Shoots from hell Oct 11, 2009
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote' (Terry Gilliam, unfinished) Terry Gilliam's attempt to bring Cervantes's hero to the big screen began unraveling from the first day of filming. Lead actor Jean Rochefort immediately fell ill, and if that wasn't calamitous enough, a flash flood washed away the entire set in northern Spain. (CNN -- International)
Hollywood rallies as Polanski bail decision looms Oct 6, 2009
Top US directors Woody Allen, David Lynch and Martin Scorsese were among the first to sign, followed by the likes of Michael Mann, Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodovar, Darren Aronofsky, and Terry Gilliam. A dual citizen of both France and Poland, Polanski fled the United States in 1978 having agreed in a plea bargain to admit to "unlawful sexual intercourse" with the girl, who testified that he had drugged and sodomised her. (Yahoo! Asia News)
10 ways Monty Python changed comedy Oct 6, 2009
The Pythons (from left, Eric Idle, the late Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, John Cleese, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam) were just as comfortable with a gross-out gag as they were with Proust ... Firmly opposed to going out on a ba-dum-bum kicker, the Pythons would either abruptly cut to another sketch or some Terry Gilliam animation, freeing other future groups from the clean curtain-drop endings. (MSNBC -- Television)
Circus in town Oct 5, 2009
Original Python member Eric Idle co-directed the performance with Broadway vet B.T. McNicholl, and audiences can expect a greatest hits collection of skits that John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin first performed on their influential TV series beginning in 1969 ... Original Python member Eric Idle co-directed the performance with Broadway vet B.T. McNicholl, and audiences can expect a greatest hits collection of skits that John Cleese, Graham Chapman,... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
The full Monty Oct 3, 2009
The four will reprise the roles made famous by John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin in about a dozen sketches and songs, directed by former Python, Idle and B.T. McNicholl ... The four will reprise the roles made famous by John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin in about a dozen sketches and songs, directed by former Python, Idle and B.T. McNicholl. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Across the Web, regard for Polanski the artist clashes with disdain for the man and his act Oct 1, 2009
Meanwhile, the director of "Rosemary's Baby," ''Chinatown" and "The Pianist," which won him a best director Oscar, is in jail, arrested just as he arrived in Zurich to be honored at a film festival a development that stunned his colleagues. A petition was immediately organized calling for his release, signed by prominent fellow directors including Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, Darren Aronofsky, Terry Gilliam, Jonathan Demme, Ethan Coen and David Lynch, as well as actresses Penelope Cruz and... (FOX61, CT)
Regard for his art, disdain for his act Oct 1, 2009
A petition was immediately organized calling for his release, signed by prominent fellow directors including Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, Darren Aronofsky, Terry Gilliam, Jonathan Demme, Ethan Coen and David Lynch, as well as actresses Penelope Cruz and Tilda Swinton. Roman Polanski. (MSNBC -- News)
more. Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 Sep 23, 2009
But as a leading practitioner of the documentary technique known as... (Salon)
John Malkovich faces "Disgrace" Sep 19, 2009
Terry Gilliam and Tim Burton's latest, Britney and Lindsay do Bergman, and leaked Anne Frank-David Mamet dialogue. Tuesday, Aug 18, 2009 13:19 EDT. (Salon)
Ledger lives on in haunting fantasy Sep 15, 2009
Director Terry Gilliam finished the film with Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell all stepping into Ledger's role ... Director Terry Gilliam finished the film with Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell all stepping into Ledger's role. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Starr report Sep 15, 2009
The surviving members of "Monty Python" -- Michael Palin, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones and Eric Idle -- are reuniting at The Ziegfeld Theater Oct. 15 for the world premiere of "Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)," a six-part retrospective airing Oct. 18-23 on IFC. They'll hold a Q&A afterward and will receive a BAFTA Special Award. . (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Terry Gilliam Films Sep 14, 2009
As the animator who added an extra edge of silliness to the Monty Python team, Terry Gilliam found a way into films ... Black Comedy from Terry Gilliam ... Terry Gilliam Working with Heath Ledger. (Suite101.com)
Fall Movie Preview: Studios save best films for fall Sep 11, 2009
It's a Terry Gilliam picture, so you knew it would be weird, but that's really weird. (3 of 5). (Florida Today)
