Terry Gilliam’s grandest, most joyful fantasy is still a marvel, a fully adult adventure that will equally spark younger imaginations. Creative tricks and eye-popping Italo designs bring us a magical, satirical world of absurd wars, sultan’s hareems and a flight of fancy to the moon. John Neville’s ideal Baron is abetted by spunky Sarah Polley and a gallery of winning characterizations, from Eric Idle, Oliver Reed, Jonathan Pryce, Uma Thurman, Jack Purvis, Robin Williams, Valentina Cortese, Sting. So what if the Baron is history’s most notorious liar: we understand his complaint when performing a technically preposterous trip through outer space: “This is Precisely the sort of thing nobody Ever believes.”
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 4K
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 1166
1988 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 126 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date January 3, 2023 / 49.95
Starring: John Neville, Eric Idle, Sarah Polley, Oliver Reed, Charles McKeown,...
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 4K
4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray
The Criterion Collection 1166
1988 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 126 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date January 3, 2023 / 49.95
Starring: John Neville, Eric Idle, Sarah Polley, Oliver Reed, Charles McKeown,...
- 1/10/2023
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
It would be all too lazy to compare Terry Gilliam and his attempts to make a movie about Don Quixote to its main character – an old man foolishly picking fights with windmills. A better comparison might be Sisyphus, the mythological Greek king whose deceitfulness was punished by forcing him to roll a boulder uphill repeatedly, arduously and monotonously. It's an analogy Gilliam has made himself over the decades since he first got the idea to make the movie.
Now, 29 years after he secured financing for the picture for the first time,...
Now, 29 years after he secured financing for the picture for the first time,...
- 5/18/2018
- Rollingstone.com
The pilot sitcom starring Alison Steadman, John Cleese, and Jason Watkins is a British effort of Director Sandy Johnson and writer Charles McKeown that ventures into the unfortunate but all too-familiar world of an adult child returning home to his parents and deciding to stay for a while. A long while. Producers Moira Williams, Humphrey Barclay, and Chris Sussman try to find success exploring the sunset of the Baby Boomer generation and the “rising” of the Millennials. Airing Sundays on BBC One, the storyline is that Edith (Steadman), a widow who has managed to find life and happiness in her
Trailer for New John Cleese Sitcom ‘Hold the Sunset’...
Trailer for New John Cleese Sitcom ‘Hold the Sunset’...
- 2/13/2018
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Iconic comedian also calls UK press “a disgrace”.
UK comedy legend John Cleese has reaffirmed his position in the Brexit debate, saying that while it will be five years before we know the full outcome, he thinks leaving the European Union is the correct decision.
“I don’t want to be run by a bunch of European bureaucrats because they always look after themselves first,” he commented to Screen.
The Monty Python and Fawlty Towers star admitted that “it will be five years before we know if it was a good thing or a bad thing, or if it will be a hard of soft exit”, but added that he supported the possibility of the latter option.
Heart Of Sarajevo, ‘Edith’
Cleese was speaking to Screen at the Sarajevo Film Festival, which he has been attending this week to accept the festival’s top prize, the honorary Heart of Sarajevo.
The actor said...
UK comedy legend John Cleese has reaffirmed his position in the Brexit debate, saying that while it will be five years before we know the full outcome, he thinks leaving the European Union is the correct decision.
“I don’t want to be run by a bunch of European bureaucrats because they always look after themselves first,” he commented to Screen.
The Monty Python and Fawlty Towers star admitted that “it will be five years before we know if it was a good thing or a bad thing, or if it will be a hard of soft exit”, but added that he supported the possibility of the latter option.
Heart Of Sarajevo, ‘Edith’
Cleese was speaking to Screen at the Sarajevo Film Festival, which he has been attending this week to accept the festival’s top prize, the honorary Heart of Sarajevo.
The actor said...
- 8/18/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
John Cleese is returning to a BBC sitcom for the first time since Fawlty Towers — after having previously lobbed criticism at the broadcaster. But, he says, the scripts for six-part comedy Edith are “the most enjoyable” he’s been sent “in the last 100 years." Written by Charles McKeown (Brazil) and produced by BBC Studios for BBC One, Edith also stars Alison Steadman (Gavin & Stacey) and Jason Watkins (Line Of Duty). The story centers on Edith (Steadman) who’s been a…...
- 4/12/2017
- Deadline TV
John Cleese is returning to a BBC sitcom for the first time since Fawlty Towers — after having previously lobbed criticism at the broadcaster. But, he says, the scripts for six-part comedy Edith are “the most enjoyable” he’s been sent “in the last 100 years." Written by Charles McKeown (Brazil) and produced by BBC Studios for BBC One, Edith also stars Alison Steadman (Gavin & Stacey) and Jason Watkins (Line Of Duty). The story centers on Edith (Steadman) who’s been a…...
- 4/12/2017
- Deadline
British comedy legend John Cleese is returning to the small screen in his first BBC sitcom since “Fawlty Towers,” the network announced Tuesday. Cleese will co-star along with Alison Steadman (“Orphan Black,” “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen”) in “Edith,” a six-part comedy series created and written by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Charles McKeown (“Brazil”). Cleese and Steadman previously played husband and wife in the 1986 film “Clockwise.” The series follows a widow — named Edith, of course — whose life is put on hold after her son hits rock bottom and moves back in with her. Cleese will play Phil, an old boyfriend and neighbor of.
- 4/11/2017
- by Carli Velocci
- The Wrap
With streaming services and network TV already jumping into the superhero realm with a handful of shows from Marvel and DC, it was only a matter of time until the cable networks decided to get a slice of the pie. And it looks like HBO is thinking about bringing to life what was once called an unadaptable graphic novel. Collider is reporting that the network is talking with Zack Snyder about a possible "Watchmen" series. Of course, Snyder is the man behind the 2009 movie version that split audiences and critics, but the idea of going to the small screen isn't a new one. Terry Gilliam, who was attached in the early '90s to helm a version that never got made and who has been critical of Snyder's film, has said the material probably would've been better served episodically. Read More: 5 "Unfilmable" Novels That Became Movies & 5 More That Are On...
