American Cinema Editors has announced it will honor The Woman King director Gina Prince-Bythewood with its Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award at the 73rd annual Ace Eddie Awards, taking place within UCLA’s Royce Hall on March 5, 2023.
The Golden Eddie is an award recognizing an artist who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film. Past recipients include Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Kathleen Kennedy, Christopher Nolan, Lauren Shuler Donner, Guillermo del Toro, Vince Gilligan, J.J. Abrams, Nancy Meyers, Martin Scorsese, Norman Jewison, Robert Zemeckis, George Lucas, and the Sundance Institute, among others.
“A supremely versatile trailblazer from day one of her career, Gina Prince-Bythewood has consistently entertained us with intimate films and global blockbusters that explore the human experience through formidable female characters,” said Ace president Kevin Tent, Ace. “A champion of diverse, character-driven narratives, her latest film — The Woman King — is the crown jewel...
The Golden Eddie is an award recognizing an artist who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film. Past recipients include Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Kathleen Kennedy, Christopher Nolan, Lauren Shuler Donner, Guillermo del Toro, Vince Gilligan, J.J. Abrams, Nancy Meyers, Martin Scorsese, Norman Jewison, Robert Zemeckis, George Lucas, and the Sundance Institute, among others.
“A supremely versatile trailblazer from day one of her career, Gina Prince-Bythewood has consistently entertained us with intimate films and global blockbusters that explore the human experience through formidable female characters,” said Ace president Kevin Tent, Ace. “A champion of diverse, character-driven narratives, her latest film — The Woman King — is the crown jewel...
- 10/27/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Oh boy. Munchies (1987) is…something. Produced by the beyond prolific and legendary Roger Corman and directed by Tina Hirsch, Munchies is a late 80s rip-off of Gremlins – one of the slew of similar films to follow in the wake of the 1984 Amblin classic. Corman is known for cashing in on any hot film or […]
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- 2/16/2022
- by Tyler Eschberger
- bloody-disgusting.com
One of Joe Dante’s finest pictures speaks heart-to-heart to gee-whiz space fans — transporting us from our backyard to the far reaches of the galaxy. With a boost from aliens unknown, Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix and Jason Presson are the intrepid space cadets that construct a fantastic vehicle from mysterious dream-signals, no Interociter required. Their dreams hint at the secret desires in their adolescent imaginations, even without an it’s-all-a-dream sandpit. They dare fly where no man has flown before, a genuine escape from the petty pressures of Junior High. New and old input on the Blu-ray finally tells the full story of the making of an underrated wonder movie.
Explorers
Blu-ray
1985 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 109, 106 min. / Street Date May 25, 2021
Starring: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson, Amanda Peterson, Dick Miller, Dana Ivey, James Cromwell, Brooke Bundy, Robert Picardo, Leslie Rickert, Mary Kay Place.
Cinematography: John Hora
Film Editor: Tina Hirsch
Production Design: Robert S.
Explorers
Blu-ray
1985 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 109, 106 min. / Street Date May 25, 2021
Starring: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson, Amanda Peterson, Dick Miller, Dana Ivey, James Cromwell, Brooke Bundy, Robert Picardo, Leslie Rickert, Mary Kay Place.
Cinematography: John Hora
Film Editor: Tina Hirsch
Production Design: Robert S.
- 6/5/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Lynzee Klingman and Sidney Wolinsky will receive Career Achievement Awards for their outstanding contributions to film editing at the 71st annual American Cinema Editors’ Eddie Awards on April 17. This year’s show will be held virtually due to the pandemic.
“Lynzee and Sidney have cut some of our favorite and most iconic movies and television shows,” said Ace president Kevin Tent. “We’re thrilled to recognize these two extraordinary editors, their hard work and their amazing careers.”
Klingman, who was Oscar-nominated for one of her first films – One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) – has had a career in feature films and documentaries that included editing A River Runs Through It, The War of the Roses, Man on the Moon, Hoffa, Hair, Little Man Tate, Ali and dozens of others.
Wollinsky, who was Oscar-nominated for The Shape of Water (2017), won an Emmy for the pilot episode of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire.
“Lynzee and Sidney have cut some of our favorite and most iconic movies and television shows,” said Ace president Kevin Tent. “We’re thrilled to recognize these two extraordinary editors, their hard work and their amazing careers.”
Klingman, who was Oscar-nominated for one of her first films – One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) – has had a career in feature films and documentaries that included editing A River Runs Through It, The War of the Roses, Man on the Moon, Hoffa, Hair, Little Man Tate, Ali and dozens of others.
Wollinsky, who was Oscar-nominated for The Shape of Water (2017), won an Emmy for the pilot episode of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire.
- 3/9/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
“Parasite” and “Jojo Rabbit” have won the top feature film trophies at the 70th Annual Ace Eddie Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Jinmo Yang won the dramatic feature category for “Parasite” over “Ford v Ferrari,” “Joker,” “The Irishman,” and “Marriage Story.” The victory marks the first time in Ace Eddie Awards history that a foreign language film has won the top prize.
