John Williams’ Affair with Historical Movie Soundtracks

John Williams’ Affair with Historical Movie Soundtracks
Indie Wire: The Playlist

Yep, another Steven Spielberg movie means another John Williams score, and the upcoming Oscar contender “Lincoln” will mark their 26th collaboration (“Duel” and “The Color Purple” being the only films in Spielberg’s oeuvre the composer hasn’t scored). And with the marketing campaign beginning to build up since the first official look at Daniel Day-Lewis in the lead role earlier this month, with a poster yesterday, now comes the full tracklist to the movie, which may serve as some kind of mild spoiler about just what moments in the president’s life the movie will cover.

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Michael Douglas as Ronald Reagan

Michael Douglas as Ronald Reagan
The Hollywood Reporter

The actor and active Democratic fundraiser is in discussions to star as the actor-turned-Republican President Ronald Reagan in the indie Reykjavik. Brit helmer Mike Newell (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) is in talks to direct the film that once was being eyed by Ridley Scott as a directing vehicle.

Okay, so aside from possibly hiring a director who is obviously an idiot (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the worst of the Harry Potter movies, and not because Goblet was a bad book), does anyone else find it really stupid that they want to get someone known for his left-wing…

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Why Would You Mess With Liam Neeson Twice?

Why Would You Mess With Liam Neeson Twice?

The original film Taken is the story of a retired CIA agent traveling across Europe. He relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who was kidnapped on a trip to Paris to be sold into prostitution.

Human trafficking is a real concern that many people have yet to come to grips with. I know when I saw the original Taken film it was an eye-opener for me and many of my friends. We are far removed from the grim realities. Taken is the first film that made a big hit with general audiences that includes the subject.

It’s always gratifying to see a man’s man in action. Bryan…

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‘Jack Ryan’ Release Set for Dec 25, 2013

‘Jack Ryan’ Release Set for Dec 25, 2013
Deadline

Paramount and co-financier Skydance Productions today scheduled this long gestating, highly anticipated action thriller that will be the first of an anticipated franchise trilogy. After various starts and stops, bad luck and good fortune, the release date for Jack Ryan now is Christmas Day of 2013. It goes up against Universal’s martial arts movie 41 Ronin with Keanu Reeves as well as Fox’s comedy remake of The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty directed by and starring Ben Stiller. Jack Ryan resurrects the popular Tom Clancy character of CIA analyst Jack Ryan last seen on film in 2002 and now…

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‘Branded’

‘Branded’
Branded Movie

When a sweeping global conspiracy triggers a worldwide pandemic of consumer gluttony and insatiable materialism, one extraordinary man steps forward to fight fire with fire in Branded, a biting, mind-bending journey into a dystopian future. When a sweeping global conspiracy triggers a worldwide pandemic of consumer gluttony and insatiable materialism, one extraordinary man steps forward to fight fire with fire in Branded. biting, mind-bending journey into a dystopian future.

While in a way familiar, this actually seems like a really different concept. It could be really interesting.