Michael Palin in the Movies Sep 9, 2009
First, in 1985, he took a role in Brazil, another brain-child of Terry Gilliam, who again directed, this time working from a screenplay written with Tom Stoppard ... was written by Palin with another ex-Python, the American animator Terry Gilliam, and Gilliam also directed the movie, whilst a third member of the group, John Cleese, was amongst the cast. (Suite101.com)
‘9’ introduces a new dimension of dark animation Sep 9, 2009
9 also recalls Terry Gilliam, Chris Marker, Jan Svankmajer, and the Quay brothers - some contortions of Pinocchio and The Wizard of Oz too. (There s a terrific sequence in which the surviving stitchpunks mount an LP of Somewhere Over the Rainbow on a phonograph, riding its crank up and down in short-lived bliss. (Boston Globe)
Lily Cole's Heath shock Sep 8, 2009
She added to Britain's Harper's Bazaar magazine: "I was so upset by what had happened to Heath that the film wasn't the biggest loss. I just had to sit and wait while poor Terry Gilliam, the director, and his daughter Amy, who was producing, were running round like chickens with their heads cut off, trying to pull it all together. I'm still incredibly impressed that they managed to. "But I had mixed feelings about finishing it. When they first told me another actor was going to play him, I found... (iAfrica.com)
Fall forward Sep 7, 2009
Apparently, Graham Chapman, who died in 1989, will join John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the pioneering comedy troupe and promote the new documentary Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer s Cut) ... Apparently, Graham Chapman, who died in 1989, will join John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the pioneering comedy troupe and promote the new documentary... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
A Double Review: District 9 and Ali... Aug 29, 2009
Blomkamp s successful adaptation from short subject to feature science fiction recalls, La Jet;e (1962), a French film, which Terry Gilliam turned into 12 Monkeys (1995). Peter Jackson Spins Gold from Straw. (Suite101.com)
Newsweek: The health dangers of chronic insomnia Aug 25, 2009
Director Terry Gilliam told Vanity Fair that Ledger was overusing prescription sleep aids in search of rest. "It was a combination of exhaustion, sleeping medication and perhaps the aftereffects of the flu," said the director, speculating about Ledger's death. (MSNBC -- Health)
Monty Python's comeback surprise Aug 20, 2009
The five - John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin - are all due to attend. The sixth Python, Graham Chapman, died in 1989. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
IFC, BAFTA Bringing Pythons to New York City Aug 20, 2009
Monty Python, 1969All Python members -- John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and -- will attend this official Python reunion event, which will include a screening of the theatrical version of the original IFC documentary. After the screening, all five surviving members of the Monty Python team will sit down for a Q&A discussion and will be presented with a special award from BAFTA to honor their outstanding contribution to film and television. (Multichannel News)
Special Bafta honour for Pythons Aug 19, 2009
John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin will attend the event on 15 October. Bafta chairman David Parfitt described the award as a "fitting tribute". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
'Mad Men,' 'Top Chef Masters' podcast; 'Monty Python' returns Aug 19, 2009
The complete Python troupe - John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and even the late Graham Chapman - will attend this official Python reunion event, which will include a screening of the theatrical version of the Original IFC documentary Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut). Following the screening, all five surviving members of the Monty Python team will sit down for a Q&A discussion and will be presented with a Special Award from BAFTA to honor their... (Multichannel News)
Upcoming movies: Awesome or awful? Aug 19, 2009
Yes, the latest addition to Terry Gilliam's oo-ver is an actual, completed motion picture that will apparently be released this fall ... "Alice in Wonderland" Now we come to Tim Burton's effects-driven spectacular in the offing, and I got stuck trying to define exactly what relationship Burton bears to Terry Gilliam. (Salon)
Nick Lachey Likes Being Single Aug 15, 2009
NICK LACHEY ENJOYS THE SINGLE LIFE- New York Post. Saturday, August 15, 2009 Last Update: 04:55 AM EDT. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Monica Bellucci's beautiful mind Aug 10, 2009
" Her talent is no longer in question. She was nominated in 1996 for a Cesar (French Oscar) for L'Appartement. In 2003 she was nominated for a David di Donatello Award (Italian Oscar) for Remember Me, My Love. Since then directors have clamoured to work with her; Terry Gilliam (The Brothers Grimm), The Wachowski brothers (The Matrix Revolutions filmed in Sydney), Mel Gibson (The Passion of the Christ). What does she look for as an actress? "I like to explore the dark side of humanity," she says.... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Time-travel movies: past and present Aug 9, 2009
