list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Angels and Demons on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Angels_and_Demons/313833/default.aspx Title: Angels and Demons
Year: 2009
Director: Ron Howard
Plot: Angels and Demons re-teams director Ron Howard and star Tom Hanks for the sequel to their international blockbuster adaptation of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code. Although the book Angels and Demons was written before the novel The Da Vinci Code, the movie transpires after the events of the earlier movie. Hanks stars as professor Robert Langdon, the most respected symbologist in the United States, who uses his knowledge in order to decode a symbol on the skin of a murder victim. The clues put him on the trail of an international conspiracy involving the Catholic Church. Ewan McGregor and Ayelet Zurer also star in the Sony Pictures production. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
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]]>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:07:51 GMTAngels and Demons2009Ron HowardAngels and Demons re-teams director <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P____94983/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ron Howard</a> and star <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P____93341/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Tom Hanks</a> for the sequel to their international blockbuster adaptation of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code. Although the book Angels and Demons was written before the novel The Da Vinci Code, the movie transpires after the events of the earlier movie. Hanks stars as professor Robert Langdon, the most respected symbologist in the United States, who uses his knowledge in order to decode a symbol on the skin of a murder victim. The clues put him on the trail of an international conspiracy involving the Catholic Church. <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P___196980/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ewan McGregor</a> and <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P___459668/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Ayelet Zurer</a> also star in the Sony Pictures production. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide5Slightly Tagged (1-5)41113http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s313833.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Angels_and_Demons/313833/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/capeach/archive/2009/6/26/42824.aspx Post By: CaPeach
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Body: Have you ever done research or have had interesting infomation thrown at you only to live your life and suddenly that piece of information makes a lot of sense when you see Angels and Demons? Well, this is what happened to me. If you know anything about the history of the Catholic Church and relate it to the book of the Apocalypse in the Bible, you could have come up with this movie's storyline, too. I believe blasphemous situations occur between the red hats all the time. Jesus is coming back to do some Spring cleaning soon, just you watch.
]]>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:06:55 GMTCaPeachCaPeach Blog6/26/2009 2:06:55 PMHave you ever done research or have had interesting infomation thrown at you only to live your life and suddenly that piece of information makes a lot of sense when you see Angels and Demons? Well, this is what happened to me. If you know anything about the history of the Catholic Church and relate it to the book of the Apocalypse in the Bible, you could have come up with this movie's storyline, too. I believe blasphemous situations occur between the red hats all the time. Jesus is coming back to do some Spring cleaning soon, just you watch. http://www.spout.com/blogs/ashley_s/archive/2009/5/22/42385.aspx Post By: Ashley_S
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Post Date: 5/22/2009 7:29:47 PM
Body: For whatever reason ppl keep posting bad links, I've only found one to work so far and its free, http://www.movieidiot.com/
]]>Fri, 22 May 2009 23:29:47 GMTAshley_SAshley_S Blog5/22/2009 7:29:47 PMFor whatever reason ppl keep posting bad links, I've only found one to work so far and its free, http://www.movieidiot.com/ http://www.spout.com/blogs/perera/archive/2009/5/16/42288.aspx Post By: perera
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Body: My feeling is that if you are not somewhat familiar with Rome and the artworks there and haven't read the novel recently this film would be very confusing. A pretty good book so why change so many details in the movie or combine or leave out characters completely. I much preferred "Code" because the characters were more developed. "Angels" were pretty flat. Nice shots of Rome though.
