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“Megalopolis” is now playing in theaters, and director Francis Ford Coppola is in the Oscar hunt yet again after already winning multiple Academy Awards throughout his esteemed career. Let’s look back at his many Oscar races.

After building his credits as a screenwriter and director in the 1960s, Coppola’s breakthroughs arrived in the early 1970s with “Patton” and “The Godfather.” He wrote the screenplay to the beloved epic drama “Patton,” directed Franklin J. Schaffner and starring George C. Scott, both of whom won Oscars for the film. Coppola also received his first Academy Award for his original screenplay, which he shared with co-writer Edmund H. North. His only threat in the category that year was “Five Easy Pieces,” which got into Best Picture, but with “Patton” dominating in a bunch of categories that year, winning the Screenplay prize was all but inevitable.

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October 25 will mark 62 years since the release of the first film directed by Francis Ford Coppola: “Come on Out” (later retitled “Tonight for Sure”), a re-edited feature version of three different shorter nudie films he made while a film student at UCLA. It debuted in 1962, right in the middle of the Cuban missile crisis.

With “Megalopolis” opening, he likely has the longest feature film directorial career ever, ahead of Manoel de Oliveira (61 years), Jean-Luc Godard (58), Jerzy Skolimowsky (58), and Frederick Wiseman (56). Clint Eastwood, whose latest film “Juror #2” premieres next month, spans a mere 53 as a director.

To sustain a career that long necessitates a lot of success, which Coppola has had, led by “The Godfather.” But it has been a perilous journey, elongated (“Megalopolis” the most extreme) by his willingness to spend money to keep directing. Of note, his last studio-financed film was “The Rainmaker,” 27 years — and nearly half his career — ago.

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As we prepare for Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis', written, produced and directed by the genius Coppola, let us pay tribute to the auteur. 'Megalopolis' is a mega-starrer with Adam Driver, Forest Whitaker, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne, Aubrey Plaza, Shia Labeouf, Jason Schwartzman, Grace VanderWaal, Kathryn Hunter, Talia Shire, Dustin Hoffman, D. B. Sweeney, and Giancarlo Esposito. Humble Beginnings Francis Ford Coppola has been well-known for directing the ground-breaking ‘Godfather Trilogy.’ Before he decided to sit on the director’s chair and make some of the most influential movies of his career, Coppola was a boy who grew up confined to bed with polio when he was nine years old. During his time indoors, he would create puppet shows in order to entertain himself. Eventually, he developed a keen interest in making 8-mm films. Despite the fact that he was born in Detroit Michigan,...

This Veterans Day, we’re celebrating the importance of Veterans as storytellers. Film Independent is inviting 100 U.S. Military Veteran (working or aspiring) filmmakers or actors in the entertainment industry to receive a Film Independent Membership, for a contribution of just $1.00!

Veterans Day is a federal public holiday that always falls on the 11th of November – but why is that? The day’s origins date back to World War I. At 11:00 am Paris local time on November 11, 1918, the Armistice of Compiègne was signed to officially end WWI. In honor of this special day, we’ve curated 10 films (and one limited series!) that embody the values and spirit of the service members across all five branches: the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps and Navy.

Patton (1970)

Branch: U.S. Army

Director: Franklin J. Schaffner

Cast: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Stephen Young, Michael Strong, Carey Loftin

Where to Watch: VOD rental,...

How do you fit all the complexities of a person's life into the space of a feature film? The short answer is you don't, which is why I've always found the biopic the most unsatisfying of genres. "Patton" avoids many of the usual pitfalls by limiting its scope to the three-year period during World War II which are central to General George S. Patton's enigmatic legend as a vainglorious, troublesome figure who also happened to be a tactical genius on the battlefield. The result is a three-hour character study that really feels like we get inside his head; while there are several huge battle scenes, all the real action is in George C. Scott's magnificent performance, who embodies the General so naturally that it hardly seems like he's acting at all. If director Franklin J. Schaffner wanted to save some money, he could have scrapped the battles altogether...

