoever gets theirs to a satisfactory shape before animation is done. It could be any of these directors except Shi, because TURNING RED came out less than a year ago. I'd imagine her new movie is approximately 3 years away at the minimum. Could be the spring or summer 2026 movie, could not be.

Hey, does anyone remember Brian Fee had an original picture in the works? Brian Fee's feature directorial debut was CARS 3, and it was quietly made known that he had a movie of his own in the works... We've heard little about that since then. If his film is still a go, it could come out over the next few years... Maybe not! Bob Peterson, who was supposed to direct THE GOOD DINOSAUR, might have a feature. That has been hinted at back when GOOD DINOSAUR was released, that he was going to direct a new picture. But it's been nearly 8 years, so I don't know. Other SparkShort directors, such as Madeline Sharafian (BURROW), Brian Larsen (SMASH AND GRAB), BOBBY RUBIO (FLOAT), Erica Milsom (LOOP), Steven Hunter (OUT), and the like could be gearing up for features of their own.

Then there's that million dollar question, literally... Will there be any more sequels? I honestly did not expect INSIDE OUT 2 to be a thing, let alone be announced, prior to this past D23. Now you're probably thinking, "Kyle, the first INSIDE OUT made nearly $900m at the worldwide box office! Of course they'd make a sequel!" But, I wasn't sure. Many originals were lined up, and a lot of time has passed, plus its director Pete Docter has no time to direct anymore since he's running that studio... I figured maybe a Disney+ series about other peoples' emotions, not just Riley's, could be a thing. But no, it's a full-blown sequel from a different director (Kelsey Mann), and it will explore Riley's teen years. Possibly risky subject matter for a PG-rated Pixar family movie, but TURNING RED tread similar waters just fine, though not without some puritanical backlash from the usual suspects.

Pixar tends to lock themselves in with these one-and-done stories that don't really, IMO, call for sequels. Like, I still can't imagine sequels to RATATOUILLE, WALL-E, and UP for starters, ditto COCO and SOUL. BRAVE would've been ideal for sequels, to me, if that movie hadn't been robbed from its originator Brenda Chapman. It's probably too late now to revive Princess Merida anyways. A Disney+ show is likely our best bet if any of us want to see more of her and the DunBroch kingdom. ONWARD, too, actually... But ONWARD didn't make much of a mark (it opening right before COVID-19's outbreak in the US notwithstanding), so there's that. LIGHTYEAR ends on a cliffhanger, but that movie flopped hard, so no sequel.

That leaves us with LUCA, whose director - Enrico Casarosa - seemed to imply that he wasn't against revisiting that story. LUCA was an incredibly popular streaming and merchandising title from what I understand, so I don't see why not? Maybe Casarosa will pursue another original movie and leave a sequel to another director, as INSIDE OUT 2 isn't being directed by Docter. Speaking of Docter... Andrew Stanton and Brad Bird likely aren't back for another round of FINDING NEMO or THE INCREDIBLES, respectively. Bird's off at Skydance, Stanton's trying to get live-action pictures off the ground. Stanton was setting FINDING DORY up to be directed by someone else, but after his JOHN CARTER OF MARS undeservedly flopped hard at the box office in 2012, he returned to Pixar to direct DORY himself. If a third FINDING movie gets off the ground somehow, he'll likely executive produce it. There have been rumors of a FINDING NEMO Disney+ show being a thing, maybe if it is a thing, they'll announce it in time for the original's 20th anniversary... A scary thought right there, FINDING NEMO turning 20 at the end of May... I was turning 11 when that was coming out.

As for THE INCREDIBLES, that all depends on whether Brad Bird signs off on a 3rd movie or not. Maybe Bird will stay at Skydance, depending on what goes on with RAY GUNN, a movie he's been wanting to make since the mid-1990s. RAY GUNN is interesting because it was supposed to be done for Turner Animation, but it got rejected sometime around Warner Bros.' acquisition of Turner. Bird instead took on THE IRON GIANT for Warner Animation. RAY GUNN likely didn't make it because it was always meant to be a PG-13-level sci-fi noir, a seedier animated tale than the usual... So there was no way that would've been made at Pixar, plus Bird really set his sights on a live-action project called 1906, which still has yet to happen. I can imagine him wanting to pursue all of those unmade movies he's always wanted to make, not another INCREDIBLES movie. I think what **could** happen is this... He writes, produces, and signs off on a third INCREDIBLES that someone else directs. I mean, it's not a terrible idea. TOY STORY and TOY STORY 2 were directed by John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich - editor of the first film and co-director on 2 - directed TOY STORY 3 all by himself and many felt that that film turned out fantastic. Josh Cooley directed TOY STORY 4, an admittedly divisive finale, but I really liked it and it can't be denied that it is a very well-made movie from a directing standpoint. Bird wrote and directed INCREDIBLES 2, but a lot of the all-knowing online league of cultured nerds declared that movie to be a letdown. I don't know, I really loved it myself. Whatever... Either an INCREDIBLES 3 happens, or a Disney+ series.

What ever may happen or be greenlit is anyone's guess, but that's a lot of dates to think about!

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Sony acquires ‘Tarzan’ franchise rights

Sony acquires ‘Tarzan’ franchise rights

Sony Pictures has acquired film rights to Tarzan in a deal with the estate of original book author Edgar Rice Burroughs. A new project is soon expected to be in development, which would reportedly reimagine the character to modern times. According to Deadline, there is no writer, director, or producer linked to the project. The well-known character was first established by Burroughs in 1912, and…

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Tarzan to Receive New Film from Sony Pictures

Tarzan to Receive New Film from Sony Pictures

Image: Warner Bros. Tarzan isn’t exactly what you’d call a popular character in the current culture landscape. While folks age 24 and older may fondly remember the 1999 Disney movie, the most recent version of the character Warner Bros.’ 2016 film The Legend of Tarzan starring Alexander Skarsgard and Margot Robbie, didn’t exactly have audiences clamoring for more. But since we’re doing movies…

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We are super thrilled to announce that we are flying out to film one of our favorite animators, Glen Keane, to be in Pencil Test!  Glen was a character animator at Walt Disney Animation Studios for films including “The Little Mermaid”, “Beauty and the Beast”, “Aladdin”, “Pocahontas”, “Tarzan” and “Tangled. Keane received the 1992 Annie Award for character animation, the 2007 Winsor McCay Award for lifetime contribution to the field of animation and in 2013 was named a Disney Legend. Glen also directed “Dear Basketball”, an animated short film based on Kobe Bryant’s retirement poem in The Players’ Tribune. Glen and Kobe won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards for Dear Basketball. He is also directing the new Sony Pictures Imageworks animated film “Over the Moon!” We can’t wait to talk to Glen more about 2D animation! Instagram = @glenkeaneprd Twitter = @glenkeaneprd #thelittlemermaid #aladdin #beautyandthebeast #pocahontas #tarzan #tangled #dearbasketball #overthemoon #disneyanimation #2danimation #handdrawnanimation #traditionalanimation #disney #sketching #sketch #penciltest #penciltestmovie https://www.instagram.com/p/BwYczOMFAj-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=152e4gd1fwevv

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Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet in “Little Women”; Sony Pictures

The trailer for the upcoming Little Women adaptation, directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Saoirse Ronan, was just released today. I feel like I’ve been hearing news about this movie for about a year at this point, and very little that I’ve heard has inspired any excitement. Maybe it’s too early to judge, as the film won’t be released in theaters for another four months, but I am not on board.