]]>Sun, 17 May 2009 02:01:30 GMTpereraperera Blog5/16/2009 10:01:30 PMMy feeling is that if you are not somewhat familiar with Rome and the artworks there and haven't read the novel recently this film would be very confusing. A pretty good book so why change so many details in the movie or combine or leave out characters completely. I much preferred "Code" because the characters were more developed. "Angels" were pretty flat. Nice shots of Rome though. http://www.spout.com/blogs/perera/archive/2009/5/16/42285.aspx Post By: perera
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Body: Dan Browns Angels and Demons had some faults, but overall it was far better than Ron Howards film version. The film left out some key elements (not actual elements) that tied the story together. I liked the first film, but this one was a big let down. Essential Gear Guide dot com had a great breakdown, just a little too long: http://essentialgearguide.com/1/1556/angels-demons-sequel-or-prequel/
]]>Sat, 16 May 2009 05:02:30 GMTpereraperera Blog5/16/2009 1:02:30 AMDan Browns Angels and Demons had some faults, but overall it was far better than Ron Howards film version. The film left out some key elements (not actual elements) that tied the story together. I liked the first film, but this one was a big let down. Essential Gear Guide dot com had a great breakdown, just a little too long: http://essentialgearguide.com/1/1556/angels-demons-sequel-or-prequel/ http://www.spout.com/blogs/perera/archive/2009/5/16/42284.aspx Post By: perera
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Post Date: 5/16/2009 1:02:20 AM
Body: Dan Browns Angels and Demons had some faults, but overall it was far better than Ron Howards film version. The film left out some key elements (not actual elements) that tied the story together. I liked the first film, but this one was a big let down. Essential Gear Guide dot com had a great breakdown, just a little too long: http://essentialgearguide.com/1/1556/angels-demons-sequel-or-prequel/
]]>Sat, 16 May 2009 05:02:20 GMTpereraperera Blog5/16/2009 1:02:20 AMDan Browns Angels and Demons had some faults, but overall it was far better than Ron Howards film version. The film left out some key elements (not actual elements) that tied the story together. I liked the first film, but this one was a big let down. Essential Gear Guide dot com had a great breakdown, just a little too long: http://essentialgearguide.com/1/1556/angels-demons-sequel-or-prequel/ http://www.spout.com/groups/FRESH/Were_these_Superbowl_2009_movie_trailers_worth_3/75/40154/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: rjsprague
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Post Date: 2/2/2009 2:45:43 PM
Body: Each of these films' trailers aired during Superbowl XLIII (that's 43). Was the $3 million price tag worth it? Tell us what you think! (Click "Add to discussion" to post in this thread without quoting a post.) &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1335631/" &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Of the films whose trailers had an ad spot during the 2009 Superbowl, which trailer was actually worth the $3 Million fee? (Select all that apply)&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br/&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; (&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href ="http://www.polldaddy.com"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; polls&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;)&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Angels & Demons Angels and Demons Trailer on Spout Duplicity Duplicity Trailer on Spout Fast and Furious G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra Land of the Lost Monsters vs. Aliens Monsters vs. Aliens Trailer on Spout Race to Witch Mountain Race to Witch Mountain Trailer on Spout Star Trek XI Star Trek XI Trailer on Spout Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Trailer on Spout Disney Pixar's Up Up Trailer on Spout Year One
]]>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:45:43 GMTrjspragueFRESH2/2/2009 2:45:43 PMEach of these films' trailers aired during Superbowl XLIII (that's 43). Was the $3 million price tag worth it? Tell us what you think! (Click "Add to discussion" to post in this thread without quoting a post.) &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href ="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1335631/" &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;Of the films whose trailers had an ad spot during the 2009 Superbowl, which trailer was actually worth the $3 Million fee? (Select all that apply)&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;br/&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;span style="font-size:9px;" mce_style="font-size:9px;"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; (&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href ="http://www.polldaddy.com"&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; polls&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt;)&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;/span&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; Angels &amp; Demons Angels and Demons Trailer on Spout Duplicity Duplicity Trailer on Spout Fast and Furious G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra Land of the Lost Monsters vs. Aliens Monsters vs. Aliens Trailer on Spout Race to Witch Mountain Race to Witch Mountain Trailer on Spout Star Trek XI Star Trek XI Trailer on Spout Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Trailer on Spout Disney Pixar's Up Up Trailer on Spout Year One http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/6/19/31428.