Trigger Warning: Sexual Assault/Rape
The last film class I took in college was titled "Violence in American Cinema," and the curriculum provided by the remarkable Roberta Di Carmine, Ph.D. included two films by "Bloody" Sam Peckinpah, "The Wild Bunch" and "Straw Dogs." While every class inspired heated discussions -- imagine Midwest college kids debating Quentin Tarantino -- none were as passionate as the ones that surrounded "Straw Dogs." Released in 1971 (and remade in 2011), "Straw Dogs" follows mild-mannered intellectual David Sumner (Dustin Hoffman) and his English wife Amy (Susan George) as they relocate to Amy's hometown of Cornwall. The move is supposed to help...
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The last film class I took in college was titled "Violence in American Cinema," and the curriculum provided by the remarkable Roberta Di Carmine, Ph.D. included two films by "Bloody" Sam Peckinpah, "The Wild Bunch" and "Straw Dogs." While every class inspired heated discussions -- imagine Midwest college kids debating Quentin Tarantino -- none were as passionate as the ones that surrounded "Straw Dogs." Released in 1971 (and remade in 2011), "Straw Dogs" follows mild-mannered intellectual David Sumner (Dustin Hoffman) and his English wife Amy (Susan George) as they relocate to Amy's hometown of Cornwall. The move is supposed to help...
The post The Straw Dogs Controversy Explained: The Trouble with Amy appeared first on /Film.
- 3/8/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Straw Dogs
Blu-ray
Criterion
1971 / 1:85 / Street Date June 27, 2017
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George
Cinematography: John Coquillon
Film Editors: Paul Davies, Tony Lawson, Roger Spottiswoode
Written by David Zelag Goodman and Sam Peckinpah
Produced by Daniel Melnick
Music: Jerry Fielding
Directed by Sam Peckinpah
Adrift from civilization, an attractive young couple find themselves threatened, assaulted, and eventually compelled to defend themselves in a bloody showdown. That is the basic premise of Sam Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs, released in 1971 and inspired by some of the same movies then crowding the legendary dives of 42nd street. On its surface Straw Dogs is pure exploitation but its lasting power resides in Peckinpah’s transformation of those visceral grindhouse cliches into an appalling examination of human nature.
Straw Dogs begins with the seemingly benign introduction of David Sumner, a young man with an even younger wife, arriving in a tiny hamlet in the north of England,...
Blu-ray
Criterion
1971 / 1:85 / Street Date June 27, 2017
Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George
Cinematography: John Coquillon
Film Editors: Paul Davies, Tony Lawson, Roger Spottiswoode
Written by David Zelag Goodman and Sam Peckinpah
Produced by Daniel Melnick
Music: Jerry Fielding
Directed by Sam Peckinpah
Adrift from civilization, an attractive young couple find themselves threatened, assaulted, and eventually compelled to defend themselves in a bloody showdown. That is the basic premise of Sam Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs, released in 1971 and inspired by some of the same movies then crowding the legendary dives of 42nd street. On its surface Straw Dogs is pure exploitation but its lasting power resides in Peckinpah’s transformation of those visceral grindhouse cliches into an appalling examination of human nature.
Straw Dogs begins with the seemingly benign introduction of David Sumner, a young man with an even younger wife, arriving in a tiny hamlet in the north of England,...
- 7/15/2017
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
Radius-twc
Revenge has motivated characters in stories since humans first started telling them. From the vengeful gods of ancient mythology onwards, acts of retribution – often violent in the extreme – have been a staple ingredient of a narrative which, as we all know, is best served cold.
The vengeance motive is certainly one which hands the structure to you on a plate – someone performs an act of injustice against someone else, who then takes the law into their own hands and opts for an eye for an eye rather than the courts of justice. Blue Ruin, on release in cinemas this week, is a classic example of this basic set-up – a lean, effective and sometimes very bloody revenge thriller in which vagrant Dwight (Macon Blair) returns to his childhood home town to kill the man who murdered his parents, unleashing a wave of tit for tat reciprocal violence which escalates out of control.
Revenge has motivated characters in stories since humans first started telling them. From the vengeful gods of ancient mythology onwards, acts of retribution – often violent in the extreme – have been a staple ingredient of a narrative which, as we all know, is best served cold.
