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Only a few franchises have kept audiences invested for decades and one of them is Jurassic Park. Its groundbreaking debut in 1993 introduced us to the world of dinosaurs, and the saga has continued, with Jurassic World: Rebirth being the latest installment.

Scarlett Johansson in Jurassic World: Rebirth | Universal Pictures

The Scarlett Johansson starrer will continue to carry the legacy and already seems like a promising thrilling experience. Moreover, you might also get a deja vu of Jurassic Park 3 after watching the trailer, and here’s why!

The boat sequence in Jurassic World: Rebirth The boat attack sequence in Jurassic World: Rebirth | Universal Pictures

In the official trailer, we’ve got a sneak peek of the action-packed sequences that await us. There’s one scene that stands out in particular and it features Scarlett Johansson, who portrays Zora Bennet, along with her team as she boards a boat.

While navigating the dangerous waters,...

More than 25 years later, the NBC sitcom "Seinfeld" continues to endure as one of the greatest and most cherished series of all time. The story of the show's success has been documented before, countless times, but it's good to remind ourselves that while other big-hit shows of the 1990s, like "Friends" and "Frasier," were hits straight out of the box, the same wasn't true for "Seinfeld." The show's first season was just a handful of episodes airing in the late summer, and things were ultimately hanging on by a thread until its third season. But these days, it's much easier to look at the show for its massive influence, how audiences continue to return to it in the age of streaming, and how it wasn't just a hit with audiences, but big with critics and the industry, too. That said, you can't win every plaudit, something that applies to "Seinfeld...

Quick Links Kevin Costner Called The Open Range Shootout Scene A 'Running Battle' The Shootout in Open Range Lasts 17 minutes Kevin Costner Keeps Making Westerns

Whether Kevin Costner is in front of the camera or behind it, he always brings stellar performances to the big and small screens. Despite his recent exit from Yellowstone, Costner hasn't slowed down when it comes to making feature film Westerns. His appearances in Westerns have been steady although the success of those movies varies significantly. His 2024 Horizon: An American Saga was far from a success at the box office, but his iconic Dances with Wolves took home seven Academy Awards.

There's one Western that's not as recognized as many of Costner's other frontier flicks. Open Range, released in 2003, starring Costner, Robert Duvall, and Annette Benning tells the story of a former gunman forced to stand up to a corrupt lawman to protect himself,...

I came of age in my personal and professional life at a time when AIDS, that other pandemic, also came of age. Those were scary times. You couldn’t be your true self back then and if you tried, chances are the virus would find you. Almost everyone I knew during my coming out process are no longer here. I had an internship in public relations at Warner Bros. while in college, and after I graduated from USC, I got an opportunity to live and work in Russia where you couldn’t and wouldn’t talk about your sexuality, and you never asked anybody about theirs because of the threat of capital punishment.

I went about my business and shut off that part of my brain until I came back to Los Angeles to work for a dear friend, the late Nanci Ryder, who was the most gay-friendly person on the planet.

Eulogizing the 1960s in a haze of marijuana smoke, psychotropic apparitions, ether vapors, and coke sweats, Terry Gilliam’s adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s brilliant, notorious 1971 novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas has aged startlingly well. Picked up by Gilliam when fellow cinematic madman Alex Cox dropped out, the project was long thought to be the most preposterous screen adaptation ever mounted—an impossibly addled switchback ride through the death rattles of the 1960s, compacted and then stretched out like silly putty over a three-day fever dream in the heart of Sin City.

For Gilliam, the sheer outrageousness of the dystopian Freedomland that Thompson had found or hallucinated about out in the desert while covering the Mint 400 motorcycle race for Sports Illustrated presented a perfect outlet for his giddy, often disturbing brand of inventiveness, and, indeed, Fear and Loathing stands as the Monty Python alum’s last completely successful work.

Frank Darabont's 1999 Oscar darling "The Green Mile," based on an inexplicably serialized novel by Stephen King, is set in 1935 Louisiana in the fictional Cold Mountain Penitentiary, specifically the prison's death row. The correctional officers are overseen by Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks) who struggles to retain his soul working such a dire job. The floor that leads to the prison's electric chair is painted green, earning it the titular nickname. Paul attempts to wrangle his officers' cruelty and retain what little hope he can, even after witnessing the state execute prisoner after prisoner. To make matters worse, he's suffering from a bladder infection.

