someone at the door is a 1936 british drama film directed by herbert brenon and starring aileen marson , billy milton , noah beery , john irwin and edward chapman .

a journalist comes up with a scheme to boost his career by inventing a fake murder but soon becomes embroiled in trouble when a real killing takes place .

it is based on a successful west end play by campbell christie and his wife dorothy .

someone at the door ( 1936 film )

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1949 bbc live studio production of the comedy thriller someone at the door by dorothy christie and campbell christie .
someone at the door .
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someone at the door is a 1950 british crime comedy film directed by francis searle and starring michael medwin , garry marsh and yvonne owen .
a short yet entertaining thriller from the thirties , someone at the door starts off lighthearted and finishes with quite a tense scene .
toughest job i ever had : selling doors , door to door .
- bill bailey
someone at the door .
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the film was based on a hit west end play by campbell christie and his wife dorothy , which had previously been turned into a film in 1936 .
this film had a short production schedule between june 15 - july 25 , 1936 . it premiered in october to mixed reviews .
nominated for three academy awards for 1936 : best picture , best original story , best sound recording .
previewed in late december , 1936 , in los angeles . released in new york on january 24 , 1937 .
the film
metropolis
, after its premiere yesterday at the ufa - palast am zoo , will be screened from to - day on at the ufa pavilion at nollendorfer platz .
gail patrick , jan wiley , constance collier , ginger rogers , and lucille ball in stage door .
stage door screens february 18–20 at the museum of modern art in new york as part of the series “acteurism : ginger rogers , ” which runs through march 27 .
toronto film society presented three smart girls ( 1936 ) on monday , november 29 , 1976 in a double bill with the short every sunday and his butler’s sister as part of the season 29 monday evening film buff series , programme 3 .
gregory la cava , stage door , 1937 , 35 mm , black - and - white , sound , 92 minutes .
this somewhat zany mystery film stars jean arthur and joel mccrea in their second film together .
called the film an
effective little chiller that packs a surprising punch for a film of its age .
meanwhile , joel mccrea was starring in a variety of films , including screwball comedies such as the richest girl in the world ( 1934 ) , dramas such as barbary coast ( 1935 ) and these three ( 1936 ) , and even a shirley temple film , our little girl ( 1935 ) . like arthur , he was on a roll when he made adventure in manhattan and would also star in five films in 1936 !
is a masterpiece . funny to think that american critics looked down their noses at the film at the time of its release . maybe they took offense at the inescapable scent of welles’ passion for rita hayworth , his wife at the time and his ex shortly after production wrapped . he captures her in close - up with a hungry , enraptured eye , the most coherent image in a film that’s built on logical incoherence .
fortunately , there wasn’t a back door so the newly glamorous woman re - emerges later that evening in an evening dress and curls , all paid for by george .
the radio times preferred the film ' s 1950 remake ,
although , in this case , that ' s not saying much , as the 1950 version of campbell and dorothy christie ' s old theatrical chestnut wasn ' t very good either . contrived only goes part way to describing this creaky thriller
; while infernal cinema described the film as
a little like a game of cluedo come to life ,
and appreciated ,
a short yet entertaining thriller from the thirties ,
concluding ,
brenon is sometimes under appreciated in the history of cinema , someone at the door is a brisk reminder of his talent .
to those readers well - acquainted with the film version of stage door , the preceding plot and character summary must seem somewhat bizarre . george s . kaufman got that same feeling , but in reverse after he saw the movie , slyly referring to the film version of his play as ,
screen door .
the blame , or perhaps , more rightly , the praise , for these changes must ultimately be laid at the feet of one man , gregory la cava , the film ' s director . a talented , sad soul , he utilized an alcohol - fueled improvisational style with his collaborators that powered his better films but also hastened his decline and death .
nightmare is a 1964 horror / suspense film from hammer films . the film was directed by freddie francis and written by hammer films regular jimmy sangster . the british film institute has the only 35mm print in the uk .
treats redemption as a cruel joke , a spell of relief that lasts only long enough for us to view its obsolescence . the film takes jabs at
as the group leaves the house , gunshots echo from the mansion next door . everyone rushes over and learns that a valuable painting was just stolen . the crime has all the trademarks of the koor - hal ruby gang and berlea .
a remake of the 1936 film of the same title has medwin plotting to make it appear as though he has murdered his sister ( owen ) to advance his own reputation as a reporter . however , things do not go exactly according to plan , and medwin narrowly escapes hanging for the supposed crime .
in three acts spanning a period of over two years the play stage door looked at a group of struggling actresses who live at the footlights club , a theatrical boarding house for women somewhere in the west fifties in manhattan . co - author edna ferber who had the original idea , based it on the rehearsal club , founded in 1913 . interestingly , margaret sullavan actually was a past resident of the house .
review : a remake of the 1936 film of the same title has medwin plotting to make it appear as though he has murdered his sister ( owen ) to advance his own reputation as a reporter . however , things do not go exactly according to plan , and medwin narrowly escapes hang… ( more )
experience modern times , the iconic film written by , directed by and starring charlie chaplin as a factory worker at the beginning of the industrial revolution . the orchestral score , also . . .
the 1936 broadway play on which the film stage door was based was touted by the critics , and it was considered one of the hits of the season . however , when it was transferred to film , the likelihood of it becoming an enduring classic might have seemed slim . the director of the film version brought to the set an unorthodox working style and a proclivity for drinking . the cast included an aloof actress whose recent , sputtering career carried the odor of decline ; a workaholic actress regarded as the lightweight half of a popular team ; and a talented texas teen , just - arrived in hollywood , whose dark secret , if revealed , could land the studio ' s top brass in hot water . sounds like some sort of disaster - in - the - making .
freder fredersen struggling at the clock machine , as he approaches the end of a ten hour shift . the christian imagery of freder suffering as in christ on the cross is clear in this photograph from the film .
one very lucky person is going to win a restored copy of behind the door ( 1919 ) on blu - ray / dvd from flicker alley ! legendary producer thomas h . ince and director irvin . . .
she was under contract to columbia at the time , and they kept her very busy after those hit films . in fact , she would make five films released in 1936 ! after mr . deeds , the studio loaned her to rko to make the ex - mrs . bradford , and then cast her in adventure in manhattan , the plainsman , and more than a secretary .
film commentator hal erickson writes the film is
arguably the best of shirley temple ' s 1930s vehicles
, and thinks jane withers
terrific
as the film’s villainess . he notes that some critics believed withers stole the show , and it was this
as much as anything else , that earned withers her own starring series at 20th century - fox
.
in the film role of kay hamilton - the movie drops the
e
from her character ' s name in the play - was newcomer , andrea leeds , described by gregory la cava as
the best natural actress
he had ever worked with . born antoinette lees in butte , montana , the daughter of a mining engineer , she went to ucla where an interest in writing and acting led to the movies . after some bits in a few shorts and features from 1933 to 1936 , she landed a major supporting role in , come and get it ( united artists , 1936 ) , a contract with producer samuel goldwyn , and a new stage name .
marguerite : are you following me ? armand : yes , you , well you did smile at me a moment ago , didn ' t you ? marguerite : well , you tell me first whether you smiled at me or at my friend [ olympe ] . armand : what friend ? marguerite : you didn ' t even see her ? armand : no . marguerite : that ' s very nice . armand : i was just wondering if you ' d ask me to sit down if i knocked at the door of the box . marguerite : why not ? we really seemed fated to meet this evening , didn ' t we ?
when baron de varville arrives at the box after marguerite and prudence have left , he cannot be distracted from being
engaged
with olympe . in the theatre , marguerite looks down toward the foot of the staircase at the adoring eyes of armand gazing back at her . they have their first conversation after he pursues her - it is a fateful meeting :
critical reception : upon release , the film received generally positive reviews from film critics . the website rotten tomatoes states that 86 % of critics gave the film a
fresh
rating . on metacritic , the film has a score of 64 / 100 , indicating
generally favorable
. it also received
two thumbs up
from siskel and ebert .
play synopsis comedy mystery play in which a journalist comes up with a scheme to boost his career by inventing a fake murder . he soon becomes embroiled in trouble when a real killing takes place . production history first staged in 1935 ; twice adapted as a film , in 1936 directed by herbert brenon and in 1950 directed by francis searle .