To tell you why I’m not on board, let’s first dissect the trailer:

First of all, I am really not on board with this whole thing now of having a little mini trailer before the trailer to introduce the trailer. And that is in every trailer now! Like, what marketing team decided that was necessary? It makes me irrationally angry.

But moving on, can we talk about the costumes? Some of them look pretty good, your standard mid- to late-19th century period piece looks. Others, though, are a little like a Taylor Swift video (no hate). I mean, if you’re going to do that anachronistic, almost surrealist costuming in a period piece, might as well go all the way, like Sophia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette, or the TV series Reign.

You would not see this bright of a pink in 18th century France

Not so many off-the-shoulder dresses in the 16th century

Costume issues aside, my biggest gripe with the movie, really one of the only things I can justify griping about, not having seen it, is the casting. Now, a couple of the casting choices are 100% spot on, namely Saorise Ronan as Jo and Meryl Streep as Aunt March.

Ronan is brilliant in her other collaboration with director Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird, and has starred in several other literary adaptations and period pieces (Mary, Queen of Scots; Brooklyn; The Host; Atonement; and she is my dreamcast choice for Lizzy in Pride & Prejudice). I think she’s one of the best actresses working today, and though Winona Ryder will probably always be Jo to me, I think Ronan will be flawless in the role.

And Streep is never not the right choice. As stated on Modern Family, she could play Batman and be the right choice. Also, Laura Dern as Marmee will be great; that’s a perfectly good choice and I have no issues with it.

But let’s look at the casting choices I DO have issues with. The two main ones are Emma Watson as Meg and Timothée Chalamet as Laurie.

Let’s start with the one I only have kind of an issue with. I really want Emma Watson to find roles that are right for her. I’m not a Harry Potter fan myself, but I know a lot fans will always think of her as Hermione, and that’s a bit of a double-edged sword. And I think the fact that she played this iconic role so young and for so long is still kind of haunting her in a way; she hasn’t quite broken out of that character’s shadow yet.

A lot of people also loved her as Belle in the 2017 Beauty and the Beast; I was not one of them. I think she’s a great actress and I like her, but she just wasn’t Belle for me. (My pick for Belle, if anyone is interested, would have been Lily Collins; she has the perfect look and the singing chops.)

Watson is also not Meg March to me, though it’s hard to explain why. It’s not that she’s not American; Saorise Ronan is Irish, and I think she’ll be great. And I’m sure Watson will do just fine as Meg as well, but it’s just not quite right and I can’t really put my finger on it. (If you want to see Emma Watson in a role I DO think was right for her, watch The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Or The Circle, which was honestly kind of a mess, but she was great in it.)

So who would I have cast instead? That’s tough. We could go with an unknown, but I think either Dakota Fanning or Margot Robbie would have been great; both have done their share of period films, and either of them could play Saorise Ronan’s sister easily. (Robbie already played her cousin in Mary, Queen of Scots!)

Emma Watson in “Little Women”; Sony Pictures

Margot Robbie in “The Legend of Tarzan”; Village Roadshow

Dakota Fanning in “Effie Gray”; Sovereign Films

  Okay. Now for the real tea. I am really, really not on board with the choice to cast Timothée Chalamet as Theodore Laurence, aka Laurie. This just does not make sense to me. It could be because I’ve only seen him in one other movie, Lady Bird, in which he played an insufferable teenage boy.

To be fair, Laurie starts out as kind of an insufferable teenage boy, but one with a good heart who eventually grows up into a genuinely good guy. What’s great about Christian Bale’s performance in the 1994 adaptation is that he’s believable as the mischievous boy at the beginning of the story, but he’s also believable as the slightly sobered but still good-humored adult Laurie. Sure, Chalamet was nominated for an Oscar, but I’m not convinced he can do that.

And I almost hate to admit this, but I don’t think he has the right “look.” The look is important. All four of the March sisters fall at least a smidge in love with Laurie, in a teenage crush kind of way, so we have to believe that. I don’t know, maybe lots of teenage girls do have a crush on Timothée Chalamet, and I’m just not in the loop because I’m old. But I just don’t see it.

But you know who I COULD see as Laurie? He might be a little old now, but Liam Hemsworth. I’ve always thought Gale Hawthorne is who Laurie might have become if he’d had to fight in the Civil War. (Not really, I just thought of that, but it sounds good, right?) And you know what? I don’t think he is too old. He’s 29 now, and so is Emma Watson, and she’s playing Meg, so it would be fine.

  Also, since we got a movie of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, shouldn’t this Little Women film be an adaptation of Little Women and Werewolves? Or maybe it is, and no one will know until halfway through the movie when Laurie starts chewing on the furniture.

Have you seen the trailer yet? What are your thoughts? Are you excited, or do you have misgivings, like me? Who would have been your dream cast?

Note: I’m thinking about making “I Am Not On Board” a regular series (kind of like “My Seven Top Five”), in which I write about my strong negative opinions on various bookish and book-related topics. What do you think, too negative? Am I just looking for reasons to be displeased if I do this? Let me know what you think!

I Am Not On Board With Greta Gerwig’s “Little Women” The trailer for the upcoming Little Women adaptation, directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Saoirse Ronan, was just released today.

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Black Animators

I’ve been on a hunt to find black animators (especially because female coloured animators were definitely hard to find). I have noticed that it’s rare that black animators win awards. Why is that? 

I did a poll on instagram to see if anyone knew of any black animators... it’s safe to say that there are no well known black animators because all the responses were people saying that I am the only one they know of. 

A. that is so bias. And B. I’m not famous...yet! 

Floyd Norman was the first black animator at Disney studios. Though he never saw it as a big thing, to some of us, it is!  Floyd E. Norman (born June 22, 1935) is an American animator, writer, and comic book artist. Over the course of his career, Norman has worked for a number of animation companies, among them Walt Disney Animation Studios, Hanna-Barbera Productions, Ruby-Spears, Film Roman and Pixar.

Frank C. Braxton, Jr. (1929–1969) was a pioneering African-American animator and director. Braxton started his animation career at Warner Bros. Cartoons in the 1950s as an assistant to Ben Washam and was one of the very first African-American animators with any Hollywood studio. He stayed at Warner Bros. for two years. Allegedly Washam went to his boss and essentially demanded the hiring of Braxton at Warner Bros. Cartoons. With no prior animation experience Braxton was brought on as an "inbetweener" with one or two other new hires, but his talent rapidly propelled him up to being an "assistant animator", and to none other than master animator Ben Washam, in the already legendary Chuck Jones unit at Warners. Thus many of the incredible Jones cartoons of the mid-1950s contain substantial amounts of Braxton's work. Later, he worked under animation director Bill Hurtz and briefly managed a cartoon studio in Barcelona, Spain.  Braxton died of cancer in 1969. He is interred at Evergreen Cemetery in Los Angeles. his last animated project is A Boy Named Charlie Brown that came out in 1969

Dan Haskett (born 1952) is a veteran animator who designed the character Belle for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, as well as Ariel for The Little Mermaid and Tod as an adult for The Fox and the Hound.

