John Hurt, an absolutely incredible actor, passed away last night at the age of 77 years old. He'd been battling pancreatic cancer for a few years. But instead of focusing on the sadness of his death , let's take some time to focus on his career. And goodness, what a career it was. John was perhaps best known for starring in The Elephant Man, but he also had notable roles in movies like Alien and V for Vendetta. Many people would also recognize him from his work in the Harry Potter movies — he played Ollivander, the dedicated wandmaker. But in addition to making so many wonderful films, he was also, as we're learning, a great person. Check out many celebrities who've taken the time to pay tribute to this man: 1. Elijah Wood “Very sad to hear of John Hurt’s passing. It was such an honor to have watched you work, sir.” 2. J.K. Rowling “So very sad to hear that the immensely talented and deeply beloved John Hurt has died. My thoughts are with his family and friends.” 3. Sharon Stone “God speed to John Hurt, a legendary actor and good human being.” 4. Kumail Nanjiani “Oh no. RIP John Hurt. He made everything he was in better. I was looking forward to seeing many more performances.” 5. Kiefer Sutherland “My deepest sympathies to John Hurt’s family, friends and fans. He was a dear friend.” 6. Mel Brooks “It was terribly sad today to learn of John Hurt’s passing. He was a truly magnificent talent. No one could have played The Elephant Man more memorably. He carried that film into cinematic immortality. He will be sorely missed.” View Slideshow
John Hurt, an absolutely incredible actor, passed away last night at the age of 77 years old. He'd been battling pancreatic cancer for a few years. But instead of focusing on the sadness of his death , let's take some time to focus on his career. And goodness, what a career it was. John was perhaps best known for starring in The Elephant Man, but he also had notable roles in movies like Alien and V for Vendetta. Many people would also recognize him from his work in the Harry Potter movies — he played Ollivander, the dedicated wandmaker. But in addition to making so many wonderful films, he was also, as we're learning, a great person. Check out many celebrities who've taken the time to pay tribute to this man: 1. Elijah Wood “Very sad to hear of John Hurt’s passing. It was such an honor to have watched you work, sir.” 2. J.K. Rowling “So very sad to hear that the immensely talented and deeply beloved John Hurt has died. My thoughts are with his family and friends.” 3. Sharon Stone “God speed to John Hurt, a legendary actor and good human being.” 4. Kumail Nanjiani “Oh no. RIP John Hurt. He made everything he was in better. I was looking forward to seeing many more performances.” 5. Kiefer Sutherland “My deepest sympathies to John Hurt’s family, friends and fans. He was a dear friend.” 6. Mel Brooks “It was terribly sad today to learn of John Hurt’s passing. He was a truly magnificent talent. No one could have played The Elephant Man more memorably. He carried that film into cinematic immortality. He will be sorely missed.” View Slideshow
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Former porn star Sasha Grey is back in familiar territory in the thriller Open Windows , opening in select theaters this weekend! Open Windows is the latest film from director Nacho Vigalondo , and stars Sasha Grey as a famous actress who agrees to participate in a “win a date” style social media contest. When a hapless loser played by Elijah Wood wins the contest, she reneges on the deal, but in an attempt to make it up to him, his publicist gives him the opportunity to track her life on the internet. He soon discovers that he’s been tricked into essentially helping to ruin the actress’ life, and he may even end up as the fall guy. Sasha’s no stranger to onscreen nudity, and she bares her beauties several times in the film, including a rather intense scene where she is forced to strip on a webcam that Wood is watching, and before long, her breasts are splashed all over his computer screen! Now that’s the kind of spam we can completely get behind!
Former porn star Sasha Grey is back in familiar territory in the thriller Open Windows , opening in select theaters this weekend! Open Windows is the latest film from director Nacho Vigalondo , and stars Sasha Grey as a famous actress who agrees to participate in a “win a date” style social media contest. When a hapless loser played by Elijah Wood wins the contest, she reneges on the deal, but in an attempt to make it up to him, his publicist gives him the opportunity to track her life on the internet. He soon discovers that he’s been tricked into essentially helping to ruin the actress’ life, and he may even end up as the fall guy. Sasha’s no stranger to onscreen nudity, and she bares her beauties several times in the film, including a rather intense scene where she is forced to strip on a webcam that Wood is watching, and before long, her breasts are splashed all over his computer screen! Now that’s the kind of spam we can completely get behind!