- 10/1/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
I never had a crisis of faith, because I never had any real faith in the first place. My parents were not wildly religious, but it was important to their lives in a general sense. My father's mother was a church organist, and my mother's mother was active in her own church in any number of ways. Both of my grandmothers lived in Memphis, so when we'd visit them, we'd have to make sure to schedule a trip long enough to show up at each of their churches at least once, just so they got to show off their grandchildren to their friends. In the life of my parents, church always seemed to serve primarily a social function. We moved frequently because of my dad's work as an engineer, and every place we moved, they became active in their local church. Each time, they made friends and they found a...
- 8/25/2015
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
20. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
So…drugs, right? Based on Hunter S. Thompson’s 1971 novel of the same title, Fear and Loathing stars Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro as Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo, respectively. The pair is heading to Sin City, speeding through the Nevada desert, under the influence of mescaline. From there, the film is series a bizarre hallucinations seen through the eyes of Duke. So, we jump from hotel room to hotel room, all of the action a blur of what is happening and what really isn’t. Throughout the course of the film, Duke and/or Gonzo ingest the following drugs: mescaline, sunshine acid, diethyl ether, LSD, cocaine, and adenochrome (probably more). Duke – who is a Thompson stand-in – is supposed to be writing an article before heading back to Los Angeles, but tends to get sidetracked quite a bit. In...
Directed by: Terry Gilliam
So…drugs, right? Based on Hunter S. Thompson’s 1971 novel of the same title, Fear and Loathing stars Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro as Raoul Duke and Dr. Gonzo, respectively. The pair is heading to Sin City, speeding through the Nevada desert, under the influence of mescaline. From there, the film is series a bizarre hallucinations seen through the eyes of Duke. So, we jump from hotel room to hotel room, all of the action a blur of what is happening and what really isn’t. Throughout the course of the film, Duke and/or Gonzo ingest the following drugs: mescaline, sunshine acid, diethyl ether, LSD, cocaine, and adenochrome (probably more). Duke – who is a Thompson stand-in – is supposed to be writing an article before heading back to Los Angeles, but tends to get sidetracked quite a bit. In...
- 9/14/2014
- by Joshua Gaul
- SoundOnSight
Feature Mark Harrison 22 Apr 2014 - 06:46
Alan Moore always said his graphic novel was unfilmable, and for a while, that almost looked true. Mark looks at attempts to adapt Watchmen
It's now been just over five years since Zack Snyder brought Watchmen, the acclaimed comic series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, to the big screen. Whatever you think of the final film, you could hardly say that the source material was easy to adapt.
Moore's thought-provoking script and Gibbons' detailed artwork came together to make one of the most acclaimed comic series ever created- frequently referred to as comics' answer to The Godfather. Some argue that the comic book movie genre got its Godfather with The Dark Knight in 2008, but studios were trying to adapt Watchmen long before that.
In fact, Hollywood's flirtations with the material date all the way back to the period when Tim Burton's Batman became a huge hit,...
Alan Moore always said his graphic novel was unfilmable, and for a while, that almost looked true. Mark looks at attempts to adapt Watchmen
It's now been just over five years since Zack Snyder brought Watchmen, the acclaimed comic series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, to the big screen. Whatever you think of the final film, you could hardly say that the source material was easy to adapt.
Moore's thought-provoking script and Gibbons' detailed artwork came together to make one of the most acclaimed comic series ever created- frequently referred to as comics' answer to The Godfather. Some argue that the comic book movie genre got its Godfather with The Dark Knight in 2008, but studios were trying to adapt Watchmen long before that.
In fact, Hollywood's flirtations with the material date all the way back to the period when Tim Burton's Batman became a huge hit,...
- 4/17/2014
- by sarahd
- Den of Geek
Before we start here’s a confession. I’m a fan of Terry Gilliam’s work. Unashamed, bordering on (but never becoming) an apologist. From the bedtime anarchy of Time Bandits to the dark satanic future of Brazil, from the dizzying false heights of Munchausen to finding myself washed up on the Tideland – each and every one of his films has connected with me, some inextricably so.
The more of them I saw, the more I became hooked on his dreamatic musings; a new Gilliam film is a big deal in my world. He was also my first film teacher with the BBC’s long forgotten series called The Last Machine taking in a whirlwind tour of the first century of cinema from sideshow contraption to documentarian to a gateway to other worlds. Gilliam knew cinema, and came across as a man possessed with a love of ideas and visual poetry.
The more of them I saw, the more I became hooked on his dreamatic musings; a new Gilliam film is a big deal in my world. He was also my first film teacher with the BBC’s long forgotten series called The Last Machine taking in a whirlwind tour of the first century of cinema from sideshow contraption to documentarian to a gateway to other worlds. Gilliam knew cinema, and came across as a man possessed with a love of ideas and visual poetry.
- 3/14/2014
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Terry Gilliam has said that Zack Snyder's Watchmen film "worked well".
The filmmaker was generally complimentary about the director's adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's comic.
Snyder recently said that he made the film "to save it from the Terry Gilliams of the world" following comments by producer Joel Silver about Gilliam's planned version and the eventual release.
"Charles McKeown and I wrote the script. I always felt it was not the best way to treat it because trying to squeeze it into 2.5 hours is an unlikely thing," said Gilliam during his Reddit Ama.
"I think we wrote an interesting version of it, but I think it needed more time to really work. I thought Zack's film worked well, but it suffered from the very problem that I was happy to avoid by not making the film."
According to Silver, Gilliam had planned an end to the...
The filmmaker was generally complimentary about the director's adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's comic.
Snyder recently said that he made the film "to save it from the Terry Gilliams of the world" following comments by producer Joel Silver about Gilliam's planned version and the eventual release.
"Charles McKeown and I wrote the script. I always felt it was not the best way to treat it because trying to squeeze it into 2.5 hours is an unlikely thing," said Gilliam during his Reddit Ama.
"I think we wrote an interesting version of it, but I think it needed more time to really work. I thought Zack's film worked well, but it suffered from the very problem that I was happy to avoid by not making the film."