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: This week we have two big-time offenders: Mike Myers’ The Love Guru, which has brought concern from Hindus, because the comedy seems to be making fun of the Hindu religion; and Ron Howard’s Angels & Demons, the “sequel” to The Da Vinci Code, adapted from Dan Brown’s bestseller. Earlier this week, the Vatican banned the latter production from all Catholic churches in Rome. The following statement from Father Marco Fibbi, spokesman for the diocese of Rome, was a favorite quote from the story: “Usually we read the script but in this case it wasn’t necessary. Just the name Dan Brown was enough.” Of course, these days, religious organizations taking offense to a movie seems so commonplace that news like this is hardly even considered bad buzz. Neither The Love Guru nor Angels & Demons will be too aversely affected by the protests or boycotts. Both films will merely be added to the following list of major offenders (in alphabetical order so as not to offend anyone who thinks one is more offensive than another), as almost a genre cataloging than an inventory of condemned. Brokeback Mountain - Because of its promotion of “the homosexual lifestyle,” many right-wing Christian groups protested Ang Lee’s film. Most famously, it was pulled last-minute from a multiplex owned by Mormon businessman and Utah Jazz owner Larry H. Miller, though his motivation was not necessarily claimed to be religion-based. Despite there being hundreds of gay films throughout the years, because of its popularity, this one was the worst offender. The Da Vinci Code - I already mentioned this above and in a recent post on movies that overcame bad buzz, so I’ll make it short: banned, boycotted and protested throughout the world due to its blasphemous (and fictional) allegations that Jesus and Mary Magdalene had a child together. The Devils - Many of the following films were banned in Italy, but with Ken Russell’s blasphemous adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s “The Devils of Loudon,” there was also threat that stars Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave would be arrested if they entered the country. The most offensive scene, labeled “the rape of Christ,” depicted a mock exorcism involving fully nude nuns masturbating with a large crucifix. The scene was removed prior to the film’s release, but there were plenty of other controversial sequences that led to protest. A very low-quality DVD of the film was released a few years ago with the “rape of Christ” scene put back in. Dogma - I understand how comedy can be seen as offensive, especially in the case of stereotypical caricatures like the one in The Love Guru. But Kevin Smith’s religious satire is so silly and all over the place that I can’t imagine that viewers would take its contents seriously. Yet enough protests required the film to be disowned by Miramax/Disney and then eventually be released (courtesy of Lionsgate) with a disclaimer stating that it is merely “a work of comedic fantasy.” Hail Mary - Jean-Luc Godard’s modern retelling of the Nativity was criticized by none other than Pope John Paul II, himself. He was quoted as saying that it “deeply wounds the religious sentiments of believers.” But even better was the response from another man who took offense to the film and decided to throw a shaving cream pie in Godard’s face at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. Also this is probably one of the rare circumstances in which the filmmaker is the one trying to prevent Italian distribution and is actually unable to do so. The Last Temptation of Christ - Like Dogma, Martin Scorsese’s film came with a disclaimer that noted it is not based on the gospels and is a work of fiction. But like the case against The Da Vinci Code, the idea or depiction of Jesus and Mary Magdalene getting it on is never forgivable. Life of Brian - I can’t believe that anyone actually took offense to the joke about the three wise men initially approaching the wrong stable, but apparently that was one of the many blasphemous scenes in this Monty Python satire of the life of Jesus. Also: how could anyone be upset about the crucifix scene? Eric Idle’s song is just too catchy to mind its offensiveness. The Message (aka Mohammad, Messenger of God) - Much of the protests against this epic movie, about the founding of Islam, came