Terry Gilliam definitely qualifies. Honoring the space-time continuum has never ranked very high on his to-do list. (Boston Globe)
NY Post blames ESPN for nude reporter video Jul 26, 2009
Terry Gilliam / ASSOCIATED PRESS. Slide show. (MSNBC -- Technology)
SAN DIEGO: Thousands attend preview night in anticipation of Comic-Con weekend Jul 23, 2009
"It's not all big-budget and movie stars, though. The Con still is a place where budding artists can show their portfolios to professionals and where small publishing houses can hawk what they hope will be the next superhero.Encinitas comic artist Mary Fleener and San Marcos resident and Luann creator Greg Evans are regulars at the convention, and Del Mar resident and former Mystery Science Theater 3000 host Michael J. Nelson will perform with fellow cast members Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett on... (North County Times)
Very Naughty Boys to play the Royal Albert Hall Jul 7, 2009
Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam will appear in the European premiere of Idle's musical Not The Messiah (He's A Very Naughty Boy). The oratorio, based on the film Life Of Brian, will receive its UK premiere at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 October. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
BIZARRE [SUN] Jul 5, 2009
BAND have spiritual homecoming at Hyde Park watched by Kate Moss and Terry Gilliam. KOOKS cheat death after their plane was struck by lightning en route to Munich. (The Drudge Report)
How Terry Gilliam saved Ledger's final film Jul 5, 2009
How Terry Gilliam saved Heath Ledger's final movie - CNN.com ... How Terry Gilliam saved Heath Ledger's final movie ... LONDON, England (CNN) -- Is there a filmmaker in the world with worse luck than Terry Gilliam. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Exit Poll: Depp's Future Enemies Jul 3, 2009
Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland will give us a Depp-ified Mad Hatter next year, while the on-again, off-again Terry Gilliam picture may soon be on again according to reports. And then there's the rumor stuff, from the Riddler in the sequel to The Dark Knight to an appearance in. (IGN FilmForce)
Friends Speculate Cause of Heath Ledger's Death Jul 1, 2009
Terry Gilliam, who directed Ledger in his final film, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, put part of the blame on his divorce from wife Michelle Williams. "Because he s a much nicer person than I am, he really thought he could do the right thing. He was trying to be decent and graceful, give her whatever she wanted the house, every f*cking thing," said Gilliam. (Fox News)
Cannes in black and white, and brighter colors, too May 26, 2009
Heath Ledger's last film, a Terry Gilliam fantasy about a traveling stage show where a young con artist gets caught up with a magical storyteller (Christopher Plummer), who competes with the devil to win over spectators with the most tempting story. Though very different in tone and story, each focuses on an artist trying to make something out of nothing. (USA Today -- Life)
* Violence reaps rewards at Cannes May 26, 2009
The director Terry Gilliam, here with the noncompetition film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, delivered some funny onstage shtick by pretending to accept the directing prize, which he was meant to bestow. (Terry, you dont receive, you give, the host explained, promising that Gilliam could have something next year if he didnt create a scandal. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Clooney in competition at Venice May 25, 2009
Clooney's Goodnight and Good Luck will compete with films directed by Ang Lee, Terry Gilliam and actor John Turturro for the prestigious Golden Lion award. Steven Soderbergh and Tim Burton have films screening out of competition. (Yahoo News -- Film Festivals)
One last film for the Ledger May 24, 2009
HEATH LEDGER has taken a final bow at the Cannes Film Festival, starring in a last unfinished role in the fantasy movie by cult director Terry Gilliam. Gilliam, now 68, with a movie record dating back to the Monty Python classics of the 1970s and '80s, has a history of trouble on shoots. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Ledger's last film premieres May 24, 2009
Speaking at the premiere in Cannes, director Terry Gilliam said he hoped Ledger would be proud of the finished product. Film clips courtesy of Metropolitan. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Gilliam praises Ledger's energy May 24, 2009
Director Terry Gilliam said he hoped Heath Ledger would be proud - Film clips courtesy of Metropolitan. Director Terry Gilliam has said he would never have completed his fantasy film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus without Heath Ledger ... Terry Gilliam (second from right) celebrated his film's premiere. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Ledger takes a final bow in the film he never finished May 24, 2009
