Tag: Total Recall
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Before ‘The Beekeeper,’ Kurt Wimmer Wrote a Christian Bale-Led Sci-Fi Film
The Beekeeper is being hailed as a return to form for both director David Ayer and star Jason Statham, but screenwriter Kurt Wimmer should also receive a fair amount of praise. After all, it was his script that gave life to the idea, and all good movies start with a carefully crafted screenplay. But it…
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‘Underworld’ Almost Didn’t Get Made
Even though Underworld is today a well-established action-horror franchise, getting the vampire vs. lycans story off the ground was no easy feat. This month, as the first movie celebrates its 20th anniversary, Collider’s Carly Lane spoke to franchise director Len Wiseman (Total Recall) to celebrate and go over behind-the-scenes details of the franchise. The story…
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Sharon Stone Says Paul Verhoeven Played Every Other ‘Basic Instinct’ Screen Test Against Hers — None Measured Up
Paul Verhoeven’s “Basic Instinct” is one of the most iconic — and controversial — films of the 1990s. It’s hard to imagine the erotic thriller starring anyone other than Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone, but the cast could have looked very different if Douglas had gotten his way.In a new interview on “Who’s Talking with…
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Michael Ironside Didn’t Understand Why Paul Verhoeven Would Direct Starship Troopers
Michael Ironside’s strong jaw lost him the role of Robocop in Paul Verhoeven’s sci-fi classic — he tells BFI that “Robocop” special effects creator Rob Bottin said, “If we were to do [the Robocop look] on Michael, he’d look like a Mack truck.” But his stern look has gained the Canadian actor plenty of work…
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Joey King’s ‘The Princess’ Gets July Premiere Date on Hulu
Joey King’s upcoming film “The Princess” has a premiere date on Hulu.The 20th Century Studios film will drop July 1.No ordinary story about a princess, King’s film is described as an “action-packed fight to the death set in a fairy tale world.”Here’s the official logline: When a beautiful, strong-willed princess refuses to wed the cruel…
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What Really Happened While Filming ‘Basic Instinct’ 30 Years Ago
“Basic Instinct” was a landmark for erotic thrillers, and few of its kind have bested it since.Paul Verhoeven’s twisted murder mystery debuted March 20, 1992, and grossed over $352 million worldwide as audiences fell for the psychological game between an overworked and under-loved cop (Michael Douglas) and a novelist (Sharon Stone) who might be an…
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‘Blasphemous? Of course not.’ Director of lesbian nuns film hits back at critics
‘I did not invent these scenes,’ says Paul Verhoeven defending the graphic violence and sex in his film, based on a true storyIt might be based on a scholarly study of medieval nuns in Tuscany, but Benedetta, the new film from controversial director Paul Verhoeven, is full of lust, gore and brutality, and it has…
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Watch 3 Clips From Paul Verhoeven’s Erotic Lesbian Nun Thriller ‘Benedetta’ Premiering At Cannes
After gaining prominence with American studio films such as “RoboCop,” “Total Recall,” “Basic Instinct,” “Starship Troopers,” and “Hollow Man,” it’s clear Dutch director Paul Verhoeven has gone in a different direction with his later works. He made a big transition with the WWII Dutch resistance film “Black Book” led by future “Game of Thrones” and…
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Exclusive: ‘Total Recall’ 4K Clip Praises Jerry Goldsmith’s Music
Total Recall is coming to 4K in time for its 30th anniversary. Director Paul Verhoeven‘s sci-fi action flick arrives as a three-disc 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital) and Digital 4K Ultra HD on December 8, Aka today, from Lionsgate. In honor of this new release, we’re debuting an exclusive Total Recall…
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‘Total Recall’ 4K Release Will Get Your Ass to Mars This December
Total Recall, Paul Verhoeven‘s sci-fi action classic that features Arnold Schwarzenegger getting his ass to Mars, is headed to 4K. This December, the movie arrives via a 3-disc 4K Ultra HD Combo Pack (plus Blu-ray and Digital) and Digital 4K Ultra HD courtesy of Lionsgate. For this release, Total Recall has been restored in 4K…