Haven’t yet seen all the best old-school vintage naval combat epics? This color & ‘scope thriller has a terrific cast of Brit stars and up-n-comers, can boast excellent visuals and is historically accurate. Alec Guinness captains a ship during the Napoleonic Wars, and finds his duty complicated by a psychopathic top officer (Dirk Bogarde) who usurps authority and sees the crew as fresh meat for his sadistic ideas about discipline. All the tech and art credits are top-tier, plus we get nice supporting perfs from the likes of Anthony Quayle, Nigel Stock, Maurice Denham, Victor Maddern, Tom Bell, and Murray Melvin.

Damn the Defiant!

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Starring: Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Maurice Denham, Nigel Stock, Richard Carpenter, Peter Gill, David Robinson, Robin Stewart, Ray Brooks, Peter Greenspan, Anthony Quayle, Tom Bell,...

This article marks Part 1 of the Gold Derby series reflecting on films that contended for the Big Five Oscars – Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted). With “A Star Is Born” this year on the cusp of joining this exclusive group of Oscar favorites, join us as we look back at the 43 extraordinary pictures that earned Academy Awards nominations in each of the Big Five categories beginning with the eight that were shut out of these top races.

At the 31st Academy Awards ceremony, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1958) was well-positioned for Oscar glory. Critically acclaimed and commercially successful, the film adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ play was up in six categories, including the Big Five, plus Best Cinematography.

Instead of emerging victorious, however, the film found itself steamrolled over. It would lose Best Picture and Best Director (Richard Brooks) to the musical “Gigi” and its filmmaker,...

It's a different Bogart -- a character performance in a Nicholas Ray noir about distrust anxiety in romance. Gloria Grahame is the independent woman who must withhold her commitment... until a murder can be sorted out. Which will crack first, the murder case or the relationship? In A Lonely Place Blu-ray The Criterion Collection 810 1950 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 93 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date May 10, 2016 / 39.95 Starring Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy, Carl Benton Reid, Art Smith, Jeff Donnell, Martha Stewart, Robert Warwick, Morris Ankrum, William Ching, Steven Geray, Hadda Brooks. Cinematography Burnett Guffey Film Editor Viola Lawrence Original Music George Antheil Written by Andrew Solt, Edmund H. North from a story by Dorothy B. Hughes Produced by Robert Lord Directed by Nicholas Ray

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

Which Humphrey Bogart do you like best? By 1950 he had his own production company, Santana, with a contract for release through Columbia pictures.

By Todd Garbarini

The Ahrya Fine Arts Theater in Los Angeles will be presenting a fun-filled weekend of six science fiction classics from Friday, April 15th to Sunday, April 17th. Several cast members from the films are scheduled to appear in person at respective screenings, so read on for more information:

From the press release:

Anniversary Classics Sci-Fi Weekend

Part of our Anniversary Classics series. For details, visit: www.laemmle.com/ac.

Re-visit the Golden Age of the Science Fiction Film as Laemmle Theatres and the Anniversary Classics Series presents Sci-fi Weekend, a festival of six classic films April 15-17 at the Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre in Beverly Hills.

It was dawn of the Atomic Age and the Cold War, as Communist and nuclear war paranoia swept onto the nation’s movie screens to both terrify and entertain the American public. All the favorite icons are here: Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet,...

Delmer Daves' easygoing cattle drive western can't make an action hero out of Jack Lemmon, but with fine work from co-star Glenn Ford it presents a thoughtful anti-myth: no glorious rescues or noble gunfights, and the demure maiden doesn't wait for the handsome cowboy hero. With Brian Donlevy (excellent) and Anna Kashf. Cowboy Blu-ray Twilight Time Limited Edition 1958 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 92 min. / Ship Date February 9, 2016 / available through Twilight Time Movies / 29.95 Starring Glenn Ford, Jack Lemmon, Anna Kashfi, Brian Donlevy, Strother Martin, Dick York, Victor Manuel Mendoza, Richard Jaeckel, King Donovan Cinematography Charles Lawton Jr. Production Designer Cary Odell Film Editor Al Clark, William A. Lyon Original Music George Duning Written by Edmund H. North and, originally uncredited Dalton Trumbo from a book by Frank Harris Produced by Julian Blaustein Directed by Delmer Daves

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

Not Delmer Daves' best Western, but a rather good movie, Cowboy...