mostly because of pre-release assumptions. For instance, some groups thought Anthony Quinn was starring as Mohammad (or Muhammad), a problem both because the prophet is not permitted to be represented in human form in any medium and because Quinn is Mexican-American, not Arab (as noted yesterday, all it takes is facial hair to change that). Other preproduction rumors were that Peter O’Toole and Charlton Heston were up for the part of Mohammad. Of course, the prophet is never seen, and Quinn merely portrays his uncle, Hamza. Unfortunate, nobody told certain extremists, even when the film came out, and apparently many cinemas received phone calls with death threats. Also, a tragic hostage situation in Washington D.C. began the day The Message opened, leading to the death of a police officer and the non-fatal shooting of future-mayor Marion Barry. One of the demands of the hostage-takers was for The Message not be released. The Passion of the Christ - A rare modern film about Jesus that didn’t seem to offend any Christians. Actually, of course it offended some groups, but their protests were clearly overshadowed by the protests from Jewish groups, who took offense to the movie’s apparent placing of blame for Jesus’ death on the Jews. Considering Mel Gibson’s later controversy involving his drunken, anti-semitic outbursts, the offense definitely seems to have more merit than initially recognized. Priest - Five years before Miramax/Disney was forced to disown Dogma because of Catholic protestors, the Weinsteins distributed this “blatantly anti-Catholic” film about a homosexual priest. Of course, it was mainly criticized by people who hadn’t seen it, such as New York Cardinal John J. O’Connor, who likened the film to graffiti found on bathroom walls. Rosemary’s Baby - There’s now a whole slew (I guess a whole subgenre) of horror films dealing with the occult, Satanism and the Antichrist, but this was the hit that pretty much started it all. And because of the parallels between Rosemary and the Virgin Mary, it’s possibly the most offensive to Catholics. Even the media used it against its director, Roman Polanski, when his wife, Sharon Tate, was murdered a year after its release; prior to revelation that Tate and the rest were killed by the Manson “family,” reporters speculated that it was the result of the Polanskis’ alleged satanism and some even claimed the tragedy was deserved. September Dawn - Until last year, Jon Voight’ most offensive movie was probably Karate Dog, but in 2007 he starred in this alleged anti-Mormon propaganda (called such before the Church of Latter-Day Saints viewed it, of course), which portrays an historical incident in which a Mormon militia massacred a wagon train of emigrants. The greatest offense is apparently the claim that Mormon leader Brigham Young (played by Terrence Stamp) was directly involved. Another criticism was that Hollywood made the film to somehow affect Mitt Romney’s campaign for President. Submission - Theo van Gogh’s ten-minute film criticizes the treatment of women in Islam and was apparently offensive enough that it led to the filmmaker’s assassination at the hands of a Dutch Muslim ma The Triumph of the Will - While Leni Reifenstahl’s propaganda film is well-regarded and highly respected today by film critics, scholars and historians, many Jewish groups see its celebration as being “morally insensitive.” Viridiana - Luis Bunuel made plenty of movies that mocked the Church, but this 1961 Palme D’or-winner was perhaps the most publicly protested by the Vatican and Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, who had it banned in Spain until after his death. Bunuel’s excellent plea of ignorance: “I didn’t deliberately set out to be blasphemous, but then Pope John XXIII is a better judge of such things than I am.” Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:00:57 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com6/19/2008 3:00:57 PMThis week we have two big-time offenders: Mike Myers’ The Love Guru, which has brought concern from Hindus, because the comedy seems to be making fun of the Hindu religion; and Ron Howard’s Angels & Demons, the “sequel” to The Da Vinci Code, adapted from Dan Brown’s bestseller. Earlier this week, the Vatican banned the latter production from all Catholic churches in Rome. The following statement from Father Marco Fibbi, spokesman for the diocese of Rome, was a favorite quote from the story: “Usually we read the script but in this case it wasn’t necessary. Just the name Dan Brown was enough.” Of course, these days, religious organizations taking offense to a movie seems so commonplace that news like this is hardly even considered bad buzz. Neither The Love Guru nor Angels & Demons will be too aversely affected by the protests or boycotts. Both films will merely be added to the following list of major offenders (in alphabetical order so as not to offend anyone who thinks one is more offensive than another), as almost a genre cataloging than an inventory of condemned. Brokeback Mountain - Because of its promotion of “the homosexual lifestyle,” many right-wing Christian groups protested Ang Lee’s film. Most famously, it was pulled last-minute from a multiplex owned by Mormon businessman and Utah Jazz owner Larry H. Miller, though his motivation was not necessarily claimed to be religion-based. Despite there being hundreds of gay films throughout the years, because of its popularity, this one was the worst offender. The Da Vinci Code - I already mentioned this above and in a recent post on movies that overcame bad buzz, so I’ll make it short: banned, boycotted and protested throughout the world due to its blasphemous (and fictional) allegations that Jesus and Mary Magdalene had a child together. The Devils - Many of the following films were banned in Italy, but with Ken Russell’s blasphemous adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s “The Devils of Loudon,” there was also threat that stars Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave would be arrested if they entered the country. The most offensive scene, labeled “the rape of Christ,” depicted a mock exorcism involving fully nude nuns masturbating with a large crucifix. The scene was removed prior to the film’s release, but there were plenty of other controversial sequences that led to protest. A very low-quality DVD of the film was released a few years ago with the “rape of Christ” scene put back in. Dogma - I understand how comedy can be seen as offensive, especially in the case of stereotypical caricatures like the one in The Love Guru. But Kevin Smith’s religious satire is so silly and all over the place that I can’t imagine that viewers would take its contents seriously. Yet enough protests required the film to be disowned by Miramax/Disney and then eventually be released (courtesy of Lionsgate) with a disclaimer stating that it is merely “a work of comedic fantasy.” Hail Mary - Jean-Luc Godard’s modern retelling of the Nativity was criticized by none other than Pope John Paul II, himself. He was quoted as saying that it “deeply wounds the religious sentiments of believers.” But even better was the response from another man who took offense to the film and decided to throw a shaving cream pie in Godard’s face at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. Also this is probably one of the rare circumstances in which the filmmaker is the one trying to prevent Italian distribution and is actually unable to do so. The Last Temptation of Christ - Like Dogma, Martin Scorsese’s film came with a disclaimer that noted it is not based on the gospels and is a work of fiction. But like the case against The Da Vinci Code, the idea or depiction of Jesus and Mary Magdalene getting it on is never forgivable. Life of Brian - I can’t believe that anyone actually took offense to the joke about the three wise men initially approaching the wrong stable, but apparently that was one of the many blasphemous scenes in this Monty Python satire of the life of Jesus. Also: how could anyone be upset about the crucifix scene? Eric Idle’s song is just too catchy to mind its offensiveness. The Message (aka Mohammad, Messenger of God) - Much of the protests against this epic movie, about the founding of Islam, came mostly because of pre-release assumptions. For instance, some groups thought Anthony Quinn was starring as Mohammad (or Muhammad), a problem both because the prophet is not permitted to be represented in human form in any medium and because Quinn is Mexican-American, not Arab (as noted yesterday, all it takes is facial hair to change that). Other preproduction rumors were that Peter O’Toole and Charlton Heston were up for the part of Mohammad. Of course, the prophet is never seen, and Quinn merely portrays his uncle, Hamza. Unfortunate, nobody told certain extremists, even when the film came out, and apparently many cinemas received phone calls with death threats. Also, a tragic hostage situation in Washington D.C. began the day The Message opened, leading to the death of a police officer and the non-fatal shooting of future-mayor Marion Barry. One of the demands of the hostage-takers was for The Message not be released. The Passion of the Christ - A rare modern film about Jesus that didn’t seem to offend any Christians. Actually, of course it offended some groups, but their protests were clearly overshadowed by the protests from Jewish groups, who took offense to the movie’s apparent placing of blame for Jesus’ death on the Jews. Considering Mel Gibson’s later controversy involving his drunken, anti-semitic outbursts, the offense definitely seems to have more merit than initially recognized. Priest - Five years before Miramax/Disney was forced to disown Dogma because of Catholic protestors, the Weinsteins distributed this “blatantly anti-Catholic” film about a homosexual priest. Of course, it was mainly criticized by people who hadn’t seen it, such as New York Cardinal John J. O’Connor, who likened the film to graffiti found on bathroom walls. Rosemary’s Baby - There’s now a whole slew (I guess a whole