Haskett was the main designer of the characters Minerva Mink for Steven Spielberg's Animaniacs and Radio AAHS' mascot disc jockeys Ozzie and Kazoo. Haskett also has credits for Toy Story, The Prince of Egypt, Sesame Street and The Simpsons.

Here’s an interesting interview with him: https://cedricstudio.com/2010/04/interview-with-character-designer-dan-haskett/

Now this next animator is definitely an inspiration to me! All my childhood favourite films, Bruce worked on them! 

Bruce Wayne Smith (born September 6, 1961 in Los Angeles, California) is an American character animator, film director, and television producer. He was the creator of Disney Channel's The Proud Family, as well as the supervising animator of Kerchak in Tarzan, Pacha in The Emperor's New Groove, Dr. Facilier in The Princess and the Frog, and Piglet, Kanga, and Roo in Winnie the Pooh.

Smith studied animation in the Character Animation program at the California Institute of the Arts. He joined the Walt Disney Studios an animator on Who Framed Roger Rabbit and various other Roger Rabbit shorts that the studio produced. Soon after, Smith was handpicked by producer/director Reginald Hudlin (House Party, Boomerang) to direct the Paramount Pictures animated film Bébé's Kids.

Smith also served as co-director on the Warner Bros. live action/animated film Space Jam before returning to Disney as supervising animator on such films as Tarzan (Kerchak and Baboons) and Emperors New Groove (Pacha).

While working animation on the feature film side, Smith started feeding into his love of television animation and created The Proud Family for the Disney Channel. He co-founded Jambalaya Studio for the production of the series and crafted over 50 episodes of the hit series along with The Proud Family TV movie. Smith then rejoined the Walt Disney Studios and Duncan Studio Production to supervise animation on The Princess and the Frog (Dr. Facilier) and the Winnie the Pooh Movie (Piglet, Kanga and Roo) and as the lead animator on the short Tangled Ever After. Smith's knack for unique character design led him into the visual development of other projects at the studio such as Wreck-it-Ralph and Frozen.

Jim A. Simon is an artist and animator. With his animation company, Wantu Studios, he created animations for Sesame Street and other shows. After graduation, Simon began working as an animation background artist at Paramount Pictures' animation studio. It closed four months after he joined, but his time there had allowed him to join the animators' union. A Paramount colleague then brought Simon in as an assistant animator on the 1960s Spider-Man animated series. After a year-and-a-half, Simon left in order to freelance, recalling in 1975 that, "I was turning out so much work, they had to promote me, because I was earning more money than some of the full-fledged animators. But it got to the point that I was just too excited about the things going on inside my own head, which I could not release while working for someone else." Circa 1972, he formed Wantu Animation Inc., initially based in New York City and then Los Angeles. Simon's clients included the PBS children's educational series The Electric Company, for which his first short film, "Hey Diddle Diddle", won an award at the International Animated Film Association's 1975 Animation Awards Festival; WNET's children's educational series Vegetable Soup; Sesame Street; the Black Psychiatrists of America; and the New York Public Library.

LeSean Thomas was born 1975 in The South Bronx, New York City) is an American television animation producer, director, animator, comic book artist, writer, character designer, and storyboard artist, based in Los Angeles.

His recent, notable projects include the TV series, Black Dynamite, Legend of Korra for Nickelodeon Animation, Aaron McGruder's The Boondocksfor Sony Pictures Television, "Children of Ether" on Crunchyroll & the upcoming Netflix anime original series Cannon Busters and Yasuke.

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Introduction: Ghostbusters: Answer the Call

Hi, folks! Before we get theoretical (and then critical), let’s set the stage. For those of you who aren’t fans of the “new Ghostbusters,” as it is called by fans, let’s give you a run down on the new film and the firestorm it created.

Ghostbusters: Answer the Call was released on July 11, 2016 by Sony Pictures. When director Paul Feig announced in October 2014 that he was directing a female-led reboot of the classic Ghostbusters franchise, the internet exploded—but not in a good way.

Almost immediately male fans of the original Ghostbusters franchise lashed out against the new series, accusing it of being gimmick-y and trying to push feminism. (1) Much of the criticism was vitriolic and misogynist. The controversy was not that the movie franchise was being rebooted—no, the controversy was that it was being rebooted with women playing the lead roles.

When Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (also referred to as Ghostbusters 2016, 2016 Ghostbusters, or GB: AtC) released in theatres, reviews were mixed. Female fans and critics seemed generally in favor of the movie; Manohla Dargis said the film was “enjoyable…fun” and that “Girls Rule. Women Are Funny. Get Over It.” (2) Many younger, female fans went to see the movie upwards of five or six times while it was still in theatres. (3)  While women and minorities seemed to enjoy the film, male fans and critics were not as kind. Movie critic James Berardinelli called the movie a “horrifying mess”­­ while and Richard Roeper declared it the “worst movie of the year.” (4) (5) Old fans, who were disproportionately male, accused the new movie of “ruining their childhood.” (6)

 Ghostbusters grossed a total of $229.1 million USD worldwide, below it’s needed $300 million USD to break even. (7) The film has been called a flop and the public reaction “mediocre,” and a sequel is unlikely. (8) Despite this tepid response, Ghostbusters was #1 in DVD/Blu-Ray home video sale in North America when it became available for purchase, and the online movie reviewing site Rotten Tomatoes gave it a score of 73% and certified it as “fresh.” (9) (10) The film has an active fan following (or fandom) online, especially Tumblr, AO3, and fanfiction.net.

(1)     Hare, Breeanna. "'Ghostbusters' reboot: Paul Feig, and an all-women cast?" CNN. Cable News Network, 05 Aug. 2014. Web. 15 May 2017. <http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/04/showbiz/movies/paul-feig-ghostbusters/>.

(2)     Dargis, Manohla. "Our 'Ghostbusters' Review: Girls Rule. Women Are Funny. Get Over It." The New York Times. The New York Times, 10 July 2016. Web. 15 May 2017.

(3)     Ginter, Ty. (2017, May 1). Ghostbusters: Answer The Call Survey. Retrieved May 15, 2017, from https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cczwS6cVp8g6eyUWHYjyxr0PAL4zonaq_B93xfAB7Bk/edit?usp=forms_web_l#gid=1433386815

(4)     Roper, Richard. “Ghostbusters’ reboot a horrifying mess.” Chicago Sun-Times. 11 Jul. 2016. Web. 15 May 2017.

(5)     Berardinelli, James. “Ghostbusters (United States, 2016): A Movie Review by James Berardinelli.” Reelviews. 23 Aug. 2016.

