By Behind The Scenes TV on Sep 19, 2007 in Film Business, Hollywood, News | 0 Comments
Film and television studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc unveiled plans on Tuesday to launch a high-definition television channel this fall on the DirecTV satellite service with a mix of movies and original programs.
The channel is MGM’s first stand-alone HD service in the United States and it marks a major expansion for the studio. Chief Executive Harry Sloan [...]
By Behind The Scenes TV on Sep 19, 2007 in Directors, Filmmaking, Interview, New Releases | 0 Comments
When the MPAA slapped Ang Lee’s Lust, Caution (which opens next week) with an NC-17 rating for “explicit sexuality,” the director and his writer-producer James Schamus said they wouldn’t “change a single frame.” We asked Lee to explain himself: Why did he sequester star Tony Leung and newcomer Tang Wei on a closed set, for [...]
By Behind The Scenes TV on Sep 15, 2007 in Directors, Filmmaking, Hollywood | 0 Comments
Oliver Stone honestly thought he was finished with the Vietnam War. With Best Director Oscars for Platoon (1986) and Born on the Fourth of July (1989), and with 1993’s Heaven & Earth to round out his Vietnam trilogy, the director had moved on to more current topics. Last year’s World Trade Center centered around rescue [...]
By Behind The Scenes TV on Sep 15, 2007 in Actors, Commentary | 0 Comments
MEMO TO: Matt Damon
FROM: Peter Bart
Re: your missing public persona
TORONTO — You’ve been sounding off about the press lately, Matt. Oops — since you’re a Harvard man, perhaps I should phrase it more elegantly. You’ve been reiterating some sophistries, Matt, which suggest you’re becoming a borderline solipsist.
I realize you don’t like [...]