Elsewhere on Trailers from Hell, Joe Dante describes Jack Arnold’s 1958 "The Space Children" as that rare example of a "pacifist" sci-fi thriller. Robert Wise’s 1951 "The Day the Earth Stood Still" could qualify as the granddaddy of that genre were it not for its ambivalent message, which is, loosely translated, "Be peaceful or we’ll blow you out of the solar system." Regardless, Klattu, the kinder, gentler alien who visits Earth carrying a stern warning from space, embodies the humanism at the center of Edmund North’s screenplay. An intelligent and, at times, lightly satirical look at '50s paranoia, mixed with high-caliber sci-fi thrills—personified by Klattu's interstellar bodyguard, the ominous robot Gort—Wise’s film continues to make a lasting impression on all who see it. Michael Rennie plays Klattu and the thrilling theremin-powered score is by Bernard Herrmann.

Elsewhere on Tfh, Joe Dante describes Jack Arnold’s 1958 The Space Children as that rare example of a “pacifist” sci-fi thriller. Robert Wise’s 1951 The Day the Earth Stood Still could qualify as the granddaddy of that genre were it not for its ambivalent message which is, loosely translated, “Be peaceful or we’ll blow you out of the solar system”. Regardless, Klattu, the kinder, gentler alien who visits earth carrying a stern warning from space, embodies the humanism at the center of Edmund North’s screenplay. An intelligent and, at times, lightly satirical look at 50s paranoia mixed with high-caliber sci-fi thrills (personified by Klattu’s interstellar bodyguard, the ominous robot Gort), Wise’s film continues to make a lasting impression on all who see it. Michael Rennie plays Klattu and the thrilling theremin-powered score is by Bernard Herrmann.

Patricia Neal ca. 1950. Patricia Neal movies: 'The Day the Earth Stood Still,' 'A Face in the Crowd' Back in 1949, few would have predicted that Gary Cooper's leading lady in King Vidor's The Fountainhead would go on to win a Best Actress Academy Award 15 years later. Patricia Neal was one of those performers – e.g., Jean Arthur, Anne Bancroft – whose film career didn't start out all that well, but who, by way of Broadway, managed to both revive and magnify their Hollywood stardom. As part of its “Summer Under the Stars” series, Turner Classic Movies is dedicating Sunday, Aug. 16, '15, to Patricia Neal. This evening, TCM is showing three of her best-known films, in addition to one TCM premiere and an unusual latter-day entry. 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' Robert Wise was hardly a genre director. A former editor (Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons...

Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson on the Oscars' Red Carpet Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson at the Academy Awards Eli Wallach and wife Anne Jackson are seen above arriving at the 2011 Academy Awards ceremony, held on Sunday, Feb. 27, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. The 95-year-old Wallach had received an Honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards in November 2010. See also: "Doris Day Inexplicably Snubbed by Academy," "Maureen O'Hara Honorary Oscar," "Honorary Oscars: Mary Pickford, Greta Garbo Among Rare Women Recipients," and "Hayao Miyazaki Getting Honorary Oscar." Delayed film debut The Actors Studio-trained Eli Wallach was to have made his film debut in Fred Zinnemann's Academy Award-winning 1953 blockbuster From Here to Eternity. Ultimately, however, Frank Sinatra – then a has-been following a string of box office duds – was cast for a pittance, getting beaten to a pulp by a pre-stardom Ernest Borgnine. For his bloodied efforts, Sinatra went on...

Veterans Day movies on TCM: From 'The Sullivans' to 'Patton' (photo: George C. Scott in 'Patton') This evening, Turner Classic Movies is presenting five war or war-related films in celebration of Veterans Day. For those outside the United States, Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day, which takes place in late May. (Scroll down to check out TCM's Veterans Day movie schedule.) It's good to be aware that in the last century alone, the U.S. has been involved in more than a dozen armed conflicts, from World War I to the invasion of Iraq, not including direct or indirect military interventions in countries as disparate as Iran, Guatemala, and Chile. As to be expected in a society that reveres people in uniform, American war movies have almost invariably glorified American soldiers even in those rare instances when they have dared to criticize the military establishment.