Tom Eagles took the trophy for best edited comedy feature film for “Jojo Rabbit,” which won over “Dolemite Is My Name,” “The Farewell,” “Knives Out” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”
“Jojo Rabbit” and “Parasite” are nominated for the Academy Award for Best Editing along with “Ford v Ferrari,” “Joker” and “The Irishman.”
Ace President Stephen Rivkin presided over the evening’s festivities with actress D’Arcy Carden, star of NBC’s “The Good Place,” serving as the evening’s host.
“Toy Story 4” (edited by Axel Geddes...
Jinmo Yang won the dramatic feature category for “Parasite” over “Ford v Ferrari,” “Joker,” “The Irishman,” and “Marriage Story.” The victory marks the first time in Ace Eddie Awards history that a foreign language film has won the top prize.
Tom Eagles took the trophy for best edited comedy feature film for “Jojo Rabbit,” which won over “Dolemite Is My Name,” “The Farewell,” “Knives Out” and “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”
“Jojo Rabbit” and “Parasite” are nominated for the Academy Award for Best Editing along with “Ford v Ferrari,” “Joker” and “The Irishman.”
Ace President Stephen Rivkin presided over the evening’s festivities with actress D’Arcy Carden, star of NBC’s “The Good Place,” serving as the evening’s host.
“Toy Story 4” (edited by Axel Geddes...
- 1/18/2020
- by Dave McNary and Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Bong Joon Ho’s acclaimed South Korean class-divide thriller “Parasite” and Taika Waititi’s Nazi satire “Jojo Rabbit,” both Editing and Best Picture Oscar nominees, were the surprise feature winners for drama and comedy at the 70th Ace Eddie Awards Friday at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. “Toy Story 4” and “Apollo 11,” meanwhile, took the awards for animation and feature documentary.
However, since Ace has long been an Academy Awards bellwether for editing, “Parasite” (edited by Jinmo Yang) now becomes the Oscar favorite, besting the frontrunner, Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” (edited by three-time Oscar winner Thelma Schoonmaker). And it could even be a harbinger for “Parasite” to make Academy history as the first international feature film to win the coveted Best Picture Oscar.
For Yang, who previously cut “Okja” and “Snowpiercer” with Bong, the director’s avoidance of coverage became even more of an obstacle on “Parasite.
However, since Ace has long been an Academy Awards bellwether for editing, “Parasite” (edited by Jinmo Yang) now becomes the Oscar favorite, besting the frontrunner, Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” (edited by three-time Oscar winner Thelma Schoonmaker). And it could even be a harbinger for “Parasite” to make Academy history as the first international feature film to win the coveted Best Picture Oscar.
For Yang, who previously cut “Okja” and “Snowpiercer” with Bong, the director’s avoidance of coverage became even more of an obstacle on “Parasite.
- 1/18/2020
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
“Parasite” and “Jojo Rabbit” have won the top feature-film awards at the American Cinema Editors’ 70th Annual Ace Eddie Awards, which were handed out on Friday night in Beverly Hills.
Both winners are nominated for the film-editing Oscar, along with “Ford v Ferrari,” “The Irishman” and “Joker.” Although those three films are more typical editing winners, “Parasite” beat them all in the Best Edited Feature Film (Drama) category, while “Jojo Rabbit” topped “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” for Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy).
The win for “Parasite” was only the second Ace Eddie win in history for a non-English film. In 2007, “Babel” tied with “The Departed” for the award.
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Over the last 10 years, six of the Ace Eddie winners for dramatic film have gone on to win the Oscar for Best Film Editing, but only two have won Best Picture.
Both winners are nominated for the film-editing Oscar, along with “Ford v Ferrari,” “The Irishman” and “Joker.” Although those three films are more typical editing winners, “Parasite” beat them all in the Best Edited Feature Film (Drama) category, while “Jojo Rabbit” topped “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” for Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy).
The win for “Parasite” was only the second Ace Eddie win in history for a non-English film. In 2007, “Babel” tied with “The Departed” for the award.
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Over the last 10 years, six of the Ace Eddie winners for dramatic film have gone on to win the Oscar for Best Film Editing, but only two have won Best Picture.
- 1/18/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Bong Jong Ho’s South Korean film Parasite continued its remarkable awards-season run tonight, winning the top prize for editor Jimmo Yang at the 70th annual Ace Eddie Awards. It’s the first time the American Cinema Editors has given its marquee Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) award to a foreign-language pic.
Searchlight Pictures’ Nazi sendup Jojo Rabiit won the Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) for Tom Eagles, and Axel Geddes took home Best Edited Animated Feature Film for Disney/Pixar’s billion-dollar sequel Toy Story 4. Todd Douglas Miller scooped the Eddie for Best Edited Documentary (Feature) for Neon’s Apollo 11.
See the full list of winners below.
“Oh my god,” Yang said in his acceptance speech. “I definitely didn’t see this coming, so I didn’t prepare a speech, and my brain is going crazy. First of all, this all feels like a dream. I can’t believe this is happening.