The vengeance motive is certainly one which hands the structure to you on a plate – someone performs an act of injustice against someone else, who then takes the law into their own hands and opts for an eye for an eye rather than the courts of justice. Blue Ruin, on release in cinemas this week, is a classic example of this basic set-up – a lean, effective and sometimes very bloody revenge thriller in which vagrant Dwight (Macon Blair) returns to his childhood home town to kill the man who murdered his parents, unleashing a wave of tit for tat reciprocal violence which escalates out of control.
- 5/6/2014
- by Andrew Dilks
- Obsessed with Film
The star saved a jogger in Hyde Park who had collapsed with heart problems
Here is the paradox: Dustin Hoffman makes his name playing anti-heroes (think Ratso Rizzo in Midnight Cowboy, or David Sumner in Straw Dogs), yet this week's reports that he saved a jogger's life are immediately convincing. The story goes that the Marathon Man star was walking in Hyde Park last month when a jogger collapsed with heart problems. Hoffman called an ambulance and waited with the stricken 27-year-old until paramedics came and he was out of immediate danger. All this chimes with the way Hoffman plays his parts: they're generally a bit scrappy and more accustomed to losing than winning. But it's also the actor himself: a Democrat activist, and willing to slog it out on stage as well as appear in front of the camera. Yet despite his credentials as a Serious Actor, he is not naturally pompous: again,...
Here is the paradox: Dustin Hoffman makes his name playing anti-heroes (think Ratso Rizzo in Midnight Cowboy, or David Sumner in Straw Dogs), yet this week's reports that he saved a jogger's life are immediately convincing. The story goes that the Marathon Man star was walking in Hyde Park last month when a jogger collapsed with heart problems. Hoffman called an ambulance and waited with the stricken 27-year-old until paramedics came and he was out of immediate danger. All this chimes with the way Hoffman plays his parts: they're generally a bit scrappy and more accustomed to losing than winning. But it's also the actor himself: a Democrat activist, and willing to slog it out on stage as well as appear in front of the camera. Yet despite his credentials as a Serious Actor, he is not naturally pompous: again,...
- 5/8/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Director: Joss Whedon Writers: Zak Penn (story), Joss Whedon (story), Stan Lee (characters), Jack Kirby (characters) Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, and Samuel L. Jackson If you’re undecided on whether or not to hit up the theater to see The Avengers, you’ve probably never picked up a Marvel comic book in the past 49 years, or you’re just not into big action movies. Either way you can save 10 minutes of your life and read something else on the internet today. I hear there are some deliciously low fat recipes on Skinnytaste; maybe you can pin them to your Pinterest or tweet them to your lady friends? If you’ve been waiting with bated breath for this superhero extravaganza to hit the screens for what seems like an eternity then you can just skip this review ‘cause you...
- 5/4/2012
- by Corey Corcoran
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Straw Dogs
Stars: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård, Dominic Purcell, James Woods, Laz Alonso | Written and Directed by Rod Lurie
A young couple, screen writer David Sumner (Marsden) and his wife Amy (Bosworth) move back to the quaint southern town in which Amy grew up. Soon their perfect getaway turns out to become a living hell when dark secrets and lethal passions spiral out of control. Trapped by a pack of depraved locals led by a ruthless predator (Skarsgard), they face a night of agonising suffering and endless bloodshed. Now their only hope for survival is to become more savage than their merciless torturers.
Now I know we all bitch and moan about reboots and remakes even before we’ve ever seen them, but there truly are some remakes are totally uncalled for and totally without merit. Straw Dogs is one such remake. It was only last October when...
Stars: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård, Dominic Purcell, James Woods, Laz Alonso | Written and Directed by Rod Lurie
A young couple, screen writer David Sumner (Marsden) and his wife Amy (Bosworth) move back to the quaint southern town in which Amy grew up. Soon their perfect getaway turns out to become a living hell when dark secrets and lethal passions spiral out of control. Trapped by a pack of depraved locals led by a ruthless predator (Skarsgard), they face a night of agonising suffering and endless bloodshed. Now their only hope for survival is to become more savage than their merciless torturers.
Now I know we all bitch and moan about reboots and remakes even before we’ve ever seen them, but there truly are some remakes are totally uncalled for and totally without merit. Straw Dogs is one such remake. It was only last October when...
- 3/11/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Remake sees a couple under siege in an isolated farmhouse.
