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| RitchieSteven | Oct 23 2004, 05:22 PM Post #1 |
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[align=center]NOW IN THEATERS A tale of greed and betrayal. ![]() A Curtis Hanson Film David Boreanaz Natalie Portman Danny Aiello Jay Hernandez Amanda Peet Written by Ritchie Steven A FLIP BROS STUDIO RELEASE [/align] |
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| RitchieSteven | Oct 24 2004, 06:08 PM Post #2 |
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[align=center]BOREANAZ | PORTMAN ![]() A Flip Bros Release of a Ritchie Steven Film [/align] |
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| RitchieSteven | Oct 30 2004, 12:44 AM Post #3 |
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Article from The Voice (incase you missed it): DOWNTOWN" DOWN IN HTG TOWN? By MC48 Clint Powers. Valerie Archer. Two names old-school Film-Moguls should be familiar with. After all, these two were two of the leads in mega-hit FMTV supernatural thriller, "Downtown." So have these two cult FM icons crossed over to the fresh grounds of the HTG theaters? Apparently, David Boreanez has reprised his role as Clint Powers in the Flip Brothers' upcoming film, The Paw. Valerie Archer is also featured, although her character is being re-cast with Mia Kirshner and Charisma Carpenter vying for the role. 'Why,' fanboys ask? "Elizabeth Hurley (the original "Downtown" Valerie Archer) is an incredible actress, but she didn't fit the role in the film," producer Ritchie Steven remarks. "I'm hoping to work with her on a different upcoming film though," he says with a wink. (Anything going on between the hotter Flip brother and the sultry Brit?) Other actors up for roles include Jay Hernandez and Stanley Tucci, while Natalie Portman has already secured her involvement as "beautiful and innocent" heiress, Victoria Thornhill. Meanwhile, in the director's chair is the very capable Oscar winner, Curtis Hanson. Steven describes "The Paw" as a "modern film-noir," but a "more light hearted (version) than (the ones of) yesteryear". A mystery-thriller focusing on a murder of a wealthy collector and his missing prized possesion (a mummified monkey paw rumored to have inspired W.W. Jacob's legendary short story), the film's premise sounds ideal for the "Downtown" detective squad. But is it really true? That "Downtown's" indeed going to be featured in the film? Sadly, here's what Stevens has to say: "Nope, Clint Powers and Valerie Archer are the only names that are working double time. In fact, both Clint and Valerie will be totally different than you remember... (In fact,) this film has no relation to the series. There are no supernatural elements in the film. You can almost picture this as another world." But don't worry, fanboys. For getting all your hopes up, I'll let you in on a little scoop. "I'll tell you a secret," Stevens told me just as I left the Flip Bros. backlot. "I'm working on an untitled project with Bruce Campbell and Hurley." Before I got to inquire further, Stevens walked away with a weird grin on his face. To get back at him for his rudeness, this little gem won't be a secret anymore. So there you go. Jump to conclusions all you want. What is certain, however, is that The Paw will be opening on November 12, 2004, going head to head against Trans-Atlantic Feature's and Redwood Films' debut outing, Truth Takes Time. *** The Paw Premise Courtesy of Flip Brothers The Paw is a modern film-noir that deals with the murder of a wealthy collector. The collector's most prized piece was a muiffied monkey's paw, thought to be the one that inspired the legendary short story by W.W. Jacobs. The piece is missing and Charlie Thornhill lies dead on the cold wooden floor of his mansion. Enter the egotistical/square jawed detective Clint Powers and his partner Diego Esparanza who must put the pieces together and solve the case. |
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| RitchieSteven | Oct 30 2004, 01:04 AM Post #4 |
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Also from The Voice: Just The Cruelly Divided Film World By SA Some genres seem to have a film coming out every fifteen minutes. In the summer time there’s a flood of action flicks (Spread them out over the whole year, for Pete’s sake!) while in the fall a biopic seems to be made of every single person in the world. Comedies are made all year around, while in December there are so many epical films that they don’t even fit under the Christmas tree. This, though, is certainly not the case for film noir. As a matter of fact, I can’t recall the last film noir film that graced the theaters and actually was at least a tiny bit successful. Ritchie Steven, though, doesn’t give a damn. “Well, I have always LOVED film-noir,” he said. “The style and grace of these types of films is what always caught my eye.” For the people who haven’t even heard of film noir- and some people haven’t even heard of Ray Charles let alone film noir- Ritchie was so kind to give a little premise of the basic film noir. “It's what I like to call "film-noir-ish",” Ritchie says about this upcoming film The Paw. “It has the elements; the square jawed detective, the femme fatale, the crime, the wealthy collector, the brooding... but it’s mixed with a more modern style.” And that will probably be the