The wildest prisoner on death row is William "Wild Bill" Wharton, played by the always amazing Sam Rockwell. Wharton was clearly mentally ill, and would frequently assault the officers, forcing him into a padded cell. He spat insults and racial epithets, flashing his yellowed teeth and horribly casual hate.

There might be numerous animated films out there, but nothing beats the charm of the good old classics ( Photo Credit – IMDb )

Christmas is defined by a multitude of old family traditions — like making egg nog, matching ugly sweaters with loved ones, and decorating the Christmas tree. Add a great Christmas movie night to it, right next to your loved ones, and there’s probably no other activity in the world more beautiful to curl up to. While a few of us appreciate a good new holiday film like this year’s “Candy Cane Lane,” revisiting a few oldies is never a bad idea.

In this guide, we’ve got you a few classic animated films to watch this Christmas. They’re nostalgic. Some of them even felt scared as children! But the vibe was immaculate, and the goal is to help you recreate it. It’s even better if you...

Hollywood has a long track record of remaking some of its greatest and most treasured films. From thrillers made in the 1940s to science fiction films of the '60s, many fans of classic movies have been lucky -- or unlucky -- enough to see their favorite stories get brought into the modern age. Throughout this time, however, many movies that could use a modern update continue to be overlooked.

When it comes to remaking a movie, there are several criteria that can be explored to see if a film should get adapted for a younger audience. From a lack of technology at the time the film was made to those types of stories being absent from modern Hollywood, many films have earned a second look. For some of these films, a remake could save a franchise from hitting a wall, while others could make forgotten stories relevant again.

Waterworld...

At this point, it's probably not a spoiler to say that a key "Yellowjackets" character is alive and somewhat well. That character is Vanessa "Van" Palmer (Lauren Ambrose and Liv Hewton), and if we're being honest, she's kind of living the best life out of all the show's plane crash survivors. Why is that? Well, she has her own video and DVD rental business, While You Were Streaming, smack dab in the middle of an undisclosed Pennsylvanian town. If you are even the slightest bit familiar with the work we do here at Slash Film dot com, it shouldn't be a surprise that we consider this the best possible fate to have.

What also isn't surprising is that Van has very good taste in movies, and also knows a thing or two about Hollywood's bizarre queer history. That's because While You Were Streaming is filled with Easter eggs to mainstream queer cinema,...

The Jurassic Park franchise is the most popular dinosaur series of all time, but it has occasionally gone too far in killing off characters. Jurassic Park first began with Michael Crichton's 1990 novel, with Steven Spielberg directing the 1993 film adaptation and Crichton co-writing it with David Koepp. Jurassic Park would become the biggest movie of all time up to that point, spawning both numerous sequels and an entire multimedia franchise in animation, video games, toys, and other areas. With the more recent success of Jurassic World: Dominion and Netflix's Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, the Jurassic Park franchise's popularity remains as strong as ever.

As a franchise in which dinosaurs are brought into the modern world through lab experiments and cloning, the deaths of human characters are only to be expected in the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World movies. However, despite their innate sense of wonder and adventure, the Jurassic Park...

The fantasy drama The Green Mile is based on the Stephen King novel of the same name — here are all the differences between the book and the movie. Prolific horror writer Stephen King has written 65 fiction novels (with seven under the pen name "Richard Bachman"), five nonfiction books, and over 200 short stories. His works have been adapted to the big screen over 50 times, with many projects receiving rave reviews. While products like The Shining and The Stand have received multiple on-screen adaptations, The Green Mile has only been brought to the screen once, featuring the award-winning film stars Michael Clarke Duncan, Tom Hanks, and Sam Rockwell.

Bringing a novel from the page to the screen is no easy task, and it's common for there to be many changes made from the source material. Usually, narrative coherency, run time, and visual aesthetics are responsible for changes in cinematic adaptation. Unlike Stanley Kubrick's The Shining,...

The original "Jurassic Park" film by Steven Spielberg made history through its outstanding achievements in animatronics and complex puppetry, truly bringing dinosaurs to life through pure blockbuster magic. It is a movie that provided modern culture with the image of what a dinosaur looks like, and how it moves and behaves. 

While there's been no shortage of animatronic dinosaurs since then, the franchise has struggled with the hunger for innovation and the desire to escalate what the original film achieved. Should these films lean into the horror of these dinosaurs, or should they embrace the fast-paced action spectacle of the franchise?

Joe Johnston's approach to "Jurassic Park III" was certainly interested in the latter, and with a bigger vision demanded bigger technology to follow it. Coupled with the production issues that led Johnston to describe the set experience as "a living hell on a daily basis," the physical danger...