Searchlight Pictures’ Nazi sendup Jojo Rabiit won the Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) for Tom Eagles, and Axel Geddes took home Best Edited Animated Feature Film for Disney/Pixar’s billion-dollar sequel Toy Story 4. Todd Douglas Miller scooped the Eddie for Best Edited Documentary (Feature) for Neon’s Apollo 11.
See the full list of winners below.
“Oh my god,” Yang said in his acceptance speech. “I definitely didn’t see this coming, so I didn’t prepare a speech, and my brain is going crazy. First of all, this all feels like a dream. I can’t believe this is happening.
- 1/18/2020
- by Erik Pedersen and Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Lauren Shuler Donner, a producer whose filmography ranges from Brat Pack to Marvel, is among those chosen by the American Cinema Editors board to receive a special career honor at the 70th Annual Ace Eddie Awards.
Shuler Donner will receive Ace’s Golden Eddie Award at the annual ceremony January 17 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. D’Arcy Carden (“The Good Place”) is hosting.
Shuler Donner’s career spans four decades and began with “Mr. Mom,” the 1983 John Hughes-penned comedy starring Michael Keaton. She went on to produce other notable 1980s films including “St. Elmo’s Fire” and “Pretty in Pink.” The next decade, she produced “Dave” and “Free Willy,” two of the top 10 movies in 1993.
She helped spawn a new generation of superhero films’ box-office dominance beginning in 2000 with “X-Men,” and went on to produce several in the series, including the Ryan Reynolds-starrer “Deadpool” in 2016, which brought in $782.6 million globally.
Shuler Donner will receive Ace’s Golden Eddie Award at the annual ceremony January 17 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. D’Arcy Carden (“The Good Place”) is hosting.
Shuler Donner’s career spans four decades and began with “Mr. Mom,” the 1983 John Hughes-penned comedy starring Michael Keaton. She went on to produce other notable 1980s films including “St. Elmo’s Fire” and “Pretty in Pink.” The next decade, she produced “Dave” and “Free Willy,” two of the top 10 movies in 1993.
She helped spawn a new generation of superhero films’ box-office dominance beginning in 2000 with “X-Men,” and went on to produce several in the series, including the Ryan Reynolds-starrer “Deadpool” in 2016, which brought in $782.6 million globally.
- 1/10/2020
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner is among four people set for special honors at the 70th annual Ace Eddie Awards. They and the American Cinema Editors trophy winners will receive their hardware during the ceremony next week.
Shuler Donner will receive Ace’s Golden Eddie Award, and film editors Alan Heim, Ace and Tina Hirsch are set for the Career Achievement Award. Cathy Repola, National Executive Director of the Motion Picture Editors Guild, will receive Ace’s Heritage Award, which recognizing an individual’s commitment to advancing the image of the film editor, cultivating respect for the editing profession and dedication to Ace.
“This year’s Career Achievement and Heritage Award honorees have immeasurably contributed to the legacy of Ace and the craft and business of film editing,” Ace President Stephen Rivkin said. “It’s a very special year for us to be recognizing their achievements.”
During her four-decade career,...
Shuler Donner will receive Ace’s Golden Eddie Award, and film editors Alan Heim, Ace and Tina Hirsch are set for the Career Achievement Award. Cathy Repola, National Executive Director of the Motion Picture Editors Guild, will receive Ace’s Heritage Award, which recognizing an individual’s commitment to advancing the image of the film editor, cultivating respect for the editing profession and dedication to Ace.
“This year’s Career Achievement and Heritage Award honorees have immeasurably contributed to the legacy of Ace and the craft and business of film editing,” Ace President Stephen Rivkin said. “It’s a very special year for us to be recognizing their achievements.”
During her four-decade career,...
- 1/9/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The exclusive 4K Ultra-hd club welcomes a worthy new member, Joe Dante’s evergreen horror comedy (and Christmas delight) about a cute furry critter and its 2nd-generation horde of scaly, impish demons. These aren’t Gremlins from the Kremlin, but homegrown domestic terrorist monsters, and Dante contrasts their killer antics with a sentimental parody of small town America. No CGI … You will believe that the animatronic rascals can multiply like rabbits, break dance, and run amuck!
Gremlins
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Code
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
1984 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 106 min. / Street Date October 1, 2019 / 41.99
Starring: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Keye Luke, Frances Lee McCain, Dick Miller, Jackie Joseph, Judge Reinhold, Polly Holliday, Belinda Balaski, Edward Andrews, Don Steele, Scott Brady, Corey Feldman, Harry Carey Jr., Chuck Jones, Glynn Turman, Jerry Goldsmith, William Schallert, Steven Spielberg, Kenneth Tobey.
Cinematography: John Hora
Film Editor: Tina Hirsch
Original Music: Jerry Goldsmith...
Gremlins
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital Code
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
1984 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 106 min. / Street Date October 1, 2019 / 41.99
Starring: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Keye Luke, Frances Lee McCain, Dick Miller, Jackie Joseph, Judge Reinhold, Polly Holliday, Belinda Balaski, Edward Andrews, Don Steele, Scott Brady, Corey Feldman, Harry Carey Jr., Chuck Jones, Glynn Turman, Jerry Goldsmith, William Schallert, Steven Spielberg, Kenneth Tobey.