subgenre) of horror films dealing with the occult, Satanism and the Antichrist, but this was the hit that pretty much started it all. And because of the parallels between Rosemary and the Virgin Mary, it’s possibly the most offensive to Catholics. Even the media used it against its director, Roman Polanski, when his wife, Sharon Tate, was murdered a year after its release; prior to revelation that Tate and the rest were killed by the Manson “family,” reporters speculated that it was the result of the Polanskis’ alleged satanism and some even claimed the tragedy was deserved. September Dawn - Until last year, Jon Voight’ most offensive movie was probably Karate Dog, but in 2007 he starred in this alleged anti-Mormon propaganda (called such before the Church of Latter-Day Saints viewed it, of course), which portrays an historical incident in which a Mormon militia massacred a wagon train of emigrants. The greatest offense is apparently the claim that Mormon leader Brigham Young (played by Terrence Stamp) was directly involved. Another criticism was that Hollywood made the film to somehow affect Mitt Romney’s campaign for President. Submission - Theo van Gogh’s ten-minute film criticizes the treatment of women in Islam and was apparently offensive enough that it led to the filmmaker’s assassination at the hands of a Dutch Muslim ma The Triumph of the Will - While Leni Reifenstahl’s propaganda film is well-regarded and highly respected today by film critics, scholars and historians, many Jewish groups see its celebration as being “morally insensitive.” Viridiana - Luis Bunuel made plenty of movies that mocked the Church, but this 1961 Palme D’or-winner was perhaps the most publicly protested by the Vatican and Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, who had it banned in Spain until after his death. Bunuel’s excellent plea of ignorance: “I didn’t deliberately set out to be blasphemous, but then Pope John XXIII is a better judge of such things than I am.” Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2007/11/20/21854.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: Suddenly, G.I. Joe became the Summer 2009 movie to avoid — not intentionally, of course, but we all know Sienna Miller, like her ex- Jude Law, is a bit of a box office kiss of death. Yet, Paramount has cast her as “the female lead” anyway. Don’t think she’ll be playing good-girl “Scarlett”, either; Miller’s character is apparently Baroness, the black-leather-clad femme fatale who works for COBRA. Two more high-profile films have been delayed thanks to the WGA strike. This time it’s Mira Nair’s Shantaram, which is being produced by and is to star Johnny Depp, and the next Rob Marshall musical, Nine, which is partially based on Fellini’s 8 1/2. These films join previously postponed Angels & Demons and Pinkville. At least strike talks are set to take place next week. John Singleton will never get another shot at Oscar with this kind of thinking, but at least he’ll have the honor of giving us yet another alien-invades-a-small-town movie. I may be the only one, but I am indeed looking forward to Final Destination 4, which is a little late in being the 3-D installment. Typically, and obviously, they make more sense as the third in a series. Whatever, as long as they have cooler kills than #3, and not just because they look neat with the technology. Yeah, I’m probably thinking too highly of the franchise. I don’t care. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:01:48 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com11/20/2007 11:01:48 AM Suddenly, G.I. Joe became the Summer 2009 movie to avoid — not intentionally, of course, but we all know Sienna Miller, like her ex- Jude Law, is a bit of a box office kiss of death. Yet, Paramount has cast her as “the female lead” anyway. Don’t think she’ll be playing good-girl “Scarlett”, either; Miller’s character is apparently Baroness, the black-leather-clad femme fatale who works for COBRA. Two more high-profile films have been delayed thanks to the WGA strike. This time it’s Mira Nair’s Shantaram, which is being produced by and is to star Johnny Depp, and the next Rob Marshall musical, Nine, which is partially based on Fellini’s 8 1/2. These films join previously postponed Angels & Demons and Pinkville. At least strike talks are set to take place next week. John Singleton will never get another shot at Oscar with this kind of thinking, but at least he’ll have the honor of giving us yet another alien-invades-a-small-town movie. I may be the only one, but I am indeed looking forward to Final Destination 4, which is a little late in being the 3-D installment. Typically, and obviously, they make more sense as the third in a series. Whatever, as long as they have cooler kills than #3, and not just because they look neat with the technology. Yeah, I’m probably thinking too highly of the franchise. I don’t care. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/illuminati/MemberTagFilms.aspxilluminati
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