When I first watched the 1992 Charlie Chaplin biopic, "Chaplin," I didn't know anything about the slapstick comic and actor besides that he was renowned as a legendary figure. But by the end of the first act, I was already drawing connections between the silent-movie star and entertainers of my generation. "Aye, that's Mr. Noodle!" I yelled at the screen during the scene where Chaplin, played by a 20-something-year-old Robert Downey Jr., auditions for Hollywood comedy producer Mack Sennett (Dan Aykroyd). Mr. Noodle and his brother, Mister Noodle, were played by Bill Irwin and Michael Jeter, respectively, during the "Elmo's...

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Air Bud — the Disney film about a dog who could play basketball (and which starred Buddy, a golden retriever that could indeed launch the ball into the net with his nose) — first dribbled its way into our hearts 25 years ago.

The idea for Air Bud had been hatched by Canadian brothers Robert and William Vince, who churned out low-budget horror films. When they caught Buddy on Late Show With David Letterman, inspiration struck for a family film. They described the idea to director Charles Martin Smith (who’d go on to direct 2011’s Dolphin Tale and 2019’s A Dog’s Way Home).

“I said, ‘That just sounds horrible,’ ” Smith recalls of their pitch. “This is what I said to them: ‘If you’d let me rewrite it and make it honest — a classic story of a boy and his dog — I’ll be in.

It was an unusual ceremony, in which an Emmy rule change pitted series regulars against one-episode guest stars. In addition, two of the most awarded comedies of all time battled it out, a favorite drama lost the top spot and one of the most celebrated talk shows of all time finally received a top honor. This was also the last year that the Big Four networks received all the nominations for Best Drama Series and Best Comedy Series. We’re throwing it back three decades to August 30, 1992, when Tim Allen, Kirstie Alley and Dennis Miller hosted the 44th Primetime Emmy Awards on Fox. Read on for our Emmys flashback 30 years ago to 1992.

Between 1989 and 1992, “Cheers” and “Murphy Brown” volleyed the Best Comedy award back and forth. This was “Murphy’s” year, winning in this category for the second and final time. The other sitcoms up were “Brooklyn Bridge,” “Home Improvement” and “Seinfeld.

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has given The Green Mile a 4K upgrade and will be releasing it as a 4K Uhd & Blu-ray Combo Pack (along with Digital) that will be available on February 22nd. Here's a look at the official cover art and list of bonus features:

Burbank, Calif., January 5, 2022 – The Green Mile, which received four Oscar® nominations, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Michael Clarke Duncan, Best Sound and Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published, will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital on 2/22/22, it was announced today by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

Released in 1999, the critically-acclaimed The Green Mile was directed by Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) and is based on Stephen King's 1996 novel of the same name.

The film stars Academy Award® winner Tom Hanks, Academy Award® nominee Michael Clarke Duncan (Armageddon), David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, James Cromwell, Michael Jeter,...

“Please boss, don’t put that thing over my face, don’t put me in the dark. I’s afraid of the dark.”

The Green Mile, which received four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor for Michael Clarke Duncan, Best Sound and Best Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published, will be released on Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack and Digital on 2/22/22, it was announced today by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.

Released in 1999, the critically-acclaimed The Green Mile was directed by Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) and is based on Stephen King’s 1996 novel of the same name.

The film stars Academy Award winner Tom Hanks, Academy Award® nominee Michael Clarke Duncan (Armageddon), David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, James Cromwell, Michael Jeter, Graeme Greene, Doug Hutchison, Sam Rockwell, Barry Pepper, Jeffrey DeMunn, Patricia Clarkson, and Harry Dean Stanton.

The film was written and directed by Darabont, based on...

Waterworld will continue with a sequel series more than 25 years after the original movie famously bombed in theaters. Producer John Davis, who produced the original alongside Charles Gordon, Larry Gordon, and star Kevin Costner, is on board to help develop a new Waterworld TV series with plans to bring back the original characters. Dan Trachtenberg (10 Cloverfield Lane) has also been tapped to direct, though it's unclear who will be writing the series.

"We're going to do the streaming version of that movie, the continuation of that movie," Davis recently told Collider's Jeff Sneider about the WaterWorld TV show. While he didn't specifically mention if Costner or any other actors from Waterworld would return, Sneider indicated that would be the case by explaining that the series is set "20 years later," featuring "all those people, 20 years later."

Davis' producing partner at Davis Entertainment, John Fox, added: "We're not 100% sure on the approach to the show.