HEATH Ledger has taken a final bow at Cannes, starring in a last unfinished role in a fantasy movie brought to the film festival by cult director Terry Gilliam ... "I don't think Terry Gilliam's film was intended as a tragedy, but that's how it plays.". (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Doctor Parnassus May 24, 2009
UK, May 22, 2009 - With clumsy dialogue, poor plotting and some downright terrible performances, is a huge disappointment for any fan of Terry Gilliam's work ... See the first shot from the Terry Gilliam pic. (IGN FilmForce)
Final Film's Creepy Scene May 23, 2009
He had shot about half of his role at the time of his death so the director Terry Gilliam improvised a solution whereby Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell between them completed the performance. They donated their fees to the actor s daughter Matilda. (Fox News)
Gilliam says `Don Quixote' fantasy is back on May 23, 2009
British director Terry Gilliam attends a press conference for the film 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' at the 62nd International film festival in Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 22, 2009 ... CANNES, France Filmmaker Terry Gilliam says a "Don Quixote" fantasy he had to abandon because of a series of mishaps is back on. (Florida Times-Union)
Heath Ledger's final bow at Cannes May 23, 2009
Heath Ledger has taken a final bow at Cannes, starring in a last unfinished role cut short by his death in the fantasy movie brought to the festival by cult director Terry Gilliam. Gilliam, now 68, with a movie record dating back to the Monty Python classics of the 1970s and 1980s, has a history of clashes with production companies and trouble on shoots. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
'LEDGER AND FRIENDS' PRESENT ACTOR'S FINAL ROLE May 23, 2009
Heath Ledger's zeal roused his co-stars to up their game in his final film, and his death inspired them - and three A-list friends who completed his role - to carry on with a story the late actor had wanted to see, director Terry Gilliam said Friday. As Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, the filmmaker said Ledger almost co-directed the film. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Cannes celebrity AIDS gig hit by credit crisis... May 23, 2009
Cannes jury member, actress Robin Wright Penn, joined the fundraiser, along with Michele Yeoh, Elisabeth Hurley, "La Vie en Rose" star Marion Cotillard, Harvey Weinstein, Terry Gilliam, Danny Glover and "Twilight" star Robert Pattinson. Models Claudia Schiffer and Eva Herzigova, the designer duo Dolce & Gabbana and Donatella Versace added a serious splash of glamour, joined by heiress Paris Hilton. (The Drudge Report)
Up launches Cannes film festival May 14, 2009
Out of competition, Terry Gilliam will be premiering The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, starring the late Heath Ledger in his final screen role, which had to be completed by Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law. French actress Isabelle Huppert will chair the jury this year, having previously served as a juror on two separate occasions. (BBC News -- Europe)
Cannes lifts off with ‘Up' May 14, 2009
Out of competition, Terry Gilliam has perhaps the biggest movie in Cannes. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is the late Australian actor Heath Ledger's final screen role, which had to be completed by Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Tarantino, Ledger are focus at Cannes May 13, 2009
Also at Cannes will be Heath Ledger's last film, "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus." The Oscar-winning "Dark Knight" actor died during the making of the Terry Gilliam film; Gilliam managed to complete it by doing some rewriting and casting other actors -- including Jude Law, Colin Farrell and Johnny Depp -- to play Ledger's part. Despite the interest in seeing Ledger, the film is still struggling to find a buyer, though Entertainment Weekly recently reported that a Los Angeles screening went... (CNN -- Showbiz)
Here comes the Cannes film festival May 12, 2009
Ledger died in January 2008 in the midst of shooting the film with director Terry Gilliam (The Fisher King,Brazil), so the script was adjusted to make the character a shape-shifter. Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law stepped in to fill out the role. (USA Today -- Life)
Cannes 09 Preview May 12, 2009
Will Parnassus be a return for form for Terry Gilliam. IGN visited the set of Parnassus way back in January 2008, just before production was set to re-locate to Canada for special effects work. (IGN FilmForce)
Respone to the Critical Reception o... Apr 18, 2009
He said that critics like stylized filmmakers (Tim Burton and Terry Gilliam, say *Lumet does not use these men as specific examples*) because they are decorators whose style can be easily spotted. That s appealing to a critic because it plays right into their hands, giving them something they feel that they can reach out and touch. (Suite101.com)