According to Silver, Gilliam had planned an end to the...
- 3/14/2014
- Digital Spy
A war of words has erupted over the Zack Snyder-directed 2009 film adaptation of Alan Moore's seminal graphic novel "Watchmen".
It began last week when producer Joel Silver took the film to task, claiming in an interview that "Zack came at it the right way but was too much of a slave to the material." He went on to praise an earlier incarnation he was involved with, boasting a script by Sam Hamm (1989's "Batman") and Charles McKeown ("Brazil") along with director Terry Gilliam.
In that version, Doctor Manhattan went back in time to stop himself being created. The ending sees him succeeding, with Rorschach, Nite Owl and Silk Spectre appearing in Times Square - the events of Watchmen had become a comic and they were now like those people who dress up in character on the street.
Snyder has now hit back at the comments whilst out doing...
It began last week when producer Joel Silver took the film to task, claiming in an interview that "Zack came at it the right way but was too much of a slave to the material." He went on to praise an earlier incarnation he was involved with, boasting a script by Sam Hamm (1989's "Batman") and Charles McKeown ("Brazil") along with director Terry Gilliam.
In that version, Doctor Manhattan went back in time to stop himself being created. The ending sees him succeeding, with Rorschach, Nite Owl and Silk Spectre appearing in Times Square - the events of Watchmen had become a comic and they were now like those people who dress up in character on the street.
Snyder has now hit back at the comments whilst out doing...
- 3/4/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Before Zack Snyder brought The Watchmen to the big screen, Warner Bros. tried for years to get an adpatation on the big screen. In that time several directors came and went trying to make it happen. One of them was the great Terry Gilliam, who was attached to direct the film back in the '90s from a script written by Charles McKeown. It also had Joel Silver producing.
I really liked what Snyder did with Watchmen, but it sounds like Gilliam's version would have been pretty awesome, too. In an interview with Comingsoon Silver says that he believes his film would have been “a Much much better movie.” When talking about Snyder's version he said, "Oh God. I mean, Zack came at it the right way but was too much of a slave to the material." He went on to talk about what Gilliam had planned for the ending of the film,...
I really liked what Snyder did with Watchmen, but it sounds like Gilliam's version would have been pretty awesome, too. In an interview with Comingsoon Silver says that he believes his film would have been “a Much much better movie.” When talking about Snyder's version he said, "Oh God. I mean, Zack came at it the right way but was too much of a slave to the material." He went on to talk about what Gilliam had planned for the ending of the film,...
- 2/28/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
On the promotion trail for his Agatha-Christie-at-altitude thriller Non-Stop, producer Joel Silver shared some fascinating Watchmen insights with Coming Soon into Terry Gilliam’s planned ending to the movie. Gilliam and his Brazil writer Charles McKeown were attached to the Alan Moore adaptation for a time in the ‘90s, with Silver producing, before circumstances conspired against them.It was Zack Synder, of course, who eventually brought a faithful version of the seminal graphic novel to the screen. “It was a much, much better movie,” Silver enthused of Gilliam’s version. “Zack came at it the right way but was too much of a slave to the material.”Synder’s major change, the ending, took some serious justification to Watchmen aficionados. Gilliam, explains Silver, had no such compunction when it came to jettisoning Moore’s third act: “What Terry did was he told the story as-is, but instead of the whole...
- 2/28/2014
- EmpireOnline
When it finally opened in 2009, Watchmen had been developing for decades under a great many different people. One of them was Terry Gilliam, who’d been attached in the ’90s to helm from a script by Charles McKeown with Joel Silver producing. Alas, they were unable to make it work, and the project eventually fell […]
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- 2/28/2014
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
In an interview with Yahoo Movies UK, Producer Joel Silver talked a little about his version of the "Watchmen" that he had worked on with Terry Gillian. About Zack Snyder's take on the film he had this to say; "It was a Much much better movie… Zack [Snyder] came at it the right way but was too much of a slave to the material." He went on to elaborate on the take himself, Gillian and Charles McKeown ( co- writer of "Brazil") had for the property. "What he did was he told the story as-is, but instead of the whole notion of the intergalactic thing which was too hard and too silly, what he did was he maintained that the existence of Doctor Manhattan had changed the whole balance of the world economy, the world political structure. He felt that That character really altered the way reality had been" "[McKeown] had the Ozymandias character convince,...
- 2/27/2014
- ComicBookMovie.com
By Allen Gardner
Killer Joe (Lionsgate) William Friedkin’s film of Tracy Letts’ off-Broadway hit about a family of Texas trailer park cretins (Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon) who hire a cop-cum-hitman (Matthew McConaughey) to take out their troublesome mother, then foolishly cross him, is a stinging satire, given double-barreled audacity by Friedkin’s sure, and fearless, directorial hand. Earning its Nc-17 rating in spades, “Killer Joe” reminds us that daring, frank material like this is why movies exist in the first place. McConaughey gives the performance of his career, hopefully redefined after this. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Featurettes; Commentary by Friendkin; Trailer. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.
The Dark Knight Rises (Warner Bros.) Christopher Nolan’s coda to his “Batman” trilogy finds Christian Bale returning as a brooding Bruce Wayne/Caped Crusader, this time faced with a hulking villain (Tom Hardy) with respiratory...
Killer Joe (Lionsgate) William Friedkin’s film of Tracy Letts’ off-Broadway hit about a family of Texas trailer park cretins (Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon) who hire a cop-cum-hitman (Matthew McConaughey) to take out their troublesome mother, then foolishly cross him, is a stinging satire, given double-barreled audacity by Friedkin’s sure, and fearless, directorial hand. Earning its Nc-17 rating in spades, “Killer Joe” reminds us that daring, frank material like this is why movies exist in the first place. McConaughey gives the performance of his career, hopefully redefined after this. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bonuses: Featurettes; Commentary by Friendkin; Trailer. Widescreen. Dolby and DTS-hd 5.1 surround.
The Dark Knight Rises (Warner Bros.) Christopher Nolan’s coda to his “Batman” trilogy finds Christian Bale returning as a brooding Bruce Wayne/Caped Crusader, this time faced with a hulking villain (Tom Hardy) with respiratory...
