Mark your calender with a big yellow circle. March 6th is Watchmen Day. According to an article on the Number 1 Film Site Jan. 13th, and reported in the Hollywood Reporter three days later, an agreement has been reached between Warner Bros. and Fox.
The movie will be released with WB's vision with no editing or revisions. This is great news as it was beginning to look as if we might never see the film. I will be buying my tickets as soon as possible.
"One day I was able to get up, after gathering all my strength. I wanted to see myself in the mirror hanging on the opposite wall. I had not see myself since the ghetto. From the depths of the mirror, a corpse gazed back at me, the look in his eyes as they stared into mine has never left me."
-- Elie Wiesel, Night
The tag line for Rumble Fish is "The Motorcycle Boy's never coming back." Given the trajectory of the career of the actor who inhabited Motorcycle Boy, it sounds as though S.E. Hinton was into prophecy.
Born Philip Andre Rourke in 1956, Mick had an undistinguished career in high school opting for sports: baseball and boxing. He had great success as an amateur boxer but once venturing into the professional arena he had to quit after receiving serious facial and head wounds.
The beginning of his acting career was remarkable, including the aforementioned Rumble Fish and Diner in 1982, which netted him a nomination for a Golden Globe.
He was a case-book tough guy: tattoos, motorcycles and lots of trouble. He always followed his own muse, unfortunately his particular muse thought the road to success had many washouts and roadblocks, culminating in his receiving a Razzie nomination for worst actor for his role in Desperate Hours.
Mickey made some very strange career choices over the years, turning down some star-making roles. Conversly, he also had roles in some extraordinary films including Barfly, The Pope of Greenwich Village and Sin City. (Sin City 2 is currently in pre-production.)
And now The Motorcycle is back! His latest effort is in Darren Affronsky's The Wrestler, in which he plays the role of a broken-down former wrestler trying to reconnect with himself and his family. The film is receiving rave reviews and Mr. Rourke has already been nominated for best actor awards by The Golden Globes, the Independent Spirit Awards, the Screen Actors Guild and the buzz is looking good for an Oscar nom.
America loves the story of a has-been battling against all odds and reaching the top again, especially when the person involved really deserves it. Good luck Mr. Rourke.
"Have yourself a merry little Christmas,
Let your heart be light,
From now on,
Our troubles will be out of sight."
-- Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin
Well, I really was is no hurry to write this review of The Day the Earth Stood Still, because my mother always said that if you can't cay something good, don't say anything. Well that little homily held me at bay for a week and then the anger took over.
This remake, or whatever they want to call it, was an abomination. The movie was perfect for Keanu's acting style because it called for unemotioonal and laconic, and Keanu has those in spades. OK, so they omitted one of the most iconic tag lines in movie history, but then to turn Gort into a swarm of annoying super-bugs and the ending into a bore fest?? I actually got up and left before the credits.
When they remake Casablanca, I want the director to forget all about beautifull friendships, and have Rick Blaine and Captain Renault grab their surf boards and head off to catch a wave.
Christmas Day brings us The Spirit and the reviews are already bad on sites which should know.
The best hope in our chosen genre is The Watchman. There is a great new trailer on the web site, and I for one, can't wait for the movie.
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