Past Picks: Dystopia with a difference Apr 12, 2009
Director Terry Gilliam s Brazil (1985) is one such film, a remarkable, one-of-a-kind reimagining of dystopian themes think of it as sort of a cross between George Orwell s 1984 and Anthony Burgess A Clockwork Orange actualized through the sensibilities of Monty Python s Flying Circus. Typically, dystopias have been conceptualized in one of two ways. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Nudge, nudge, wink wink: Monty Python is back at 40 Mar 27, 2009
The six-part documentary Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) airs Oct. 4-10 and features John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, who, along with founding member Graham Chapman created groundbreaking humor with such sketches as "The Ministry of Silly Walks" and "The Upper Class Twit of the Year.". IFC's Python Week also will include airings of the films Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's Life of Brian and Monty Python Live at the Hollywood... (USA Today -- Life)
Priyanka's new avatar! Mar 19, 2009
Its a great honour, the actress said, big filmmakers and actors like John Woo, Nicolas Cage, Shekhar Kapoor and Terry Gilliam are associated with Bransons comics. Even Tendulkar has a comic book series with him. (India Times, India)
Fashion loves an it girl Mar 17, 2009
There's something distressingly convincing about his women with their overdrawn red lips that were meant to reference the world created by Terry Gilliam in the movie "Brazil." It doesn't come across like he's making fun of or getting philosophical about women who would put so much of their power in the hands of superficialities and ringmasters. It feels as though he's condoning it, encouraging it. (AZCentral -- Style)
Local Voices: Q&A with film projectionist Oscar Langford Mar 12, 2009
I d say anything by Terry Gilliam. I love Brazil and Time Bandits. (Hanover Mariner, MA)
Reviewer annoyed by 'Watchmen' Mar 9, 2009
You could sense Martin Scorsese and "Taxi Driver's" Travis Bickle in Moore's squalid New York and vigilante anti-hero Rorschach, but proposed movies by Terry Gilliam and Paul Greengrass failed to materialize, foundering on the comic book's sophisticated narrative chicanery. The solution proposed by Snyder and screenwriters David Hayter and Alex Tse is simply to ignore the problem and stick to the text. (CNN)
Review: 'Watchmen' Spellbinding, Complex Mar 8, 2009
In addition to writer Alan Moore's refusal to participate in the creation of his work being made into a motion picture (his name actually does not appear in association with the film, and all interests were turned over to the comic book co-creator and illustrator Dave Gibbons), director Terry Gilliam said he couldn't make the complex film in under a five-hour running time and Paul Greengrass (the "Bourne" films) was also willing to make a go of it, but ended up ditching the idea. So what makes... (KERO 23, CA)
Superhero epic Mar 7, 2009
Respected directors like Terry Gilliam, Paul Greengrass and Darren Aronofsky were all involved at various stages. And legal wranglings between rival film studios over the adaptation rights threatened to wreck the project altogether. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Big day about to dawn for 'Watchmen' Mar 6, 2009
Rights passed from studio to studio, with any number of directors attached (including Terry Gilliam and Paul Greengrass), before ending up with Warner Bros. (like CNN, a division of Time Warner) and Snyder. (CNN)
The superpowers of the novel are weakened, but 'Watchmen' still packs a wallop Mar 6, 2009
Watchmen" is finally upon us, and that will mean everything to you or nothing. The new superhero movie - an anti-superhero movie in many ways - is based on a fearsomely smart DC comic series that ran for 12 issues in 1986 and '87, was quickly republished in book format, and has nourished a large and fanatic cult ever since. For good reason: As written by Alan Moore and drawn by Dave Gibbons, "Watchmen" the comic book has the ideas, the characters, the layered details, and the thematic heft of an... (Boston Globe)
Watchmen Review: (A Few) Moments of Greatness Mar 6, 2009
The 'Watchmen' Review: Moments (a Few) of Greatness - TIME. " () Related Photos Video Video Stories So who would have the gigantic steel cojones to make a movie of Watchmen? Written by Alan Moore, and colored by John Higgins, the serialized comic book came out in 1986. This was the pre-Internet age Moore pounded out his scripts on a manual typewriter when most comics had an afterlife only in the back-issue bins. Yet Watchmen quickly achieved status as the Grail, the Bible, the Citizen Bob Kane... (Time.com)
Clooney in competition at Venice Mar 6, 2009
Clooney's Goodnight and Good Luck will compete with films directed by Ang Lee, Terry Gilliam and actor John Turturro for the prestigious Golden Lion award. Steven Soderbergh and Tim Burton have films screening out of competition. (Yahoo News -- Film Festivals)