- 1/8/2013
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
To my discredit, I had never seen "Brazil." It sat atop my pile of screeners for a few weeks, its length and reputation forbidding. Like all dystopian fictions, Terry Gilliam's 1985 epic is a prophecy of sorts, guesswork for a grim future. And it turned out he was right. When I sat down to watch it Thursday night, cheap memo pad in hand, it seemed a gonzo, steampunk satire, a vision of Western bureaucracies and men in gray flannel suits indebted to Orwell's "1984," Kubrick's "A Clockwork Orange," and Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner," and I suppose it is, or was. But it would be disingenuous, now, to read it only as such, to ignore its bleaker implications in the face of the world beyond the frame. I suspect the comic, capering elements of "Brazil" once made sense on their own terms — perhaps because Gilliam, with co-writers Charles McKeown and Tom Stoppard,...
- 12/18/2012
- by Matt Brennan
- Thompson on Hollywood
A Planet Fury-approved selection of notable genre releases for December.
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) 20th Century Fox Blu-ray and DVD Available Now
Six-year-old Hushpuppy (fearless newcomer Quvenzhané Wallis) lives in the “Bathtub,” a southern Louisiana bayou community far removed from the civilized world. Her father Wink (Dwight Henry), a poor fisherman, keeps her at arm’s length but ensures her well-being within the cultural confines of their rough-and-tumble society. Seen through the eyes of the feisty Hushpuppy, the lines between myth and reality are blurred. An impending storm coincides with the melting of the arctic ice caps (and the thawing of some mythical creatures), which changes the world of the Bathtub forever. This heartbreaking little fable came out of nowhere last summer after building some positive buzz on the festival circuit. Shot on 16mm film for under $2 million, Beasts is a true independent film: a fiercely original and moving...
Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) 20th Century Fox Blu-ray and DVD Available Now
Six-year-old Hushpuppy (fearless newcomer Quvenzhané Wallis) lives in the “Bathtub,” a southern Louisiana bayou community far removed from the civilized world. Her father Wink (Dwight Henry), a poor fisherman, keeps her at arm’s length but ensures her well-being within the cultural confines of their rough-and-tumble society. Seen through the eyes of the feisty Hushpuppy, the lines between myth and reality are blurred. An impending storm coincides with the melting of the arctic ice caps (and the thawing of some mythical creatures), which changes the world of the Bathtub forever. This heartbreaking little fable came out of nowhere last summer after building some positive buzz on the festival circuit. Shot on 16mm film for under $2 million, Beasts is a true independent film: a fiercely original and moving...
- 12/14/2012
- by Bradley Harding
- Planet Fury
Film-to-Film Festival Schedule [See previous article "Brazil Movie Director's Cut: Film-to-Film Festival."] See below the complete “Film-to-Film” Festival schedule via the Academy’s press release. (Above image: John and Faith Hubley’s Of Men and Demons.) Thursday, September 27: Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 7:30 p.m. Brazil (1985), Original Director’s Cut (35mm, color, 142 min.) Onstage discussion with Katherine Helmond and Arnon Milchan. Writer-director Terry Gilliam’s “Brazil” is set in an alternative reality “somewhere in the 20th century,” where civil servant Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce) fights a hopeless battle against a totalitarian state. The film earned Academy Award® nominations for Original Screenplay (Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown) and [...]...
- 9/21/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
In celebration of its recent film preservation efforts, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will launch the first-ever .Film-to-Film. Festival, which will run September 27 through September 29, in the Academy.s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills and the Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood. A year ago the Academy Film Archive launched an ambitious effort called .Project Film-to-Film,. aimed at preserving as many films on film as possible over a two-year period. The initiative.s main goal is to take advantage of the current, but threatened, availability of film stock to create new prints of a diverse range of motion pictures, encompassing the whole history of the art form.
More than 390 new prints have already been created from the best available film elements, covering significant narrative features and documentaries, as well as experimental, animated and short film titles. The wide variety of titles range from .Navajo,. the only film...
More than 390 new prints have already been created from the best available film elements, covering significant narrative features and documentaries, as well as experimental, animated and short film titles. The wide variety of titles range from .Navajo,. the only film...
- 9/19/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Blu-ray Release Date: Dec. 4, 2012
Price: Blu-ray $49.95
Studio: Criterion
Something nasty and futuristic is afoot in Terry Gilliam's Brazil.
The Criterion Edition of Terry Gilliam’s landmark 1985 cult, sci-fi-flavored classic movie Brazil, filled with its countless supplements and the infamous “Love Saves the Day” edition of the film, finally makes its Blu-ray debut!
Universal issued a no-frills Blu-ray edition of Brazil in July, 2011 which we favorably reviewed at the time, but we can’t deny that we’re pretty excited to check out Criterion’s Blu-ray version.. This new edition ports over all the materials from the company’s masterful, extras-laden 1999 multi-disc DVD release which was generally considered to be the godfather of all Criterion and studio special editions to come.
Written by Gilliam, Charles McKeown (both of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus) and Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love), Brazil remains Gilliam’s greatest directing/writing accomplishment, a perfect amalgam of his Monty Python roots,...
Price: Blu-ray $49.95
Studio: Criterion
Something nasty and futuristic is afoot in Terry Gilliam's Brazil.
The Criterion Edition of Terry Gilliam’s landmark 1985 cult, sci-fi-flavored classic movie Brazil, filled with its countless supplements and the infamous “Love Saves the Day” edition of the film, finally makes its Blu-ray debut!
Universal issued a no-frills Blu-ray edition of Brazil in July, 2011 which we favorably reviewed at the time, but we can’t deny that we’re pretty excited to check out Criterion’s Blu-ray version.. This new edition ports over all the materials from the company’s masterful, extras-laden 1999 multi-disc DVD release which was generally considered to be the godfather of all Criterion and studio special editions to come.
Written by Gilliam, Charles McKeown (both of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus) and Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love), Brazil remains Gilliam’s greatest directing/writing accomplishment, a perfect amalgam of his Monty Python roots,...