Elijah Wood attended the premiere of his exec-produced flick Toad Road held at Arena Cinema in Hollywood. The film is a documentary style horror thriller. Elijah talks about his love for the…
Elijah Wood and co-star Megan Duffy attended the New York screening of their new thriller Maniac in a Haunted House. Wood plays a serial killer in the remake…
The world premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in New Zealand last week may have caught the attention of an entire nation and a good chunk of the world’s press, but the 166 minute feature’s New York premiere nevertheless turned into a lively event Friday night at the Ziegfeld Theater in Midtown. Peter Jackson , fittingly, kicked off the festivities introducing much of the cast, including Sir Ian McKellen (in fact there were a lot of “Sirs” Thursday night including Jackson himself), Martin Freeman , Elijah Wood , Andy Serkis and many of the dwarfs. [ Related: ‘Hobbit’ Fans Complain Of Dizziness & Nausea ] “It’s so exciting. Tonight was great because the Ziegfeld Theatre is where The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers opened,” Serkis told ML at the after-party at Guastavino’s, a venue beneath the Queensboro Bridge Thursday night. “It was the first time I realized that Gollum had worked as a concept and a characterization. I literally felt the audience sat forward in their seats. And I loved watching it tonight because I’m relaxed enough to watch it since I’ve seen it two times.” Not surprisingly, the movie is packed full of action, wizardry, surrealism, battles and amazing imagery. Serkis said that one time may not be enough for many fans since there “is too much to take in,” but Lord of the Rings adherents should be pleased. [ Related: ‘The Hobbit’ 3-D Early Review: Back Again, But Not Quite There ] The Hobbit also gave Serkis an opportunity to look at his character Gollum anew since the latest trio of films, set before The Lord of the Rings , gave Serkis the chance to re-introduce the Hobbit. “I have to really forget a lot of The Lord of the Rings because during that time, Gollum is driven by revenge because he’s crazed and depleted with the ring being away from him so physically he’s more wrecked,” said Serkis. “This is 60 years before and of course he doesn’t know he’s lost the ring…I’ve seen so many impersonations of Gollum that I’ve had to grab hold of him and make him mine again.” [ Related: ‘The Hobbit’ At 48 FPS: A High Frame Rate Fiasco? ] Serkis chatted with party-goers in the cavernous venue. Non- Hobbit invitees included Ben Affleck, Patrick Stewart and Terry O’Quinn, and Hobbit -inspired imagery was kept to a minimum save for the feast of food and drink that would satisfy many a dwarf. Given the recent media attention, it’s not surprising the 48 frames per second issue arose during casual chatter at the post-screening event, though an unscientific poll by people ML ran into gave the experience a thumbs up. Serkis spoke well of the visuals saying the effects combined with 3-D brought on an “immersive experience” that combined live action footage with the film’s expansive tech-generated material. “The trolls, the goblin king, Gollum, they all feel like they’re living in the same time frame and space as the live-action characters and you can’t deny that those two beings are in the same space and there’s something about 24 frames that draws a veil between the two worlds.” Watch the 13-minute The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey featurette below: Watch the video on YouTube. [ Top Image: Hobbit filmmakers and cast at the Ziegfeld in New York, credit: Getty Images ]
William Lustig’s Maniac, released in 1980, is not a nice movie. It is an exploitation classic; a weird, super-creepy story of a very damaged man (originally played by Joe Spinell) who kills women as a way to articulate rage towards his deceased mother. It is dirty but effective, and A Maniac remake shot recently with Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : /Film Discovery Date : 17/05/2012 03:00 Number of articles : 2
Former child star Elijah Wood is doing his best to stop people yelling “FRODO” at him at traffic lights with his new movie Maniac , a remake of the 1980 slasher pic widely condemned (and beloved) as one of the most irredeemably sleazy examples of the genre. Elijah might seem like an odd choice to play the archetypal serial killer, complete with mommy issues and a mannequin collection, but remember… Ted Bundy seemed like a nice guy, too. Anyway, the first teaser for the film has hit and not only does the affable Elijah make a surprisingly convincing psychopath, but the uncensored footage includes two sneak peeks of skin at the 0:22 and 1:07 marks. Maniac was adapted by Piranha 3D ‘s Alexandre Aja and premieres this week at Cannes, so if you’ve got a few mil burning a hole in your pocket, gas up your private jet and head on over to France to check it out. The rest of us will have to make do with checking out the creepy, kinky Cannes trailer after the jump!