Cinematography: John Hora
Film Editor: Tina Hirsch
Original Music: Jerry Goldsmith...
- 9/28/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
English-born film editor Anne V. Coates, who won an Academy Award for cutting David Lean’s classic “Lawrence of Arabia,” has died. She was 92.
She earned that 1963 Oscar: In addition to its impressive balance of imposing desert landscapes and vivid human drama (culled from some 31 miles of footage), the nearly four-hour epic contains one of the most famous “match” cuts in movie history, from a shot of Peter O’Toole blowing out a match to a majestic desert sunrise.
Coates went on to receive four more Academy Award nominations, for editing Peter Glenville’s “Becket” (1964), David Lynch’s “The Elephant Man” (1980), Wolfgang Petersen’s “In the Line of Fire” (1993) and Steven Soderbergh’s “Out of Sight” (1988).
Her other credits include “Young Cassidy” (1965), “The Bofors Gun” (1968), “The Public Eye” (1972), “Murder on the Orient Express” (1974), “What About Bob?” (1991), “Chaplin” (1992), “Congo” (1995), “Striptease” (1996) and Soderbergh’s “Erin Brockovich” (2000).
Her more recent credits include “The Golden Compass...
She earned that 1963 Oscar: In addition to its impressive balance of imposing desert landscapes and vivid human drama (culled from some 31 miles of footage), the nearly four-hour epic contains one of the most famous “match” cuts in movie history, from a shot of Peter O’Toole blowing out a match to a majestic desert sunrise.
Coates went on to receive four more Academy Award nominations, for editing Peter Glenville’s “Becket” (1964), David Lynch’s “The Elephant Man” (1980), Wolfgang Petersen’s “In the Line of Fire” (1993) and Steven Soderbergh’s “Out of Sight” (1988).
Her other credits include “Young Cassidy” (1965), “The Bofors Gun” (1968), “The Public Eye” (1972), “Murder on the Orient Express” (1974), “What About Bob?” (1991), “Chaplin” (1992), “Congo” (1995), “Striptease” (1996) and Soderbergh’s “Erin Brockovich” (2000).
Her more recent credits include “The Golden Compass...
- 5/9/2018
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
Earlier today, the Academy sent an email to all members with the final list of Board of Governors candidates. Conspicuously absent is Netflix CEO and Ted Sarandos, who hosted a recent Academy museum fundraiser and was hoping to get a chance to run for the board.
Also absent is Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the current president of AMPAS, who’s stepping down this August and not seeking a third three-year term on the 54-member board. You have to be on the board in order to run for President. Others no longer in the running are Sony Pictures Classics and CBS Films executives Michael Barker and Terry Press, producer Paula Wagner, director Brett Ratner and actors Queen Latifah and Lou Diamond Phillips. Actress Laura Dern is one current board member who is backed by Academy CEO Dawn Hudson and gaining support.
The final election begins Monday, June 19 and closes on Friday, June...
Also absent is Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the current president of AMPAS, who’s stepping down this August and not seeking a third three-year term on the 54-member board. You have to be on the board in order to run for President. Others no longer in the running are Sony Pictures Classics and CBS Films executives Michael Barker and Terry Press, producer Paula Wagner, director Brett Ratner and actors Queen Latifah and Lou Diamond Phillips. Actress Laura Dern is one current board member who is backed by Academy CEO Dawn Hudson and gaining support.
The final election begins Monday, June 19 and closes on Friday, June...
- 6/2/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Earlier today, the Academy sent an email to all members with the final list of Board of Governors candidates. Conspicuously absent is Netflix CEO and Ted Sarandos, who hosted a recent Academy museum fundraiser and was hoping to get a chance to run for the board.
Also absent is Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the current president of AMPAS, who’s stepping down this August and not seeking a third three-year term on the 54-member board. You have to be on the board in order to run for President. Others no longer in the running are Sony Pictures Classics and CBS Films executives Michael Barker and Terry Press, producer Paula Wagner, director Brett Ratner and actors Queen Latifah and Lou Diamond Phillips. Actress Laura Dern is one current board member who is backed by Academy CEO Dawn Hudson and gaining support.
The final election begins Monday, June 19 and closes on Friday, June...
Also absent is Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the current president of AMPAS, who’s stepping down this August and not seeking a third three-year term on the 54-member board. You have to be on the board in order to run for President. Others no longer in the running are Sony Pictures Classics and CBS Films executives Michael Barker and Terry Press, producer Paula Wagner, director Brett Ratner and actors Queen Latifah and Lou Diamond Phillips. Actress Laura Dern is one current board member who is backed by Academy CEO Dawn Hudson and gaining support.
The final election begins Monday, June 19 and closes on Friday, June...