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welford beaton , ' metropolis ' , the film spectator , hollywood , 3 september 1927 .
reporter medwin arranges to be suspected of killing his sister , thus providing him with a good story and advancing his career . his plan almost backfires , when he is almost executed . remake of a 1936 film of the same name . 65m / b vhs . gb michael medwin , garry marsh , yvonne owen , hugh latimer ; d : francis searle .
at this juncture it is only reluctantly that one decides to continue . fritz lang worked for over a year with superhuman energy and tenacity . the detailed technical work accomplished here is , in its scope alone , so absolutely astounding that i would not contradict someone who told me that this film has been five , six years in the making . in fact , it sounds unbelievable that this incredibly detailed , prodigious work was really accomplished within the span of a year or a year and a half - which is usually an enormous amount of time for a film . but this should not be the last or even the most decisive word on a film of such enormous scale and ostentation .
and rutger hauer , as well as some of the most emotionally intense action set pieces ever put to film . moreover , a good portion of the film’s appeal lies in its incorporation of film noir aesthetics—shadow - filled , rainy metropolitan exteriors , a brooding yet resourceful investigator hero , retro ’40s fashion—into its dreary , dystopian setting . at one point , the film even boasted a philip marlowe - esque voiceover narration that was thankfully excised from future cuts . once regarded as a failed experiment ,
the ending of three smart girls contains one of the finest bits of emotional pantomime i’ve ever seen , as poignant and memorable as chaplin’s reaction to being recognized by the blind girl at the end of city lights . in three smart girls , the parents of the three girls are finally reunited , and durbin stands between them , looking at their locked hands , then at one parent , then at the other . her face vacillates extreme joy and sadness in several different shadings and nuances , all in the matter of five seconds . it is a kind of sensitive acting that cannot be taught at any age , let alone to a girl of fourteen !
. ) kubrick’s work here is no - frills and elegantly straightforward : sterling hayden plans one final holdup before retiring and settling down with coleen gray . no twists and turns , just good old - fashioned theft at the racetrack . the film revels in the gray morality of hayden’s good intentions . crime pays , at least until it doesn’t . —
{ welford beaton , ' metropolis ' , the film spectator , hollywood , 3 september 1927 . }
jennie linden was an 11th hour casting choice replacing julie christie who dropped out to do the film billy liar . this was the final film performance of american actor david knight who subsequently focused on theatre work .
this is a perfectly fine film of its type . based on a play , so it ' s talky and restricted in action . the story is a mild situation comedy , nothing hilarious , but it ' s the plot twists that are the point . as good as any british mystery comedy of the time i think . a hammer / exclusive film , anthony hinds producer , and james sangster assistant director . as said elsewhere , brother and sister inherit this large house . brother is a writer who needs to make more money . he thinks by concocting a story that he killed his sister he will make a fortune . in parallel , there is treasure hidden in the house and the thieves are trying to get the two to leave the house by making it sound haunted . in the opening scene there is
someone at the door
, who enters at night and starts making spooky noises . don ' t get the idea that the writer goes to trial for murder and then is dramatically saved . it never goes to that point , the plot is wrapped up without anything like that . no story is published about him murdering his sister or anyone else .
onions , apparently ! it’s a rare moment of screwball humor in this otherwise dramatic film .
willy haas , ' metropolis ' , film - kurier , berlin , 11 january 1927 .
chris shares logan’s picture with rod . rod identifies him to be andre . chris freaks out and quickly asks rose to pack up . he wants to leave . in the store room , chris finds a box with a whole bunch of photographs . photographs of rose with other black folks . this includes walter and georgina . as chris gets to the door , the rest of the armitage family approaches . the main door is locked and chris yells for the keys . rose finally discloses that she is in on the whole thing . rose’s mom uses the cup and spoon to send chris to the sunken space . they take him and tie him in the basement .
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filming had started on june 7 , 1936 , the day that jean harlow died from uremic poisoning , the news of which led to a bonding of the actresses . by then , the script largely
consisted of index cards and a loose leaf notebook containing the life stories of all the characters .
to further the identification of the actresses with their roles , the director even had them wear their own clothes rather than costumes . ( it should be noted , however , that renee conley is credited with creating costumes for the film . )
references to the 1961 version of the film : as this film is a remake of the 1961 the parent trap , it features a number of references to the film it is based on . among them are : the use of the sherman brothers song
let ' s get together
, which also plays over the walt disney pictures logo . , meredith talks to a
reverend mosby
, named after a character in the original film . , some of the dialogue is almost identical to the 1961 film . , actress joanna barnes , who played vicki robinson ( a character like meredith blake ) in the original film , plays meredith ' s mother ( also named vicki ) in this film . , the camp counselors , marva kulp sr . and jr . , are named after nancy kulp , who played the younger camp counselor in the original film . , many of the camping scenes were taken from the original film , such as : the use of the sugar and water mosquito repellent which the twins give meredith was also given to vicki in the original film . , the use of clapping two sticks together to scare away mountain lions , even though there aren ' t any . , the use of the lizard on meredith ' s canteen . , ,
response : the film was met with generally positive reviews , holding an 86 % approval rating on rotten tomatoes . it entered the box office charts at number 2 on july 31 , 1998 . it ended up with a gross of over $ 66 million in the u . s . and $ 92 , 108 , 518 worldwide . the film debuted on united lands television ( the family film channel ) on october 4 , 1999 , and had 5 . 43 million viewers .
the incognito aristo’s ease with ripostes—and her willingness to stand up to a thoughtless producer on behalf of her sistren—earn her the begrudging respect of some footlighters . but terry will become suspect once again when she , a neophyte , lands the lead in a play called enchanted april , a part desperately wanted by kay ( andrea leeds ) , a beloved housemate who , buffeted by the vagaries of the profession , is slowly slipping into madness . a tragic incident leads terry to cry in her dressing room on opening night , “does someone have to die to create an actress ? ” uncannily , the line echoes another i had read—in an ingenious article by george toles about david lynch ’s mulholland drive that ran in the fall 2004 issue of film quarterly —just the night before i revisited stage door : “the only earthly identity that might be strong enough to undo death is that of an actress on the verge of stardom . ” made sixty - four years apart , la cava’s film and lynch’s are highly dissimilar in style and sensibility . but they share a star—ann miller , who was only a teenager in stage door and who made her final screen appearance in mulholland drive —and a boundless compassion for women in the cruelest of vocations .
life is represented a hundred years hence , but there is little attempt to foresee the changes in any but superficial details . even these are not consistent , for while television goes on in one room , doctors use that new invention , the thermometer , in another . the famous heart - machine is not much more than an enlarged accumulator , and means of locomotion are much the same . the future is disappointing ; one has , apparently , to run rather more than usual . not only down streets , in crowds , but singly through catacombs and even from door to door in the same room . eric had need of that race at the beginning , to keep him fit , and as for his fight with the inventor on the cathedral roof - he saw that in a twentieth - century film . the fight lost its terror for me because i had always been told pulverising rays would be more common than telephones .
anyway , during the play there is an absurdly long combat scene with lots of fake gunshots , explosions , and general commotion . gregory’s men take advantage of the noise to blow the vault door , steal the sunburst diamond , and skedaddle through a tunnel leading from the bank to the theater . but claire notices her suave producer descending into a hole in the floor and gets suspicious .
both stars were on the rise in hollywood : arthur had been working in movies since the early 1920s , but she really hit her stride in the mid ’30s with the whole town’s talking ( 1935 ) and mr . deeds goes to town ( 1936 ) . in fact , as you can see from this lobby card , the publicity for adventure in manhattan emphasized arthur’s star turn in mr . deeds .
american airlines and the douglas aircraft company , recognizing the potential of the film in advertising air travel , cooperated in the production and distribution . they provided a dc - 2 aircraft for the exterior shots while a true to scale mock up was provided for the interior scenes . in the famous good ship lollipop scene , members of the university of southern california football team served as extras . in the second flying scene where temple ' s character sneaks aboard the plane and they were forced to bail out of it , both temple and dunn were strapped into a harness hoisted up into the studio rafters . they were supposed to drift down with the aid of a wind machine . in the first take , someone inadvertently opened an airproof door just as they landed , creating a vacuum that sucked out the parachute and dragged them both across the studio floor . marilyn granas served as a stand - in for temple as she had for her previous movies . she would later be replaced by mary lou isleib who would remain as temple ' s stand - in for the rest of her tenure at 20th century fox .
once stage door hit the screen , it was obvious to those in the know that the whole seemingly crazy process had worked beautifully . the new york times named , stage door , to its year ' s ten best list , as did many other publications . in his review in the times , frank s . nugent vindicated producer berman ' s intention of boosting the film ' s two stars when he wrote ,
miss hepburn and miss rogers , in particular , seem to be acting so far above their usual heads that , frankly , we hardly recognized them .