The original Jurassic Park trilogy concluded on this day 20 years ago. On July 18, 2001, Jurassic Park III premiered in theaters, serving as the final installment of the Jurassic Park movies before the franchise was later rebooted as Jurassic World. Despite its success at the box office, the sequel drew a lot of criticism at the time, though many fans have since come around to enjoying Jpiii in more recent years. Now, it's getting a lot of attention online in honor of its 20th anniversary.

Joe Johnston directs Jurassic Park III using a screenplay by Peter Buchman, Alexander Payne, and Jim Taylor. It brings back Sam Neill as Dr. Alan Grant, reprising his role from the original Jurassic Park. William H. Macy, Tea Leoni, Alessandro Nivola, Trevor Morgan, and Michael Jeter also starred. Steven Spielberg, who directed the previous movies, served as an executive producer.

The sequel picks up with a 12-year-old...

Have you had a chance to really bite in to the delicious Smackdown 1991 podcast yet? We know you read the article given the plentiful comments but there's so much to chat about within the podcast conversation. Nikki M James, Rory O'Malley, Nick Westrate, Mark Harris, and Katey Rich were all terrific guests, don'cha think? Dying to hear your thoughts on the specific things we discussed, but especially...

- Fried Green Tomatoes' 'food fight as lesbian sex' metaphor (!), the confusion over Ninny's identity, and its rose-colored lensing of race relations

- Whether Cape Fear's ending is confusingly botched or confusing on purpose... "my reminiscence"?

- Rambling Rose's Laura Dern / Lukas Haas sex scene driving mothers and spouses from the room!

- The camp of all the Barbra scenes in Prince of Tides. What word was Dr Lowenstein looking up in her Pocket Oxford Dictionary? 

- Michael Jeter's "sprinkling for fairy dust" ("Sprinking?...

Samuel L. Jackson

Jackson played John Raymond Arnold, the chief engineer of Jurassic Park, in the 1993 film.

Vince Vaughn

Vaughn played documentarian Nick Van Owen in “The Lost World: Jurassic Park.”

Julianne Moore

The actress starred as Sarah Harding, a behavioral paleontologist and Ian Malcolm’s girlfriend, in “The Lost World: Jurassic Park.”

Camilla Belle

Camilla Belle was 11 when she starred in “The Lost World” as a girl who got attacked by a Compsognathus.

William H. Macy

Macy played Paul Kirby in 2001’s “Jurassic Park III.” He was the businessman who tricked Dr. Alan Grant back onto Isla Sorna to find his son who had disappeared.

Wayne Knight

Knight played Dennis Nedry, a computer programmer at Jurassic Park, in the first film and was subsequently mentioned in “The Lost World.” In the movie, he is devoured by a Dilophosaurus.

Téa Leoni

Leoni played Macy’s ex-wife Amanda Kirby in the third “Jurassic Park” film.

A look back at the highest kicks (and notes) over the history of the Tony Awards telecast celebrating Broadway

“Grand Hotel” (1990)

Michael Jeter, perhaps best known from the sitcom “Evening Shade,” was a rubber-limbed sensation playing a tipsy bookkeeper in the number “Let’s Take a Glass Together.”

“Dreamgirls” (1992)

Jennifer Holliday’s rendition of “And I’m Telling You…” has been widely imitated, and this is the performance that is most often imitated. A-ma-zing.

“Rent” (1996)

Jonathan Larson’s rock opera version of “La Boheme” gained extra poignance with his unexpected death after the first Off Broadway preview. The show became a phenomenon, and launched the careers of Idina Menzel, Jesse L. Martin and Taye Diggs. Tony Awards

“Promises, Promises” (1979)

Ok, the song “Turkey Lurkey” frankly doesn’t make any sense — and the whole office holiday party is kind of shoehorned into the plot. But Michael Bennett‘s choreography is head-bobbingly,...

A look back at the highest kicks (and notes) over the history of the Tony Awards telecast celebrating Broadway “Grand Hotel” (1990) Michael Jeter, perhaps best known from the sitcom “Evening Shade,” was a rubber-limbed sensation playing a tipsy bookkeeper in the number “Let’s Take a Glass Together.” “Dreamgirls” (1992) Jennifer Holliday’s rendition of “And I’m Telling You…” has been widely imitated, and this is the performance that is most often imitated. A-ma-zing. “Rent” (1996) Jonathan Larson’s rock opera version of “La Boheme” gained extra poignance with his unexpected death after the first Off Broadway preview. The show became a phenomenon,...