- 9/18/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
The good folks at Arrow have been in touch with details of the forthcoming releases for October including what is, for me, The essential purchase of month – Maniac Cop on Blu-ray!
Maniac Cop (Arrow Video)
Police brutality never felt so good. Notorious video nasty creator William Lustig and B-Movie legend Larry Cohen return to the dirty streets for a unique high speed collision of the slasher movie and police thriller in Maniac Cop, a blood splattered tale of brutal cop vengeance from beyond the grave.
When reports come in of a man in a police uniform committing gore drenched bloody murder on the city streets, officer Jack Forrest (Bruce Campbell) stands accused. Now, with few friends, powerful enemies and a psychopathic slayer still at large, it’s up to Jack to prove he’s not guilty and bring down the killer.
Now, Arrow Video brings the Maniac Cop back from...
Maniac Cop (Arrow Video)
Police brutality never felt so good. Notorious video nasty creator William Lustig and B-Movie legend Larry Cohen return to the dirty streets for a unique high speed collision of the slasher movie and police thriller in Maniac Cop, a blood splattered tale of brutal cop vengeance from beyond the grave.
When reports come in of a man in a police uniform committing gore drenched bloody murder on the city streets, officer Jack Forrest (Bruce Campbell) stands accused. Now, with few friends, powerful enemies and a psychopathic slayer still at large, it’s up to Jack to prove he’s not guilty and bring down the killer.
Now, Arrow Video brings the Maniac Cop back from...
- 8/2/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Hitting movie theaters this weekend:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
Winnie the Pooh – Jim Cummings, Craig Ferguson, John Cleese
Movie of the Week
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
The Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
The Plot: The final chapter of the Harry Potter franchise. Harry, Ron, and Hermione continue in their quest to find and destroy the Dark Lord’s three remaining Horcruxes
The Buzz: We’ve been following these spell-casters around now for just over a decade, and it’s hard to believe that their journey is coming to a close. It’s been interesting to see Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint grow up on screen. I’ve personally found these films to be more and more palatable as the kids have moved on through the years, and have therefore found each...
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 - Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
Winnie the Pooh – Jim Cummings, Craig Ferguson, John Cleese
Movie of the Week
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
The Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
The Plot: The final chapter of the Harry Potter franchise. Harry, Ron, and Hermione continue in their quest to find and destroy the Dark Lord’s three remaining Horcruxes
The Buzz: We’ve been following these spell-casters around now for just over a decade, and it’s hard to believe that their journey is coming to a close. It’s been interesting to see Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint grow up on screen. I’ve personally found these films to be more and more palatable as the kids have moved on through the years, and have therefore found each...
- 7/13/2011
- by Aaron Ruffcorn
- The Scorecard Review
Terry Gilliam’s landmark 1985 cult classic movie Brazil will makes its Blu-ray debut from Universal Studios Home Entertainment on July 12. No price has been announced, and Amazon isn’t offering pre-orders on the science-fiction film yet, but we’ll keep you informed.
Written by Gilliam, Charles McKeown (both of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus) and Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love), Brazil remains Gilliam’s greatest directing/writing accomplishment, a perfect amalgam of his Monty Python roots, his political and social agenda and his unique and spectacular visual sense.
The fantasy film stars Jonathan Pryce (Bedtime Stories) as a government clerk who dreams of flying away from it all. Also featured in the landmark movie are Gilliam’s Monty Python pal Michael Palin (Time Bandits), Bob Hoskins (Mona Lisa), Katherine Helmond (TV’s Soap) and Robert De Niro (Stone) as a rogue ventilation repair man named Harry Tuttle.
Fans of the...
Written by Gilliam, Charles McKeown (both of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus) and Tom Stoppard (Shakespeare in Love), Brazil remains Gilliam’s greatest directing/writing accomplishment, a perfect amalgam of his Monty Python roots, his political and social agenda and his unique and spectacular visual sense.
The fantasy film stars Jonathan Pryce (Bedtime Stories) as a government clerk who dreams of flying away from it all. Also featured in the landmark movie are Gilliam’s Monty Python pal Michael Palin (Time Bandits), Bob Hoskins (Mona Lisa), Katherine Helmond (TV’s Soap) and Robert De Niro (Stone) as a rogue ventilation repair man named Harry Tuttle.
Fans of the...
- 4/1/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Richard Kelly, director of The Box, Donnie Darko and Southland Tales (also one of my favourite directors) recently spoke with the author of the book "The Film That Changed My Life", Robert K. Elder, about Terry Gilliam's Brazil - one my own favourite films.
Here is some of what Kelly had to about Terry Gilliam’s masterpiece and how it changed his life:
"I would best describe Brazil as a portrait of bureaucracy run amok, or capitalism run amok. It’s probably the most visionary example of an alternate universe portrayed with such incredible logic. It’s incredibly absurd, but it’s incredibly accurate to the system that exists in our world. I would call it one of the most profound social satires that has ever been filmed."
"I started reading about Terry’s other films, having seen The Fisher King prior to that. I was aware of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen...
Here is some of what Kelly had to about Terry Gilliam’s masterpiece and how it changed his life:
"I would best describe Brazil as a portrait of bureaucracy run amok, or capitalism run amok. It’s probably the most visionary example of an alternate universe portrayed with such incredible logic. It’s incredibly absurd, but it’s incredibly accurate to the system that exists in our world. I would call it one of the most profound social satires that has ever been filmed."
"I started reading about Terry’s other films, having seen The Fisher King prior to that. I was aware of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen...
- 1/19/2011
- QuietEarth.us
Edgar Wright returns to the New Beverly grindhouse in Los Angeles with his resume of flicks along with a boatload of his favorites. This is the second time the fan favorite filmmaker has taken over the retro theater where he will be present for Q & A’s and a raucous good time.