the film went on to be nominated for four 1937 academy awards - and lost them all . best director went to leo mccarey for the awful truth ; best screenplay was given to the life of emile zola ; best supporting actress was presented to alice brady for in old chicago ; and the life of emile zola was named the year ' s best picture .
after all of this for the serious side , and before the picture has been running very long , one is inclined to launch at its plain absurdities , its open face scheme of story and the merciless persecution of poor mary . mary is probably the most chased girl of the screen . they chased her everywhere every minute , up alleys , into rooms , over roofs and what not . if mary saw a chance to escape , the open door closed just before she reached it . the only thing muffed was a blackface comedian to get the laughs in this stupendous scene of a ' haunted house ' , a nd eric , the son of his father , who went down into the subterranean town for the first time in his 20 years to see the village and mary . caught by the skirt as he was wranglingwith some vamps in burlesque wheel costumes , eric fell for the dame . this was mary , also about 20 , and [ at ] the first time she ever had seen inside of a two - story home . mary had large blue eyes . someone had told her to stare , and plenty . mary did .
h . g . wells , ' metropolis - the silliest film ' , new york times , 17 april 1927 .
an outsider called it . a bystander observing a uniquely american phenomenon . and , for decades , a largely unacknowledged bystander at that .
some of koster’s notable films include : the rage of paris ( 1938 ) –a sophisticated , charming comedy which was the only non - durbin film koster made fro 1936 to 1941 , the bishop’s wife ( 1948 ) , come to the stable ( 1949 ) , the inspector general ( 1949 ) , harvey ( 1950 ) , mr . belvedere rings the bell ( 1951 ) , no highway in the sky ( 1951 ) , my cousin rachel ( 1952 ) , the robe ( 1953 ) , desiree ( 1954 ) , the virgin queen ( 1955 ) , my man godfrey ( 1957 ) , mr . hobbs takes a vacation ( 1962 ) and his final film to date , the singing nun ( 1965 ) .
fun fact : this was one of mitchell’s first film roles , but he had worked in the theater for a while . in an interview with his son , mccrea remembered that he was impressed by mitchell’s acting chops , and mitchell was impressed by mccrea’s film experience . “ [ mitchell ] knew i knew the film thing , ” mccrea recalled :
herman g . scheffauer , ' an impression of the german film metropolis ' , new york times , 6 march 1927 .
{ willy haas , ' metropolis ' , film - kurier , 9 , 11 january 1927 . enthusiastic , though also somewhat disappointed review of the film following its premiere in berlin on 10 january 1927 . the following is an edited translation . }
anyway , george strides down the street in search of a story when a woman ( jean arthur ) begs him for some money . he is uncharacteristically moved by her pitiful appeal and reaches for his wallet . but then someone gets run over by a car or something ( we’re never quite sure what happens ) and george runs off . a moment later he realizes that his wallet is missing…
fritz lang ' s metropolis - the subject of much publicity in germany during the period of filming ( 1925 - 6 ) - was widely reviewed following its berlin premiere at the ufa palast am zoo on the evening of 10 january 1927 . metropolis was a film which naturally drew comment , and further viewing , largely as a result of the many themes it attempted to address , and the ground - breaking nature of the filmmaking . it was an intellectual as well as a visual feast . this process of critical assessment continued with the re - release of edited versions in 1928 and 1936 , and the issuing of modern restorations since 1972 . the georgio moroder coloured and pop - music enhanced edition of 1984 generated much comment in the media , while its straight - to - video release in a number of countries resulted in the film reaching a large international audience for the first time since its period of initial release during 1927 - 8 .
adventure in manhattan hasn’t worn quite so well . in fact , it feels older than its 1936 release date . that sometimes happens with these heist or crime films in the ’30s , partly because the detective or police methods seem ridiculously old - fashioned and unscientific to our csi - addled ears . but this movie also has a vaguely illogical , topsy - turvy feeling that i associate with early mysteries .
bright eyes was the first film to be written and developed specifically for temple , and the first in which her name was raised above the title . in february 1935 , she received a special academy award for her 1934 contributions to film , particularly little miss marker and bright eyes . in 2009 , the film was available on vhs and dvd in both black - and - white and colorized versions .
that la cava incorporated into stage door ’s script ( which was written by morrie ryskind and anthony veiller ) the banter that his actresses—some of the finest comic talents of the era—shared during the film’s rehearsals only enhances the verbal pyrotechnics . the movie’s distaff ensemble provides not only a trove of 1930s slang , show - biz argot , and one - upping insults but also an invaluable lesson in sentence rhythm , as when the more seasoned housemates instruct a newbie on where the stress should fall in her sole line in her stage debut : “let’s go up to westchester . ”
randolph bartlett , ' german film revision upheld as needed here ' , new york times , 13 march 1927 .
george is so certain of his ( erroneous ) prediction that he alerts the authorities , and they believe him . phil lets him write the story in advance and has it ready to go for the first edition . on saturday night , the area around the bank ( which coincidentally is next door to claire’s theater ! ) is crawling with fbi and police . george and claire wait for news in the park . but the robbers never show .
box office : in its opening weekend , the film grossed $ 11 , 148 , 497 in 2 , 247 theaters in the united states and canada , ranking # 2 at the box office , behind saving private ryan , was the best debut for a disney film that week . by the end of its run , the parent trap grossed $ 66 , 308 , 518 domestically and $ 25 , 800 , 000 internationally , totaling $ 92 , 108 , 518 worldwide .
garbo ' s portrayal of the beautiful but sickly parisian courtesan , who fatefully falls in love with a young french nobleman ( 25 year - old robert taylor ) , is widely considered the definitive version of the camille story . garbo ' s first talkie film , anna christie , was advertised with the promotional line :
garbo talks !
- so naturally , jokes at the time suggested that this film should be advertised as :
garbo coughs !
at home , she is assigned a nurse . janet begins having more nightmares this time concerning an unknown woman with a scar and a birthday cake . the dreams get worse and worse . finally , her guardian brings home his wife , whom janet has never met . janet is introduced to the woman at her birthday celebration .
aestheticizes violence without fetishizing it . bullet holes and knife wounds help color the film in dark brushstrokes—such is the coens’ wont—and careful attention to shot composition ratchets the film’s morbid elements to almost intoxicating heights . you’ll want to look away , but the coens keep your eyes glued to their somber fatalism . —
forty years before the blair witch project popularized the idea of a film being told from the camera’s perspective , actor / director robert montgomery gave this radical idea a spin with lady in the lake , his adaptation of one of raymond chandler’s philip marlowe detective stories . ultimately , the case proves to be minor marlowe and the first - person gimmick does eventually wear thin over the course of the film’s runtime . putting aside these reservations , however , the film is most certainly worth a watch if just to witness montgomery’s sheer audacity and inventiveness . it’s the textbook example of a film being ahead of its time . — m . r .
adaptation at paramount to convince them the story and its mature themes were a viable gamble . even before that , cain’s book had been unofficially adapted into two foreign productions—
{ anon . , new york times , 16 january 1927 . brief notice of the film ' s successful premiere in berlin . }
we went to this film with greatest expectations - details are indeed fascinating but the whole disappoints . film in general , especially this one , can no longer be a question of technical know - how only . to - day we are capable of much , also fritz lang is very capable , but to make a film dealing with
weltanschauung
( trans . note : the whole concept of our looking at / realizing things - i . e . universal serious concerns ) without
weltanschauung
cannot be realized no matter how clever .
plays a wide - eyed actress newly arrived in hollywood who stumbles upon a beautiful young woman who can’t remember who she is . that pithy logline only touches the tip of the iceberg , as the film delights in throwing numerous other subplots and mysteries at its audience only to violently pull the rug out from under them in its latter half .
ufa production , german - made , released through famous players - laskey . no player starred or featured in american presentation . without press sheet as yet available , technical information not at hand . opened at rialto ( publix ) , new york , march 5 , indefinitely . running time , 107 minutes .
{ evelyn gerstein , the nation , 23 march 1927 . insightful , largely positive review , placing the film within the much wider context of german filmmaking and contemporary art movements }
was a rarity in its heyday , though if you didn’t know lupino held the reins , you might not guess the film was directed with a feminine touch .
another fun fact : a 1927 film called three hours was based on the story , and both are credited as inspiration for adventure in manhattan . but this film only inserts their plots briefly as the prank on george . the novel and the 1927 movie didn’t have anything to do with a heist and a crack reporter .
