04.4.2015 | By Jack Rico |
Al Pacino will return to Broadway in the world premiere of China Doll, a new play by David Mamet (Glengary Glenn Ross), one of the more talented writers in America. It will begin previews on October 20, 2015, with an official opening on November 19, 2015, at The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. Read More
03.24.2014 | By Jack Rico |
According to The Wrap, the director of “No” and “Tony Manero,” Pablo Larraín, is in negotiations to take the reins of the classic immigrant tale made famous by Al Pacino and Brian De Palma back in 1983. Read More
06.29.2013 | By Jack Rico |
Universal Pictures just sent me Benjamin Bratt‘s personal presentation of the new Hispanic trailer for Despicable Me 2. It highlights the Latino villain… El Macho. Like Superman, he has an alter-ego named Eduardo, a warm, charming, and flirty owner of the popular Salsa & Salsa restaurant whose passionate Latin dancing causes women to swoon. Read More
05.1.2012 | By Jack Rico |
Could one of the greatest franchises in cinema history, The Godfather, get a new sequel with Andy Garcia? I spoke to the Cuban actor about the status of ‘The Godfather Part 4‘, how he did not speak to Luis Guzman about the project, and how he would only do it if Francis Ford Coppola would direct it. Read More
08.1.2011 | By Jack Rico |
Centennial, Colo. – August 1, 2011 – Blasting onto the silver screen with the intensity of its original release nearly 30 years ago, the pop culture phenomenon Scarface, starring Al Pacino and directed by Brian De Palma, returns to movie theaters in a one-night Fathom event on Wednesday, August 31 at 7:30 p.m. local time. Presented by NCM Fathom and Universal Studios Home Entertainment, audiences nationwide will get the opportunity to experience one of the most influential gangster classics ever made like never before — with all-new restored high-definition picture and enhanced audio. Fans who attend this special event will also get an exclusive look at a 20-minute special feature that showcases interviews with popular filmmakers and talent expressing how this epic feature redefined the gangster genre, leaving an enduring influence on cinema.
Tickets for the Scarface Special Event are available at participating theater box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com. For a complete list of theater locations and prices, visit the NCM Fathom website (theaters and participants are subject to change). The Scarface Special Event will appear in more than 475 select movie theaters across the country via the new digital cinema projection systems.
“Almost 30 years after its initial release, Scarface remains iconic and stirs passionate responses from audiences around the world,” said Dan Diamond, vice president of NCM Fathom. “Now, fans can experience Scarface like never before in theaters with spectacularly updated visual and sound quality, and never-before-seen elements in an historic, one-night event.”
Scarface is a 1983 American crime drama and masterful collaboration between acclaimed director Brian De Palma and Academy Award®-winning screenwriter Oliver Stone. Produced by Martin Bregman, Academy Award® winner Al Pacino stars as Tony Montana, a Cuban immigrant who finds wealth, power and passion beyond his wildest dreams…at a price he never imagined. Scarface was nominated for three Golden Globe® Awards (including Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Score), and was named one of the Top 10 Gangster Films of All Time by the American Film Institute.
This one-night, in-theater event celebrates the first-ever Blu-rayTM release of Scarface on September 6 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Fans of Scarface will enjoy the restored high-definition picture and 7.1 audio plus see exclusive new bonus content that reveals the film’s iconic legacy as one of the greatest crime sagas of all time. For a limited time only, the Scarface Special Limited Edition Blu-rayTM comes with collectible SteelBookTM packaging, 10 exclusive art cards, a digital copy of the film and a DVD of the original 1932 Scarface, making it a must-own addition to every film fan’s library. And, for the ultimate collector and cigar enthusiast, an elegantly hand-crafted Scarface-themed humidor will also be made available in an exclusive, never-before-available, limited edition.
04.9.2009 | By Mack Chico |
Al Pacino, who has long been interested in tackling the character of Napoleon, is on tap to play the French emperor in a screen adaptation of Staton Rabin’s children’s book “Betsy and the Emperor.”
GC Corp., the venture capital fund headed by Adi Cohen and Joseph Grinkorn, has picked up rights to the project that had been held by the Bob Yari Co. GC, which will secure financing, has assigned “Betsy” to Killer Films, with plans to begin filming in late autumn.
John Curran (“The Painted Veil”) is attached to direct from a screenplay by Brian Edgar.
Producing are Killer Films’ Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler as well as Zvi Howard Rosenman, Colleen Camp and Fonda Snyder. Cohen and John Wells will serve as exec produce.
Killer, Curran and Pacino are repped by CAA. Rosenman, Snyder and Rabin are repped by Lynn Pleshette for this project, and Camp is repped by Gersh.
09.11.2008 | By Jack Rico |
Robert De Niro and Al Pacino arrived at the New York red carpet premiere of their new film ‘Righteous Kill‘ at the renown Ziegfeld Theater in Manhattan. The two superstars and iconic figures posed for what seemed hours to the hysterical paparazzi. Colombian actor John Leguizamo was in hand along with director Jon Avnet. Donnie Wahlberg, member of the newly reunited New Kids On the Block, took time out of his world tour to attend as well.
The films premise revolves around two teteran New York City police detectives on the trail of a vigilante serial killer in the adrenaline fueled psychological thriller Righteous Kill, directed by Jon Avnet (Red Corner, Fried Green Tomatoes) and written by Russell Gewirtz (Inside Man). The cast also features hip-hop superstar Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (Get Rich or Die Tryin’).
To see more pics from the premiere and the film, click here.
09.11.2008 | By Jack Rico |
I’m not sure about you guys, but as much as I liked ‘Heat’, I felt I was ripped off. In 1995 I left the theater dissatisfied knowing that my two favorite actors barely shared any scenes together, if that. Now after much bitterness and polemic, both iconic American actors and Academy Award winners, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino reunite once again to give the audience a full taste of what they didn’t offer us 13 years ago.
Righteous Kill, directed and produced by Jon Avnet (88 Minutes, Up Close & Personal) centers around Turk (De Niro) and Rooster (Pacino), two veteran New York City detectives who are trying to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago. The plot thickens with questions such as, is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars? We’ll see if the film is any good, I hope so!