As a remake, Straw Dogs (2011) dilutes the power of the 1971 film and also fails to address the problematic aspects of the original. Straw Dogs was controversial because of the two consecutive rapes and the violence of the last scenes.
In the original Dustin Hoffman plays David Sumner, an American peacenick mathematician. He and his wife Amy (Susan George) have moved to her old home village in rural Cornwall. David's character evolves from a position of...
As a remake, Straw Dogs (2011) dilutes the power of the 1971 film and also fails to address the problematic aspects of the original. Straw Dogs was controversial because of the two consecutive rapes and the violence of the last scenes.
In the original Dustin Hoffman plays David Sumner, an American peacenick mathematician. He and his wife Amy (Susan George) have moved to her old home village in rural Cornwall. David's character evolves from a position of...
- 11/8/2011
- by Donald Munro
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Release Date: Dec. 20, 2011
Price: DVD $30.99, Blu-ray $35.99
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
The 2011 remake Straw Dogs stars James Marsden (X-Men) and Kate Bosworth (The Warrior’s Way) in the roles Dustin Hoffman and Susan George played in the original 1971 thriller.
Directed by Rod Lurie (The Contender), the movie tells the story of quiet screenwriter David Sumner (Marsden) and his wife Amy (Bosworth), who relocate to her hometown in the Deep South. As tensions build between the couple, tensions also build with locals, until they become a threat.
James Woods (Once Upon a Time in America), Dominic Purcell (TV’s Prison Break) and Alexander Skarsgard (TV’s True Blood) also star in the R-rated film.
Despite the name actors and cache of the past cult classic, the new Straw Dogs didn’t score at the box office, grossing only $10 million in wide release. Maybe it was the bad reviews that kept viewers away.
Price: DVD $30.99, Blu-ray $35.99
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
The 2011 remake Straw Dogs stars James Marsden (X-Men) and Kate Bosworth (The Warrior’s Way) in the roles Dustin Hoffman and Susan George played in the original 1971 thriller.
Directed by Rod Lurie (The Contender), the movie tells the story of quiet screenwriter David Sumner (Marsden) and his wife Amy (Bosworth), who relocate to her hometown in the Deep South. As tensions build between the couple, tensions also build with locals, until they become a threat.
James Woods (Once Upon a Time in America), Dominic Purcell (TV’s Prison Break) and Alexander Skarsgard (TV’s True Blood) also star in the R-rated film.
Despite the name actors and cache of the past cult classic, the new Straw Dogs didn’t score at the box office, grossing only $10 million in wide release. Maybe it was the bad reviews that kept viewers away.
- 11/7/2011
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Forty years ago my main regular writing spot was a weekly page of general commentary on the arts for the New Statesman, and due to the current discussion provoked by Julian Barnes's The Sense of an Ending and the appearance of Rod Lurie's 40th anniversary remake of Straw Dogs, two of the items in the column of 2 December 1971 have a certain topical interest. One is about the third winner of the Booker prize, of which I observed: "Vs Naipaul's In a Free State is a splendid book but is it, as the Booker conditions demand, a full-length novel?"
The other is about a film that had opened the previous week: "I was at the press show for Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs, and rarely have I experienced such a palpable sense of shock and disgust sweep through an audience. Peckinpah is an artist I admire immensely and I wouldn't want to ban his film,...
The other is about a film that had opened the previous week: "I was at the press show for Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs, and rarely have I experienced such a palpable sense of shock and disgust sweep through an audience. Peckinpah is an artist I admire immensely and I wouldn't want to ban his film,...
- 11/6/2011
- by Philip French
- The Guardian - Film News
Rod Lurie’s remake of Straw Dogs is out in UK cinemas today and to rivet you to your seat with astonishment we’ve got a competition to win a Sony Bloggie Camcorder and an exclusive behind the scenes look at the film.
L.A. screenwriter David Sumner (Marsden) relocates with his wife (Bosworth) to her hometown in the deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both.
We’re giving you the chance to win a Straw Dogs poster (see below) and a Sony ‘Bloggie’ camcorder (find out more about the Sony camcorder here) by answering the question which follows the exclusive featurette below.
What 2006 superhero film did Straw Dogs actors James Marsden and Kate Bosworth star in together?
