A special piece of cinema history has been unveiled. Seven years before Orson Welles would embark on the production of his legendary directorial debut Citizen Kane, he shot one of his earliest short films, capturing his production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. The year was 1933 and Welles, only 17 years old, returned to his alma mater, the Todd Seminary for Boys, an independent school in Woodstock, Illinois. Under the tutelage of headmaster and mentor Roger Hill, who encouraged Welles to freely experiment with theatrical and radio productions, he mounted the project.
Now, nearly a century later, around 10 minutes of surviving color footage with sound has been digitized, graciously released by Wellesnet, who acquired it from Roger Hill’s granddaughter Wendy Hill and her cousin Todd Tarbox, who holds the copyright. “My father, Hascy, was cast as Sir Andrew Aguecheek, and my mother, Joanne, played Viola,” Tarbox told Wellesnet. “This production...
Now, nearly a century later, around 10 minutes of surviving color footage with sound has been digitized, graciously released by Wellesnet, who acquired it from Roger Hill’s granddaughter Wendy Hill and her cousin Todd Tarbox, who holds the copyright. “My father, Hascy, was cast as Sir Andrew Aguecheek, and my mother, Joanne, played Viola,” Tarbox told Wellesnet. “This production...
- 3/27/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Just what is the fanboys’ beef with the director’s cut of The Warriors? Walter Hill’s 1979 cult classic, an adaptation of novelist Sol Yurick’s grungy take on Xenophon’s Anabasis, was always about as close to street-gang realism as West Side Story, regardless of the incidents of urban violence that accompanied The Warriors’s original release. And, by our count, more main characters die violently in the musical.
In 2005, after Hill took the opportunity to insert a few Creepshow-esque comic-book linking segues to stress the film’s dystopic gothic fantasy, the same demographic that undoubtedly didn’t even think twice when purchasing the extended, extra-bloated Lord of the Rings bookshelf set suddenly scrounged up their ethical faculties to howl about the desecration of the “original work.” And it sounded fishy.
Our guess is simply that Hill’s vibrant, “sez you” actioneer strikes full-grown little boys right in the socket.
In 2005, after Hill took the opportunity to insert a few Creepshow-esque comic-book linking segues to stress the film’s dystopic gothic fantasy, the same demographic that undoubtedly didn’t even think twice when purchasing the extended, extra-bloated Lord of the Rings bookshelf set suddenly scrounged up their ethical faculties to howl about the desecration of the “original work.” And it sounded fishy.
Our guess is simply that Hill’s vibrant, “sez you” actioneer strikes full-grown little boys right in the socket.
- 12/13/2023
- by Eric Henderson
- Slant Magazine
Imagine you’re at a family gathering. Your aunts, grandparents, and even your cousins might be there. You’re catching up with some of the relatives you barely get to see anymore when out of nowhere your uncle storms in from the kitchen and belts a loud “Can You Dig It?” Well, that had to ring true for some of you thanks to the iconic status that 1979’s The Warriors directed by Walter Hill. The Warriors is a film that follows a local New York gang as they attempt to safely get from The Bronx to their home of Coney Island. Along the way they will be hunted by rival gangs who all seek to catch and dispatch The Warriors after they’re framed for murdering Cyrus, the kingpin of local crime who aims to set up a truce between all the gangs in the state.
The scene in question...
The scene in question...
- 8/31/2023
- by Kier Gomes
- JoBlo.com
“Creating a stimulating platform that brings together filmmakers, scholars and the public in order to encourage crucial dialogue regarding Palestine’s film industry, its culture and its politics.”
The London Palestine Film Festival (Lpff) 2019 will run in London from 15 to 30 November, in partnership with The Barbican, Curzon Soho, Institute Of Contemporary Arts (Ica), The Rio, The Tabernacle, Soas and P21 Gallery.
The Festival is proud to open its 2019 edition with the long-awaited, and now Cannes Awarded ‘Special Mention’, film “It Must Be Heaven”, by the honourable filmmaker, Elia Suleiman. The film was also selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.
