Showing posts with label film clips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label film clips. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Eric Stoltz as the Original Marty McFly
The Hollywood Reporter has posted this "Never before seen clip" of Back to the Future with Eric Stoltz in the lead role.
Today the Hollywood Reporter posted:
Everyone knows the classic 1985 film "Back to the Future" featured a boyish Michael J. Fox in a winning performance as Marty McFly.
But Fox was not the original McFly. In fact, Eric Stoltz was five weeks into shooting the famed McFly role when director and co-writer Robert Zemeckis made a drastic production decision -- changing his lead actor.
Details of the shocking Hollywood switch and never-before-seen footage of Stoltz as McFly are part of the extras package for the "Back to the Future 25th Anniversary Trilogy" to be released on Blu-Ray on Oct. 26.
Zemeckis says the casting change was "this horrific decision; it was heartbreaking for everybody."
Executive producer Steven Spielberg said that Zemeckis consulted him before pursuing the casting change.
"(Zemeckis) showed me the first five weeks of shooting that he had put together," Spielberg said. " And he said, 'I just don't think we're getting the laughs I was hoping we would get.' "
Spielberg said he realized his director "was absolutely correct."
The rest is pop-culture history. Zemeckis was able to "convince the studio to let me reshoot five weeks of work," and Michael J. Fox was cast in a career-defining role. "Back to the Future," released on July 3, 1985, would go on to gross $381 million worldwide and lead to two further sequels.
Today the Hollywood Reporter posted:
Everyone knows the classic 1985 film "Back to the Future" featured a boyish Michael J. Fox in a winning performance as Marty McFly.
But Fox was not the original McFly. In fact, Eric Stoltz was five weeks into shooting the famed McFly role when director and co-writer Robert Zemeckis made a drastic production decision -- changing his lead actor.
Details of the shocking Hollywood switch and never-before-seen footage of Stoltz as McFly are part of the extras package for the "Back to the Future 25th Anniversary Trilogy" to be released on Blu-Ray on Oct. 26.
Zemeckis says the casting change was "this horrific decision; it was heartbreaking for everybody."
Executive producer Steven Spielberg said that Zemeckis consulted him before pursuing the casting change.
"(Zemeckis) showed me the first five weeks of shooting that he had put together," Spielberg said. " And he said, 'I just don't think we're getting the laughs I was hoping we would get.' "
Spielberg said he realized his director "was absolutely correct."
The rest is pop-culture history. Zemeckis was able to "convince the studio to let me reshoot five weeks of work," and Michael J. Fox was cast in a career-defining role. "Back to the Future," released on July 3, 1985, would go on to gross $381 million worldwide and lead to two further sequels.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Full Metal Disney
If you liked Full Metal Disney, you may like Pulp Disney.
Truthfully, we recommend the actual films, both of which we have here in Media Services in the Home Use Collection!
Full Metal Jacket - HU DVD 1886
Pulp Fiction - HU DVD 1244
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Watch full length episodes of the PBS series, "P.O.V." for free.
"POV (a cinema term for "point of view") is television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films. POV premieres 14-16 of the best, boldest and most innovative programs every year on PBS. Since 1988, POV has presented over 275 films to public television audiences across the country. POV films are known for their intimacy, their unforgettable storytelling and their timeliness, putting a human face on contemporary social issues." --taken from the POV website.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Tim Robbins & James Gandolfini Join The HBO Movie 'Cinema Verite'
Tim Robbins and James Gandolfini are set to co-star opposite Diane Lane in HBO Films’ Cinema Verite. The movie, written by David Seltzer, is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the groundbreaking 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family. The series by Oscar-winning doc filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond centered on Santa Barbara couple Pat Loud (Lane) and Bill Loud (Robbins), who split up during the filming, and their children, the eldest of whom, son Lance, became TV's first openly gay character. For the rest of the story, click here.
Media Services owns the follow-up film to "An American Family," called "American Family Revisited" (VHS 2641) and the very funny Albert Brooks' spoof, "Real Life" (VHS 4876 or DVD 6108). Unfortunately, the original "An American Family" 12 part series has not been released on VHS or DVD. Rest assured, Media Services will purchase it once it does.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
TONIGHT - Tuesday, March 23 at 7pm - Nick Clooney Presents... Movies that Chnaged Us
Tuesday March 23 at 7pm in Ward 2The Movies that Changed Us
Join Nick Clooney for an evening of clips from Birth of a Nation (1915), Love Me Tonight (1932), Triumph of the Will (1935), and the Best Years of Our Lives (1946). Discover how each of these films helped change the country's political and social consciousness. Nick Clooney is Journalist in Residence at the School of Communication and host of SOC and Newseum's Reel Journalism.
TONIGHT - Tuesday, March 23 - Shooting in the Wild
Tuesday, March 23 at 7pm
Preceded by a reception at 6pm next to the Wechsler Theater (with drinks and food)
Shooting in the Wild: An Insider’s Account of Making Movies in the Animal Kingdom
An Evening with Chris Palmer. Introduced by Caroline Gabel, Board Chair, Environmental Film Festival
Using clips from his award-winning films on bears, wolves, and whales, Chris Palmer offers preview of his insights in the wildlife film business from his upcoming book, Shooting in the Wild, which will be published in May by Sierra Club Books. Chris will also announce the winners of the Eco Comedy Video Competition and show select clips.
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