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- 1/3/2011
- by Jason Bene
- Killer Films
It's Complicated: "The most revealing moment in writer-director Nancy Meyers' It's Complicated is when Jane Adler (Meryl Streep) visits her shrink to plead for advice about the affair she's caught up in. Though she's been divorced for ten years, she's recently taken up with her ex, who's got a new young wife of his own, and the resulting fling has Jane feeling guilty. Turning to a mental health professional for judgment about whether her actions have been evil or not, she's told: "It's not good. It's not bad." That's about all that can be said for Meyers' film, which is the latest in a line of wish-fulfillment movies that place as much emphasis on set design as story, and seem almost adorably unaware of actual struggles and real-world emotions. It's Complicated is certainly pleasant enough, full of happy actors and easy characters, and it's even got a few small laughs,...
- 4/27/2010
- by Intern Rusty
Chicago – Oscar-nominated for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design, Terry Gilliam’s “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” is a great fit for Blu-ray as the luster of 1080p enhances the best thing about the movie. Highly touted as “Heath Ledger’s final film,” history is likely to remember the film as more of a return to form for the director of classics like “Brazil” and “The Fisher King”.
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0
“Doctor Parnassus” is nowhere near as accomplished as the work from Gilliam’s peak, but it is much closer to the apex than the very disappointing “The Brothers Grimm” or the simply unbearable “Tideland”. It is truly sad to wave a mournful goodbye to one of the best actors of his generation with this sorrowful elegy but it is inspiring to think that he passed along a bit of creative spark to Gilliam.
Ledger died with “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus...
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.0/5.0
“Doctor Parnassus” is nowhere near as accomplished as the work from Gilliam’s peak, but it is much closer to the apex than the very disappointing “The Brothers Grimm” or the simply unbearable “Tideland”. It is truly sad to wave a mournful goodbye to one of the best actors of his generation with this sorrowful elegy but it is inspiring to think that he passed along a bit of creative spark to Gilliam.
Ledger died with “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus...
- 4/27/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
I’ll admit it right now, although it will become clear as you read the review, I’m a Gilliam fan. Time Bandits was my first love, and through the epic Orwellian nightmare of Brazil to the future imperfect of Twelve Monkeys every new journey I take with Gilliam is a pleasure to behold. When he spoke at the BFI late last year Gilliam spoke enthusiastically about the then-unreleased Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and his passion and playfulness were tangible, and every frame of the film, now out on DVD, is testament to the man’s imagination and capability.
You’ll know the tragedy which lies at the heart of Parnassus and it is difficult to attempt to let Heath Ledger disappear into his character in the film, though it is an inexhaustible performance of dislocation and delirium and as he finds himself attached to the mysterious travelling sideshow of...
You’ll know the tragedy which lies at the heart of Parnassus and it is difficult to attempt to let Heath Ledger disappear into his character in the film, though it is an inexhaustible performance of dislocation and delirium and as he finds himself attached to the mysterious travelling sideshow of...
- 4/12/2010
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Director: Terry Gilliam Writers: Terry Gilliam; Charles McKeown Starring: Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Verne Troyer, Lily Cole, Andrew Garfield, Tom Waits, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus follows the tale of Doctor Parnassus (Christopher Plummer), an aging God-like deity who acts as a tour guide in the imaginations and dreams of his audience. Joined by his sleight of hand expert, Anton (Andrew Garfield), his wing-man dwarf, Percy (Verne Troyer), and rescued outsider Tony (Heath Ledger) who they found left for dead, Doctor Parnassus and his traveling Imaginarium theatre street show draw on small crowds are made up of pub-crawlers, pedestrians, and consumers who happen to cross the path of the Imaginarium as it travels the underbelly cobble streets of London. Viewers are offered an opportunity to face their own character reflection in Parnassus' mirror and choose the path of light or be tempted by the...
- 1/8/2010
- by Dave Campbell
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
By Harvey Karten - Dr. Parnassus is not the only one who ever sold his soul to the devil. That negotiation has been a popular one all over the world from the time that Satan approached Eve down to the present day. Satan has no power over human beings unless we do evil: Victims have included Faust, who sold out for youth and for the hand of Marguerite and who is either condemned or saved depending the production, and Joe Hardy of .Damn Yankees,. who also wanted youth but only to return to his days as a baseball slugger to help the Washington Senators. Director and co-writer Terry Gilliam has his title character, Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer), sell his soul in return for immortality. But the devil would get his due: he would claim the doctor.s daughter, Valentina (Lily Cole) on her sixteenth birthday.
Sony Pictures Classics
Grade: C...
Sony Pictures Classics
Grade: C...
- 1/6/2010
- Arizona Reporter
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is what we have come to expect from Gilliam in terms of absurdity and plenty of subtext to chew on and mull over. When you have such classics as Brazil, Time Bandits, and The Monty Python films, you learn to expect much more. This has always been a hard task for a director to accomplish; being able to consistently bring the highest quality to the screen is not the easiest thing to do. Doctor Parnassus looked to be more of the same from Gilliam, but it turns out it might have been a little too much. Doctor Parnassus is a moral tale that follows a traveling theatre consisting of Doctor Parnassus (Christopher Plummer), Anton (Andrew Garfield), Valentina (Lily Cole), and Percy (Verne Troyer). Doctor Parnassus is in possession of a magical mirror that gives the audience the opportunity to walk into another world. Parnassus, who...
- 1/5/2010
- by Justin Webb
- ReelLoop.com
Terry Gilliam's latest film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009), is a difficult film to evaluate. Like Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999) or Orson Welles's The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), the film contains more than the usual quota of stunning images and inspired sequences. However, like the films by Kubrick and Welles, Gilliam's is a film that cannot escape the shadow of its production history. As most readers are no doubt aware, Parnassus stands as the last film featuring the talents of the late Heath Ledger. Yet, Ledger's death occurred before the film was finished shooting and Gilliam was forced to shut down production to contemplate a means of constructing a film without one of his key personnel. Eventually, Gilliam settled on re-casting the part with Ledger's friends (Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell) in his role over expensive CGI solutions. Unfortunately, while it was the most cost effective...
