Simon Brew Jun 14, 2017
DreamWorks launched in a blaze of publicity – but its first film, The Peacemaker, was beset by problems…
Not since United Artists had launched in the 1930s had Hollywood seen anything quite like it. Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg – a trio with a lot of money and a big contacts book between them – came together to launch the first new studio in a generation. It was called DreamWorks Skg, and it was not short on ambition.
Katzenberg would be heading up its animation arm, and soon got to work, with the likes of Antz and The Prince Of Egypt getting things going. But on the live action side, the assumption that Spielberg would exclusively make his films for the studio quickly proved false. Post-the formation of DreamWorks, his first movie as director would instead be The Lost World: Jurassic Park for Universal. Only then would he...
DreamWorks launched in a blaze of publicity – but its first film, The Peacemaker, was beset by problems…
Not since United Artists had launched in the 1930s had Hollywood seen anything quite like it. Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg – a trio with a lot of money and a big contacts book between them – came together to launch the first new studio in a generation. It was called DreamWorks Skg, and it was not short on ambition.
Katzenberg would be heading up its animation arm, and soon got to work, with the likes of Antz and The Prince Of Egypt getting things going. But on the live action side, the assumption that Spielberg would exclusively make his films for the studio quickly proved false. Post-the formation of DreamWorks, his first movie as director would instead be The Lost World: Jurassic Park for Universal. Only then would he...
- 6/1/2017
- Den of Geek
Here's a short film thriller that was sent to us called The Interrogation, that was a student project. The story centers on a guy who is looking for his sister. He's being held captive and tortured for information by an old school, hard-assed Russian mob boss. As he's tortured and interrogated he slowly learns the situation isn't as clear cut as it seems.
The film was made by Conrad Paur and Mark Johnson, and for a student film I think I turned out really well. The cinematography and writing was pretty good, and the guy playing the lead role could be the next Keanu Reeves or Paul Walker. Check it out for yourself, and let us now what you think! ...
The film was made by Conrad Paur and Mark Johnson, and for a student film I think I turned out really well. The cinematography and writing was pretty good, and the guy playing the lead role could be the next Keanu Reeves or Paul Walker. Check it out for yourself, and let us now what you think! ...
- 4/4/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Here are five dispiriting news items. At the bottom, vote for your least favorite.
Battlestar Gallactica's Ron Moore is in the very early stages of developing a movie for Disney based on the Magic Kingdom. Yeah. Like, the whole place. If it's eventually made, look for it to be like Night of the Museum. With cylons. (Variety)
Roland Emmerich is discussing Independence Day sequel(s), and the idea, apparently, is to pick the second movie up where the first movie left off, with the people of the world dealing with the aftermath. And guess who's President in Emmerich's idea for the sequel? Will Smith! That's right -- the cheesy, flag-waving speech will be passed on from Pullman to Smith, and some younger bad-ass will be left to conquer aliens with his Mac. (MTV)
Hunt Lowery (A Time to Kill) and Mark Johnson (Chronicles of Narnia) are teaming up with a...
Battlestar Gallactica's Ron Moore is in the very early stages of developing a movie for Disney based on the Magic Kingdom. Yeah. Like, the whole place. If it's eventually made, look for it to be like Night of the Museum. With cylons. (Variety)
Roland Emmerich is discussing Independence Day sequel(s), and the idea, apparently, is to pick the second movie up where the first movie left off, with the people of the world dealing with the aftermath. And guess who's President in Emmerich's idea for the sequel? Will Smith! That's right -- the cheesy, flag-waving speech will be passed on from Pullman to Smith, and some younger bad-ass will be left to conquer aliens with his Mac. (MTV)
Hunt Lowery (A Time to Kill) and Mark Johnson (Chronicles of Narnia) are teaming up with a...
- 10/1/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
Now a decade after John Grisham’s novel “The Testament” first landed in bookstores, the bestselling author has decided that it is time for the book to join his other titles like “The Associate,” “A Time to Kill,” and “The Rainmaker” in Hollywood. The best-selling author, who reportedly held out for creative control over the film, seems to have found a deal he liked enough to option the book to producers Mark Johnson and Hunt Lowry, and 821 Entertainment.
“I’ve been calling [Grisham and his agent] since I read ["The Testament"] the first time and felt it had the best of the courthouse stuff that John writes so well, plus this exotic adventure in deepest Brazil,” Johnson told Variety.
Grisham’s story follows an $11 billion fortune left to a businessman’s illegitimate daughter in Brazil. The writer’s trademark courtroom drama enters the fray when an struggling lawyer steps up to help her defend her inheritance...
“I’ve been calling [Grisham and his agent] since I read ["The Testament"] the first time and felt it had the best of the courthouse stuff that John writes so well, plus this exotic adventure in deepest Brazil,” Johnson told Variety.
Grisham’s story follows an $11 billion fortune left to a businessman’s illegitimate daughter in Brazil. The writer’s trademark courtroom drama enters the fray when an struggling lawyer steps up to help her defend her inheritance...
- 6/23/2009
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Movies Blog
Apparently, John Grisham waited for 10 years before saying yes to the big screen adaptation of his 1999 novel "The Testament."
Hunt Lowry, producer of the film "A Time to Kill," Grisham's first novel, is working with Mark Johnson and 821 Entertainment Group to option the book.
"The Testament" tells the tale of a billionaire who leaves his money to an illegitimate daughter. A down-and-out lawyer helps her fight the billionaire's money-hungry relatives.
Grisham will be able to give creative input, so this adaptation will be true to the author's vision. He was put-off by Hollywood before, that's why he created his self-imposed movie moratorium.
But all that is over. Grisham is ready to embrace Hollywood again.
Some of the author's works being turned into movies are:
"The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town" -- I love this book! I read this in one sitting! And it's a nonfiction account!
Hunt Lowry, producer of the film "A Time to Kill," Grisham's first novel, is working with Mark Johnson and 821 Entertainment Group to option the book.
"The Testament" tells the tale of a billionaire who leaves his money to an illegitimate daughter. A down-and-out lawyer helps her fight the billionaire's money-hungry relatives.
Grisham will be able to give creative input, so this adaptation will be true to the author's vision. He was put-off by Hollywood before, that's why he created his self-imposed movie moratorium.
But all that is over. Grisham is ready to embrace Hollywood again.
Some of the author's works being turned into movies are:
"The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town" -- I love this book! I read this in one sitting! And it's a nonfiction account!
- 6/23/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
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