(6)     Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (GB:AtC) background (announcement, paul feig, etc)

(7)     McClintock, Pamela. "'Ghostbusters' Heading for $70M-Plus Loss, Sequel Unlikely." The Hollywood Reporter. N.p., 10 Aug. 2016. Web. 15 May 2017.

(8)     McClintock, Pamela. "'Ghostbusters' Heading for $70M-Plus Loss, Sequel Unlikely." The Hollywood Reporter. N.p., 10 Aug. 2016. Web. 15 May 2017.

(9)     Arnold, Thomas K. "‘Ghostbusters’ Beats ‘Tarzan’ for Top Spot on DVD, Blu-ray Disc Sales Chart." Variety. N.p., 20 Oct. 2016. Web. 15 May 2017.

(10)   "Ghostbusters." Ghostbusters (2016) - Rotten Tomatoes. N.p., 13 May 2017. Web. 15 May 2017.

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Doc Savage Slated for the Small Screen from Original Film and Sony

Original Film and Sony Pictures Television partner to bring the pulp fiction franchise to the small screen. In association with Condé Nast Entertainment, the project is a part of the new three-year deal between the Neal H. Moritz-led Original Film and Sony.

The scripted series will chronicle his adventures, featuring rampaging dinosaurs, secret societies led by dastardly villains, fantastic gadgets and weapons, death-dealing traps, hair-raising escapes, and plots to rule the earth.

Executive producing the project are Moritz and Pavun Shetty from Original Film, and Oren Katzeff and Jon Koa of Condé Nast Entertainment. Condé Nast acquired the Street & Smith Library in 1959.

First debuting in 1933 in pulp magazines, Savage, otherwise known as Clark Savage Jr., was inspired by (and created to be a semi-combination of) notable literary and pulp heroes such as Sherlock Holmes and Tarzan. He was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L. Nanovic at Street & Smith Publications and principle author Lester Dent. The adventuring polymath was trained from early childhood to be at peak physical condition and is blessed with genius-level intellect and an eidetic memory, abilities he uses to right wrongs and correct injustice wherever he happens to encounter them. Along with characters like The Shadow (1930), Dick Tracy (1931), Conan the Barbarian (1932), The Lone Ranger and Tonto (1933), and Green Hornet and Kato (1936), Doc Savage was part of the later pulp genre that directly inspired the comic book superhero genre that emerged in the late 1930s. Marvel’s Stan Lee credited Doc Savage as being the forerunner to modern superheroes.

The character, which continues to have a devoted fan following, was previously adapted to the big screen in 1975’s Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze starring Ron Ely.

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October 11, 2016: This Week on Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD

Ghostbusters, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, The Item and a lot  more come dwelling October 11!

Welcome into ComingSoon.net’s look at each of the best  titles  arriving   this week on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD. Check out the gallery viewer below to get a look at the releases, television collections and catalog movies hitting on shelves or VOD beginning October 11, 2016.

The week kicks off with the arrival of Paul Feig’s new   Ghostbusters in a fully loaded special edition collection. Along with the regular Blu-ray, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is also releasing a 4K and also 3D variant. You may even take a first look in one of the release features with our clip in the base of the webpage. It goes behind the scenes, taking a look at the electrocuted ghost that the group encounters in the subway. Check it out in the participant below!

Other recent big screen releases coming house October 11 comprise the animated adventure   Ice Age: Collision Course, the jungle blockbuster Tarzan, the Mel Gibson headed action thriller Blood Father and director Brad Furman’s The Infiltrator, starring Bryan Cranston as an undercover agent who, in the 1980s, attempted to infiltrate the drug network of Pablo Escobar.

October 11 also brings us a domestic home video launch for Blinky Bill: The Film, the most popular Australian animated feature film that hit theaters down under last year.

New releases hitting DVD merely comprise the Current Hong Kong terror thriller Ghost of the Theatre, the Mount Everest documentary Sherpa along with also the thriller , starring Wes Bentley, Jaimie Alexander along with Cam Gigandet.

The Criterion Collection this week provides their third Richard Linklater title as a new variant of Boyhood combines the previously published  Slacker along with Dazed and Confused. The week also sees the first ever HD launch for Robert Altman’s amazing 1971 western McCabe and Mrs. Miller, starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie and backed by the songs of Leonard Cohen.

Two more film classics are combined together to your . The new set includes both Cape Stress and To Kill a Mockingbird as well as some collectible photographs and poster reproductions.

With Halloween just over two weeks away, October 11 also proceeds the shipping of terror movies of the month. Shout! Factory’s Scream Factory line has two new editions of must-own classics. Look for impressively-loaded collectors variations of the John Carpenter’s The Item along with Brian DePalma’s Carrie. Meanwhile, the Arrow Films has his own double attribute arriving with both Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes along with  Hideo Nakata’s Black Water.

On the small screen, October 11 brings home the sixth season of the two  Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time and of IFC’s Portlandia (the latter arrives on DVD only).   There’s also DVD only first season sets of both the Ken Jeong sitcom Dr Ken and of the stop-motion animated superhero comedy   Super Mansion.

There numerous complete series sets, as we gear up for the holiday season. Look for, on Blu-ray, Hannibal, Knight Rider along with  Miami Vice, while, on DVD only, we are getting newly-released sets for Bitten, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Monk, Sliders along with  The Twilight Zone.

Digital HD titles debuting October 11 comprise Warner Bros.. Pictures’ recent terror hit Lights Out, the well-received thriller Nerve (starring Emma Roberts and Dave Franco), the current biopic Papa Hemingway in Cuba along with the first animated adventure   Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, which includes the return of Adam West and Burt Ward as the voices of Batman and Robin.  

It is possible to check out cover artwork for all the October 11 releases in the gallery viewer below along with a listing of every release’s special features (where applicable).

Ghostbusters

– Extended Edition (133 minutes) & Theatrical Version (116 minutes) – 2 Hysterically Haunting Gag Reels – 4 Unearthed deleted scenes – 11 Totally Possessed Alternate Scenes and over 60 minutes of extra extended and alternate scenes with Ultraviolet download – 6 Jokes-A-Plenty alternative accept reels – 5 Supernatural Featurettes: – Chris Hemsworth is ‘Kevin’ – The Ghosts of both Ghostbusters – Meet the Team – Visual Effects: 30 Decades Later – Slime Time – Filmmaker Commentaries – Photo Gallery

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Blood Father

– Lost Souls: On the Road with Blood Father – Featurette

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Ice Age: Collision Course

– Scrat – Ice Age: The Story So Far – Scratasia: Scrat’s Solo Adventures – Mysteries of the Scratazons – Star Signs of the Animal Kingdom – The Science of It All: deGrasse Tyson deBunks – Figaro Sing-along – Gallery

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The Infiltrator

– Audio Commentary with Director Brad Furman along with Bryan Cranston – Deleted scenes – The Three Bobs Featurette – How to Infiltrate Featurette