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Director and veteran movie SFX artist Greg Nicotero chats about making The Walking Dead, working with Quentin Tarantino and more...

Here be spoilers for The Walking Dead season 6B. Nb: interview took place before the finale had aired

For any self-respecting horror fan, Greg Nicotero is a legend. Cutting his early blood-stained teeth working as a makeup artist under Tom Savini and George Romero, he’s worked (as you’ll read below) with just about every great genre director and has gone on to become, for many of us, the strongest episode director of The Walking Dead.

In town to talk all things walker-related, we sat down to discuss the fusion of his directorial style with his superlative and endlessly creative special effects. His enthusiasm for his work was a joy to behold and you suspect that given free rein, he could talk endlessly about his experiences...

It’s hard to believe something like 1991’s The Fisher King was a studio backed effort. An anomaly both as a mainstream cinematic event and within Gilliam’s own idiosyncratic filmography, the film received as much panning as praise upon its theatrical release (shortly after a premiere at the Venice Film Festival, where it was part of a three way tie with Zhang Yimou and Philippe Garrel for the Silver Lion). In the decades since, the film has garnered something of a cult following, as have many of Gilliam’s earlier works of note, filled with an often unbridled zaniness necessitating time to marinate for full appreciation. Stuffed to the point of emotional, narrative, and logical imbalance, there are as many moments of beauty as inelegance. But Gilliam’s ambitious odd-couple outfit, based on a script from Richard Lagravenese, revels in its own unique flavoring.

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By Raymond Benson

I had seen Terry Gilliam’s The Fisher King only once, back in 1991 on its initial release, and I liked it very much. As years went on, though, my memories of it were such that I considered it to be atypical of Gilliam’s work. For me, he’s always been a hit-and-miss director; some of his pictures are absolute classics and others not so much. There is a certain beautiful sloppiness to his direction; to use a painting analogy, it’s as if he throws a lot of paint on the canvas and maybe it’ll turn out to be something coherent, funny, and meaningful. Gilliam, I think, is much more of a visual designer than a people-director—his films always look great, usually very original and envelope-pushing in their conception and the execution of the visuals. They are often big pictures on large canvases.

I don’t know if anyone involved in Jurassic Park III had an idea about why the movie needed to be made other than Universal Pictures keeping the IP alive. Steven Spielberg had moved on, and if he couldn’t find life in a sequel, who was going to be able to attempt it just four years later? Going with Spielberg’s former VFX art director Joe Johnston wasn’t a terrible bet, but it was also a journeyman choice. Johnston was proficient enough to get the job done, but lacked the vision to see anything through beyond “more dinosaurs.” This time, the movie spins the wheel and lands on a slightly more credible protagonist with Sam Neill returning to play Alan Grant, who is lured to Isla Sorna under the false pretenses of being a dinosaur guide to wealthy couple Paul (William H. Macy) and Amanda Kirby (Téa Leoni...

14 years ago, Universal Pictures was banking on the re-invention of one of its top movie franchises becoming its biggest hit of the summer. The studio handed one of its greatest money-making franchises to a visionary director and tasked him with breathing new life into a sagging franchise. This director would need to create a movie that winked at its past, while also expanding its world beyond its memorable but somewhat limiting premise. Sound familiar?

Long before Jurassic World there was Jurassic Park III, a 2001 movie that has largely been swept under the rug by fans of the blockbuster film series. Pinpointing exactly why Jurassic Park III is so often ignored is difficult. When Jurassic Park III is referenced in the public discourse, it's often unfavourably compared to the original Jurassic Park or disregarded as being as bad or worse than The Lost World. Make no mistake - Jurassic Park III is much,...

Adventure runs wild when renowned paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) agrees to accompany a wealthy adventurer (William H. Macy) and his wife (Tea Leoni) on an aerial tour of Isla Sorna, InGen's former breeding ground for prehistoric creatures. But when they're terrifyingly stranded, Dr. Grant discovers that his hosts are not what they seem and the island's native inhabitants are smarter, faster, fiercer and more brutal than he ever imagined in this heart-stomping thriller. Jurassic Park III featured: Director: Joe Johnston Sam Neill as Dr. Alan Grant William H. Macy as Paul Kirby Téa Leoni as Amanda Kirby Alessandro Nivola as Billy Brennan Trevor Morgan as Eric Kirby Michael Jeter as Udesky John Diehl as Cooper Bruce A. Young as M. B. Nash Laura Dern as Dr. Ellie Degler Taylor Nichols as Mark Degler Mark Harelik as Ben Hildebrand Julio Oscar Mechoso as Enrique Cardoso Blake Michael Bryan as...