[contact-form-7]
The small print:
Open to UK residents only Only one entry per household will be counted The competition will close...
L.A. screenwriter David Sumner (Marsden) relocates with his wife (Bosworth) to her hometown in the deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both.
We’re giving you the chance to win a Straw Dogs poster (see below) and a Sony ‘Bloggie’ camcorder (find out more about the Sony camcorder here) by answering the question which follows the exclusive featurette below.
What 2006 superhero film did Straw Dogs actors James Marsden and Kate Bosworth star in together?
[contact-form-7]
The small print:
Open to UK residents only Only one entry per household will be counted The competition will close...
- 11/4/2011
- by Competitons
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Forty years after the release of the original, Rod Lurie steps into Sam Pekinpah’s sizable boots to remake the infamous cult classic Straw Dogs. Relocating the action for the cold Cornwall countryside to steamy Mississippi this adaptation wisely sticks closely to the taut plot of the original, with the characters, dynamics and even some scenes being practically line-by-line replications, while making some intelligent changes and additions to the piece to make it more suited for a modern audience. The result is a faithful remake, which despite lacking the grittiness, captures the essence of what is at heart an underdog story and how under certain circumstances even the most morally rigid person can be reduced to a human of basest nature in order to survive.
Hollywood screenwriter David Sumner (James Marsden) and his actress wife Amy (Kate Bosworth), relocate from sunny La to her hometown and...
Forty years after the release of the original, Rod Lurie steps into Sam Pekinpah’s sizable boots to remake the infamous cult classic Straw Dogs. Relocating the action for the cold Cornwall countryside to steamy Mississippi this adaptation wisely sticks closely to the taut plot of the original, with the characters, dynamics and even some scenes being practically line-by-line replications, while making some intelligent changes and additions to the piece to make it more suited for a modern audience. The result is a faithful remake, which despite lacking the grittiness, captures the essence of what is at heart an underdog story and how under certain circumstances even the most morally rigid person can be reduced to a human of basest nature in order to survive.
Hollywood screenwriter David Sumner (James Marsden) and his actress wife Amy (Kate Bosworth), relocate from sunny La to her hometown and...
- 11/4/2011
- by Adam Rayner
- Obsessed with Film
Win A Sony ‘Bloggie’ Camcorder And Learn Ten Things About The Original Straw Dogs……And Ten Things About The New Version!
Rod Lurie’s remake of Straw Dogs is released in the UK on Friday 4th November and we have teamed up with Sony to give away a Sony “Bloggie” Camcorder to one lucky reader. Additionally, the lucky winner will also receive an awesome poster from the film. Details of how to win are at the bottom of this page.
David and Amy Sumner (James Marsden and Kate Bosworth), a Hollywood screenwriter and his actress wife, return to her small hometown in the deep South to prepare the family home for sale after her father’s death. Once there, tensions build in their marriage and old conflicts re-emerge with the locals, including Amy’s ex-boyfriend Charlie (Alexander Skarsgård), leading to a violent confrontation.
Here’s an image of the bloggie...
Rod Lurie’s remake of Straw Dogs is released in the UK on Friday 4th November and we have teamed up with Sony to give away a Sony “Bloggie” Camcorder to one lucky reader. Additionally, the lucky winner will also receive an awesome poster from the film. Details of how to win are at the bottom of this page.
David and Amy Sumner (James Marsden and Kate Bosworth), a Hollywood screenwriter and his actress wife, return to her small hometown in the deep South to prepare the family home for sale after her father’s death. Once there, tensions build in their marriage and old conflicts re-emerge with the locals, including Amy’s ex-boyfriend Charlie (Alexander Skarsgård), leading to a violent confrontation.
Here’s an image of the bloggie...
- 11/3/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
With the remake of Straw Dogs out today, James ponders the wisdom of returning to classic movies, particularly in light of the disastrous Wicker Man…
Straw Dogs, the Sam Peckinpah film of 1971, is a classic psychological horror movie and should be commended as a significant work and excellent picture for many reasons. For a start, most importantly, it's about a maths teacher getting tortured.
For all those horrendous years in high school struggling through trigonometry and endless algebra homework, I'll take this sweet cinematic vengeance, thank you very much. I don't care if the mathematician is played by lovable Dustin Hoffman. In my utopian dream world drawn from frustrated childhood fantasies, each fresh day begins with the sacrifice of an arithmetic academic to the sun.