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The Legend of Tarzan

– Tarzan Reborn – Featurette – Battles along with Bare Knuckled Brawls – Featurette – Tarzan and Jane’s Unfailing Love – Featurette – Making the Virtual Jungle – Featrette – Gabon into the Big Display – Featurette – Cease Ivory PSA – Featurette

Blinky Bill: The Film

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Ghost of the Theatre

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Sherpa

Boyhood

– New 2K – New audio commentary featuring Linklater and nine members of the movie’s cast and crew – New documentary chronicling the film’s production, featuring footage taken within the course of its thirty decades – New discussion featuring Linklater and celebrities Patricia Arquette and Ellar Coltrane, moderated by producer John Pierson – New dialog between Coltrane and actor Ethan Hawke – New video article by critic Michael Koresky about period in Linklater’s movies, narrated by Coltrane – collection of pictures of the cast and crew by photographer Matt Lankes, narrated with personal ideas from Linklater, Arquette, Hawke, Coltrane, also manufacturer Cathleen Sutherland – An article by novelist Jonathan Lethem

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McCabe and Mrs. Miller

– New 4K recovery, together with uncompressed monaural soundtrack in the Blu-ray – Audio commentary from 2002 featuring director Robert Altman and producer David Foster – New making-of documentary, featuring members of the cast and crew – New conversation regarding the Movie and Altman’s profession between film historians Cari Beauchamp along with Rick Jewell – Featurette from the movie’s 1970 generation – Art Directors Guild Film Society Q&A out of 1999 with production designer Leon Ericksen – Excerpts from archival interviews with cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond – Gallery of stills from the collection by photographer Steve Schapiro – Excerpts from two 1971 episodes of The Dick Cavett Show featuring Altman and film – critic Pauline Kael – Trailer – An article by novelist and critic Nathaniel Rich

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Gregory Peck Collection

– A dialog with Gregory Peck – Fearful Symmetry: The Making of To Kill a Mockingbird – The Making of Cape Fear – Academy Award Best Actor Acceptance Speech – American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award – Excerpt from Tribute to Gregory Peck – Scout Remembers – To Kill a Mockingbird Feature Commentary with Director Robert Mulligan and Producer Alan Pakula – Theatrical Trailers – Collectible Photo and Poster Reproductions

Carrie

– NEW 4K Scan Of The Negative – Original Theatrical Trailer (HD) – Carrie Franchise Trailer Gallery – NEW More Acting Carrie — containing interviews with Nancy Allen, Betty Buckley, William Katt, Piper Laurie, Edie McClurg and P.J. Soles (20 minutes) – NEW Composing Carrie — an interview with screenwriter Lawrence Cohen (29 minutes) – NEW Cutting Carrie — an interview with editor Paul Hirsch (25 minutes) – NEW Shooting Carrie — an interview with director of photography Mario Tosi (15 minutes) – NEW Casting Carrie –an interview with casting director Harriet B. Helberg (16 minutes) – NEW Bucket of Blood — a new interview with composer Pino Donaggio (24 minutes) – NEW Horror’s Hallowed Grounds — Revisiting The Film’s Original Locations (11 minutes) – Acting Carrie — Interviews With Actors Sissy Spacek, Amy Irving, Betty Buckley, Nancy Allen, William Katt, Piper Laurie, Priscilla Pointer and P.J. Soles And Art Director Jack Fisk And Director Brian De Palma (43 minutes) – Visualizing Carrie — Interviews With Brian De Palma, Jack Fisk, Lawrence D. Cohen, Paul Hirsch (41 minutes) – A Look At “Carrie: The Musical” (6 minutes) – TV Spots – Radio Spots – However Gallery — Rare Behind-The-Scenes Photos, Posters And Lobby Cards – Stephen King And The Evolution Of Carrie Text Gallery

The Item

– NEW 2K Scan Of Your Interpositive Supervised And Approved By Director Of Photography Dean Cundey – NEW 4.1 Audio Mix Created From The Original 70MM Six Track Dolby Stereo Soundtrack (5.1 Audio Mix Also Included) – NEW Audio Commentary With Director Of Photography Dean Cundey – NEW Audio Commentary With Co-producer Stuart Cohen – Audio Commentary By Director John Carpenter And Environmentally Kurt Russell – Teaser Trailer (1 minute) – Theatrical Trailers (U.S. And German) (5 minutes) – TV Spots (1 minute) – Radio Spots (2 minutes) – However Gallery (Behind-The-Scenes Photos, Posters And Lobby Cards) (15 minutes) – NEW Requiem For A Twist Shifter — An Interview With Director John Carpenter In Conversation With Filmmaker Mick Garris (28 minutes) – NEW The Men Of Outpost 31 — Proof With Keith David, Wilford Brimley, David Clennon, Thomas Waites, Peter Maloney, Richard Masur And Joel Polis (51 minutes) – NEW Assembling And Assimilation — An Interview With Editor Todd Ramsay (11 minutes) – NEW Fixing The Chameleon: The Sights Of THE THING — Evidence With Visual Effects Artists Peter Kuran And Susan Turner, Particular Make-up Effects Artist Rob Burman, Brian Wade And Stop Motion Animators Randall William Cook And Jim Aupperle (25 minutes) – NEW Sounds From Your Cold — Interviews With Supervising Sound Editor David Lewis Yewdall And Distinctive Audio Effects Designer Alan Howarth (15 minutes) – NEW Between The Lines — A Interview With Novelization Author Alan Dean Foster (16 minutes) – NEW Back Into The Cold: A Return To The Shooting Locations Of THE THING — A Animated Photo Gallery Narrated From Todd Cameron Of Outpost31.com – NEW The Art Of Mike Ploog Gallery (12 minutes) – John Carpenter’s The Thing: Terror Takes Shape — A Documentary About The Making Of THE THING Featuring Interviews With John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, Special Effects Make-up Designer Rob Bottin, Legendary Matte Artist Albert Whitlock Plus Members Of The Cast And Crew (80 moments — SD) – Network TV Broadcast Version Of THE THING (92 moments — SD) – Outtakes (5 minutes — SD) – Vintage Featurettes In Your Electronic Press Kit Featuring Interviews With John Carpenter, Kurt Russell And Rob Bottin (13 moments — SD) – Vintage Featurettes — The Benefits Of A Chilling Tale And The Making Of THE THING (14 moments — SD) – Vintage Product Reel — Includes A Condensed Version Of The Film With Added – Footage Not In The Film (19 moments — SD) – Vintage Behind-The-Scenes Footage (2 moments — SD) – Annotated Production Archive — Production Art And Storyboards, Location Scouting, Particular Make-up Effects, Post Production (54 moments — SD)

The Hills Have Eyes

– Brand new 4K recovery from original film elements, supervised by producer Peter Locke – High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation – Original mono audio – Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing – 6 x postcards – Reversible fold-out poster containing fresh and new art – Limited edition booklet containing new writing about the film by critic Brad Stevens along with also a thought of the Hills franchise by Ewan Cant, illustrated with first archive stills – Audio commentary with Wes Craven and Peter Locke – Looking Back on The Hills Have Eyes — making-of documentary containing interviews with Craven, Locke, cele from network 8 http://www.blueraysearch.com/october-11-2016-this-week-on-blu-ray-dvd-digital-hd/

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Dom Capuano (born Domenico Capuano), is an Italian-born Los Angeles-based composer, songwriter and music producer

He broke through as a producer and songwriter in the mid to late 1990s after crafting a string of hits for pop artists like the Eiffel 65, Da Blitz, the DJ Gabry Ponte and the German Pop Band of Karmah, also has collaborated with several international artists including: Jean Michel Jarre, Kool & The Gang, Laura Pausini, 883, Max Pezzali, Aqua. Zucchero, Nek, Andreas Johnson, Alphaville, Toni Braxton, S Club 7, Busta Rhymes and more…

Dom studied classical music, mainly the double bass at the G. Verdi Conservatory of Music in Turin Italy. He is also a piano player, composer and orchestral conductor. His musical career is splitted into two different ways, the records industry and the symphonic music.