Top twenty. Now we start to see the more widely recognizable films that people have some emotional attachment to. World War II gets a few mentions in this portion of the list, but this is one of the more diverse sections, overall. We get a mention of the Boer War, the Algerian War, and the Korean War, as well as the only movie about the American Civil War on this list.

20. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)

Directed by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger

Conflict: Boer War, World War I, World War II

The only film on the list that spans multiple wars is also probably the least battle-focused film on the list. The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp is told through an extended flashback, following Major-General Clive Wynne-Candy (Roger Livesey) as he rises through the ranks of the British military from war to war. The flashback is...

Oscar Sunday is three months from today, March 2, 2014 and this year, it’s anyone’s game. The Academy has a history of playing up all the glamour and suspense, and this year should be no different.

As of today, Gold Derby‘s Top 5 Best Picture predictions for the 86th Academy Awards are: 12 Years A Slave, Gravity, Saving Mr. Banks, Captain Phillips and American Hustle.

Hit Fix’s Top 5 are: Gravity, 12 Years A Slave, Saving Mr. Banks, Captain Phillips and Inside Llewyn Davis.

In what’s classic TV, take a look at the opening of the 43rd Academy Awards in 1971, featuring an introduction by Academy President Daniel Taradash.

The big A-listers of the day all appeared at the Oscars – Goldie Hawn, Jeanne Moreau, Melvyn Douglas, Ryan O’Neal, Leigh Taylor-Young, George Segal, Jennifer Jones, Lee Grant, Maximilian Schell, Ginger Rogers, Jack Nicholson, Ali McGraw, Robert Evans, Quincy Jones, Sally Kellerman, Jim Brown,...

Tony Sokol Sep 26, 2019

"Science Fiction Double Feature" from The Rocky Horror Picture Show references lots of movies. We unpack it all...

I have watched, well, not exactly watched, but experienced The Rocky Horror Picture Show over 100 times. I’ve only watched it about 30 times. I saw it in the movies and on HBO about five times before I couldn’t take it anymore and troweled makeup on, ripped up some fishnet stockings and took to a stage myself. Figured I was a natch, had the same hair as Tim Curry and did his voice in a passable mimic, not that I'd need it.

I performed in a Friday night cast 72 times from when I was 15 to when I was 17. I started as Dr. Frank N. Furter and when I was replaced by a woman in lingerie, as opposed to a guy in drag, I played Janet for a while. The...

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Written by Edmund H. North

Directed by Robert Wise

U.S.A., 1951

Whether rightly or wrongly, Man has been declared as the superior being on planet Earth. The scope of their cognitive skills, their ability to emote in countless ways, the complexity of their intellect, such factors have led humans to dominate, so to speak, other forms of life as well as organize itself in vast, regimented societies with hundreds of customs and rules. For all its demonstrations of intelligence and capacity for reason and love, Man has also proven time and time again to be an inherently violent and infuriatingly stubborn creature, incapable of finding common ground with neighbors and therefore resorting to battle and, sadly, killing in order to resolve differences. This fatal flaw in mankind’s psyche is the thrusting force that brings a potentially benevolent or deadly alien visitor to Earth in the 1951 science-fiction classic,...

When you are the only General ever feared by the Nazis in World War II you can expect to have an equally epic story to be told about you. The new re-release of George C. Scott in Patton on Blu-Ray is an appropriate step in the continuation of the story of one of America’s greatest military leaders. The film has been so influential on the culture of America that the Us National Film Registry in the Library of Congress chose it for inclusion in the collection as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”. The charismatic General George S. Patton, nicknamed “Blood & Guts”, was a determined leader and brilliant strategist. He sported ivory-handled six shooters, and believed he was a re-incarnated warrior in past lives. By out maneuvering Rommel in Africa and the victory on D-Day, the General continued on to sweep and dominate Europe.

In the film adaptation of the General’s life,...