- 6/2/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
If you are of a certain vintage like me, Saturday morning cartoons in the 70’s were something special. I would make myself a bowl of cereal and stare transfixed as cartoon apes, dogs, and rabbits would drive across my screen in ridiculously shaped hot rods and blue and green Mystery Machines. Roger Corman, always on the lookout for the next profitable venture, transposed Saturday mornings to theatres and drive-ins alike with his dystopic demolition extravaganza, Death Race 2000 (1975) . He just never told anyone it wasn’t meant for kids.
Released in April by New World Pictures, made for $300,000 and bringing home $5,000,000, Death Race 2000 was another success for Corman and company. The mid-70’s was a time of vehicular fantasy on the big screen, especially on the B movie circuit. Everything from Race with the Devil (1975) to Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and beyond emphasized fast cars and explosive chases, with...
Released in April by New World Pictures, made for $300,000 and bringing home $5,000,000, Death Race 2000 was another success for Corman and company. The mid-70’s was a time of vehicular fantasy on the big screen, especially on the B movie circuit. Everything from Race with the Devil (1975) to Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and beyond emphasized fast cars and explosive chases, with...
- 6/13/2015
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
hollywoodnews.com: American Cinema Editors (Ace) will honor former Editor-In-Chief and Editor of the Ace magazine CinemaEditor (Ce), Edgar Burcksen, A.C.E., and Vincent LoBrutto, respectively, with the Robert Wise Award at the 61st Annual Ace Eddie Awards on February 19, 2011 in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
The Robert Wise Award recognizes a journalist whose writing has contributed significantly in elevating public consciousness to the crucial role of editing in the filmmaking process.
“For almost 10 years, Edgar and Vinny shared an undying commitment to CinemaEditor. With their passion for the craft and art of editing, both have worked tirelessly to highlight the post-production process of film and television projects,” stated the Ace Board of Directors. “With this, they are the perfect choice to the receive the Robert Wise Award.”
At the 50th Annual Ace Eddie Awards ceremony, Robert Wise presented the inaugural award to Jack Tucker, A.
The Robert Wise Award recognizes a journalist whose writing has contributed significantly in elevating public consciousness to the crucial role of editing in the filmmaking process.
“For almost 10 years, Edgar and Vinny shared an undying commitment to CinemaEditor. With their passion for the craft and art of editing, both have worked tirelessly to highlight the post-production process of film and television projects,” stated the Ace Board of Directors. “With this, they are the perfect choice to the receive the Robert Wise Award.”
At the 50th Annual Ace Eddie Awards ceremony, Robert Wise presented the inaugural award to Jack Tucker, A.
- 2/10/2011
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
When thinking of classic B-movies, the conversation must start and stop with not only Roger Corman, but the seminal sci-fi cult masterpiece, Death Race 2000.
Not only has the film become fodder for a rather turgid Paul W.S. Anderson (and I stress the W.S., not Thomas, there is indeed a massive difference) remake, and a recently announced direct to DVD sequel, but it has seemingly been lost to history, as outside of the film world, its name isn’t quite as well known as it damn well should be.
However, Shout Factory, with their new release of the film, is looking to change all of that. For the most part, they definitely succeed, as this is an interesting, albeit a mixed bag, DVD.
Personally, this is one of my all-time favorite films. It’s not in my “top 10” or anything like that, but if I want to sit down,...
Not only has the film become fodder for a rather turgid Paul W.S. Anderson (and I stress the W.S., not Thomas, there is indeed a massive difference) remake, and a recently announced direct to DVD sequel, but it has seemingly been lost to history, as outside of the film world, its name isn’t quite as well known as it damn well should be.
However, Shout Factory, with their new release of the film, is looking to change all of that. For the most part, they definitely succeed, as this is an interesting, albeit a mixed bag, DVD.
Personally, this is one of my all-time favorite films. It’s not in my “top 10” or anything like that, but if I want to sit down,...
- 6/15/2010
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Never mind all that ridiculous business about seeing who shits on the sidewalk! The original big daddy of them all, Death Race 2000, is getting set to hit DVD and Blu-ray in style; and we've got the lowdown on what to expect!
From the Press Release
It’s time for full-throttle, full-tilt, fast and furious fun this summer as Shout! Factory, in association with New Horizons Picture Corporation, unleashes one of Roger Corman's classics that gives new meaning to the term “road rage.” June 22, 2010, will see the release of the Death Race 2000 Special Edition Blu-ray™ and DVD, earmarking the latest installment from Roger Corman’s Cult Classics home entertainment series.
Death Race 2000 Special Edition boasts a high-octane selection of extensive bonus content including all-new interviews and commentary with cast and crew, rare behind-the-scenes footage, and much more, making this definitive home entertainment release from Shout! Factory’s...
From the Press Release
It’s time for full-throttle, full-tilt, fast and furious fun this summer as Shout! Factory, in association with New Horizons Picture Corporation, unleashes one of Roger Corman's classics that gives new meaning to the term “road rage.” June 22, 2010, will see the release of the Death Race 2000 Special Edition Blu-ray™ and DVD, earmarking the latest installment from Roger Corman’s Cult Classics home entertainment series.