This year's Emmy nominations saw a historic first: Orange Is the New Black star Laverne Cox was nominated for the outstanding guest actress in a comedy series award, making her the first openly transgender person nominated in an acting category. (Conductor Angela Morley won several Emmys for music direction.)

The award ultimately went to Cox's Orange costar, Uzo "Crazy Eyes" Aduba – the win was announced during the Creative Arts portion of the awards, which took place on Aug. 16 – but Cox's nomination is a first nonetheless. Now in their 66th year, the Emmy Awards have seen many famous firsts. Have a...

Review by Sam Moffitt

I think everybody knows Dwight Yoakum as a hell of a good singer, an excellent song writer and one of Country music’s biggest stars. How many people know he directed a terrific western with all the elements we expect of a good western movie?

Yoakum shocked me, quite frankly, with his appearance in Sling Blade, Billy Bob Thornton’s masterpiece. From everything I’ve heard Yoakum is a very nice guy with his feet firmly on the ground and treats his fans with a great deal of respect. In Sling Blade he was all too believable as a complete son of a bitch. Where did a non actor get those kind of chops? In fact he is so good at playing an evil character it’s shocking. When Carl finally lays into him to put an end to it you want to stand up and cheer.

Jurassic Park III (2001) - continues the adventure that began with Jurassic Park (1993) and Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997). Directed by Joe Johnston, from a screenplay written by Peter Buckman and Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor. The film starred Sam Neill, William H Macy , Téa Leoni, Alessandro Nivola, Trevor Morgan, Michael Jeter, John Diehl, Bruce A. Young and Mark Harelik, with Laura Dern making a special appearance as Dr. Ellie Sattler.

The fourth Jp movie gets a new director: indie filmmaker Trevorrow Colin Trevorrow, whose well-received, (very) low-budget, independently made feature Safety Not Guaranteed won the Screenwriting Award at last year's Sundance Festival, has been named the director of the upcoming Jurassic Park sequel Jurassic Park 4. (Pictured above: Nope, that's not Trevorrow, but the 1993 Jurassic Park's imposing star, Mr. Tyrannosaurus Rex.) Now, why would Universal and executive producer Steven Spielberg bring this particular indie filmmaker aboard the billionaire Jp frachise? Well, why specifically Trevorrow is impossible to say. Yet, it seems clear that his handling of a science-fiction narrative about time travel played an important role in his selection. Another plus: He was surely cheaper than bigger names associated with action films. And let's not forget another crucial aspect of his selection: The director, whose innovative Safety Not Guaranteed was warmly greeted by critics, may bring to the increasingly paleozoic (i.

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is releasing anniversary editions of the 90s classics Evita, Sister Act, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, and Newsies on Blu-ray for the first time June 19. We have a contest running where we're giving away all of these new high-def titles to our readers. These Bd discs will go fast, so enter this contest today.

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Evita

Directed by award-winning filmmaker Alan Parker, Evita is the riveting true-life story of Eva Peron (Madonna), who rose above childhood...

Currently with $10.63 million at the North American box office, The Rum Diary has the dubious distinction of possibly ending up as the biggest Johnny Depp flop in "very wide" release — movies screened at more than 2,000 locations. Among 38 Johnny Depp titles found on Box Office Mojo's inflation-adjusted list, The Rum Diary ranks no. 31. With luck, The Rum Diary will ultimately settle somewhere between What's Eating Gilbert Grape?, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Astronaut's Wife, and Cry-Baby. With inflation-adjusted box-office totals ranging between $15m-$19m, those are all releases from the 1990s — before Depp became a worldwide box-office superstar as a result of Gore Verbinski's international blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl in 2003. In case The Rum Diary manages to outgross The Astronaut's Wife, it'll be Depp's second-lowest-grossing movie in "very wide" release. In order to achieve that feat, The Rum Diary will have...

The wait is finally over to experience one of the most anticipated motion-picture trilogies of all time like never before when Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III debut as a trilogy set on Blu-ray. October 25, 2011 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Wamg has Two special copies to giveaway!

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Acclaimed filmmaker Steven Spielberg.s award-winning cinematic franchise, based on the best-selling book by Michael Crichton, generated nearly $2 billion combined at the worldwide...