Because he played David Sumner in Straw Dogs, Hoffman is unfortunately heading to the Wicker Man, along with the cruel teacher who threw an eraser...
Straw Dogs, the Sam Peckinpah film of 1971, is a classic psychological horror movie and should be commended as a significant work and excellent picture for many reasons. For a start, most importantly, it's about a maths teacher getting tortured.
For all those horrendous years in high school struggling through trigonometry and endless algebra homework, I'll take this sweet cinematic vengeance, thank you very much. I don't care if the mathematician is played by lovable Dustin Hoffman. In my utopian dream world drawn from frustrated childhood fantasies, each fresh day begins with the sacrifice of an arithmetic academic to the sun.
Because he played David Sumner in Straw Dogs, Hoffman is unfortunately heading to the Wicker Man, along with the cruel teacher who threw an eraser...
- 11/3/2011
- Den of Geek
Sam Peckinpah’s controversial Straw Dogs gets a Hollywood remake starring James Marsden and Kate Bosworth. The results, Ryan writes, are rather mixed…
The ultimate question that plagues the release of any remake is, “Why bother?” It’s something that could be asked of any number of the legion horror remakes we’ve seen in recent years (though admittedly, some have been perfectly entertaining), but it’s particularly appropriate in the case of Rod Lurie’s redo of Sam Peckinpah’s controversial 1971 thriller, Straw Dogs.
Why remake a film so of its time, and so clearly Peckinpah’s own – a brutal, nihilistic psychological stand-off based on a book by Gordon Williams?
The original saw Dustin Hoffman’s meek American mathematician head to a quiet Cornish village, the birthplace of his wife Amy (Susan George). There, Hoffman engages in a battle of testosterone and wits against its sturdier menfolk, who are...
The ultimate question that plagues the release of any remake is, “Why bother?” It’s something that could be asked of any number of the legion horror remakes we’ve seen in recent years (though admittedly, some have been perfectly entertaining), but it’s particularly appropriate in the case of Rod Lurie’s redo of Sam Peckinpah’s controversial 1971 thriller, Straw Dogs.
Why remake a film so of its time, and so clearly Peckinpah’s own – a brutal, nihilistic psychological stand-off based on a book by Gordon Williams?
The original saw Dustin Hoffman’s meek American mathematician head to a quiet Cornish village, the birthplace of his wife Amy (Susan George). There, Hoffman engages in a battle of testosterone and wits against its sturdier menfolk, who are...
- 11/1/2011
- Den of Geek
Straw Dogs
Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, Del Henney, David Warner | Written by Sam Peckinpah, David Zelag Goodman | Directed by Sam Peckinpah
I have a confession to make. I had, until slotting the new Blu-ray from Studio Canal into my player, never seen Straw Dogs. I was always an Expose fan, and (unwisely it turns out) thought that Peckinpah’s film would pale in comparison. Plus I’m a stickler for seeing films uncut… And as you may know, the film hasn’t been available uncut in the UK until very recently.
For those that aren’t familiar with the film, it tells the story of quiet American mathematician David Sumner (Hoffman) and his British-born wife Amy (George) who relocate to Amy’s rural English hometown in an attempt to flee the violent social unrest brewing in the Us. However the social unrest of the Us is replaced...
Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Susan George, Peter Vaughan, Del Henney, David Warner | Written by Sam Peckinpah, David Zelag Goodman | Directed by Sam Peckinpah
I have a confession to make. I had, until slotting the new Blu-ray from Studio Canal into my player, never seen Straw Dogs. I was always an Expose fan, and (unwisely it turns out) thought that Peckinpah’s film would pale in comparison. Plus I’m a stickler for seeing films uncut… And as you may know, the film hasn’t been available uncut in the UK until very recently.
For those that aren’t familiar with the film, it tells the story of quiet American mathematician David Sumner (Hoffman) and his British-born wife Amy (George) who relocate to Amy’s rural English hometown in an attempt to flee the violent social unrest brewing in the Us. However the social unrest of the Us is replaced...
- 10/28/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
The Film
As is now custom on the heels of a remake, it’s time for a remastered Blu-ray release of a classic movie – in this case Straw Dogs, which has been remade to a poor critical reception by director Rod Lurie. The 1971 thriller – which deals with challenging themes of violence and repression - remains a difficult film from controversial director Sam Peckinpah.