Death Race 2000 Special Edition boasts a high-octane selection of extensive bonus content including all-new interviews and commentary with cast and crew, rare behind-the-scenes footage, and much more, making this definitive home entertainment release from Shout! Factory’s...
- 4/1/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
I can smell the blood and exhaust now. Shout! Factory has revealed their list of special features that are accompanying the new special edition of Death Race 2000 which is part of their Roger Corman's Cult Classics line. Check this out... Extensive Special Features Include: . New Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer (1.85:1) in high definition from the inter-positive film element . David on Death Race: A brief look back from star David Carradine recorded in 2008 . Audio commentary with Roger Corman and Mary Woronov . New audio commentary with assistant director Lewis Teague and editor Tina Hirsch . Playing the Game: Looking Back at .Death Race 2000. . Ready to Wear: In-depth interview costume designer Jane Ruhm on her inventive work for this film and other Roger Corman...
- 3/30/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Randy Roberts has been elected president of American Cinema Editors.
The editor served as vp of the honorary society for the past four years and has served on several of its committees.
He succeeds Alan Heim, who has completed his second consecutive term as president and therefore takes a required break from the role. Roberts appointed Heim to complete the final year of his vp term.
Roberts earned Ace Eddie Award nominations for "L.A. Law," "Early Edition" and "Chicago Hope," for which he also received an Emmy nomination. He is also a director and producer and is currently a supervising producer on "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit."
Heim earned an Academy Award for "All That Jazz."
Lillian Benson was re-elected as Ace secretary. Ed Abroms continues as treasurer.
Also elected to the Ace board are Anita Brandt Burgoyne, as well as incumbent members Kate Amend, Edgar Burcksen, Tina Hirsch and Harry Miller.
The editor served as vp of the honorary society for the past four years and has served on several of its committees.
He succeeds Alan Heim, who has completed his second consecutive term as president and therefore takes a required break from the role. Roberts appointed Heim to complete the final year of his vp term.
Roberts earned Ace Eddie Award nominations for "L.A. Law," "Early Edition" and "Chicago Hope," for which he also received an Emmy nomination. He is also a director and producer and is currently a supervising producer on "Law and Order: Special Victims Unit."
Heim earned an Academy Award for "All That Jazz."
Lillian Benson was re-elected as Ace secretary. Ed Abroms continues as treasurer.
Also elected to the Ace board are Anita Brandt Burgoyne, as well as incumbent members Kate Amend, Edgar Burcksen, Tina Hirsch and Harry Miller.
- 9/2/2008
- by By Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tim Hunter, the director best known for his films "River's Edge" and "Tex", has been working mainly in television in recent years. He returns to the big screen with a female-driven Western, "The Far Side of Jericho", that demonstrates great affection for the genre without really resurrecting it. Given the dim audience response to Westerns in recent years, the film is only attempting a brief theatrical release in Los Angeles, then will head straight to DVD.
"Jericho" was the brainchild of the three leading actresses -- Suzanne Andrews, Judith Burnett and Lissa Negrin, friends in real life, who came up with the idea of a Western focused on women. This isn't a brand-new notion, of course. Nicholas Ray's campy "Johnny Guitar" memorably pitted Joan Crawford against Mercedes McCambridge. More recently, "Bad Girls" teamed Madeleine Stowe, Drew Barrymore and others in a feminist look at the Old West. Andrews, Burnett and Negrin approached Hunter with their idea for a less glamorized female Western.
The basic story in a script by Rob Sullivan and rewritten by novelist James Crumley is simple enough: Maxine (Andrews), Claire (Burnett) and Bridget (Negrin) are the widows of three outlaw brothers hanged in the movie's opening sequence. The brothers left a buried treasure that the women decide to unearth. They are pursued by a whole gang of greedy varmints, including the town sheriff and his posse, a couple of Pinkerton detectives and a crazed preacher who all want the loot.
While this quest provides the primary narrative thread, there are many subplots, including the troubled backstories of the three women. Along the way they interact with a young man raised by Apache, and the tribe also intrudes on their journey. In addition, the three widows are regularly visited by ghosts of their dead husbands. Then there's a mysterious stranger who rears up like the Lone Ranger when the women are in trouble.
The movie benefits from the handsome widescreen photography by Patrick Cady, and Mark Adler's rousing score evokes classic scores by Dimitri Tiomkin and Elmer Bernstein. In the last analysis, the film is too clumsily executed to be very satisfying to anyone except die-hard genre fans. All the unwieldy subplots dilute the tension, and some of the elements, like the supernatural trappings, seem completely irrelevant.
While the three actresses have an appealing grittiness, they aren't always up to the demands of the roles. Andrews as the weathered ringleader comes off best. Burnett, as the alcoholic widow with a history of sexual abuse, has some affecting quiet moments, but her emotional outbursts fail to convince.
On the other hand, the supporting cast is strong. Patrick Bergin as the sheriff, Lawrence Pressman as a corrupt banker and James Gammon as the maniacal preacher lend vivid support. The gunfights are well staged, and it's worth noting that though there is a lot of shooting, not many people actually get killed. Maybe that's an outgrowth of the movie's feminine sensibilities.