Since the early 90’s has established itself as a composer and record music producer and is considered a “successful composer on the mainstream” (Italian Cit) due its continuous research in experimental sound.

Over the years he has composed and produced many hits record.

By the beginning of its professional career Dom was involved on a number of records that reached over 20 million sales worldwide, archiving 3 times platinum with over 3 million units sales in the U.S. (certified RIAA), 2 Platinum and 3 gold in Europe with over 1,500,000 copies composing Move Your Body by Eiffel 65, in addition to other awards, reaching over 10 millions of copies worldwide. He also received gold discs with the Da Blitz, Gabry Ponte, Karmah (2 in Germany, 2 in UK, 6 in Italy including for the single “Let Me Be” from the Da Blitz, 1 France, 1 Spain)

In 1993 composed “Let me be” starting up the career of the Da Blitz. (Maximum number 11 position). In 1994 and again for “Take My Way”

As a composer and arranger enters with the Da Blitz repeatedly in the Italian charts with “Let Me Be” and “Stay with Me” which eventually reached the position number 1. The Da Blitz will be in the standings again with the songs “Movin ‘On” (Max Pos # 4) “Take Me Back” (Max Pos # 4), and “I Believe” (Max Pos.#8)

In the 1996 produced the main RMX of “Anima Mia” by the legendary 60’s band of “Cugini di Campagna”

In the 1999 Blue (Da Ba Dee) became a worldwide success and the album of Europop Eiffel 65 was released in US by Universal reaching the Pos #4 of the U.S. charts by selling a total of 3,800,000 copies. Europop was also released worldwide with different record labels including Warner Music and Sony Music.

Eiffel 65 project received good reviews in the U.S. press getting the Grammy Awards Nomination in the 2001, also in the 2000 Move Your Body was performed at the Music Award in Monte-Carlo (France) in front of a VIP hall audience, which was including Mariah Carey and Michael Jackson. In the 2002 few international press identified the market distribution of Eiffel 65 as 15 million units worldwide and over including albums and singles.

In the 2000 and 2001 Dom remixed more the 40 songs for various international artists including “Tout est Bleu” by Jean Michel Jarre which co-produced the song step by step together with Dom. Dom says that it was a huge honor collaborating with Mr. Jarre and was one of the best satisfaction of his entire life since he studied years before electronic music getting actually Jean Michel Jarre as reference.

Over the years Dom produced also few Remixes for the Italian Pop Band of the 883 including, “Come Mai”, “La Donna, Il Sogno e Il Grande Incubo”, “Gli Anni" credited as Bliss Team and also ”Viaggio al centro del mondo" and the hit "La Regina del Celebrità" credited as Eiffel 65.

Between 2002 and 2005 Dom collaborated with Gabry Ponte producing and writing songs such “The Man in the Moon” and “Depends on You” from the albums “Doctor Jekyll Mr. DJ” and later from the album “Gabry Ponte” was extracted the single “Figli di Pitagora” performed by Italian Rock'n’ Roll Legend “Little Tony”. Both Albums were released by Universal Italy and both reached the top of the national rankings.

in the 2005 with Gabry Ponte, Dom produced the band of “Karmah” which experienced some success in several European countries mainly in Germany reaching the top national rank at the pos #5 with the cover of the SOS Band’ named “Just Be Good to Me” which was produced using a sample from the song “Every Breath You Take” by The Police. During this period Dom began considering to consolidate his dream to compose music for flm early in the 2006 starting to improve his skill as composer and orchestrator. He composed the TV theme for “Ninja Turtles”, “You Can Call Me, Giò!” an Italian version of Ugly Betty produced by Disney. Dom scored also the main theme for several country of the anime “Pokemon” and later in 2006 the soundtrack for the short film “Calibro 70” directed by Alessandro Rota.

In the summer 2007 Dom met the Dari a Emo-Punk band starting an artistic collaboration as artistic producer and co-writer, and a little later in February 2008 they achieves a success with the song “Wale (Tanto Wale)” signing a record deal with EMI Italy. After the success of Wale with Dari the label Fondazione Sonora/EMI received some awards including: Award of the 2008 Meeting of Independent Labels, The Video Clip Italian Prize in 2008 as" Video revelation of the Year with Wale by Dari which also won 2 MTV TRL Awards such the “Best New Artist” in the 2008 and in the 2009 for “Best Look".

In the 2008 Dom with Dario Pirovano co-written “Non Pensavo” performed by Dari and Max Pezzali an Italian pop-star singer.

In the 2010 Capuano has produced the “Salentino” Rock band of the “Fonokit”. In the same year he completed his studies of music and orchestral conductor, this gave him the motivation to move in USA to follow and pursue his passion for movie and film score.

After archived the Master in Music in the 2010 and in the late 2011-2012 has moved in Los Angeles to improve his experience and follow his dream as film composer scoring the music for the movie “The Sleeping Warrior” and later in the 2012 the soundtrack for “Solid State” starring Vivica A. Vox which was distributed worldwide in digital and phisical with various label. In the 2013 Dom composed music for TV series including “Lourdes” documentary and “Devil Ride" for Discovery Channel.

In 2014 composed the score for “Beautiful Destroyer” and later in the 2015 Richard the Lionheart: Rebellion a film that tells the story and vicissitudes of the rise to the throne of the future King of England Richard I “The Lionheart” son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Directed by Stefano Milla it was nominated on a bunch of festivals winning several for “Best Film” and also for “Best Score”.

In the same year Dom produced the song “All Over” which was featuring by Busta Rhymes.

The 2015 is the time to score the movie Branded directed by Phil Gorn starring the London twins, Jeremy and James London known for several TV series that brought them to prominence in the ‘90s, in addition in Branded starring the presence of Christopher Showerman famous for his roles in the past “Tarzan” in “George of the jungle” by Disney.

In the same year 2016 after winning several international festivals the movie Richard the Lionheart: Rebellion got a distribution with STUDIOCANAL one of the bigger independent film distributors worldwide.