, flopped at the box office only to be revived later as a beloved cult classic . the film casts rufus swell as an amnesiac who wakes up one night to discover that his city is ( quite literally ) being manipulated by a band of mysteriously pale men in jet - black trench coats and fedoras . along for the ride is
puts male toughness on trial and makes it look ridiculous , but the study of manliness might be a smokescreen for kurosawa’s veiled jabs at the board of censors installed by the u . s . government in post - world war ii japan . note the western clothing . observe the recurring image of the bubbling muck that serves as one of the film’s central locations . the american occupation whitewashes and corrupts japanese culture in equal measure , and
for the film , what matters primarily is that the actor represents himself to the public before the camera , rather than representing someone else . one of the first to sense the actor’s metamorphosis by this form of testing was pirandello . though his remarks on the subject in his novel si gira were limited to the negative aspects of the question and to the silent film only , this hardly impairs their validity . for in this respect , the sound film did not change anything essential . what matters is that the part is acted not for an audience but for a mechanical contrivance – in the case of the sound film , for two of them . “the film actor , ” wrote pirandello , “feels as if in exile – exiled not only from the stage but also from himself . with a vague sense of discomfort he feels inexplicable emptiness : his body loses its corporeality , it evaporates , it is deprived of reality , life , voice , and the noises caused by his moving about , in order to be changed into a mute image , flickering an instant on the screen , then vanishing into silence . . . . the projector will play with his shadow before the public , and he himself must be content to play before the camera . ” this situation might also be characterized as follows : for the first time – and this is the effect of the film – man has to operate with his whole living person , yet forgoing its aura . for aura is tied to his presence ; there can be no replica of it . the aura which , on the stage , emanates from macbeth , cannot be separated for the spectators from that of the actor . however , the singularity of the shot in the studio is that the camera is substituted for the public . consequently , the aura that envelops the actor vanishes , and with it the aura of the figure he portrays .
i have recently seen the silliest film . i do not believe it would be possible to make one sillier . and as this film sets out to display the way the world is going , i think [ my book ] the way the world is going may very well concern itself with this film . it is called metropolis , it comes from the great ufa studios in germany , and the public is given to understand that it has been produced at enormous cost . it gives in one eddying concentration almost every possible foolishness , cliché , platitude , and muddlement about mechanical progress and progress in general served up with a sauce of sentimentality that is all its own .
in the final analysis , it wasn ' t his maverick directing style that undermined him ; it was his unfortunate alcoholism . in the years since , the positive aspects of his directing approach have become more commonplace in making films . embracing many of his techniques , la cava ' s spiritual heirs have included such recent diverse talents as elia kazan , and sidney lumet . gregory la cava ' s stage door is both a testament to his artistic talent then at its peak , and to the golden age of hollywood when such enduring classics were produced with a regularity that seems a marvel today .
i don’t want to prejudice you against this film because it is definitely worth watching , but don’t expect an especially tight narrative . it’s not that filmmakers couldn’t make neatly plotted films–not at all–rather , a perfect heist or surprising but well - explained mystery seems to have been less prized back then . ( this same quality resurfaces in some film noirs in the 1940s with their convoluted plots and shifting motives . no one knows who killed the chauffeur ! )
like a fast - paced burner . it’s not fincher’s most famous film , but it’s absolutely one of the most underrated thrillers since 2000 . —
essentially closed the book on the classic noir era—and rewrote his own legacy in the process . welles was 20 years into his career and a hollywood has - been at 42 when he signed on to adapt whit masterson’s novel
houses that played variety won ' t miss with metropolis . it ' s the same ufa and its wierdness will at least stand up . but don ' t invite the readers of the american mercury to see it .
[ notes ] metropolis , which is now on view at the rialto , was originally in sixteen reels . for this country it has been cut down to nine . some odea of the enormous task of producing this film can be gathered from figures furnished by frederick wynne - jones , managing director for ufa in new york .
enter the private detective and his antihero ilk—a scarred , brooding fella who for his considerable flaws was sympathetic . you couldn’t say the same for the ladies , what with that madonna - whore complex running rampant through noir’s icky freudian gender dynamics . unless they were a good , subservient girl , women were brazen , sexual bitches , more often than not smarter , and more powerful , than the guys—at least at the outset . extrapolated to the off - screen world , the logic was , solve the crime , solve the problem . put the femme fatale in her place , show the girl—the world—who’s boss . take it all back . the nightmare was made wish - fulfillment . it’s not overreaching to read all of this from the 300 or so titles generally considered the classic noir canon . remember : the folks at the
but at least they are able to engage in that repartee and cute chemistry that makes them such an enjoyable screen duo . here they are filming the scene with director edward ludwig :
and it didn ' t end there . la cava lifted the lines that begin ,
the calla lilies are in bloom again . . . ,
directly from the american production of the lake . he had hepburn recite them in the film ' s rehearsal scene in the most monotonous way possible that underscored how terrible an actress her character was at that point . but from all accounts , this type of delivery was not too different from what prompted dorothy parker , reviewing the lake , to pen one of the most famous criticisms in theater history : that kate ' s performance in the lead role
ran the gamut of emotions from a to b .
how did hepburn like being reminded of that debacle at this point in her then - fragile film career ?
prudence recommends baron de varville ( henry daniell ) -
one of the richest and most elegant gentlemen in paris .
marguerite scoffs at the age of the proposed suitor :
one foot in the grave , i suppose , and a wig on his head .
not so , says prudence :
he ' s young and handsome ,
and she plans an arranged introduction during their evening together at the theatre .
cukor ( who had already directed the classic dinner at eight ( 1933 ) , and would go on to make further screen greats such as the philadelphia story ( 1940 ) and my fair lady ( 1964 ) ) , captured the most exquisite , poetic , restrained performance of the great screen actress . in her most popular and luminous film , garbo was recognized for her performance with the film ' s sole academy award nomination , but she lost to luise rainer who won for another , heavily - promoted mgm classic , the good earth .
: at first confused , then maybe a little angry , but then ultimately delighted by how fooled they’d just been . perfectly paced , brilliantly scored by director bryan singer and editor / composer john ottman—the film never lets the marks know they’re being conned by the irresistible ensemble or christopher mcquarrie’s dark , mischievous script . and then like that … it’s gone… —
andre sennwald in his december 21 , 1934 new york times review praised dunn , wilson , and withers . sellon was singled out for his
great humorous skill
in portraying crotchety uncle ned . sennwald thought the film was at its best during temple’s delivery of the lollipop song and at its worst in the scenes involving the villainous smythes , who , for him , were so over - the - top as to be unrecognizable as human beings . he decided the film was composed of
old standbys of the hearts - and - flowers drama
, and noted that , “shirley romps through all her assignments with such persuasive charm and enkindling naturalness that she succeeds in being refreshing even in her most painfully arranged scenes .
this then is the most fabulous film which german industry has ever fashioned , the truly great ufa film , the photography of which soars with never before seen excellence - the hunt through the catacombs , up close to the walls , fiendishly nailing the sight of a child within the parameters of a flash - light - children fleeing a tidal wave , gigantic machinery at work and then explosively disintegrating , workers in revolt , a young man ' s feint optically explored , the seven deadly sins coming to life in stone before the cathedral , man evolving in the electronic age , a view of the future through virtuoso cross - cutting ( otto hunte ' s ) .
never for a moment does one believe any of this foolish story ; for a moment is there anything amusing or convincing in its dreary series of strained events . it is immensely and strangely dull . it is not even to be laughed at . there is not one good - looking nor sympathetic nor funny personality in the cast ; there is , indeed , no scope at all for looking well or acting like a rational creature amid these mindless , imitative absurdities . the film ' s air of having something grave and wonderful to say is transparent pretence . it has nothing to do with any social or moral issue before the world or with any that can ever conceivably arise . it is bunkum and poor and thin even as bunkum . i am astonished at the toleration shown it by quite a number of film critics on both sides of the atlantic . and it costs , says the london times , six million marks ! how they spent all that upon it i cannot imagine . most of the effects could have been got with models at no great expense .