Dustin Hoffman stars as David Sumner, a nebbish and aloof American teacher, who moves to rural England to live with his British wife Amy (Susan George). Despite longing to leave behind the violence and chaos of life in the states, it soon becomes clear that conflict exists even in a quiet corner of jolly old England, as the pair become targeted by a local group of roguish roustabouts – whom leer over Amy and play tricks on David for being an outsider.
As things become progressively worse, the...
As is now custom on the heels of a remake, it’s time for a remastered Blu-ray release of a classic movie – in this case Straw Dogs, which has been remade to a poor critical reception by director Rod Lurie. The 1971 thriller – which deals with challenging themes of violence and repression - remains a difficult film from controversial director Sam Peckinpah.
Dustin Hoffman stars as David Sumner, a nebbish and aloof American teacher, who moves to rural England to live with his British wife Amy (Susan George). Despite longing to leave behind the violence and chaos of life in the states, it soon becomes clear that conflict exists even in a quiet corner of jolly old England, as the pair become targeted by a local group of roguish roustabouts – whom leer over Amy and play tricks on David for being an outsider.
As things become progressively worse, the...
- 10/24/2011
- by Stephen Leigh
- Obsessed with Film
Sam Peckinpah‘s Straw Dogs is a film where its reputation always seems to come before the actual film. If you mention the film to someone who has scene it, you are bound to get a strong reaction – good or bad. Previously The Criterion Collection released Straw Dogs in a 2-Disc release. However, due to the remake that was recently released, it looks like MGM retained the rights for the film to release this very Blu-Ray. While the Criterion release was the only way to see the film unrated in the States, 20th Century Fox/MGM has brought the uncut version to high definition.
The Movie
Straw Dogs is one of my favorite Peckinpah films so this may be a bit biased of a movie description. David Sumner (Dustin Hoffman) is an American mathematician who retreats with his wife Amy (Susan George) to go on a sabbatical to Amy’s village where she grew up.
The Movie
Straw Dogs is one of my favorite Peckinpah films so this may be a bit biased of a movie description. David Sumner (Dustin Hoffman) is an American mathematician who retreats with his wife Amy (Susan George) to go on a sabbatical to Amy’s village where she grew up.
- 10/7/2011
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Here's a preview of what's opening at the movies this weekend, including the dark comedy "50/50," starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen; the rom-com "What's Your Number?" starring Anna Faris; the psychological thriller "Dream House," starring Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz; and the cop drama, "Courageous."
In Theaters Now (September)'50/50' (Sept. 30)
Who: Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anna Kendrick; directed by Jonathan Levine What: Inspired by a true story, this comedy is...
In Theaters Now (September)'50/50' (Sept. 30)
Who: Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Anna Kendrick; directed by Jonathan Levine What: Inspired by a true story, this comedy is...
- 9/30/2011
- Extra
Here’s a rather nice behind the scenes collection of footage shot by the guys over at Making Of. The footage doesn’t really show us anything ground-breaking from the movie but shows what it’s like to shoot a movie on set with both the cast and crew doing what they do!
Straw Dogs which is directed by Rod Lurie and stars James Marsden, Rhys Coiro, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård, James Woods and Walton Goggins.
Straw Dogs (2011) is a remake of the 1971 movie starring Dustin Hoffman and Susan George and is set to hit UK cinemas 28th October. If you missed the first trailer for the movie, you can check it out here.
L.A. screenwriter David Sumner (Marsden) relocates with his wife (Bosworth) to her hometown in the deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both.
Straw Dogs which is directed by Rod Lurie and stars James Marsden, Rhys Coiro, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård, James Woods and Walton Goggins.
Straw Dogs (2011) is a remake of the 1971 movie starring Dustin Hoffman and Susan George and is set to hit UK cinemas 28th October. If you missed the first trailer for the movie, you can check it out here.
L.A. screenwriter David Sumner (Marsden) relocates with his wife (Bosworth) to her hometown in the deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both.
- 9/25/2011
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Here's a sneak peek at what's opening in theaters this weekend, including the Brad Pitt baseball flick "Moneyball"; the Taylor Lautner thriller "Abduction"; the sweet family film "Dolphin Tale"; and the hard-action movie "Killer Elite" with Robert De Niro, Jason Statham and Clive Owen.