Full Programme
It Must Be Heaven
Opening Night:
It Must Be Heaven (2019 l Elia Suleiman l 97’)
Lpff 2019 is proud to open with this long-awaited film from director Elia Suleiman.
Friday 15th November – Barbican @ 8:45pm
Family Affairs: Drama Shorts from Palestine...
The London Palestine Film Festival (Lpff) 2019 will run in London from 15 to 30 November, in partnership with The Barbican, Curzon Soho, Institute Of Contemporary Arts (Ica), The Rio, The Tabernacle, Soas and P21 Gallery.
The Festival is proud to open its 2019 edition with the long-awaited, and now Cannes Awarded ‘Special Mention’, film “It Must Be Heaven”, by the honourable filmmaker, Elia Suleiman. The film was also selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards.
Full Programme
It Must Be Heaven
Opening Night:
It Must Be Heaven (2019 l Elia Suleiman l 97’)
Lpff 2019 is proud to open with this long-awaited film from director Elia Suleiman.
Friday 15th November – Barbican @ 8:45pm
Family Affairs: Drama Shorts from Palestine...
- 11/9/2019
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Wikipedia
Even at the best of times the gaming industry is a melting pot of passionately overcooked opinions and steaming vitriol thrown in all directions whenever anyone dares admit they don’t like an otherwise popular franchise. Outside of that though, there’s been a few instances over the years when celebrities and public figures have gotten involved, only to face the wrath of going up against one of the most creative mediums there is.
It’s always an uphill battle for any named figure out in the public eye to even attempt a tiptoe through the minefield of satire and parody that forms the bulletproof defence any artistically-minded company can always fall back on, but it’s not stopped some celebrities of varying grades from at least giving it a pop – for the sake of headlines if nothing else.
Chances are if you think on the topic just a second,...
Even at the best of times the gaming industry is a melting pot of passionately overcooked opinions and steaming vitriol thrown in all directions whenever anyone dares admit they don’t like an otherwise popular franchise. Outside of that though, there’s been a few instances over the years when celebrities and public figures have gotten involved, only to face the wrath of going up against one of the most creative mediums there is.
It’s always an uphill battle for any named figure out in the public eye to even attempt a tiptoe through the minefield of satire and parody that forms the bulletproof defence any artistically-minded company can always fall back on, but it’s not stopped some celebrities of varying grades from at least giving it a pop – for the sake of headlines if nothing else.
Chances are if you think on the topic just a second,...
- 9/1/2014
- by Scott Tailford
- Obsessed with Film
The Warriors star Roger Hill has died, aged 65
Hill passed away in New York City last Thursday (February 20), but Variety reports that a cause of death has not been disclosed.
He is survived by his son Chris W Hill, a film editor.
The actor is best known for playing the bombastic gang leader Cyrus in director Walter Hill's cult 1979 action thriller The Warriors.
He later appeared in the soap opera One Life to Live from 1983 to 1984.
Roger also appeared in The Leatherstocking Tales, American Playhouse and The Education of Sonny Carson.
Hill passed away in New York City last Thursday (February 20), but Variety reports that a cause of death has not been disclosed.
He is survived by his son Chris W Hill, a film editor.
The actor is best known for playing the bombastic gang leader Cyrus in director Walter Hill's cult 1979 action thriller The Warriors.
He later appeared in the soap opera One Life to Live from 1983 to 1984.
Roger also appeared in The Leatherstocking Tales, American Playhouse and The Education of Sonny Carson.
- 2/26/2014
- Digital Spy
A warrior's journey has come to a close. Roger Hill, who scored a deep and loyal cult following for his breakout role in the seminal 1970s gang film The Warriors, has died. He was 65. According to Variety, Hill passed away Thursday in New York City. The cause of death was not disclosed. In a career that spanned 20 years, the native New Yorker amassed a slew of acting credits in theater, appearing Off-Broadway and touring with productions that included Hamlet, among others. It was his role as a gang leader in 1979's The Warriors that firmly etched Hill's place in cult cinematic lore.