{ herman g . scheffauer , ' an impression of the german film metropolis ' , new york times , 6 march 1927 . critical review by a n american writing from berlin . scheffauer is somewhat disappointed with this ' wonderful ' film ' s failure to suspend disbelief and carry the audience into the future . he feels it is held back by too many contemporary references and failings , though he recognises it as a ' master - film of the times . ' }
the distracted person , too , can form habits . more , the ability to master certain tasks in a state of distraction proves that their solution has become a matter of habit . distraction as provided by art presents a covert control of the extent to which new tasks have become soluble by apperception . since , moreover , individuals are tempted to avoid such tasks , art will tackle the most difficult and most important ones where it is able to mobilize the masses . today it does so in the film . reception in a state of distraction , which is increasing noticeably in all fields of art and is symptomatic of profound changes in apperception , finds in the film its true means of exercise . the film with its shock effect meets this mode of reception halfway . the film makes the cult value recede into the background not only by putting the public in the position of the critic , but also by the fact that at the movies this position requires no attention . the public is an examiner , but an absent - minded one .
except it wasn’t that easy . like the ink on those yellow hard - boiled pages , film noir was a smeared affair from the start—hard to define and harder to reconcile . its characters were dirty , displaced , disillusioned , distrustful , just plain dumb . everyone was running some kind of scam , even the cops—especially the cops . everyone was out for themselves , phonies subject to their basest fears and vices . the attraction was as ugly as the repulsion . when he wasn’t a truth - seeker , our protag was often a criminal , at the very least someone of ambivalent moral code or weakness , a fall - guy running out of time , and hope for redemption . the world was a cruel and perilous place , be it the crowded streets or open road , the inner city or a rural outpost . there was no escape , no forgiveness . in fact , perhaps the only clear - cut element of noir was the razor - sharp , imminently quotable dialogue , and its venomous sense of humor .
in both quality of filmmaking and cynicism of spirit . this film not only announced hanson as a filmmaker well beyond his previous work (


hoodwinked too ! hood vs. evil is a 2011 american computer-animated 3d family action comedy film and the sequel to 2005 's hoodwinked ! , directed by mike disa and released on april 29 , 2011 by the weinstein company .

the film was written by cory edwards , todd edwards and tony leech , who wrote and directed the previous hoodwinked ! film .

most of the cast reprised their roles , with the exceptions of anne hathaway and jim belushi , who were replaced by hayden panettiere and martin short , respectively .

in this film , red ( hayden panettiere ) is in training with a mysterious group called the sisters of the hood and must team with wolf ( patrick warburton ) to rescue hansel and gretel ( bill hader and amy poehler ) and granny ( glenn close ) from the evil witch , verushka ( joan cusack ) .

the film received negative reviews and was a box office bomb .

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a native of chicago , mike disa brings an extensive resume to the task of co - writing and directing hoodwinked too ! : hood vs . evil .
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil is set to be released in 3d on april 29 . for more info , visit urltoken and mikedisa . com .
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parents should take their children to
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil ,
if only because kids are never too young to learn the important and liberating skill of walking out of a movie and demanding a refund .
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil
is all - sugar rush , its potential to charm adults and their young charges routinely drowned out by a bigger / faster / jokier ethos .
duno how well ratchet will do , but i ' m hoping it does well enough for rainmaker entertainment . threshold is hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil , can it do better ? !
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil is the 2011 sequel to hoodwinked ! , directed by mike disa and produced by maurice kanbar , david lovegren , and joan collins carey . it was released in 3d on april 29 , 2011 .
hood vs . evil sees the enchanted forest dwellers of the happily ever after agency muddling along while red riding hood ( voiced by hayden panettiere , taking over for anne hathaway ) is off learning martial arts with the sisters of the hood .
urltoken - become a fan ! urltoken - follow us ! hoodwinked too ! : hood vs . evil hits theaters on april 29th , 2011 . cast : hayden panettiere , glenn close , patrick warburton , nicky flippers , andy dick , benjy gaither , martin short , joan cusack , brad garrett , wayne newton , david alan grier , amy poehler , bill hader
hoodwinked 2 : hood vs . evil
will find teen red riding hood who will be training in a distant land with a mysterious , covert group called the sister hoods . when red and the wolf get called upon by nick flippers the head of the happily ever after agency over to investigate the disappearance of hansel and grendel . hoodwinked too ! : hood vs . evil trailer courtesy the weinstein company .
hood vs . evil
sees the enchanted forest dwellers of the happily ever after agency muddling along while red ( hayden panettiere takes over for anne hathaway ) is off learning martial arts with the sisters of the hood .
originally set to premiere the weekend of jan . 15 ,
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil
now will debut in february at the earliest . david glasser , a senior weinstein co . executive who oversees distribution , cited a few reasons for the move .
but hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil is memorable for being one of the most obnoxious animated movies of recent years . if ever there was a movie that should have gone straight to video — or better yet , never have been made — this is it .
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hoodwinked too ! hood vs evil is an animated comedy based on fairytale characters , targeted at primary school - age children and older . it contains scenes that might scare children under seven , as well as violence and language that younger children might copy . it’s not as clever and enjoyable for grown - ups as the first hoodwinked movie .
kanbar entertainment , llc . recently teamed with stillwater - based company , interworks , inc . to develop an android game based on kanbar’s film “hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil . ” the film is the second installment of the “hoodwinked ! ” series and is set to release in theaters on april 29 , 2011 , distributed by the weinstein company .
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from the department of needless sequels comes “hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil , ” another weinstein company bid to crack the overcrowded field of children’s digital animation . a successor to the lackluster “ hoodwinked ! , ” with a cast of formidable voice talents , the film takes fairy - tale characters — little red riding hood , the wolf , the grandmother — and drops them into a comic web of fantastical espionage .
” was released in early 2006 , and put an updated spin on little red riding hood ; blending slapstick for the kids with more nuanced and cerebral elements for the adults . “hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil” was finished and ready for theaters in january of 2010 . in doing a little research , i’ve discovered that it’s now april of 2011 … there seems to be a discrepancy .
anchor bay entertainment and the weinstein company have announced that hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil will get a blu - ray 3d and blu - ray release on august 16th . similar to the disney releases , the 3d 4 - pack will include 3d blu - ray , blu - ray , dvd and digital versions . . .
parents should take their children to “hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil , ” if only because kids are never too young to learn the important and liberating skill of walking out of a movie and demanding a refund . this thing is to cinema what the 1961 corvair was to cars . maybe it’ll inspire a generation of neo - ralph naderites to march on beverly hills , demanding better movies .
subscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken subscribe to classic trailers : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil ( 2011 ) official trailer # 1 - animated movie hd red riding hood is training in the group of sister hoods , when she and the wolf are called to examine the sudden mysterious disappearance of hansel and gretel .
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the “hoodwinked too ! decoder game” is available on the android market for download at a price of $ 1 . 99 and kanbar entertainment boasts that more “hoodwinked ! ” based games are coming soon .
the weinstein company has debuted the trailer for hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil , the sequel opening in theaters on april 29 . the animated comedy features the voices of hayden panettiere , glenn close , patrick warburton , david ogden stiers , andy dick , benjy gaither , martin short , joan cusack , wayne newton , david alan grier , amy poehler and bill hader .
yes , that ' s hansel and gretel .
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil
turns the fairy tale into an action film . the voices - - provided by amy poehler , bill hader , joan cusack , martin short and others - - are fabulous , but this fairy - tale mash - up isn ' t as fun as the
shrek
series .
hood vs . evil will find a teen such as red riding hood who will be training in a distant land with a mysterious , covert group called the sister hoods . when red and the wolf get called upon by nick flippers the head of the happily ever after agency over to investigate the disappearance of hansel and gretel .
hoodwinked too ,
which runs an eternity - risking 85 minutes , plays like a jaded rehash of other pictures . and none of those other pictures , sadly , is the original
hoodwinked .
hoodwinked too ! video game teasers ( 480p , 0 : 41 ) : red ' s escape mobile game teaser and decoder game teaser .
overall , “hoodwinked too ! ” has all the right elements for a somewhat enjoyable animated film : anthropomorphic animals , sly jokes for parents , creative edits to a familiar story . but what it’s lacking is real character development for red , granny , wolf and twitchy , and without that , your affection for those in the “hood vs . evil” fight will melt faster than any super truffle .
not every cg - animated film need cost as much as rio or rango , but the blandly derivative hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil is so palpably low - rent in every conceivable facet that i wondered if perhaps the version i saw was some kind of early rough cut , still awaiting its final layers of detail to be added by a team of cg technicians . if only .
disa directed and storyboarded the lilo and stitch short for disney called the origin of stitch and spent a year working on rob zombie’s el superbeasto before landing hoodwinked too ! , the sequel to the 2006 original hoodwinked .
