The Magnificent Seven shall ride once again as MGM+ has ordered a Magnificent Seven TV series from Heroes creator Tim Kring.The Magnificent Seven, which is a western remake of Seven Samurai, is considered a classic of the Western genre which starred Steve McQueen, Eli Wallach, Yul Brynner, Charles Bronson and more in its 1960 release. It has quite a strong […]
The Magnificent Seven to ride again at Amazon from True Detective creator
With Amazon having acquired MGM/United Artists recently, they are mining several films and TV shows from MGM’s IP for a new, rebooted version on their streaming service. One of the projects Amazon has greenlit is a series reboot of The Magnificent Seven helmed by True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto.Pizzolatto had originally pitched his own Western series to […]
Amazon begins MGM IP deep dive with new RoboCop, Legally Blonde and Stargate planned
MGM’s vast catalog of film and TV shows looks to enter a new era under Amazon Studios as new reports are saying the main reason behind Amazon’s insane $8 billion acquisition of the storied Hollywood studio is to dive deep into their IPs, and the first round of projects is beginning to take shape.Deadline reports […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Magnificent Seven, 1960.Directed by John Sturges. Starring Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Horst Buchholz, Brad Dexter, and James Coburn.SYNOPSIS:John Sturges’ classic The Magnificent Seven arrives on 4K Ultra HD courtesy of Shout! Factory, which commissioned a digital restoration based on a 4K scan of the original camera negative. It […]
The Return Of The Western
Tom Jolliffe on the return of the Western… Cinema runs in cycles. A genre may have its run and then have a lull of 10-20 years where audiences aren’t really interested. In the 30’s and 40’s you couldn’t move for gangster films. In the 50’s it was epics and the 60’s there was a huge […]
Movie Review – The Magnificent Seven (2016)
The Magnificent Seven, 2016. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-hun Lee, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Peter Sarsgaard, Luke Grimes and Haley Bennett. SYNOPSIS: Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves. Boasting an all-star cast, Antoine […]
Second Opinion – The Magnificent Seven (2016)
The Magnificent Seven, 2016.Directed by Antoine Fuqua Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Haley Bennett, Byung-Hun Lee, Vincent D’Onofrio, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Peter Sarsgaard and Matt BomerSYNOPSIS:Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.Some movies are just dead on arrival, and The Magnificent […]
Movie Review – The Magnificent Seven (2016)
The Magnificent Seven, 2016. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Haley Bennett, Byung-Hun Lee, Vincent D’Onofrio, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Peter Sarsgaard. SYNOPSIS: Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves. Since breaking out way back in 2001 with the […]
TIFF 2016: Antoine Fuqua and cast discuss The Magnificent Seven
One genre that has been making a bit of a comeback in the last several years is the Western from remakes such as 3:10 to Yuma to originals like The Hateful Eight. Director Antoine Fuqua took on the task of remaking one of the most famous, and arguably defining, Western films with The Magnificent Seven. […]
TIFF 2016 Review – The Magnificent Seven (2016)
The Magnificent Seven, 2016. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Haley Bennett, Byung-Hun Lee, Vincent D’Onofrio, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Peter Sarsgaard. SYNOPSIS: Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves. Antoine Fuqua directs an all-star cast in his remake […]
