They are the movies that you stop everything to watch, can get sucked into even if it's halfway through, and know ever single line of. From Spielberg classics like "Jaws" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark," to romantic comedies "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" and "Hitch," to classics like "The Godfather" and "Toy Story," these are the titles that keep us in love with movies.
The 41-year-old Australian writer-director, best known for turning a post-film-school short into the multi-million-dollar horror franchise Saw, is used to people being surprised about his even temperament. "People will meet me then five minutes later say, 'I can't believe you made that stuff up'," Whannell told triple J Breakfast.
It might not surprise you to know that Stephen King 's work has been adapated to film and television more times than any other author in history. Of course, it helps that he is such a prolific writer; already he's had one book published this year with another coming in October, and that's after the two he publised in 2017.
Julian Morris, left, and Vanessa Redgrave in 'Man in an Orange Shirt,' which will air on PBS 'Masterpiece.' Two love stories, 70 years apart, define the fascinating approach of "Man in an Orange Shirt."
Leigh Whannell's low-budget horror feature Upgrade , now playing in general release, reminds me of the goofy genre mash-ups made by Brian De Palma in the 1960s and '70s and Takashi Miike in the 1990s and the aughts . Whannell steals from so many different movies - and does it so cheerfully - that Upgrade stops feeling derivative and starts looking like a collage, with the recycled elements forming a new sensibility.
The iconic movie was directed by Steven Spielberg, won three Academy Awards and was the highest grossing film of all time until Titanic stole the crown in 1997. As we eagerly await the fifth film in the franchise, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, to be released on June 21, we thought we'd take a walk down memory lane and revisit some little known facts about the original movie.
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Students and faculty looking for something to do over the summer break can look no further than to the Normal Theater located in Uptown for a variety of movies that will play throughout the month of June. The theater will feature an assortment of movies, ranging from classic horror and romance films, to movies detailing the struggles of a young black man looking for fame.
Ewan McGregor will take the lead role of Danny Torrance in a new adaptation of Stephen King novel Dr. Sleep , the sequel to horror classic The Shining . Film industry bible Variety reported the news on Wednesday, adding that sources say King has given his blessing to McGregor's casting.