just wanted to take a moment to publicly thank you for everything you did on hoodwinked too ; hood vs . evil . you , todd , and tony created a marvelous world that i have been honored to spend time in it . your help , advice , insights , and performance as twitchy were generous , professional , and very welcome . ( and funny ! dude , you are just a funny guy ! )
the good . . . the bad . . . the twitchy . from the team that brought you hoodwinked , the comedic portrayal of the fairy tale red riding hood , comes the all - new animated family comedy hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil in 3d . the sequel finds our heroine , red , training with a mysterious covert group called the sisters of the hood . but red is forced to cut her training short when she gets an urgent call from nicky flippers , who returns as head of the super - secret happily ever after agency , aka the hea . a wicked witch has abducted two innocent children , hansel and gretet , and nicky needs red for the search - and - rescue mission . of course , what is a sequel without guest stars from the original ? thankfully , granny and the rest of the hoodwinked gang—including the ever - clueless wolf and his over - caffeinated little partner , twitchy , join red to solve the forest ' s latest caper . fracturing fairy tales and pop culture with good - natured glee , hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil in 3d takes viewers on a rollicking rollercoaster ride combining edge - of - the - seat adventure with classic , zany cartoon antics
hoodwinked ! , the computer - animated take on little red riding hood , gets a sequel , this time in 3d , as red ( voiced by panettiere ) is called upon to save the kidnapped hansel and gretel from an evil witch ( joan cusack ) .
hoodwinked 3 is rumored to be made , but it is not solid proof .
that all being said , i’m not sure if i’d blanket recommend this to anyone other than those who liked “hoodwinked” or parents just looking to distract their kids . “hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil” is fun though considering how dreadful the 3d conversion is , there’s no real reason to see this in theaters and can justifiably be forgotten until it hits the home market . the film gets a 3 out of 5 , as it fulfills its obligations but despite the technical improvements , it lacks some of the freshness from the original .
red puckett : they call me
red
because of this red hood i wear .
red puckett : they call me
red
because of this red hood i wear .
hood vs . evil will find a teen such as red riding hood who will be training in a distant land with a mysterious , covert group called the sister hoods . when red and the wolf get called upon by nick flippers the head of the happily ever after agency over to investigate the disappearance of hansel and gretel . written by anthony pereyra { hypersonic91 @ yahoo . com }
granny puckett : a trip up the mountain is too dangerous for a little girl .
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil has prettier colors and a beefed - up voice cast , and - even if the plot is no more original than in the first film - at least there are more gags . sure , it ' s still bottom - drawer animation of the igor , fly me to the moon and alpha & omega variety . and , yeah , your kids can tell . but at least the fairy - tale riffs are closer to a shrek sequel in frequency and quality .
a sequel titled hoodwinked too hood versus evil , in which the wolf and red team up to rescue hansel and gretel , was released in april 2011 after several years in development hell . since no one from the original movie came back for the sequel , the animation was altered , and we could understand twitchy , it got a they changed it , now it sucks reaction from viewers .
we have only 3d to blame for the arrival , six years after the original , of hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil , one of the most obnoxious and least necessary animated films of the century thus far ; obnoxious because of the relentlessness with which it slams witless gags in the viewer ' s face and unnecessary because , with a domestic box office take of $ 51 million , the 2005 original didn ' t exactly demand an encore . business this time around will likely fall in the same ballpark , although many who pay advanced prices will themselves feel hoodwinked by the entirely unremarkable 3d results on display .
hoodwinked too continues where the first movie left off . the characters go to work for the happily ever after agency . the storyline of the movie is solid and . . . continue reading
then we had the various sequels , all of which underperformed compared to their predecessors . hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil kicked things off by opening to only $ 4 . 1 million and taking in $ 10 . 1 million at the domestic box office . the original hoodwinked earned $ 51 . 4 million back in 2006 , so this was a truly disastrous result for the weinstein co . this was a film that couldn’t even make its money back with international receipts , as it only made an additional $ 7 million or so overseas , meaning it only took in about 50 % of its budget in theaters .
cooperation : it’s only by working together as a team that red and her friends can overpower the evil villains .
either way , the movie would have the highest opening weekend of any film so far this year ( beating
rio ' s
$ 39 . 2 million ) and take in exponentially more than either of the two other pictures in wide release this weekend .
prom ,
a coming - of - age film that is the first to be put into production by walt disney studios chairman rich ross , should collect about $ 8 million .
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil ,
the 3 - d animated sequel to 2005 ' s 2d
hoodwinked ,
will likely sell about $ 7 million worth of tickets .
the one exception is terry crews and that’s for just one reason : he’s just too awesome .
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil ,
has prettier colors and a beefed - up voice cast , and if the plot ' s no more original than in the first film , at least there are more gags . sure , it ' s still bottom - drawer animation of the
igor ,
fly me to the moon
and
alpha & omega
variety . and yeah , your kids can tell . but at least the fairy - tale riffs are closer to a
shrek
sequel in frequency and quality .
ok , girl in the red hood , please step forward and repeat the line you ' ve been given .
this sequel finds our heroine training with a mysterious covert group called the sisters of the hood . but , red is forced to cut her training short when she gets an urgent call from nicky flippers , who returns as head of the super - secret happily ever after agency , aka the hea . a wicked witch has abducted two innocent children , hansel and gretel , and nicky needs red for the search - and - rescue mission . fracturing fairy tales and pop culture with good - natured glee ,
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil
takes viewers on a rollicking rollercoaster ride combining edge - of - the - seat adventure with classic , zany cartoon antics .
despite ample proof to the contrary , hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil was not written by the punaholic carrie bradshaw . a sequel to a movie few saw and even fewer cared about , and whose escape from straight - to - video oblivion can only have been permitted by the money - to - burn weinstein company’s recent victory lap at the academy awards , this humorless , flat - even - in - 3d toon is most notable for the vocal talent that chose not to reprise their roles from the original , among them failed oscar host anne hathaway .
hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil comes out during a time when unoffensive animated films just aren’t good enough anymore . for the film watcher , this is a great time with the likes of pixar and dreamworks upping the ante , with a few dark horses here and there and some old mainstays like disney still staking a claim . unfortunately , hoodwinked too isn’t a shining example of the current times . instead , a bizarre plot , uninspired animation , and worst of all , a lack of more than a handful of laughs keep this sequel from pushing the genre forward . the shame is that there is some quality work done by some of the voice cast , but the rest of the film falls flat around them . hit the jump for the full review .
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bvs , on top of sucking in general , is a dour slog that takes itself too seriously .
the good… the bad… the twitchy . from the team that brought you hoodwinked , the hilarious re - telling of the classic little red riding hood fable which grossed over $ 110m box - office worldwide , comes the side - splitting follow - up hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil . the sequel catches up with our heroine , little red ( hayden panettiere of tv’s heroes ) , training with a covert group called the sisters of the hood . finishing her training , little red is sent out on her first mission by the returning nicky flippers – head of the happily ever after agency – to investigate the disappearance of hansel ( bill hader of superbad ) and gretel ( amy poehler of tv’s parks & recreation ) . of course , what is a sequel without guest stars from the original ? thankfully , granny ( glenn close of 101 dalmatians ) and the rest of the hoodwinked gang , including the intrepid reporter , the wolf ( patrick warburton of tv’s seinfeld ) , return to help solve the forest’s latest caper .
fairy tales collide when mambo and munk tip the scales of good and evil once again . this time princess snow white is a misguided teenager who ' d rather have fun with friends red riding hood , . . . see full summary »
red riding hood is training with a secret group called the sisters of the hood , when she ' s called upon by nicky flippers , the head of the happily ever after agency , to investigate the disappearance of hansel and gretel .
next , he directed the computer animated hoodwinked too ! : hood vs . evil , the sequel to the 2005 surprise hit hoodwinked , for the weinstein co . however , disa notes that viewers should not expect to see his version of the film when watching the version released to theaters and home video . he explains that , during post - production on hoodwinked too ! , its producers tried to rewrite and record dialogue to match the movement of the characters’ already - animated mouths . “i’m very proud of the film . it’s a well - executed film , but it wasn’t supposed to be a zany comedy , even from the very first script . it was pitched to me as a witty adventure about a heroine coming of age . you can’t just insert ‘wacky’ into a film after it’s already been animated . it’s either in the script or not . so , i’m not thrilled with the final product . ”
the animation may be less blocky than the first hoodwinked ! , but it still resembles a video game .