THE FAR SIDE OF JERICHO
First Look Pictures
Further Prods.
Credits:
Director: Tim Hunter
Screenwriters: Rob Sullivan, James Crumley
Producer: Tom Shell
Director of photography: Patrick Cady
Production designer: Mark Alan Duran
Music: Mark Adler
Editors: Tina Hirsch, Sunny Hodge
Cast:
Jake: Patrick Bergin
Van Damm: Lawrence Pressman
Preacher: James Gammon
Maxine: Suzanne Andrews
Claire: Judith Burnett
Bridget: Lissa Negrin
Jemmy Thornton: C. Thomas Howell
Cash Thornton: John Diehl
Running time -- 99 minutes
No MPAA rating...
"Jericho" was the brainchild of the three leading actresses -- Suzanne Andrews, Judith Burnett and Lissa Negrin, friends in real life, who came up with the idea of a Western focused on women. This isn't a brand-new notion, of course. Nicholas Ray's campy "Johnny Guitar" memorably pitted Joan Crawford against Mercedes McCambridge. More recently, "Bad Girls" teamed Madeleine Stowe, Drew Barrymore and others in a feminist look at the Old West. Andrews, Burnett and Negrin approached Hunter with their idea for a less glamorized female Western.
The basic story in a script by Rob Sullivan and rewritten by novelist James Crumley is simple enough: Maxine (Andrews), Claire (Burnett) and Bridget (Negrin) are the widows of three outlaw brothers hanged in the movie's opening sequence. The brothers left a buried treasure that the women decide to unearth. They are pursued by a whole gang of greedy varmints, including the town sheriff and his posse, a couple of Pinkerton detectives and a crazed preacher who all want the loot.
While this quest provides the primary narrative thread, there are many subplots, including the troubled backstories of the three women. Along the way they interact with a young man raised by Apache, and the tribe also intrudes on their journey. In addition, the three widows are regularly visited by ghosts of their dead husbands. Then there's a mysterious stranger who rears up like the Lone Ranger when the women are in trouble.
The movie benefits from the handsome widescreen photography by Patrick Cady, and Mark Adler's rousing score evokes classic scores by Dimitri Tiomkin and Elmer Bernstein. In the last analysis, the film is too clumsily executed to be very satisfying to anyone except die-hard genre fans. All the unwieldy subplots dilute the tension, and some of the elements, like the supernatural trappings, seem completely irrelevant.
While the three actresses have an appealing grittiness, they aren't always up to the demands of the roles. Andrews as the weathered ringleader comes off best. Burnett, as the alcoholic widow with a history of sexual abuse, has some affecting quiet moments, but her emotional outbursts fail to convince.
On the other hand, the supporting cast is strong. Patrick Bergin as the sheriff, Lawrence Pressman as a corrupt banker and James Gammon as the maniacal preacher lend vivid support. The gunfights are well staged, and it's worth noting that though there is a lot of shooting, not many people actually get killed. Maybe that's an outgrowth of the movie's feminine sensibilities.
THE FAR SIDE OF JERICHO
First Look Pictures
Further Prods.
Credits:
Director: Tim Hunter
Screenwriters: Rob Sullivan, James Crumley
Producer: Tom Shell
Director of photography: Patrick Cady
Production designer: Mark Alan Duran
Music: Mark Adler
Editors: Tina Hirsch, Sunny Hodge
Cast:
Jake: Patrick Bergin
Van Damm: Lawrence Pressman
Preacher: James Gammon
Maxine: Suzanne Andrews
Claire: Judith Burnett
Bridget: Lissa Negrin
Jemmy Thornton: C. Thomas Howell
Cash Thornton: John Diehl
Running time -- 99 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 4/27/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tim Hunter, the director best known for his films "River's Edge" and "Tex", has been working mainly in television in recent years. He returns to the big screen with a female-driven Western, "The Far Side of Jericho", that demonstrates great affection for the genre without really resurrecting it. Given the dim audience response to Westerns in recent years, the film is only attempting a brief theatrical release in Los Angeles, then will head straight to DVD.
"Jericho" was the brainchild of the three leading actresses -- Suzanne Andrews, Judith Burnett and Lissa Negrin, friends in real life, who came up with the idea of a Western focused on women. This isn't a brand-new notion, of course. Nicholas Ray's campy "Johnny Guitar" memorably pitted Joan Crawford against Mercedes McCambridge. More recently, "Bad Girls" teamed Madeleine Stowe, Drew Barrymore and others in a feminist look at the Old West. Andrews, Burnett and Negrin approached Hunter with their idea for a less glamorized female Western.
The basic story in a script by Rob Sullivan and rewritten by novelist James Crumley is simple enough: Maxine (Andrews), Claire (Burnett) and Bridget (Negrin) are the widows of three outlaw brothers hanged in the movie's opening sequence. The brothers left a buried treasure that the women decide to unearth. They are pursued by a whole gang of greedy varmints, including the town sheriff and his posse, a couple of Pinkerton detectives and a crazed preacher who all want the loot.