One of the earliest motion pictures to consciously depict the fear and suspicion that permeated the early Cold War, “The Day the Earth Stood Still” precipitated the 1950s science fiction boom. After landing his sleek, futuristic-seeming flying saucer, designed by Thomas Little and Claude Carpenter with consultation from Frank Lloyd Wright, on a baseball field in Washington, D.C., Klaatu, accompanied by the eight-foot robot Gort, warns the leaders of Earth to dismantle their burgeoning atomic programs or face utter destruction. His people will not tolerate of the spread of human violence throughout the galaxy. Unlike movie aliens before or many since, the human-appearing Klaatu spends time among ordinary people, not to conquer or hurt but to observe and learn. Working loosely from the 1940 short story “Farewell to the Master” by Harry Bates, director Robert Wise and screenwriter Edmund H. North created the unique production with an economy of action and an exhilarating pace.

One of the earliest motion pictures to consciously depict the fear and suspicion that permeated the early Cold War, “The Day the Earth Stood Still” precipitated the 1950s science fiction boom. After landing his sleek, futuristic-seeming flying saucer, designed by Thomas Little and Claude Carpenter with consultation from Frank Lloyd Wright, on a baseball field in Washington, D.C., Klaatu, accompanied by the eight-foot robot Gort, warns the leaders of Earth to dismantle their burgeoning atomic programs or face utter destruction. His people will not tolerate of the spread of human violence throughout the galaxy. Unlike movie aliens before or many since, the human-appearing Klaatu spends time among ordinary people, not to conquer or hurt but to observe and learn. Working loosely from the 1940 short story “Farewell to the Master” by Harry Bates, director Robert Wise and screenwriter Edmund H. North created the unique production with an economy of action and an exhilarating pace.

"The Day the Earth Stood Still" is everything you’d expect from a modern day sci-fi remake. Slow moving plot. Bad dialogue. Excessive special effects. You’ll find all this and more in David Scarpa and Edmund H. North’s remake of the 1951 classic. Keanu Reeves stars as Klaatu, a humanoid alien who has come to save the planet Earth by exterminating the human race. Klaatu is befriended by Dr. Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) and her son Jacob, who must teach him that human life is worth saving. Klaatu’s journey to realization about the brilliance of mankind is an arduously painful journey to watch. At one point humanity must be destroyed, then a boy, Jacob, smiles at Klaatu and suddenly Klaatu realizes that all humans deserve to live. Don’t get me wrong. I’m all for mankind and existence. The only problem is that Klaatu switched from hate...

With the nuclear age came the realization that humanity had crafted a fire as destructive as any god. Worse, there was no sign that God stood in its way. One of the first movies to address that anxiety, The Day The Earth Stood Still recast the story of Christ in the stainless steel curves of the post-war era, using flying saucers and otherworldly visitors in the service of a not entirely reassuring reminder that existence is much bigger than us, and may barely notice if we disappear. The boom that does us in may be echoed only by a disappointed sigh and the sounds of the universe moving on. Working from a script by Edmund North (Patton), taken from a story by Harry Bates, Robert Wise directs the movie with a minimum of spectacle. A UFO lands in Washington D.C. in the opening scene and leaves at the end.

With the abysmal remake just hitting theaters, it only seems obvious 20th Century Fox has dipped into their vaults to release on Blu-ray the 1951 version of The Day the Earth Stood Still. Thankfully, even though it's almost without question the studio's motives were more profit-driven than they were anything else, that does not make this Blu-ray any less stunning. Hands down, this might just be one of the very best Blu-ray releases I've had the pleasure to watch this year. The science fiction epic, directed by Robert Wise (whose eclectic career includes classics like The Sand Pebbles, The Haunting, Somebody Up There Likes Me and West Side Story), with a screenplay by Edmund H. North (In a Lonely Place) and based upon a short story by author Harry Bates, is easily one of the all-time greats. It's story of an alien being, Klaatu (Michael Rennie), coming to warn the human...