After a deep work of revisitation and remastering In the late of 2016 the movie “Richard the Lionheart: Rebellion” got a distribution with SONY Pictures which released the film in the U.S. and North America. on June 2, 2017.

In February 2017 Dom scored the Italian short film “L’ora di Lezione” (“The Hour of Lesson”) a story from a book of famous best seller writer Massimo Recalcati starring Giulio Base a well known actor which is starring in the new upcoming film of Ridley Scott “All the Money in the World” (2017). “L’ora di Lezione” won several festivals including the Mediterranean Film Festival.

Still In the 2017 Dom scored the film “Kingdom of Gladiators, the Tournament” starring the hero of the WWF and WWE wrestling walk of fame star Solofa Fatu Jr. nicknamed Rikishi.

The sport brand “New Era Caps” for the new season 2017-2018 features in the new on-line advertising the composition score “The Battle is in Your Hands”.

As always Dom produces a bunch of new electronic tracks such “Won’t You Be Mine” featuring Krystle Simmons and “Guns And Roses” featuring IAGO which is distributed worldwide on various platforms.

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  Synopsis : Les inspecteurs Christopher Danson et P.K. Highsmith sont les meilleurs flics de la ville. Ce sont des héros que rien n’arrête. Leurs collègues vont même jusqu’à se faire tatouer leur nom. Mais dans la police, il y a les cadors et les autres, comme Gamble et Hoitz, deux petits inspecteurs sans envergure, toujours dans l’ombre, au second plan sur les photos. Pourtant, un jour ou l’autre, chaque agent rencontre l’occasion de passer à la postérité. Lorsque Gamble et Hoitz se chargent d’une affaire apparemment banale, ils se retrouvent vite au coeur de la plus grande affaire criminelle que la ville ait connue. C’est la chance de leur vie, mais ont-il vraiment ce qu’il faut pour la saisir ?…

Origine du film : États-Unis Réalisateur : Adam McKay Scénaristes : Adam McKay, Chris Henchy Acteurs : Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes, Michael Keaton, Steve Coogan, Ray Stevenson, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson Musique : Jon Brion Genre : Action, Comédie, Policier Durée : 1 heure et 47 minutes Date de sortie : 27 octobre 2010 (France) Année de production : 2010 Sociétés de production : Gary Sanchez Productions, Mosaic Media Group Distribué par : Columbia Pictures Titre original : The Other Guys Notre note : ★★★☆☆

Notre commentaire : “The Other Guys” ou “Very Bad Cops” est une comédie policière américaine datant de 2010, co-écrite et réalisée par Adam McKay, à qui l’on doit également “The Big Short” (2015). Les acteurs principaux sont Will Ferrell, qu’on a également pu voir dans “Get Hard” (2015) et Mark Wahlberg, qu’on a pu voir dans “Deepwater” (2016). À noter également la participation de Michael Keaton, qu’on a pu voir dans “Robocop” (2014), Eva Mendes, qu’on a pu voir dans “Hitch” (2005), Ray Stevenson, qu’on a pu voir dans “Thor: Le Monde des Ténèbres” (2013), Dwayne Johnson, qu’on a pu voir dans “La Montagne Ensorcelée” (2009) et Samuel L. Jackson, qu’on a pu voir dans “Tarzan” (2016).

Le point de départ de l’histoire proposée par “Very Bad Cops” repose sur un élément qui n’a aucun sens. Deux policiers, censés être les deux meilleurs flics de la ville, sautent du toit d’un immeuble pour atteindre un buisson en bas situé à une distance improbable. Ils se tuent. Après dans une comédie, on peut se permettre bien des choses. Mais est-ce que c’est amusant ? Peut-être, peut-être pas… Mais cela permet de lancer dans l’histoire deux autres policiers que rien ne rassemble, obligés de faire équipe ensemble. 

Le premier est en disgrâce auprès de sa hiérarchie, sa carrière est un échec complet, et le second est un perdant permanent, une victime, et qui pourtant, rentre chez lui tous les soirs retrouver sa femme, une bombe atomique, se classant probablement parmi les plus belles du monde. Ces deux policiers n’ont qu’un seul objectif, devenir à leur tour, les deux meilleurs flics de la ville. Pour se faire ils enchaînent des décisions stupides qui débouchent sur des actions tout aussi stupides. En outre, ils échouent dans tout ce qu’ils entreprennent. 

“Very Bad Cop” est plein de clichés, mais il faut l’avouer, il y a de vrais moments drôles. Côté divertissement, le métrage atteint son objectif. Le casting est plus discutable. Dwayne Johnson et Samuel L. Jackson apparaissent dans le film juste pour faire vendre des billets, car ils disparaissent assez rapidement de l’histoire. Mark Wahlberg n’est pas trop à sa place dans ce film, de mon point de vue ce n’est pas un acteur fait pour la comédie. A contrario, Will Ferrel est parfaitement à sa place dans ce type de métrage. L’acteur rempli bien sa fonction de flic nigaud, et globalement, c’est lui qui apporte le plus dans le registre de l’humour. Du côté féminin, on retrouve Eva Mendes, qui offre une bonne prestation. 

Doté d’un budget de 100 millions de dollars, le tournage principal a débuté le 23 octobre 2009 dans New-York avec des scènes tournées à Staten Island et d’autres à Albany, la capitale de l’état de New York. Le film a rapporté 120 millions de dollars en Amérique du Nord et 51 millions de dollars dans les autres pays, récoltant ainsi une recette au box-office mondiale de 171 millions de dollars. 

“Very Bad Cops” a fait l’objet d’une édition en DVD ainsi qu’en Blu-ray, paru le 9 mars 2011 chez Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Pour de plus amples renseignements, n’hésitez pas à consulter la fiche du film sur le site DVD.Fr.

En conclusion, “Very Bad Cop” est une comédie agréable disposant d’une bande originale qui colle parfaitement avec l’ambiance humoristique du métrage. L’histoire est sans grand intérêt et l’intrigue est basique, mais certaines scènes sont réellement drôles. Le casting livre d’honorables prestations, même si certains acteurs sont présents au casting que pour apporter leur notoriété. Seul Will Ferrell cadre parfaitement avec le genre. Reste un divertissement sympathique. 

  Bande-annonce :

VERY BAD COPS (2010) ★★★☆☆ Synopsis : Les inspecteurs Christopher Danson et P.K. Highsmith sont les meilleurs flics de la ville. Ce sont des héros que rien n’arrête.