the good… the bad… the twitchy . from the team that brought you hoodwinked , the hilarious re - telling of the classic little red riding hood fable which grossed over $ 110m box - office worldwide , comes the side - splitting follow - up hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil . the sequel catches up with our heroine , little red ( hayden panettiere of tv ' s heroes ) , training with a covert group called the sisters of the hood . finishing her training , little red is sent out on her first mission by the returning nicky flippers – head of the happily ever after agency – to investigate the disappearance of hansel ( bill hader of superbad ) and gretel ( amy poehler of tv ' s parks & recreation ) . of course , what is a sequel without guest stars from the original ? thankfully , granny ( glenn close of 101 dalmatians ) and the rest of the hoodwinked gang , including the intrepid reporter , the wolf ( patrick warburton of tv ' s seinfeld ) , return to help solve the forest ' s latest caper .
see it – the original took a new twist to the red riding hood mythos and i’ll give the second a glance .
the digital animation ranges from competent to clunky , the jokes too often feel tossed - off and random , and the movie too often descends into dullness , only to be yanked back from the abyss by the goat .
the weinstein co . is pushing back the release of its sequel to its surprise animated hit
hoodwinked .
glasser added that weinstein co . is the final stages of a marketing deal with a fast - food chain , although he declined to disclose any other details on a promotional tie - in campaign for
hoodwinked too .
the good . . . the bad . . . the twitchy . from the team that brought you hoodwinked , the hilarious re - telling of the classic little red riding hood fable which grossed over $ 110m box - office worldwide , comes the side - splitting follow - up hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil . the sequel catches up with our heroine , little red ( hayden panettiere of tv ' s heroes ) , training with a covert group called the sisters of the hood . finishing her training , little red is sent out on her first mission by the returning nicky flippers - - head of the happily ever after agency - - to investigate the disappearance of hansel ( bill hader of superbad ) and gretel ( amy poehler of tv ' s parks & recreation ) . of course , what is a sequel without guest stars from the original ? thankfully , granny ( glenn close of 101 dalmatians ) and the rest of the hoodwinked gang , including the intrepid reporter , the wolf ( patrick warburton of tv ' s seinfeld ) , return to help solve the forest ' s latest caper .
if i ever actually gave a shit about star wars i ' d chuck that in too . that fanbase suuuuuucks
we were rushing to get the picture ready ,
said glasser of the decision to hit pause on
hoodwinked too .
although the original
hoodwinked
also opened on the martin luther king jr . weekend and did well , glasser believes
youth in revolt
is strong enough to
own a couple of weeks .
the
use the hood ! !
moment when granny appears to red while her mine cart is flying through the sky .
hoodwinked too ! has some scenes with animated violence and accidental harm . they’re largely comic , and they don’t show real - life consequences or characters being hurt . children might try to copy some of this violence . for example :
i watched hoodwinked too and i like this track which plays when the movie is ending . , –inseperable –hayden panettiera . , where can i find it because on the net i can’t find it , please help , i like that track
i vote for promoting innocence and wonder in children . they grow up too fast in today’s world as it is .
we continuously update the soundtracks , as soon as songs or scenes become available , so please check back later too .
they’re thrown into another scenario that forces them to work together , but “hoodwinked ! ” was interesting in that it changed a story we all know , the tale of little red riding hood , and made it more thrilling . “hoodwinked too ! ” gives us funny looks at current problems like child obesity and other well - known stories , like hansel and gretel , but it’s a formula that ultimately shortchanges us as viewers when it can’t make the characters more than just sketches from a computer .
little red riding hood , the wolf , the woodsman , and granny all tell the police the events that led up to their encounter .
surely too much money has been spent on the cast and the 3d rather than on fashioning an intelligent , funny script .
few were those who demanded a sequel to 2005’s “hoodwinked , ” and those few should have been ignored . “hoodwinked too” doesn’t unreel so much as dump on the screen busted fairy - tale characters , dumb would - be jokes , rusty pop - culture references and inert action scenes . such a shambles is the story that it could have been the work of julie taymor .
and your little dog too : in red ' s version of events , the wolf yells that he ' s gonna get her and her grandma too . in wolf ' s version , he says the same thing , but when the fisherman mumbles ,
now that ' s not good
, he complains ,
what ? they ' re evil ! i ' ll prove it !
despite its occasionally unfinished feel , hoodwinked will probably keep everyone ( adults and kids ) entertained for its very brief running time .
the good moments in hoodwinked too are so few and far between , you may need your own breadcrumbs to figure out what you even laughed at . in the current climate of animated films , we have been spoiled by films that have heart , laughs , and cross all ages . there is little justification for the extra dimension and the film doesn’t have the same appeal nor smarts that its predecessor had . hoodwinked too isn’t a bad way to spend 90 minutes , but it’s not something i would recommend .
too bad that ' s not pinhead ' s puzzle box . . . it would have made for a more interesting movie .
you ' ll toss your cupcakes , too ! red , voiced by hayden panettiere , tries to round up her errant pastries .
a teenage red riding hood trains in a distant land with a mysterious , covert group called sisters of the hood . she is then called upon by nicky flippers - - head of the happily ever after agency - - who teams her with the wolf to investigate the disappearance of hansel and gretel .
mr . poniewozik is right on the money . but it’s deflating to have “hoodwinked” lumped in with the shrek crowd so easily . for those of you who still might not understand why i am not directing any “hoodwinked” sequels or similar fare , this is a big reason why .
patreon month time again and already we return to the hoodwinked universe with something worse than the first . patreon : urltoken urltoken channel : urltoken
hoodwinked is a cg animated movie released in 2005 that parodies the little red riding hood fairy tale . possibly inspired by shrek , the movie is an urban fantasy retelling , using a rashomon style interrogation set - up to tell the story , while reinterpreting all of the tale ' s characters .
he said the company is focusing its resources on a big marketing and promotion push for
youth in revolt ,
its teen comedy starring michael cera that debuts jan . 8 , and it is also making some
tweaks
to the animation of
hoodwinked too .
though due for release this week , production on the film was completed in 2009 . since then , disa has directed the feature - length animated adaptations of ea’s video games dante’s inferno and dead space aftermath . he recently returned to finish the stereoscopic 3d work on hoodwinked too !
so does the
hood
stand a chance against the evil that is post - conversion 3d ? and more importantly , is it worth shelling out the extra few bucks to slap on the glasses and glimpse the extra dimension ? check out our latest installment of to 3d or not to 3d below to find out .
j . paul peszko takes a look at blue yonder films independent production of hoodwinked , from its creation to its distribution by the weinstein co .
red riding hood is training in the group of sister hoods , when she and the wolf are called to examine the sudden mysterious disappearance of hansel and gretel .
she reluctantly teams up once more with wolf ( warburton ) and granny ( close ) for the mission , which is orchestrated by the hea ( happily ever after agency ) , a group that ensures every story has a happy ending . hoodwinked too ! feels unnecessary from beginning to end .
when boingo insincerely asks for granny ' s autograph , you can see ev , with the rest covered by his fingers . later , you see it says evil plan .
while the original film flipped the switch on the standard red riding hood tale , the sequel decides to make its own path . working off of a script by mike disa , cory edwards , todd edwards , and tony leech , hoodwinked too again stuffs the film with almost every fairytale character it can manage with varying degrees of success . considering this is disa’s first feature length film , the film has some solid moments to build off of but it never feels like a cohesive plot . there is simply too much going on and the moments that work often end up quickly pushed to the side .
yes , it ' s in 3 - d , and , no , it ' s not remotely as good as rio . but for children still of the
we ' ll watch anything so long as it ' s animated
age , hoodwinked too is at least a passable diversion .
the letdown with “hoodwinked too ! ” is the animation . the images don’t remotely approach the nuance of , say , “ ice age , ” let alone anything from the mack daddy , pixar . and while it seems there’s no getting away from this marketing aesthetic , the resemblance at times to a video game is far , far too acute . the “ shrek ” films — in visual terms — have done this kind of thing better .
when kirk is on the phone with jimmy , jimmy tells him
don ' t act like a woodsman , be a woodsman .
later , when the wolf and kirk are about to infiltrate the bandit ' s hideout , the wolf tells a disguised kirk ,
don ' t act like an evil henchman ; be an evil henchman .
the film’s humor is stuptefyingly unfunny , with martin short , replacing jim belushi , mincing up a pathetic storm as the woodsman and cheech and chong , as two of the three little hench pigs , delivering a racist shtick that rests almost entirely on regurgitating and stringing together potent quotables from the white guys playing latinos or talking like them canon ( “hasta la vista baby” immediately follows “say hello to my little friend” ) . as in the first film , the shoestring animation suggests a lame , epic - length video - game cutscene , but at least there was something to hoodwinked ‘s fairy - tale duplicity . hood vs . evil simply exists at face value and thus continually runs on empty .
