Best Films Never Made #8: John Boorman’s The Lord of the Rings Patrick Taylor January 19, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features 3 Comments If anything can be learned from Peter Jackson’s celebrated trilogy of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most famous work, it is that one does not simply adapt a 1200-page novel for the big screen overnight. The road to the...
Stories from the Set: Singin’ in the Rain David Brake January 18, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Features, Stories from the Set Singin' In The Rain is rightly regarded as the greatest Hollywood musical of all time, and stories of its production have melted into movie legend, from Debbie Reynolds' remark that "Singin' in the Rain and...
Casting Call – Hitman Stephen O'Nion January 9, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Casting Call, Features 2 Comments With Paul Walker’s untimely death, a number of projects have had to be put on hold. Fast and Furious 7 has decided to quietly retire Walker’s character with already-shot footage but what of the productions...
Best Films Never Made #7: Martin Scorsese’s Alexander the Great Chris Davies January 8, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features 3 Comments During the 1990s and early 2000s a series of rival projects about Alexander the Great were decorating the desks of Hollywood’s biggest names. Oliver Stone emerged victorious with Alexander (2004), a...
Best Films Never Made #6: Nick Cave’s Gladiator II Chris Davies January 1, 2014 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features 31 Comments “At first you will be disorientated and confused, and, indeed, a little vexed. It is to be expected. But direct your anger elsewhere. I am a friend. Let me help you stand… ” – Mordecai, Gladiator...
Best Films Never Made #5: Stanley Kubrick’s Napoleon Patrick Taylor December 23, 2013 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features 2 Comments Napoleon Bonaparte has been the subject of more film adaptations than any other historical figure. Why, some might ask, is there a need for a further edition? It is difficult not to imagine how one of...
Best Films Never Made #4: Darren Aronofsky’s Batman Patrick Taylor December 8, 2013 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features 1 Comment About a year and a half has elapsed since Christopher Nolan’s fabled Dark Knight trilogy reached its conclusion. Such was the success of Nolan’s stewardship of the comic book legend, Warner Bros. was...
Best Films Never Made #3: Neill Blomkamp’s Halo David Brake October 21, 2013 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features 10 Comments In amongst the dusty annals of the best films never made, one blockbuster lies atop the pile. Widely known and anticipated for the last eight years, the ultimate videogame film adaptation, and the one film...
Best Films Never Made #2: Ridley Scott’s I Am Legend David Brake October 12, 2013 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features 3 Comments Francis Lawrence’s 2007 version of I Am Legend was a box-office smash taking just shy of $600 million dollars worldwide, with Will Smith proving the Fresh Prince was the King of Hollywood for a reason. The...
Best Films Never Made #1: Sylvester Stallone’s Poe David Brake March 28, 2013 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features 5 Comments John Rambo, Rocky Balboa, Lt. Raymond Tango – Sylvester Stallone has been an icon of cinema for almost 40 years, keeping his '80s troupe current through the Expendables franchise. Yet behind all his bravado...