- 1/4/2010
- by Drew Morton
I've already seen my first movie of 2010, and it was The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. It was definitely a great choice to kick off a new year! I'm not a huge Terry Gilliam fan either way, so I went in fairly unbiased but excited for a good yarn, dazzling images, and some good-to-great performances. Besides, I can't resist Tom Waits as the Devil. I was immensely impressed with all of the above, especially the eerily seamless way that Terry Gilliam and co-writer Charles McKeown managed to adjust the story and direction to fit the untimely death of Heath Ledger during filming with help from actors Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell, who stepped in to play Tony in different scenes. Naturally, Christopher Plummer was great, and Andrew Garfield (Boy A, the Red Riding trilogy) was also wonderful as the smitten Anton. And this was definitely Verne Troyer's best role yet.
- 1/2/2010
- by Jenni Miller
- Cinematical
Toronto – Terry Gilliam has endured so many obstacles on his films, his life story could be the stuff of some cosmic filmmaker's wild fable about a hamstrung artist, titled "The Curse of Gilliam."He fought epic battles with studio bosses on "Brazil" and "The Brothers Grimm." His "Don Quixote" fantasy with Johnny Depp shut down just days into shooting.His latest, "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," seemed doomed after star Heath Ledger died midway through the shoot. Gilliam initially felt he had to scrap the film, in which Ledger plays a shady charity fundraiser who falls in with a theatrical troupe that travels modern London in a horse-drawn, medieval-looking contraption."Star dies in the middle of the movie. What are you doing? This doesn't happen. What movie has carried on in that situation?" Gilliam said in an interview over lunch at the Toronto International Film Festival, where "Doctor Parnassus" played...
- 12/22/2009
- backstage.com
Terry Gilliam has been making movies for 40 years, with standouts like Brazil, The Fisher King, and Twelve Monkeys holding their own with Monty Python classics The Meaning of Life and Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail. In his new film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, Gilliam has made one of the most talked about movies of the year, chiefly owing to the fact that Parnassus is the film on which Heath Ledger was working when he suddenly passed away in early 2008. That's not to say Parnassus, which Gilliam also co-wrote (with Charles McKeown), should not be viewed, regardless, as the next logical step in Gilliam's fantastical career. Doctor Parnassus (the inimitable Christopher Plummer) is an old-as-the-hills (and immortal) mystic who has made a deal with the devil, aka Mr. Nick (a wry and sinister Tom Waits, perfectly cast), regarding his coming-of-age daughter (the lovely model-turned-actress Lily ...
- 12/9/2009
- TribecaFilm.com
The official poster was added for Sony Pictures Classics' "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," starring Johnny Depp, Heath Ledger, Colin Farrell, Christopher Plummer, Jude Law, Lily Cole, Tom Waits, Verne Troyer and Andrew Garfield. Samuel Hadida produces the film directed by Terry Gilliam who writes along with Charles McKeown. The film opens on Christmas Day. "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present-day. It tells the story of Dr. Parnassus and his extraordinary ‘Imaginarium’, a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Doctor Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. An inveterate gambler, thousands of years ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr. Nick, in which he won immortality. Centuries later, on meeting his one true love,...
- 11/10/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Year: 2009
Directors: Terry Gilliam
Writers: Terry Gilliam & Charles McKeown
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Hal MacDermot
Rating: 7 out of 10
Terry Gilliam’s latest movie is a tribute to his wonderfully creative and absurd imagination, and it’s also the last film of the late, great Heath Ledger, who died during production. With Gilliam on the verge of quitting, Heath’s friends in the shape of Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell stepped into the breach and saved the day. Imaginarium is ambitious with flashes of genius, but the individual parts are greater than the whole. When Gilliam is in full-on Time Bandit absurd mode I loved it, but in the bigger picture, the exploration of imagination, lust and the path to salvation, I wasn’t convinced. This is a movie with the Gilliam visual stamp, and you should try and see it on the big screen.
The film...
Directors: Terry Gilliam
Writers: Terry Gilliam & Charles McKeown
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: Hal MacDermot
Rating: 7 out of 10
Terry Gilliam’s latest movie is a tribute to his wonderfully creative and absurd imagination, and it’s also the last film of the late, great Heath Ledger, who died during production. With Gilliam on the verge of quitting, Heath’s friends in the shape of Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell stepped into the breach and saved the day. Imaginarium is ambitious with flashes of genius, but the individual parts are greater than the whole. When Gilliam is in full-on Time Bandit absurd mode I loved it, but in the bigger picture, the exploration of imagination, lust and the path to salvation, I wasn’t convinced. This is a movie with the Gilliam visual stamp, and you should try and see it on the big screen.
The film...
- 11/5/2009
- QuietEarth.us
This week MakingOf sat down with Terry Gilliam, the director of “The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus," a fantastical mortality tale that features Heath Ledger’s final performance. The movie tells the story of Dr. Parnassus and his extraordinary ‘Imaginarium’, a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. The movie’s ensemble cast includes Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell, Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits, Verne Troyer and Lily Cole.
The tragic loss of Heath Ledger during the production threatened closedown, but Gilliam fought to re-configure the story without losing Leger’s amazing performance. Gilliam, his cast and crew worked tirelessly together to complete the journey which had begun in the fervid, boundless imagination of Gilliam and his co-writer Charles McKeown less than eighteen months before.
This week MakingOf will feature a conversation with Terry Gilliam, who sheds...
The tragic loss of Heath Ledger during the production threatened closedown, but Gilliam fought to re-configure the story without losing Leger’s amazing performance. Gilliam, his cast and crew worked tirelessly together to complete the journey which had begun in the fervid, boundless imagination of Gilliam and his co-writer Charles McKeown less than eighteen months before.
This week MakingOf will feature a conversation with Terry Gilliam, who sheds...
- 11/3/2009
- Makingof.com
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is the UK/British Columbia-lensed fantasy feature directed by Terry "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas" Gilliam, written by Gilliam and Charles McKeown. The surreal film follows the leader of a travelling theatre troupe who, having made a deal with the Devil, takes audience members through a magical mirror to explore their imaginations. Canadian actor Christopher "The Silent Partner" Plummer, singer Tom Waits and the late Heath Ledger star in the film, though Ledger's death one-third of the way through filming caused production to be temporarily suspended. Ledger's role was then recast with actors Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell portraying transformations of Ledger's character 'Tony' as he travels through a dream world. The film received a PG-13 rating for "violent images, some sensuality, language and smoking". "...In the present day, immortal 1,000-year-old 'Doctor Parnassus' (Plummer) leads a traveling theatre troupe.including a sleight...