Fox's "The Day the Earth Stood Still" revamp topped the box office chart with an esimated $31 million debut weekend. Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly and Kathy Bates lead the cast of the sci-fi pic which opened in 3,560 locations and averaged $8,708 per venue. Scott Derickson of "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" helms from the writing by David Scarpa based on the 1951 screenplay by Edmund H. North. Warner Bros. Pictures holiday comedy "Four Christmases" kept holding strong in its third weekend at play with $13.2 million grossed from 3,540 theatres. Total brought in from the Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon starrer is around $88 million thus far. The film showed a very slight 21% change.

Fox's "The Day the Earth Stood Still" revamp topped the box office chart with an esimated $31 million debut weekend. Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly and Kathy Bates lead the cast of the sci-fi pic which opened in 3,560 locations and averaged $8,708 per venue. Scott Derickson of "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" helms from the writing by David Scarpa based on the 1951 screenplay by Edmund H. North. Warner Bros. Pictures holiday comedy "Four Christmases" kept holding strong in its third weekend at play with $13.2 million grossed from 3,540 theatres. Total brought in from the Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon starrer is around $88 million thus far. The film showed a very slight 21% change.

Fox's "The Day the Earth Stood Still" revamp topped the box office chart with an esimated $31 million debut weekend. Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly and Kathy Bates lead the cast of the sci-fi pic which opened in 3,560 locations and averaged $8,708 per venue. Scott Derickson of "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" helms from the writing by David Scarpa based on the 1951 screenplay by Edmund H. North. Warner Bros. Pictures holiday comedy "Four Christmases" kept holding strong in its third weekend at play with $13.2 million grossed from 3,540 theatres. Total brought in from the Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon starrer is around $88 million thus far. The film showed a very slight 21% change. Summit Entertainment's "Twilight" based on the Stephenie Meyer best-selling series showed a 39% change when posting $8 million from 3,649 theatres. Budgeted at $37 million, the Catherine Hardwicke helmed horror romance passes the $150 million mark in domestic numbers and over $34 million internationally. "Bolt" from Disney...

Fox's "The Day the Earth Stood Still" revamp topped the box office chart with an esimated $31 million debut weekend. Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly and Kathy Bates lead the cast of the sci-fi pic which opened in 3,560 locations and averaged $8,708 per venue. Scott Derickson of "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" helms from the writing by David Scarpa based on the 1951 screenplay by Edmund H. North. Warner Bros. Pictures holiday comedy "Four Christmases" kept holding strong in its third weekend at play with $13.2 million grossed from 3,540 theatres. Total brought in from the Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon starrer is around $88 million thus far. The film showed a very slight 21% change.

Release Date: Dec. 12

Director: Scott Derrickson

Writer: David Scarpa, screenplay by Edmund H. North

Cinematographer: David Tattersall

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese

Studio/Run Time: 20th Century Fox, 103 mins.

Remake of sci-fi touchstone works on its own terms

Knives sharpened, mood somber, the loyal followers of 1951’s The Day the Earth Stood Still have long viewed this day as their own personal apocalypse. For today, we get the remake—the soulless Hollywood desecration of that essential, eerily cerebral sci-fi touchstone, a dreaded event for any fan.

Twentieth Century Fox's remake of the science fiction classic "The Day the Earth Stood Still" unspools into a big 3,560 venues as the widest opener this weekend. The Scott Derrickson ("The Exorcism of Emily Rose") helmed picture is newly screenwritten by David Scarpa based on the Edmund H. North 1951 version. Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly lead the cast which includes Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, Kyle Chandler and Robert Knepper. Hollywood shows once again it's starvation for good material. (review). Indie distributor Freestyle Releasing sends out its animated "Delgo" offering. It is highly unlikely that the fantasy adveture helmed by Kason Maurer and Marc F. Adler will bring in much from its 2,160 venues. The cast includes Freddie Prinze Jr., Chris Kattan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Anne Bancroft, Val Kilmer, Malcolm McDowell, Michael Clark Duncan, Louis Gossett Jr., Burt Reynolds and Kelly Ripa.

