Tag: The Thin Red Line
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Days of Heaven review – Malick’s early masterwork heralds a rarefied visionary
The director’s rereleased 1978 film revealed some of the authorial signatures that would underscore a film-making career punctuated by a two-decade disappearanceTerrence Malick’s richly achieved early film from 1978 is now rereleased; it is a tragic romance and slo-mo melodrama which appeared five years after his debut, and after which Malick mysteriously vanished from public…
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Terrence Malick May Release A Longer ‘To The Wonder’ Cut,’ & New ‘Way Of The Wind’ Film May Not Arrive Anytime Soon
One of the most reclusive filmmakers of all time—at least where the press and publicity is concerned, he hasn’t done an interview since the 1970s and hasn’t posed for an official photograph since before then— Terrence Malick marches to the beat of his own eccentric drum. Literally, the filmmaker works on his own timetable and…
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Composer Henry Jackman Praises A Key Moment In John Williams’ Empire Strikes Back Score [Exclusive]
Few composers have shaped the soundscape of Hollywood cinema for the past 30 years quite like Hans Zimmer. From “The Lion King” to “The Thin Red Line,” “Gladiator,” “Dune: Part One,” and his work on Christopher Nolan’s films, Zimmer’s best soundtracks are capable of telling gripping stories all on their own. Just as impressive, in…
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Every Main Character In Band Of Brothers Ranked Worst To Best
The true stories of heroism in World War II have inspired some of the greatest films of all time. Throughout film history, war films have examined various aspects of combat. While films like “Saving Private Ryan” and “The Thin Red Line” explored the plight of soldiers in the heat of combat, “Bridge On The River Kwai”…
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Billy Bob Thornton Recorded Hours Of Voiceover For The Thin Red Line That Was Never Used
For any actor working with the visionary Terrence Malick, “surrender yourself to the vision” is something of an ongoing mantra. Since debuting with “Badlands” in 1973, Malick’s process has become a polarizing topic of debate. The director shoots hundreds of hours of footage for each of his films, vexing performers, editors and even composers when…
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Christopher Plummer Penned Letter to Terrence Malick After ‘New World’: ‘Get Yourself a Writer’
Director Terrence Malick is famous for snipping actors out of his theatrical cuts. For one, Adrien Brody reportedly showed up to the premiere of “The Thin Red Line” to find his role, which he thought was the lead, was significantly downsized. Many others followed. In the aftermath of Malick’s 2005 historical drama about the founding…
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9 Movies You Forgot Were Scored by Hans Zimmer
If you were to stop someone on the street and ask them to name any film composer, their answer would likely be John Williams or Hans Zimmer. Indeed, with 169 credits to his name, Zimmer is one of the most prolific film composers of our time, and also one of the most memorable. From the…