- 10/28/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
Modified! Please be advise, the "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" are being re-added with final videos and will be available Nov 2-3. The film stars Johnny Depp, Heath Ledger, Colin Farrell, Christopher Plummer, Jude Law, Lily Cole, Tom Waits, Verne Troyer and Andrew Garfield. Terry Gilliam directs as well as writing alongside Charles McKeown. The film is rated PG and was shot in London, England and Vancouver, B.C., Canada. "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present-day. It tells the story of Dr. Parnassus and his extraordinary ‘Imaginarium’, a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Doctor Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. An inveterate gambler, thousands of years ago he made a bet with the devil,...
- 10/27/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is the UK/British Columbia-lensed fantasy feature directed by Terry "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas" Gilliam, written by Gilliam and Charles McKeown. The feverishly, surreal film follows the leader of a travelling theatre troupe who, having made a deal with the Devil, takes audience members through a magical mirror to explore their imaginations. Canadian actor Christopher "The Silent Partner" Plummer, singer Tom Waits and the late Heath Ledger star in the film, though Ledger's death one-third of the way through filming caused production to be temporarily suspended. Ledger's role was then recast with actors Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell portraying transformations of Ledger's character 'Tony' as he travels through a dream world. The film received a PG-13 rating for "violent images, some sensuality, language and smoking". "...In the present day, immortal 1,000-year-old 'Doctor Parnassus' (Plummer) leads a traveling theatre troupe.including a...
- 10/14/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
Sony Pictures Classics has released eight great new posters for Terry Gilliam’s “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.”
The film features the late Heath Ledger in his final major release along with co-stars Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits, Lily Cole, Andrew Garfield, Verne Troyer, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law. Director Gilliam also penned the screenplay alongside Charles McKeown.
Doctor Parnassus follows the leader of a travelling theatre troupe who, having made a deal with the Devil, takes audience members through a magical mirror to explore their imaginations…(read full synopsis)
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” opens to theatres on December 25th. [source: TrailerAddict]
Check out complete gallery of photos from “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus“...
The film features the late Heath Ledger in his final major release along with co-stars Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits, Lily Cole, Andrew Garfield, Verne Troyer, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law. Director Gilliam also penned the screenplay alongside Charles McKeown.
Doctor Parnassus follows the leader of a travelling theatre troupe who, having made a deal with the Devil, takes audience members through a magical mirror to explore their imaginations…(read full synopsis)
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” opens to theatres on December 25th. [source: TrailerAddict]
Check out complete gallery of photos from “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus“...
- 10/9/2009
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
"The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" has new posters added. The film by Terry Gilliam stars Johnny Depp, Heath Ledger, Colin Farrell, Christopher Plummer, Jude Law, Lily Cole, Tom Waits, Verne Troyer and Andrew Garfield. Terry Gilliam writes alongside Charles McKeown and Samuel Hadida produces. Sonyh Pictures Classics' distributed fantasy opens on Christmas Day this year, don't miss it. Blessed with the extraordinary gift of guiding the imaginations of others, Doctor Parnassus is cursed with a dark secret. An inveterate gambler, thousands of years ago he made a bet with the devil, Mr. Nick, in which he won immortality. Centuries later, on meeting his one true love, Dr. Parnassus made another deal with the devil, trading his immortality for youth, on condition that when his daughter reached her 16th birthday, she would become the property of Mr Nick.
- 10/9/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is the UK/British Columbia-lensed fantasy feature directed by Terry "Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas" Gilliam, written by Gilliam and Charles McKeown. The feverishly, surreal film follows the leader of a travelling theatre troupe who, having made a deal with the Devil, takes audience members through a magical mirror to explore their imaginations. Canadian actor Christopher "The Silent Partner" Plummer, singer Tom Waits and the late Heath Ledger star in the film, though Ledger's death one-third of the way through filming caused production to be temporarily suspended. Ledger's role was then recast with actors Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell portraying transformations of Ledger's character 'Tony' as he travels through a dream world. The film received a PG-13 rating for "violent images, some sensuality, language and smoking". "...In the present day, immortal 1,000-year-old 'Doctor Parnassus' (Plummer) leads a traveling theatre troupe.including a...
- 10/9/2009
- HollywoodNorthReport.com
There’s been quite a lot of buzz around Heath Ledger’s final role in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnasus. Not only is it the Academy Award winning actor’s swan song, but this is writer/director Terry Gilliam’s (The Adventures of Baron Munchausen) first film in four years, since The Brothers Grimm, starring Ledger and Matt Damon.
The film is about Doctor Parnassus and his wondrous traveling show. Parnassus makes a deal with the devil to live forever, and living with this curse consumes the good doctor. He then comes across Tony, in his multiple incarnations, and things get turned upside down–literally.
The film is written by both Gilliam and Charles McKeown (Ripley’s Game). The cast is rounded out by the super team of Ledger, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrel, Jude Law (all playing the same character), Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole (St. Trinians), and even Tom Waits as the devil.
The film is about Doctor Parnassus and his wondrous traveling show. Parnassus makes a deal with the devil to live forever, and living with this curse consumes the good doctor. He then comes across Tony, in his multiple incarnations, and things get turned upside down–literally.
The film is written by both Gilliam and Charles McKeown (Ripley’s Game). The cast is rounded out by the super team of Ledger, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrel, Jude Law (all playing the same character), Christopher Plummer, Lily Cole (St. Trinians), and even Tom Waits as the devil.
- 10/8/2009
- by Sebastian Suchecki
- The Flickcast
Terry Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" trailer is now live. Gilliam, known for such greats as "Time Bandits" and "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life," directs as well as writing the screenplay alongside Charles McKeown. The film stars Johnny Depp, Heath Ledger, Colin Farrell, Christopher Plummer, Jude Law, Lily Cole, Tom Waits, Verne Troyer and Andrew Garfield. "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present-day. It tells the story of Dr. Parnassus and his extraordinary ‘Imaginarium’, a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom.
- 10/8/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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