November 15, 2009
Fight Club Sound Designer Reflects on Film's 10th Anniversary
Ren Klyce may not be a household name to most, but for those who are keen on sound design, he's the kind of chap that you might mention alongside Ben Burtt, the legendary creator of the Star Wars soundscapes. Working with David Fincher (almost exclusively) since 1995's Se7en, he has created some of the most memorably unnerving soundscapes ever put to film. One of which was, of course, 1999's iconic Fight Club. With the film's 10-year anniversary a special edition is being released on Blu-ray and DVD, with extras devoted entirely to the sometimes shockingly graphic sounds that underpinned what is still, for many, a confronting film. For others, of course, it's a modern day masterpiece. We spoke with Ren on the Fox Studios Lot in Los Angeles and he gave us the low down on what inspires him in movies, and just what went into the creation of those bone-shattering fight sequences.
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July 20, 2009
Five Favourite Films with Duncan Jones
Duncan Jones has done the impossible -- tell a smart, engaging and entertaining sci-fi story on a modest budget. In Britain. As his debut feature film. No wonder everyone's talking about it and its tale of an astronaut (Sam Rockwell) manning a lunar base mining Helium-3. Scoring an impressive 90% on the Tomatometer - qualifying it for a Certified Fresh award we've still yet to send him, much to his chagrin -- critics have been going wild for its sheer ambition, not to mention Rockwell's outstanding lead performance and Jones' assured direction. "I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, but it's something that Sam and I, obviously, wanted to make," he tells RT.
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March 5, 2007
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Audiences Ride with Wild Hogs at #1
Moviegoers rallied behind the star-driven comedy "Wild Hogs," which raced to number one at the North American box office, zooming past all expectations from Disney. Meanwhile, Viacom saw less-than-stellar debuts from its serial killer drama "Zodiac" from Paramount Pictures and the southern fried saga "Black Snake Moan" from arthouse unit Paramount Vantage. Overall, the box office remained healthy and surged well ahead of last year's performance.
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July 28, 2006
Brad Pitt & David Fincher to Reunite on "Benjamin Button"
This seems to be one of those on again/off again projects that simply refuses to die, but now comes some good news! Superstar Brad Pitt will reunite with his "Seven" and "Fight Club" buddy David Fincher to adapt F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" for the big screen. And Cate Blanchett is on board too!
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June 13, 2006
Fincher's "Zodiac" Says "Delayed Till January"
I look forward to a new David Fincher movie like little children look forward to Christmas morning, so this recent report out of JoBlo's has me just a little disappointed. Seems that Fincher's "Zodiac," which stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., and Mark Ruffalo, has been bumped back to early 2007.
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May 16, 2006
Michael Bay Buys His Very Own FX Company
Michael Bay already owns his own production company (Platinum Dunes), so obviously he has to own his own FX house! This explains why the "Transformers" director and a partner dropped what must have been a LOT of cash to purchase well-regarded FX company Digital Domain.
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January 12, 2006
Fincher Signs Up for "Torso" Tale
According to Variety, fan favorite David Fincher is about to sign on to direct "Torso" for Paramount, a project based on the graphic novel by Brian Michael Bendis & Marc Andreyko. The genre-centric Ehren Kruger will be penning the adaptation.
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November 11, 2005
Doug Liman to "Jump" Start Teleportation Trilogy
Variety reports on what's next for untraditional action director Doug Liman ("The Bourne Identity," "Mr. & Mrs. Smith"): It's the first flick in an action trilogy about a teenager who discovers the wonder of full-body teleportation.
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October 24, 2005
Broken Lizard Boys Invite You to a "Beerfest"
According to The Hollywood Reporter, those crazy Broken Lizard guys are about to mount a comedy called "Beerfest" over at Warner Bros. They're describing it as "Fight Club," only with beer-drinking games instead of bare-knuckle brawlings.
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July 7, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: Corpse Bride
Sure, the original teaser trailer was a good drop of fun, but the all-new theatrical trailer for Tim Burton's "Corpse Bride" is now up for your enjoyment at Yahoo! Movies -- and it's pretty darn cool.
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July 5, 2005
Fincher Signs on for Double Duty at Paramount & WB
Movie fan favorite David Fincher ("Fight Club," "Seven") has signed with Paramount to (finally) direct a pair of oft-discussed projects, says Variety. First up for the celebrated filmmaker is "Zodiac," which is based on a pair of true crime books about a serial killer who stalked San Francisco in the late 1960's.
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May 19, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
MovieFone is hosting the very first trailer for the upcoming Aardman/DreamWorks film "Wallace & Gromit - The Curse of the Were-Rabbit." If you're among the millions who already know and love Wallace & Gromit's short films ("A Grand Day Out," "The Wrong Trousers" & "A Close Shave"), then you're probably already sold on the duo's first full-length feature. But you know you'll want to check out the trailer anyway!
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April 29, 2005
McCormack & Cochrane to "Shiver" Together
Rory Cochrane ("Dazed and Confused") and Mary McCormack ("Private Parts") will co-star in director Chris Gorak's "Forearm Shiver." Described by Variety as a "thriller (that) looks at a marriage in crisis against the backdrop of a toxic bomb explosion," the movie is now in production in Los Angeles.
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April 19, 2005
Fincher Looks to the "Zodiac"
Variety brings news of filmmaker David Fincher ("Fight Club," "Se7en") and his next movie project. The well-admired director will helm "Zodiac," which is a Paramount / WB co-production based on the non-fiction novels by Robert Graysmith. The movie is based on an actual killer who "terrorized the San Francisco area from 1966-78, committing at least 37 murders and documenting his exploits in taunting letters sent to the (San Francisco) Chronicle."
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