spence Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I already sent this story onto a few I know & it's about *Oscar winner: *Warren Beatty-(l937-) & he's said to finally finished his long in the works biography of: Howard Hughes-(l905-l976) They say that all it really needs is a "title" & may even be ready for release this fall As I told others, he's not been in a film since 2001's flat (**-out of four at best) "Town & Country" & that he had another passion project even longer, on a rehash of a nice movie from 1947 w/William Powell "Mr. Peabody & the Mermaid" However, that one dates back even before his epic "Reds" (l98l) Thank You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I already sent this story onto a few I know & it's about *Oscar winner: *Warren Beatty-(l937-) & he's said to finally finished his long in the works biography of: Howard Hughes-(l905-l976) They say that all it really needs is a "title" & may even be ready for release this fall As I told others, he's not been in a film since 2001's flat (**-out of four at best) "Town & Country" & that he had another passion project even longer, on a rehash of a nice movie from 1947 w/William Powell "Mr. Peabody & the Mermaid" However, that one dates back even before his epic "Reds" (l98l) Thank You A remake of that awful William Powell movie? He was passionate about that? He must be getting senile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmerin Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 A remake of that awful William Powell movie? He was passionate about that? He must be getting senile. EVERYBODY in TOWN & COUNTRY must have been terribly addled to have accepted participating in that bomb whose budget could have easily paid at least a third of the national debt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaveGirl Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I think instead of calling this the Warren Beatty "long in the works" epic about Hughes they should call it the Warren Beatty "long in the tooth" movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I think instead of calling this the Warren Beatty "long in the works" epic about Hughes they should call it the Warren Beatty "long in the tooth" movie. Well CG, maybe Warren felt he hadn't watched ICE STATION ZEBRA enough in order to really flesh out his title character until fairly recently?! (...you know how those Method actors are, doncha?!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaveGirl Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Well CG, maybe Warren felt he hadn't watched ICE STATION ZEBRA enough in order to really flesh out his title character until fairly recently?! (...you know how those Method actors are, doncha?!) You guys sure do stick together, Dargo! But I guess there is always a method to men's madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vautrin Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I'm wondering if Warren used his own pee or flat ginger ale to mimic Hughes' mason jars full of urine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaveGirl Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I'm wondering if Warren used his own pee or flat ginger ale to mimic Hughes' mason jars full of urine. I wonder if Warren let his fingernails grow really long too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vautrin Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I wonder if Warren let his fingernails grow really long too! Maybe. He could probably put some of his bodily solids and fluids on eBay and make a pretty penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fedya Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Well CG, maybe Warren felt he hadn't watched ICE STATION ZEBRA enough in order to really flesh out his title character until fairly recently?! (...you know how those Method actors are, doncha?!) So Warren Beatty is playing the zebra? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 So Warren Beatty is playing the zebra? Well, of course not, Fedya. Warren's playing a nuclear-powered submarine. (...and people say the man could never stretch as an actor...THIS'LL show 'em...those suckers are pretty long, ya know) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limey Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Well, of course not, Fedya. Warren's playing a nuclear-powered submarine. (...and people say the man could never stretch as an actor...THIS'LL show 'em...those suckers are pretty long, ya know) Henceforth to be known as Boomer Beatty in recognition. And those things are big & complex, too. They're like a regular rabbit warren inside... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gorman Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I feel like this movie is really going to capture the fancy of the modern youth market full of ticket-buyers! A guy who turned into a mental disaster area in the late '40s and who's been dead for 40 years and an actor playing him who's 79 (or soon will be) who's made just 7 movies since 1980 -- or is it 8? REDS (1981) ISHTAR (1987) DICK TRACY (1990) BUGSY (1991) LOVE AFFAIR (1994) BULWORTH (1998) TOWN & COUNTRY (2001) Filmed mostly in 1998. Have I missed one? Anyway, Warren hasn't exactly been seen on the silver screen a lot in the past 35 years and I'm wondering who is target audience is for this upcoming long-awaited masterpiece that no one's been clamoring for? I've got it . . . *There is no target audience!* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Anyway, Warren hasn't exactly been seen on the silver screen a lot in the past 35 years and I'm wondering who is target audience is for this upcoming long-awaited masterpiece that no one's been clamoring for? I've got it . . . *There is no target audience!* I don't care about this movie one way or the other, but why should I care who the target audience is? I'm not a studio bean counter. Why should a movie's marketability matter one bit to someone who isn't financially vested in its success? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gorman Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I have no interest in it, either, but I'm guessing Warren would like some people to go see it. I just can't think of whom would do so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceA Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I have no interest in it, either, but I'm guessing Warren would like some people to go see it. I just can't think of whom would do so? I've always heard Warren's favorite audience was Warren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargo Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I've always heard Warren's favorite audience was Warren. Eeh! Just a vicious rumor started by that Simon chick, that's all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clore Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 He's also talking about a sequel to DICK TRACY. I hope he's planning on playing Pruneface this time. Given his track record, he'll be 90 by the time he's ready to do the film. http://variety.com/2016/film/news/warren-beatty-dick-tracy-howard-hughes-movie-1201752997/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gorman Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I believe R.G. ARMSTRONG (1917-2012) played 'Pruneface' in the 1990 movie. He would've been 71/72 when it was filmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewhite2000 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Well, Mr. Gorman, I can tell you one person who will buy a ticket for this movie if and when it ever comes out - me! I mentioned in another recent thread that Beatty was a childhood idol of mine and have been hoping for many years now he would make one more movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmerin Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 How do you rate the other two movies based on Hughes: THE CARPETBAGGERS and THE AVIATOR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewhite2000 Posted April 17, 2016 Share Posted April 17, 2016 Don't know if this question is directed to anyone in particular, but I'm always happy to give my opinion! I haven't seen THE CARPETBAGGERS. I thought THE AVIATOR was good, not great. Leonardo DiCaprio is way better looking than Hughes was in real life, IMO, so that was a little hard to get past, but DiCaprio, if not a great actor, is always totally committed to the role, and he fully embraces both the genius and madness that was Hughes. I haven't read a lot about Hughes, so I don't know how close it is to real life. I think the Hughes/Hepburn romance may have been considerably overplayed, that in reality it was neither as long or as intense as the movie would have you believe. I think fans of classic movies will nevertheless enjoy the appearances of Cate Blanchett (who won an Oscar) as Hepburn and Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner and the scenes concerning the filming of HELL'S ANGELS and Hughes trying to convince the Production Code folks that RKO actually shows restraint in its presentation of the cleavages of Jayne Mansfield and other female stars. Scorsese is rarely if ever boring in my opinion, but this film is certainly one of his more disjointed efforts; it tries to cram in a lot of ideas and situations. Definitely worth watching at least once, however. Also, while not really a Hughes movie, per se, I think MELVIN & HOWARD ought to at least be mentioned. Definitely worth watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregoryPeckfan Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Well, I recently saw The Aviator and enjoyed the movie, especially Cate ad Leo, although I usually don't watch Leo's movies. I saw The Carpetbaggers years ago, and I cannot remember enough about it. As for Warren, |I know that Barbara Walters told him to his face that he was the most boring person to interview. As for target audience, maybe Warren thinks people who love to watch movies produced by Hughes will be interested in it - especially if they have not seen The Aviator...who this might be I do not know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewhite2000 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Too late to edit my original post, but it hit me this evening I had made a mistake: I meant to say the RKO actress whose cleavage caused the Production Code board such consternation was Jane Russell, not Jayne Mansfield, though in my defense, the two actresses share qualities that might allow someone to confuse them ... you know, like their first names! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dabb Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Those are good points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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