- 2/26/2014
- by Alexis L. Loinaz
- PEOPLE.com
Paramount Pictures
Forget politicians and their empty promises – most of our favorite speeches come directly from the movies. Combine a great actor with a well-written speech and audiences end up looking at cinema gold (and actors might end up with some gold of their own in the form of various awards).
A great movie speech can leave quite an impression on the audience, after all. A good speech makes you want to rise up and applaud those involved (though you probably don’t because everyone else in the theatre would look at you like you’d gone insane). Still, they have the power to inspire such feelings… and are often the most memorable part of a movie.
So here are 10 more examples of movie speeches that completely dominate the films that they’re in – whether they’re full of anger, humor or heartbreak, they’re all impossible to forget.
10. Can You Dig It?...
Forget politicians and their empty promises – most of our favorite speeches come directly from the movies. Combine a great actor with a well-written speech and audiences end up looking at cinema gold (and actors might end up with some gold of their own in the form of various awards).
A great movie speech can leave quite an impression on the audience, after all. A good speech makes you want to rise up and applaud those involved (though you probably don’t because everyone else in the theatre would look at you like you’d gone insane). Still, they have the power to inspire such feelings… and are often the most memorable part of a movie.
So here are 10 more examples of movie speeches that completely dominate the films that they’re in – whether they’re full of anger, humor or heartbreak, they’re all impossible to forget.
10. Can You Dig It?...
- 1/31/2014
- by Chris McKittrick
- Obsessed with Film
Movies can be awesome sources of motivation, whether you're storming the gates of Mordor or walking onto the field in the second half of a pee-wee football game. The great energizing speeches in film make us feel like we could do either and come out on top, and the actors on screen, from Rick Moranis to Kenneth Branagh, know how to makes an audience feel good.
So whether you need to take down the greatest ice hockey team in the world or just feel battered and beaten by repeated printer jams at work, here are our ten favorite movie pep talks, guaranteed to make you get up in the morning and fear no enemy in your path.
Some words of warning, though. Whether they involve wars, sports or rooms filled with Muppets, these scenes may cause excessive fist-pumping.
[#25-21] [#20-16] [#15-11] [#10-6] [#5-1] [Index]
25. The success speech, "Heavy Weights" (1995)
Tony Perkins (Ben Stiller) may not win...
So whether you need to take down the greatest ice hockey team in the world or just feel battered and beaten by repeated printer jams at work, here are our ten favorite movie pep talks, guaranteed to make you get up in the morning and fear no enemy in your path.
Some words of warning, though. Whether they involve wars, sports or rooms filled with Muppets, these scenes may cause excessive fist-pumping.
[#25-21] [#20-16] [#15-11] [#10-6] [#5-1] [Index]
25. The success speech, "Heavy Weights" (1995)
Tony Perkins (Ben Stiller) may not win...
- 8/9/2011
- by IFC
- ifc.com
Entertainment Weekly at one point named The Warriors (1979) as the 16th greatest cult film ever, and the 14th most controversial film of all time. I can't for the life of me figure out why. I think you had to be there. Over on RottenTomatoes, it currently carried as Tomatometer reading of 93 percent. It doesn't make sense to me. One critic described it as "visually stunning and emotionally gripping." I'm at a loss to even understand that sentiment.
During pub trivia last week, a few slightly to somewhat older friends of mine were talking up and quoting The Warriors, a movie I suppose I should be ashamed of saying I'd not heard of up until that point. As is often the case when you hear about something for the first time, it began cropping up online and in conversations all week. So I decided to check it out.
I don't get it.
During pub trivia last week, a few slightly to somewhat older friends of mine were talking up and quoting The Warriors, a movie I suppose I should be ashamed of saying I'd not heard of up until that point. As is often the case when you hear about something for the first time, it began cropping up online and in conversations all week. So I decided to check it out.
I don't get it.
- 7/28/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
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