Category: Movies

The Most Ridiculous Edited-For-TV Film Lines

Whenever a film with strong language airs on television, some of their lines are bound to be edited down.

An example Gawker included is the Samuel L. Jackson-starrer Snakes on a Plane, released in 2006. When the film was shown on the big screen, Jackson yelled: “I have had it with these motherf—— snakes on this motherf—— plane.”

But when it was shown on television, Jackson’s swearing was reduced to this: “I have had it with these monkey-fighting snakes on this Moday to Friday plane.”

Watch the video:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/most-ridiculous-edited-tv-film-31522

Guilds lobby low-budget filmmakers

SAG, WGA’s AFM presentation makes case for using union members

In an annual ritual at the American Film Market, SAG and the WGA romanced about 200 low-budget producers Monday to use union actors and writers…

…Under the SAG ultra-low budget agreement, for example, actors receive $100 a day and are paid only for the days they work.

Mark Friedlander, SAG’s national director of new media, stressed the simplicity of those guild agreements by noting that the current pact is a four-page document.

He added that except for producers agreeing to make pension and health contributions, other terms are flexible.

WGA West senior director of contracts Lise Anderson said the guild is willing to make projects affordable — noting that payment of the screenplay purchase minimum of $42,088 can be deferred for projects under $500,000…

https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118027175?refCatId=13

Sigourney Weaver IS Ripley in her role-winning Alien audition

While we all debate which up-and-coming young actress will end up filling Sigourney Weaver’s shoes (or trying to, anyway) in the Alien prequel, let’s not forget that Weaver was once a beginner herself. Of course, you can’t really tell that from her audition for the role of Ripley, in which she already seemed like an old pro.

Check out the clip…

https://blastr.com/2010/10/2-sigourney-weaver-alien.php

‘Paranormal Activity 2’ hits the box office at No.1 opening weekend with $41.5M, bumps ‘Jackass 3D’

And now for something really scary – “Paranormal Activity 2” was tops at the box office this weekend…

https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/2010/10/25/2010-10-25_paranormal_activity_2_hits_the_box_office_at_no1_opening_weekend_with_415m_bumps.html

Consumers to DVD-profit-hungry Hollywood: Drop dead!

…U.S. consumers will rent 37.7 million movies online this year for $3 to $5 each…. That’s a nearly sevenfold increase from 2007, and it doesn’t include the more than 300 million estimated videos streamed via Netflix’s subscription rental service. Meanwhile, consumers will buy about 20 million movies this year for $10 to $15, a less than threefold increase since 2007…

https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2010/10/consumers-to-dvd-profit-hungry-hollywood-drop-dead.html

More people are watching movies online, but few are buying them

Consumers long ago switched their shopping habits to the Internet, so that now most don’t hesitate to buy cameras, TVs, books, appliances, cars, clothing, even foreclosed homes online. There appears to be no product that shoppers don’t prefer to buy with the click of a mouse.

No product, that is, except movies…

https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-downloads-20101019,0,558719.story

VIDEO: Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly? The ‘Back to the Future’ that could have been

With Hollywood classics, the almost-could-have-happened casting game is always fun to think about. John Travolta auditioned for “Star Wars,” Clint Eastwood was pursued as a replacement for Sean Connery in the 007 films and and Tom Selleck, the poor fella, actually turned down the chance to wear the hat in the Indiana Jones films.

Then there’s the rare star that actually gets the job and then loses it – and yes, today we’re talking about Eric Stoltz and the Marty McFly gig in “Back to the Future.” …

https://herocomplex.latimes.com/2010/10/12/back-to-the-future-eric-stoltz-mcfly/