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By Jason K. Published June 3, 2004
Shrek 3 announced? The Terminal premiere delayed? Fahrenheit 9/11 gets a home, but no rights to China markets? Best movie death scene? Larry David unintentionally saves a man.
News flash: DreamWorks planning Shrek 3. It doesn?t take an accountant to figure out that Shrek 2 is going to be tremendously profitable. It is peculiar, however, that DreamWorks did not have more faith in their franchise. Unlike Scary Movie 3, where number 4 was already green-lighted before the third movie reached theaters, DreamWorks is only now ?scrambling? to get Shrek 3 ready for a holiday 2006 release. Many moviegoers might ask, why are movies such as Van Helsing built into franchises (including prequels, sequels, video games and cartoon series) before a single ticket is sold and a proven success like Shrek starts production only after shattering multiple box office records?
Here is another question for DreamWorks: What?s the deal with The Terminal? Although its wide release date is staying put at June 18, Variety reports that the studio is delaying the premiere. The official story is that John Williams was busy with the score for Harry Potter 3 and thereby unable to deliver The Terminal?s score on time. The more disturbing rumor is that the Spielberg was re-shooting scenes as late as June 1. DreamWorks countered such reports with non-denials and reports that test audiences loved the movie. Reviewers will find out if the delay was worth it on the new premiere date, June 9.
On the other hand, Fahrenheit 9/11 is moving up the release schedule to June 25. The movie has been the very lucky recipient of almost unending news coverage and buzz. On any given day, the movie news archive of the Associated Press has had at least one article on Fahrenheit 9/11 for the last month. This week was no different: Moore?s movie found not one, but two distributors, IFC and Lions Gate, in addition to the Weinsteins? partnership. The release was set for June 25 on an estimated 1,000 theaters. In a prelude to the controversy that will likely surround this movie, Lee?s Movie Info is already receiving Michael Moore?s hate mail in addition to threats of an IFC boycott.
Michael Moore might have been complaining about US movie censorship, but there is no chance moviegoers in China are going to see his movie or any foreign movie, at least in July. The government of China is prohibiting foreign movies for one month in order to protect local movies, in particular, the House of Flying Daggers. In July, the US$20 million action-thriller debuts in China according to the AP. To give some prospective, Hero holds the record for most expensive Chinese film at $30 million. In response to the July restrictions, Chinese distributors are releasing Spider-Man 2 and Shrek 2 in August.
And the best death scene goes to?the Psycho shower scene. The magazine, Total Film, did a non-scientific poll of critics and found that the Alfred Hitchcock classic contained the ?best movie death ever.? Second place went to the ending scene of Dr. Strangelove, which if you haven?t seen, a description of the death scene would likely be a spoiler.
In non-movie related and completely offbeat news, footage from the HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm cleared a suspect of murder charges (you can read the story at CNN). Sounds like a great concept for a movie (...at least as compelling as being stuck in an airport).
Here is another question for DreamWorks: What?s the deal with The Terminal? Although its wide release date is staying put at June 18, Variety reports that the studio is delaying the premiere. The official story is that John Williams was busy with the score for Harry Potter 3 and thereby unable to deliver The Terminal?s score on time. The more disturbing rumor is that the Spielberg was re-shooting scenes as late as June 1. DreamWorks countered such reports with non-denials and reports that test audiences loved the movie. Reviewers will find out if the delay was worth it on the new premiere date, June 9.
On the other hand, Fahrenheit 9/11 is moving up the release schedule to June 25. The movie has been the very lucky recipient of almost unending news coverage and buzz. On any given day, the movie news archive of the Associated Press has had at least one article on Fahrenheit 9/11 for the last month. This week was no different: Moore?s movie found not one, but two distributors, IFC and Lions Gate, in addition to the Weinsteins? partnership. The release was set for June 25 on an estimated 1,000 theaters. In a prelude to the controversy that will likely surround this movie, Lee?s Movie Info is already receiving Michael Moore?s hate mail in addition to threats of an IFC boycott.
Michael Moore might have been complaining about US movie censorship, but there is no chance moviegoers in China are going to see his movie or any foreign movie, at least in July. The government of China is prohibiting foreign movies for one month in order to protect local movies, in particular, the House of Flying Daggers. In July, the US$20 million action-thriller debuts in China according to the AP. To give some prospective, Hero holds the record for most expensive Chinese film at $30 million. In response to the July restrictions, Chinese distributors are releasing Spider-Man 2 and Shrek 2 in August.
And the best death scene goes to?the Psycho shower scene. The magazine, Total Film, did a non-scientific poll of critics and found that the Alfred Hitchcock classic contained the ?best movie death ever.? Second place went to the ending scene of Dr. Strangelove, which if you haven?t seen, a description of the death scene would likely be a spoiler.
In non-movie related and completely offbeat news, footage from the HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm cleared a suspect of murder charges (you can read the story at CNN). Sounds like a great concept for a movie (...at least as compelling as being stuck in an airport).
'The Terminal' Articles
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June 19, 2004 With The Terminal, there?s just something about this film that doesn?t ring right ? something?s different, and sometimes different is good, but this is the kind of ?different? that makes you think twice. -- Lee Tistaert - Gareth's The Terminal review B
June 18, 2004 Spielberg keeps the film moving at a steady pace, avoids Hollywood clich?s and allows events to unfold in a natural manner without making it seem forced. -- Gareth Von Kallenbach