a follow - up to 2006 ' s hoodwinked , a film i don ' t recall being so successful as to warrant a sequel (
successful ,
admittedly , being a subjective term ) , hoodwinked too is , like its predecessor , set in a world populated entirely by fairy tale characters . ( picture a less colorful , less amusing version of shrek ' s far far away . ) the plot centers on red riding hood ( hayden panettiere , in a role abdicated by anne hathaway ) and wolf ( patrick warburton ) , elite members of the happily ever after agency , a sort of fairy tale homeland security , mounting a search - and - rescue mission to recover red ' s granny ( glenn close ) from the clutches of an evil witch ( joan cusack ) that has abducted her .
this week ' s round of new casting information contains updates for ghosts of girlfriends past , hoodwinked 2 , shanghai , and more ! more . . .
glasser said a new firm release date for
hoodwinked too
has not yet been set , but he hinted he ls looking at february . while weinstein co . ' s financial challenges have been well documented and the company has over the last 18 months shuffled many of its release dates ( including most recently
nine
) , glasser said money is not an issue in the decision to delay
hoodwinked too ! .
weinstein co . did have reason to celebrate yesterday as the company ' s movies - - including
nine
and
inglourious basterds
- - were nominated for 12 golden globes .
while it seems there ' s no getting away from this marketing aesthetic , the resemblance at times to a video game is far , far too acute .
sweet at heart but too scary for very little kids ,
frankenweenie
mixes
frankenstein
and
pet sematary .
tim burton made the original short version of the film back in 1984 , and was fired by disney for it ( reportedly it was too scary , spendy , and took too long ) . the new version is entertaining for older kids but we ' re still talking zombie pets here , and it ' s a tad unnerving even for adults .
okay , so i actually saw this movie on a movie screen at a real theater so apparently it’s really done . i still find that hard to believe . after many years of poking , prodding and tweaking ( and converting the whole thing to 3d ) , “hoodwinked too : hood vs . evil” premiered at the grove in los angeles . i was there along with many of the cast and some of the original creators ( missed you , tony ! ! ) . shout out to patrick warburton ( the wolf ) for always hyping “team hoodwinked” and for being a stand - up guy . shout out to a bewildered martin short ( the woodsman ) and david alan grier ( the troll ) who gave me the time of day for 30 seconds as they went to get popcorn . and a big shout out to heidi klum ( a “happy yodeler” ) — for not only being hot , but for also helping sponsor the premiere event and bringing a lot of kids from children’s hospital , all with little red hoods & capes , to see the screening . awwww .
overall , edwards had a very satisfying experience working with the weinsteins . harvey weinstein made some good cuts and the company has been giving hoodwinked a solid marketing campaign .
with high expectations , disney began planning three computer animated sequels to dwarfs . the films were to follow the title characters’ return home to families and friends after the evil queen’s death in snow white .
the various - artists song soundtrack to hoodwinked too ! hood vs . evil is dominated by pastiche artist dan myers , who , on his four tracks , devotes himself largely to updates of jump blues styles , notably on
big city ,
living in a fairy tale ( with you ) ,
and
look out shorty !
on
little squirrel ( forage for your love ) ,
he makes like barry white fronting harold melvin & the blue notes in a song of love between one squirrel and another that may have disturbing implications ; myers declares that the baby squirrel to whom he ' s attracted makes him so crazy he wants to run into oncoming traffic . this bit of roadkill aside , the album also includes a couple of performances by wayne newton that seem to demonstrate the vegas legend has lost his voice at age 69 ; a short german - language version of
kung fu fighting
; and a couple of wannabe pop hits sung by hayden panettiere , the star voice of little red riding hood , that probably won ' t get on radio disney given that this animated feature was made by the rival weinstein company .
“no one realizes they are being fooled , because they are too busy laughing at the fool , ” says the british superspy finn mcmissile ( voiced by michael caine ) .
it ' s a kid ' s movie , what more to say , really ? it did seem to have a not too bad storyline , so shouldn ' t be too painful for any adults watching , but i am sure it is not really something an adult would pick out to watch alone ! a few laughs and some good characters .
being a huge hoodwinked fan i was always very concerned about making just a pale imitation of the first film , so there was a definite creative decision to expand the world into new places . but i hope that the film resonates with my respect and admiration for the characters you guys created . they are wonderful , well conceived , unique characters in animation that i came to care about deeply . i believe red is the best female hero in animation and wish there were more like her out there . i hope hoodwinked too is just another step in what will be a long life for red , the whole crazy gang , and their world . i’m sure you and team hoodwinked have many stories left to tell .
director / co - writer cory edwards learned a lot from a cross - country screening trek for hoodwinked . audiences differed on their favorite characters and parts of the movie they loved .
lol i still can ' t believe bats vs supe hasn ' t toppled 1billion . . . don ' t urltoken it ' s cause movie is shit . / word of mouth was bad . jurassic world was ultra shit . so are the transformer movies yet they made over billion . anyway i want dc to succeed . hopefully all the bat vs supe merch can elevate their financial gains so they can make more dc movies and take risks on other comic properties
meanwhile , red riding hood ( hayden panettiere ) is off on special assignment training with the sisterhood of the kung fu bakers . she’s about to undertake her final trial when a secret recipe is stolen .
is the wrong ingredient . director mike disa ' s bland , uneventful , slow - paced , tries - too - hard animated film is the woefully inadequate followup to the halfway charming
having finished her training with a covert group called the sisters of the hood , little red riding hood is sent out on her first mission by nick flippers , the head of the happily ever after agency , which is dedicated to making sure every story has a happy ending . teamed with granny , twitchy and the wolf , red has to save two kids named hansel and gretel when a wicked witch kidnaps them .
sharing the same attorney with robert and elizabeth rodriguez benefited edwards . elizabeth heard about hoodwinked from the lawyer , mentioned it to harvey weinstein and , after a screening , a deal was made .
hoodwinked , an underfunded and undeserving sleeper in the winter of 2005 , earns a sequel that looks , at least , as if the weinstein co . threw a little more money at it .
what makes it funnier is that particular moment wasn ' t supposed to have a joke at all . it was ad - libbed by andy dick , who did think
keith
was a stupid name for an evil accomplice .
“hoodwinked too ! ” isn’t that long , clocking in at the average hour - and - a - half mark , but its brisk pace falters in the second half , dragging along as red , wolf and their allies encounter problem after problem – giant bugs , evil pigs , etc . – while trying to save granny . the character development pops up every now and then , with lines about how red wants to grow up and wolf understands that he needs to control his confidence , but the film can’t conclude its plot in a solid way – and , of course , manages to leave things open for another sequel , too . its best moments are its nods to other films , like “silence of the lambs” and “star wars , ” and its jokes for parents , lines like “the ‘60s are kind of a blur , ” from granny and “rachael ray’s the devil ! ” from the sisters of the hood . but there are blatant missteps , too : an ogre red has to beat up is obviously a black caricature ( it likes chicken , speaks in a horrible accent and sassily tells off red ) , and twitchy’s playboy ways seem out of place in a film that otherwise contains no sexual or romantic content .
that’s not to say “hoodwinked too ! ” is terrible – like “shrek , ” it has successful moments geared specifically toward adult audiences , while providing the right kind of goofy humor that’s a hit with kids . despite being a sequel , though , the characters lack depth ; red , her grandmother granny , wolf and the squirrel twitchy haven’t grown much since we saw them five years ago in “hoodwinked ! ” . red still yearns to come into her own , granny is still wise and all - knowing , wolf is still cocky and bombastic and twitchy is still … well , twitchy .
hoodwinked ,
an underfunded and somewhat undeserving sleeper hit in 2005 , earns a sequel that looks , at least , as if the weinstein co . threw a little more money at it .
the android game , “hoodwinked too ! decoder game” , is a brain game / puzzle based app that is a game for all ages . the theme of the game ties into the storyline of the film as players are asked to assist the “hea : happily ever after agency” with decoding a series of intercepted files ( images ) which are scrambled . difficulty levels are scaled from easy to expert .
6 years after the events of hoodwinked ! , wolf ( patrick warburton ) , granny ( glenn close ) , and twitchy ( cory edwards ) are on a rescue mission to save hansel and gretel ( bill hader and amy poehler ) from an evil witch named verushka ( joan cusack ) . the plan goes wrong however and granny is kidnapped as well . meanwhile , red ( hayden panettiere ) is in training with a mysterious group called the sisters of the hood where she learns that a secret all powerful truffle recipe has been stolen . she is assigned by detective nicky flippers ( david ogden stiers ) with wolf and twitchy to find the recipe and save her grandma .