Simon salutes the sterling work of Kevin Costner in a list of the 10 best films of his career so far. “Let’s do some good”…

It’s a topic we seem to return to on an annual basis at Den Of Geek, and we’re firm believers with an ‘on with the tradition’ philosophy here. But, of all the movie stars who have risen and fallen over the past few decades, have any had quite as much of an eye for a good risk, or taking a chance, as Kevin Costner?

It’s testament to his body of work just going through some of his quality films that didn’t make the following run-down of his top ten movies. For Love Of The Game is a woefully underrated baseball movie, for instance, while there’s a lot to like in Mr Brooks, too. And you’ll notice the almost-criminal omission...

When Jurassic Park hit theaters in the summer of 1993, it took audiences by storm, grossing a whopping $357 million at the box office. In this day and age, that may not seem like much, but if you adjust that figure for inflation, $357 million in 1993 is the equivalent of $707 million today. There is no doubt Jurassic Park changed the face of movies and movie-making, and now the fans can finally see this classic in high-definition, the way it was made to be seen.

Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy will be released on Blu-ray, DVD, and a limited edition Blu-ray Gift Set on October 25, which includes all three movies (Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park III) plus hours of bonus features.

I recently had the privilege to speak with actress Ariana Richards, who portrayed Lex Murphy in Jurassic Park and The Lost World: Jurassic Park, and special effects artists Phil Tippett,...

The Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy marks the Blu-ray debut of this blockbuster series on October 25, with DVD and Limited Edition Blu-ray Trilogy Gift Set's available as well. We have to celebrate this groundbreaking trilogy, and we have a contest lined up where we're giving away these amazing Blu-ray sets to our readers. These boxed sets will go incredibly fast, so enter this contest today.

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One of the most thrilling & groundbreaking motion picture trilogies of all time roars onto Blu-ray, Jurassic Park. Enjoy all three epic adventures from filmmaker Steven Spielberg, plus more than two hours of all-new bonus features!

Universal Studios have give us this fantastic exclusive featurette to coincide with the Blu-ray release of the greatest dinosaur movie ever made, Jurassic Park. The Blu-ray is released in the UK 24th October. Jurassic Park for me is an all-time classic and I love everything about it. It was ground-breaking on so many levels and I’m so pleased it’s making its way to Blu-ray packed to the rafters with special features (all of which are listed below).

One of those special features is this featurette focusing on the music in Jurassic Park with the title ‘A Whole New Level’. John Williams provides the score for the film and in the featurette, all the sound effects have been stripped to let you see simply the score that plays during a few select scenes. One of those scenes is the raptor kitchen scene which is on the list for one...

(c) Universal/courtesy Everett Collection “Jurassic Park,” Sam Neill, Ariana Richards, 1993,

As much because of its groundbreaking special effects as its box-office busting theatrical haul, “Jurassic Park” is perhaps one of the most significant blockbusters of the modern era. It combined practical effects with computer-generated ones in a game-changing way that immediately and lastingly affected not just the way filmmakers made films, but the way audiences watched them. Appropriately, Universal Studios Home Entertainment’s newly released “Jurassic Park: Ultimate...

In celebration of the the Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy being released on Blu-Ray and DVD, Wamg was invited to a special effects press day. Melissa (that would be me) from Wamg sat down with Ariana Richards, who plays Lex Murphy in Jurassic Park and The Lost World : Jurassic Park, and three of the top special effects professionals in the world, Dennis Muren, Phil Tippett, and John Rosengrant to talk about their experiences working on the film. Muren, Tippett, and Rosengrant worked on the special effects of the films, create things such as the giant tyrannosaurus rex! Pretty neat, huh?

From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg, the Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy is one of the most successful film franchises in worldwide box-office history. On a remote tropical island, an amazing living theme park becomes a game of survival for humans foolhardy enough to set foot on it. Meticulously recreated dinosaurs...

I think I may have actually felt a little bit of wee come out earlier when we heard the news that the legendary legends (!) from Universal Studios have decided to bring Jurassic Park back to the cinema! They did it with Back to the Future and it as one of the best cinematic experiences I’ve ever had!

We were all geared up for the Blu-ray release but not we find out that it’s coming back to the cinema. I don’t usually like putting up press releases in full because they can often be boring But anything to do with Jurassic Park being remastered and coming to the big screen is far from boring! There’s also a few pics of the full box set which I’ve placed below so scroll down and read on to find out all your need to know about one of the...