While this quest provides the primary narrative thread, there are many subplots, including the troubled backstories of the three women. Along the way they interact with a young man raised by Apache, and the tribe also intrudes on their journey. In addition, the three widows are regularly visited by ghosts of their dead husbands. Then there's a mysterious stranger who rears up like the Lone Ranger when the women are in trouble.
The movie benefits from the handsome widescreen photography by Patrick Cady, and Mark Adler's rousing score evokes classic scores by Dimitri Tiomkin and Elmer Bernstein. In the last analysis, the film is too clumsily executed to be very satisfying to anyone except die-hard genre fans. All the unwieldy subplots dilute the tension, and some of the elements, like the supernatural trappings, seem completely irrelevant.
While the three actresses have an appealing grittiness, they aren't always up to the demands of the roles. Andrews as the weathered ringleader comes off best. Burnett, as the alcoholic widow with a history of sexual abuse, has some affecting quiet moments, but her emotional outbursts fail to convince.
On the other hand, the supporting cast is strong. Patrick Bergin as the sheriff, Lawrence Pressman as a corrupt banker and James Gammon as the maniacal preacher lend vivid support. The gunfights are well staged, and it's worth noting that though there is a lot of shooting, not many people actually get killed. Maybe that's an outgrowth of the movie's feminine sensibilities.
THE FAR SIDE OF JERICHO
First Look Pictures
Further Prods.
Credits:
Director: Tim Hunter
Screenwriters: Rob Sullivan, James Crumley
Producer: Tom Shell
Director of photography: Patrick Cady
Production designer: Mark Alan Duran
Music: Mark Adler
Editors: Tina Hirsch, Sunny Hodge
Cast:
Jake: Patrick Bergin
Van Damm: Lawrence Pressman
Preacher: James Gammon
Maxine: Suzanne Andrews
Claire: Judith Burnett
Bridget: Lissa Negrin
Jemmy Thornton: C. Thomas Howell
Cash Thornton: John Diehl
Running time -- 99 minutes
No MPAA rating...
"Jericho" was the brainchild of the three leading actresses -- Suzanne Andrews, Judith Burnett and Lissa Negrin, friends in real life, who came up with the idea of a Western focused on women. This isn't a brand-new notion, of course. Nicholas Ray's campy "Johnny Guitar" memorably pitted Joan Crawford against Mercedes McCambridge. More recently, "Bad Girls" teamed Madeleine Stowe, Drew Barrymore and others in a feminist look at the Old West. Andrews, Burnett and Negrin approached Hunter with their idea for a less glamorized female Western.
The basic story in a script by Rob Sullivan and rewritten by novelist James Crumley is simple enough: Maxine (Andrews), Claire (Burnett) and Bridget (Negrin) are the widows of three outlaw brothers hanged in the movie's opening sequence. The brothers left a buried treasure that the women decide to unearth. They are pursued by a whole gang of greedy varmints, including the town sheriff and his posse, a couple of Pinkerton detectives and a crazed preacher who all want the loot.
While this quest provides the primary narrative thread, there are many subplots, including the troubled backstories of the three women. Along the way they interact with a young man raised by Apache, and the tribe also intrudes on their journey. In addition, the three widows are regularly visited by ghosts of their dead husbands. Then there's a mysterious stranger who rears up like the Lone Ranger when the women are in trouble.
The movie benefits from the handsome widescreen photography by Patrick Cady, and Mark Adler's rousing score evokes classic scores by Dimitri Tiomkin and Elmer Bernstein. In the last analysis, the film is too clumsily executed to be very satisfying to anyone except die-hard genre fans. All the unwieldy subplots dilute the tension, and some of the elements, like the supernatural trappings, seem completely irrelevant.
While the three actresses have an appealing grittiness, they aren't always up to the demands of the roles. Andrews as the weathered ringleader comes off best. Burnett, as the alcoholic widow with a history of sexual abuse, has some affecting quiet moments, but her emotional outbursts fail to convince.
On the other hand, the supporting cast is strong. Patrick Bergin as the sheriff, Lawrence Pressman as a corrupt banker and James Gammon as the maniacal preacher lend vivid support. The gunfights are well staged, and it's worth noting that though there is a lot of shooting, not many people actually get killed. Maybe that's an outgrowth of the movie's feminine sensibilities.
THE FAR SIDE OF JERICHO
First Look Pictures
Further Prods.
Credits:
Director: Tim Hunter
Screenwriters: Rob Sullivan, James Crumley
Producer: Tom Shell
Director of photography: Patrick Cady
Production designer: Mark Alan Duran
Music: Mark Adler
Editors: Tina Hirsch, Sunny Hodge
Cast:
Jake: Patrick Bergin
Van Damm: Lawrence Pressman
Preacher: James Gammon
Maxine: Suzanne Andrews
Claire: Judith Burnett
Bridget: Lissa Negrin
Jemmy Thornton: C. Thomas Howell
Cash Thornton: John Diehl
Running time -- 99 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 4/27/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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