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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Magnificent Seven character featurettes for Billy Rocks, Jack Horn and Goodnight Robicheaux
We’ve already seen character featurettes for Manuel Garcia-Rulfo’s Vasquez and Martin Sensmeier’s Red Harvest, and now we have three more The Magnificent Seven vignettes for Billy Rocks (Byung-hun Lee), Jack Horn (Vincent D’Onofrio) and Goodnight Robicheaux (Ethan Hawke). Just Chris Pratt and Denzel Washington to go… SEE ALSO: ‘Meet the Seven’ with new featurette for The Magnificent Seven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBmlEE4tPcM With […]
Sony Pictures sets film slate through 2017; Jumanji reboot in production
Tom Rothman, chairman of Sony Pictures, has announced the studio’s line-up for the next few years, with 16 films dated for release. Amongst the biggest films scheduled include two sequels to hit action-comedy Bad Boys, along with a remake of the Robin Williams fantasy film Jumanji, which will hit cinemas on Christmas Day, 2016. 2016 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 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 […]