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We’re still savoring the goodness found in the Superman and Lord of the Rings treasure chests but now we have something to put on our Christmas list. Coming in October is a Blu-ray box set of the three Jurassic Park films and there’s something to recommend in all three. Here’s the formal release:

Universal City, California, June 27, 2011 – The wait is finally over to experience one of the most anticipated motion-picture trilogies of all time like never before when Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III debut as a trilogy set on Blu-ray™ October 25, 2011 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Acclaimed filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s award-winning cinematic franchise, based on the best-selling book by Michael Crichton, generated nearly $2 billion combined at the worldwide box office and featured groundbreaking visual effects that changed the art of movie-making forever. Now, all three epic films have been digitally...

We know that you're excited about seeing the Jurassic Park trilogy on Blu-ray high definition in a few months, and we don't blame you one bit! The prospect of seeing The Lost World: Jurassic Park II's gymnastics sequence in full 1080p is just too good to resist!

How about a trailer to further whet your appetite?

From the Press Release

The wait is finally over to experience one of the most anticipated motion-picture trilogies of all time like never before when Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III debut as a trilogy set on Blu-ray October 25, 2011 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Acclaimed filmmaker Steven Spielberg's award-winning cinematic franchise, based on the best-selling book by Michael Crichton, generated nearly $2 billion combined at the worldwide box office and featured groundbreaking visual effects that changed the art of movie-making forever. Now, all three epic films have been digitally...

Universal Home Entertainment has announced that the Jurassic Park trilogy will be coming to Blu-ray this fall, with some T-rex-sized bonus features, and an awesome gift set edition, complete with a custom T-rex dino statue. Check out all the details below!

Official Press Release:

One of the Most Thrilling & Groundbreaking Motion-Picture Trilogies of All Time Roars onto Blu-ray™ with Breathtaking

New High-Definition Picture & Perfect Sound Jurassic Park All Three Epic Adventures from Filmmaker Steven Spielberg Plus More Than Two Hours of All-New Bonus Features

Available on Blu-ray™ For the First Time Ever On October 25, 2011 “You won’t believe your eyes!”—Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

“A triumph of special effects artistry!”—Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Universal City, California, June 27, 2011 – The wait is finally over to experience one of the most anticipated motion-picture trilogies of all time like never before when Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III...

The wait is finally over to experience one of the most anticipated motion-picture trilogies of all time like never before when Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III debut as a trilogy set on Blu-ray™ October 25, 2011 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Acclaimed filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s award-winning cinematic franchise, based on the best-selling book by Michael Crichton, generated nearly $2 billion combined at the worldwide box office and featured groundbreaking visual effects that changed the art of movie-making forever. Now, all three epic films have been digitally restored and remastered in flawless high definition for the ultimate viewing experience. Additionally, the films’ visceral sound effects and the unforgettable music from legendary composer John Williams can now be heard in pristine 7.1 surround sound. Arriving in stores just in time for holiday gift giving, this collectible three-movie set also features hours of bonus features, including an all-new, six-part documentary...

Finally! All of the speculation is over. The moment dinosaur fans have been waiting for has arrived! The Jurassic Park trilogy is on its way to Blu-ray high definition, and we have every single detail ready and waiting for you right here!

From the Press Release

The wait is finally over to experience one of the most anticipated motion-picture trilogies of all time like never before when Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III debut as a trilogy set on Blu-ray October 25, 2011 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.

Acclaimed filmmaker Steven Spielberg's award-winning cinematic franchise, based on the best-selling book by Michael Crichton, generated nearly $2 billion combined at the worldwide box office and featured groundbreaking visual effects that changed the art of movie-making forever. Now, all three epic films have been digitally restored and remastered in flawless high definition for the ultimate viewing experience. Additionally, the...

One Of The Most Thrilling & Groundbreaking Motion-picture Trilogies Of All Time Roars Onto Blu-ray. With Breathtaking New High-definition Picture & Perfect Sound Jurassic Park

All Three Epic Adventures From Filmmaker Steven Spielberg Plus More Than Two Hours Of All-new Bonus Features Available On Blu-ray For The First Time Ever On October 25, 2011

“You won’t believe your eyes!” – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

“A triumph of special effects artistry!” – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Universal City, California, June 27, 2011 - The wait is finally over to experience one of the most anticipated motion-picture trilogies of all time like never before when Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Jurassic Park III debut as a trilogy set on Blu-ray. October 25, 2011 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Acclaimed filmmaker Steven Spielberg’s award-winning cinematic franchise, based on the best-selling book by Michael Crichton, generated nearly $2 billion combined at the worldwide box office and featured groundbreaking visual effects...