key for this film. Sometimes classics need to be, as they call it, “re-invented”. Take the British classic “Alfie”, for instance. The re-make was placed in modern time and with women thinking modern thoughts. The director of that film said that was necessary as otherwise the film wouldn’t succeed. Ritchie has also turned the wheel and drove off in a slightly different direction. “In tradition, film-noir has a more depressing set of themes than most films and many can be classified as "downers",” Ritchie said of the stereotypical film noir film. “The Paw is lighter. It keeps the style and grace, but doesn't do it in a very depressing way.” The Paw is about a wealthy collector, Charlie Thornhill, who is murdered. The title refers to the most important piece of his collection, a monkey's paw, thought to be the one that inspired the legendary short story by W.W. Jacobs. Square jawed detective Clint Powers takes on the case. “He's the best there is at what he does, and he knows it,” Ritchie said of his character. Clint Powers is played by David Boreanez, and if there are people who have never heard of Ray Charles, you can bet your life some people haven’t heard of David Boreanez. “His acting, in Buffy and Angel, has shown that he not only has a presence when he enters a room, but he has been able to work well with others to create an atmosphere,” Ritchie said. “And because he's not a huge name, he'll be believable in the role.” More people will probably know the woman who plays the sweet daughter of the collector who is murdered; Nathalie Portman. “She is the sweet and innocent type,” Ritchie said of the character Portman portrays. “A perfect match with David's Clint. The sparks between the two are so real I had to ask if they had been having a secret fling,” he added with a laugh. Others having big roles are Jay Hernandez and Danny Aiello, who play a rookie detective and a rival collector respectively. So with a lead actor that isn’t exactly a bona fide star, a genre some people have forgotten, and released in an era where Agatha Christie nickname has become “who?” instead of the “Queen of Crime”, this doesn’t really seem like a sure thing. “Yeah, I'm not to worried about that,” Ritchie said on the question whether he isn’t worried about losing money on this film. “This is an entertaining film that will be enjoyable and it’s different.” It’s also different in length. Where a lot of the films are around the eighty pages, and a lot of them even far longer, this film is only around the twenty pages. “It’s a quick read with a fast pace to the film,” Ritchie said. “In my opinion, not all films that hit our theaters should be 200 pages or 150 pages. If you can complete a well rounded story in 30 or 20 pages, I'd much rather read a few tight scripts any day compared to long boring ones.” And it won’t be long and boring, according to Ritchie. The first one is a fact, the second one, obviously, isn’t. Film noir isn’t exactly the fastest paced genre in the world; instead the main thing is atmosphere and style. But with the new turn Ritchie has taken, he feels confident that it won’t be a dull affair. “I hope that I was able to capture the feel of the films, yet still let it breath and be its own creation,” Ritchie told me. “My film pays tribute to the film-noirs of yesterday, but has a more light-hearted feel, no, it’s not a spoof in any means, but it will not make you want to kill yourself either. Its fun.” Hopefully this Curtis Hanson directed film is indeed as fun as Ritchie says and just as good as he thinks the older film noir films are. Because when you hit that button, there’s no off-switch. “”Sunset Blvd”, “Shadow of a Doubt”, “Kiss me Deadly”, “Notorious”, and I gotta throw “The Maltese Falcon” in there too [as my favourite film noir films],” Ritchie rambled. And maybe the time will come back again when these kind of films will be released a bit more often than once a decade, and maybe Fall will be the time of year where a dozen of film noirs get released instead of biopics about people some haven’t even heard of (“Who is Ray Charles?”, I still hear them ask). For now, it’s just The Paw. Four years later, maybe it’ll be a dozen others, and maybe in 2008 we might be just as sick of the film noir genre in the Fall as we (I?) are (am) of that bloody action genre in the Summer. |
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| Sureshot | Oct 30 2004, 09:00 AM Post #5 |
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Umm. LA Confidential...
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| SA34 | Oct 30 2004, 11:16 AM Post #6 |
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That's seven years ago! I can't even remember what I had for breakfast let alone which film came out seven years ago!
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| RitchieSteven | Nov 7 2004, 03:12 AM Post #7 |
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NOW IN THEATERS! |
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| Your Hero | Nov 7 2004, 12:44 PM Post #8 |
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| SA34 | Nov 7 2004, 02:09 PM Post #9 |
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Though a great film, I don't think it was a great success. And I wouldn't really call it a (traditional) film noir. |
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