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  Synopsis : Dans le sud des États-Unis, deux ans avant la guerre de Sécession, le Dr King Schultz, un chasseur de primes allemand, fait l’acquisition de Django, un esclave qui peut l’aider à traquer les frères Brittle, les meurtriers qu’il recherche. Schultz promet à Django de lui rendre sa liberté lorsqu’il aura capturé les Brittle – morts ou vifs. Alors que les deux hommes pistent les dangereux criminels, Django n’oublie pas que son seul but est de retrouver Broomhilda, sa femme, dont il fut séparé à cause du commerce des esclaves… Lorsque Django et Schultz arrivent dans l’immense plantation du puissant Calvin Candie, ils éveillent les soupçons de Stephen, un esclave qui sert Candie et a toute sa confiance. Le moindre de leurs mouvements est désormais épié par une dangereuse organisation de plus en plus proche… Si Django et Schultz veulent espérer s’enfuir avec Broomhilda, ils vont devoir choisir entre l’indépendance et la solidarité, entre le sacrifice et la survie…

Origine du film : États-Unis Réalisateur : Quentin Tarantino Scénariste : Quentin Tarantino Acteurs : Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Johnson, Walton Goggins, James Remar, Franco Nero Musique : Mary Ramos Genre : Western Durée : 2 heures et 45 minutes Date de sortie : 16 janvier 2013 (France) Année de production : 2012 Sociétés de production : The Weinstein Company, Columbia Pictures Distribué par : The Weinstein Company, Sony Pictures Releasing Titre original : Django Unchained Notre note : ★★★★★

Notre commentaire : “Django Unchained” est un western américain datant de 2012, écrit et réalisé par Quentin Tarantino, à qui l’on doit également “Les Huit Salopards” (2015). Le réalisateur tient également un petit rôle dans le film. Les acteurs principaux sont Jamie Foxx, qu’on a pu voir dans “Comment Tuer son Boss ?” (2011), Christoph Waltz, qu’on a pu voir dans “Tarzan” (2016), Leonardo DiCaprio, qu’on a pu voir dans “Arrête-Moi si tu peux” (2002), Kerry Washington, qu’on a pu voir dans “Les Quatre Fantastiques” (2005), Samuel L. Jackson, qu’on a pu voir dans “Cell Phone” (2016), et Walton Goggins, qu’on a pu voir dans “Mojave” (2015).

L’histoire se déroule dans une période que l’on pourrait qualifier de prélude de ce que sont devenus les États-Unis, peu de temps avant le début de la Guerre de Sécession. On peut aborder le métrage comme un hommage très stylisé aux westerns spaghetti, et en particulier au film “Django” (1966) de Sergio Corbucci, dont l’acteur principal, Franco Nero, fait une apparition dans ce métrage. 

Le développement de “Django Unchained” a commencé en 2007, lorsque Quentin Tarantino a écrit un livre sur Sergio Corbucci. En avril 2011, le réalisateur a envoyé son projet final de scénario à la société The Weinstein Company. Le casting a commencé durant l’été 2011, avec Michael K. Williams puis Will Smith pressentis au départ pour tenir le rôle-titre du film avant que Jamie Foxx ne soit finalement engagé. Le tournage principal a eu lieu de novembre 2011 à mars 2012 en Californie, au Wyoming et en Louisiane.

La première de “Django Unchained” a eu lieu au Ziegfeld Theatre de New York le 11 décembre 2012, et fut disponible en salles à partir du 25 décembre 2012 aux États-Unis. Le film a été nominé pour plusieurs prix dont cinq Oscars. Christoph Waltz a remporté plusieurs prix pour sa performance, dont celui de meilleur acteur dans un second rôle aux Golden Globes, BAFTA et Oscars. Quentin Tarantino a remporté un Oscar, un Golden Globe et un BAFTA pour avoir écrit le scénario original du film. Le film a rapporté plus de 425 millions de dollars dans le monde entier pour un budget de 100 millions de dollars, ce qui en faisait, à ce moment-là, le film le plus rentable de Quentin Tarantino.

Après presque trois heures de projection, qu’on ne voit d’ailleurs pas passées, les impressions à chaud sont que nous venons de voir un nouveau chef-d’œuvre incendiaire de Quentin Tarantino. Un film audacieux, sanglant et stylistiquement osé. En effet, ce métrage offre une séquence sensationnelle à la suite de l’autre. Le tout construit, pour l’essentiel, autour de ces deux personnages intrigants, qui semblent tellement opposés, mais qui partagent finalement des motivations pragmatiques, pécuniaires et personnelles. 

Comme “Inglourious Basterds” (2009), qu’il faut d’ailleurs que Laurence et moi revisionnions pour vous en proposer une critique, “Django Unchained” est follement divertissant, incroyablement frénétique, souvent drôle et décalé, et merveilleusement esthétique. Mais ce film est également éthiquement sérieux dans la présentation sans concession qu’il fait de l’esclavagisme, un pan de l’histoire américaine qui n’est en rien glorieux.

Du côté du casting, on s’est délecté des envolées lyriques de Christoph Waltz qui incarne le Dr. King Schultz. Ses joutes verbales face à Leonardo DiCaprio incarnant le personnage de Calvin Candie, sont savoureuses. Jamie Foxx est excellent dans le personnage de Django, tantôt drôle, tantôt sérieux, et presque toujours sur le fil du rasoir, prêt à exploser face à la ségrégation raciale développée par les blancs d’asservir les noirs par la violence, allant jusqu’à l’indicible.

On reconnaîtra au passage Don Johnson dans le rôle d’un négrier, propriétaire de plantation, dont l’un de ces acolytes stupides n’est autre que Jonah Hill, dans une scène hilarante et décalée concernant la confection hasardeuse des cagoules qu’ils doivent porter dans une action du Ku Klux Klan, présentée comme un flashback, au milieu d’une scène de charge à cheval. Samuel L. Jackson est délectable en vieux serviteur bougon au phrasé fleuri et acerbe, dont la relation avec son Maître est ambiguë. 

Deux autres points de ce métrage sont également à souligner. D’une part, la bande originale qui est totalement excellente, mélangeant avec subtilité des titres de rap avec Rick Ross, de R’n’B avec John Legend ou encore Anthony Hamilton ainsi que des titres plus conventionnels d’Ennio Morricone, ponctués de quelques morceaux de musique classique de Beethoven ou de Verdi. D’autre part, la photographie et les visuels avec des zooms disproportionnés et des séquences allongées à la Sergio Leone. 

“Django Unchained” a fait l’objet d’une édition en DVD ainsi qu’en Blu-ray, paru le 17 mai 2013 chez Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Pour de plus amples renseignements, n’hésitez pas à consulter la fiche du film sur le site DVD.Fr.

En conclusion, “Django Unchained” est un excellent western, tout en étant bien plus qu’un western. Ce métrage porte une signature, celle de Quentin Tarantino. Un style bien à part, tout en étant gorgé de références. L’histoire est somptueuse avec des mares de sang, des scènes hilarantes et finalement extrêmement jouissives. La distribution est flamboyante et les prestations sont des purs moments de bonheur. La photographie est plus que plaisante et la bande originale est une petite pépite de judicieuse diversité. Bref, rien n’est à jeter dans ce film. Un pur et grand moment de divertissement. À voir absolument ! 

  Bande-annonce :

DJANGO UNCHAINED (2012) ★★★★★ Synopsis : Dans le sud des États-Unis, deux ans avant la guerre de Sécession, le Dr King Schultz, un chasseur de primes allemand, fait l’acquisition de Django, un esclave qui peut l’aider à traquer les frères Brittle, les meurtriers qu’il recherche.