Twentieth Century Fox's remake of the science fiction classic "The Day the Earth Stood Still" unspools into a big 3,560 venues as the widest opener this weekend. The Scott Derrickson ("The Exorcism of Emily Rose") helmed picture is newly screenwritten by David Scarpa based on the Edmund H. North 1951 version. Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly lead the cast which includes Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, Kyle Chandler and Robert Knepper. Hollywood shows once again it's starvation for good material. (review). Indie distributor Freestyle Releasing sends out its animated "Delgo" offering. It is highly unlikely that the fantasy adveture helmed by Kason Maurer and Marc F. Adler will bring in much from its 2,160 venues. The cast includes Freddie Prinze Jr., Chris Kattan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Anne Bancroft, Val Kilmer, Malcolm McDowell, Michael Clark Duncan, Louis Gossett Jr., Burt Reynolds and Kelly Ripa.

Twentieth Century Fox's remake of the science fiction classic "The Day the Earth Stood Still" unspools into a big 3,560 venues as the widest opener this weekend. The Scott Derrickson ("The Exorcism of Emily Rose") helmed picture is newly screenwritten by David Scarpa based on the Edmund H. North 1951 version. Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly lead the cast which includes Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, Kyle Chandler and Robert Knepper. Hollywood shows once again it's starvation for good material. (review). Indie distributor Freestyle Releasing sends out its animated "Delgo" offering. It is highly unlikely that the fantasy adveture helmed by Kason Maurer and Marc F. Adler will bring in much from its 2,160 venues. The cast includes Freddie Prinze Jr., Chris Kattan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Anne Bancroft, Val Kilmer, Malcolm McDowell, Michael Clark Duncan, Louis Gossett Jr., Burt Reynolds and Kelly Ripa. Next in line is Overture's Christmas comedy...

Twentieth Century Fox's remake of the science fiction classic "The Day the Earth Stood Still" unspools into a big 3,560 venues as the widest opener this weekend. The Scott Derrickson ("The Exorcism of Emily Rose") helmed picture is newly screenwritten by David Scarpa based on the Edmund H. North 1951 version. Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly lead the cast which includes Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith, John Cleese, Jon Hamm, Kyle Chandler and Robert Knepper. Hollywood shows once again it's starvation for good material. (review). Indie distributor Freestyle Releasing sends out its animated "Delgo" offering. It is highly unlikely that the fantasy adveture helmed by Kason Maurer and Marc F. Adler will bring in much from its 2,160 venues. The cast includes Freddie Prinze Jr., Chris Kattan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Anne Bancroft, Val Kilmer, Malcolm McDowell, Michael Clark Duncan, Louis Gossett Jr., Burt Reynolds and Kelly Ripa.

Chicago – Fifty-seven years after the original cautionary tale became a sci-fi classic, director Scott Derrickson and stars Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly are returning to the big screen with a remake of “The Day the Earth Stood Still”.

Never a studio to let a cross-marketing possibility pass it by, Fox has released the original classic on Blu-Ray in a special edition packed with informative and interesting special features. The jury may still be out on the critical and commercial success of the remake, but this special edition proves that the original still has dramatic power and an important place in film history.

To fully appreciate the significance of “The Day the Earth Stood Still”, one must place it in the context of when it was released. The tension of the nuclear world of the late ’40s and early ’50s led to a society of fear and paranoia. As made clear in the excellent special feature,...

Before you can say Klaatu Barada Nikto, the remake of the 1951 classic The Day the Earth Stood Still will be in theatres, but Fox Home Entertainment is poised to give the original some small screen loving. The original movie is being released in an all-new special edition two-disc DVD and stacked Blu-ray on December 2nd!

Special features are to include the following:

• New: Exclusive First Look At The New Movie The Day The Earth Stood Still Starring Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly

• New & Exclusive To Bd: Interactive Theremin: Create Your Own Score

• New & Exclusive To Bd: Gort Command!: Interactive Game

• Commentary by Robert Wise and Nicholas Meyer

• New: Commentary by Film & Music Historians John Morgan, Steven Smith, William Stromberg and Nick Redman

• New: Isolated Score Track

• New: The Mysterious, Melodious Theremin

• New: The Day The Earth Stood Still Main Title Live Performance By Peter Pringle

• New: The Making of...