In Theaters Now (September)'Moneyball' (Sept. 23)
Who: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman; directed by Bennett Miller What: The film focuses on Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane,...
In Theaters Now (September)'Moneyball' (Sept. 23)
Who: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman; directed by Bennett Miller What: The film focuses on Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane,...
- 9/23/2011
- Extra
David Sumner (James Marsden) is a well to do L.A. film writer who decides to relocate with his wife Amy (Kate Bosworth) to her hometown of Blackwater, Louisiana. Their new home is dilapidated, so they hire hunky contractor Charlie (Alexander Skarsgard), who once dated Amy back in high school. Charlie and his clan of grunts have their own agenda as they test his manhood at every turn realizing his is a preppy guy who is not likely to fight back because it is not in his nature. Amy takes a sweaty, braless, shoeless (?) run on the open road where the redneck crew salivates over her from their truck as they non-verbally plot to do more than check out her assets. David doesn’t blink an eye as Amy voices her concern that she is very uncomfortable about they way she is being eyeballed, and he has the audacity to...
- 9/19/2011
- by Jason Bene
- Killer Films
Sam Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs gets a remake, but how does it compare to the original? Here’s Ron’s review of a tense, violent thriller…
Seeking a quiet, peaceful place to write, Hollywood screenwriter David Sumner (James Marsden) and his beautiful actress wife Amy (Kate Bosworth) return to her parents’ old farm in the swamplands of Mississippi. The house itself is in good condition, but the barn needs work. The hurricane took the roof off, and since David isn’t the handiest guy in the world with his hands, he turns to some of the folks in town for help.
As it turns out, the crew he hires is led by Charlie Venner (Alexander Skarsgard), who at one point was the high school sweetheart of Amy. Thing is, Charlie’s still got eyes for Amy, as do most men in the town. When the stares turn into leers and catcalls,...
Seeking a quiet, peaceful place to write, Hollywood screenwriter David Sumner (James Marsden) and his beautiful actress wife Amy (Kate Bosworth) return to her parents’ old farm in the swamplands of Mississippi. The house itself is in good condition, but the barn needs work. The hurricane took the roof off, and since David isn’t the handiest guy in the world with his hands, he turns to some of the folks in town for help.
As it turns out, the crew he hires is led by Charlie Venner (Alexander Skarsgard), who at one point was the high school sweetheart of Amy. Thing is, Charlie’s still got eyes for Amy, as do most men in the town. When the stares turn into leers and catcalls,...
- 9/18/2011
- Den of Geek
Directed by: Rod Lurie
Written by: Rod Lurie, David Zelag Goodman, Sam Peckinpah, Gordon Williams
Cast: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård, Dominic Purcell, Laz Alonso, Willa Holland, James Woods
The south should rise again; if only to tell Hollywood to stop making films based on bad southern stereotypes.
Screenwriter David Sumner (James Marsden) and his wife, Amy (Kate Bosworth), head out to live in a rural southern community so that David can get some earnest screenwriting accomplished. Amy - an actress who met David on the set of a mutual project - inherited the small property from her father, and had, years ago, lived in the small town.
David is one of those city boy types who wears cream colored pants and pastel shirts, and just hasn't been exposed to the beer swilling, confederate flag adoring, football worshipping, god fearing males that thrive in this small southern town. Things get tense pretty fast,...
Written by: Rod Lurie, David Zelag Goodman, Sam Peckinpah, Gordon Williams
Cast: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård, Dominic Purcell, Laz Alonso, Willa Holland, James Woods
The south should rise again; if only to tell Hollywood to stop making films based on bad southern stereotypes.
Screenwriter David Sumner (James Marsden) and his wife, Amy (Kate Bosworth), head out to live in a rural southern community so that David can get some earnest screenwriting accomplished. Amy - an actress who met David on the set of a mutual project - inherited the small property from her father, and had, years ago, lived in the small town.
David is one of those city boy types who wears cream colored pants and pastel shirts, and just hasn't been exposed to the beer swilling, confederate flag adoring, football worshipping, god fearing males that thrive in this small southern town. Things get tense pretty fast,...
- 9/17/2011
- by Tristan Sinns
- Planet Fury
As horror/thriller film fans, we must come to grips with the fact there will be remakes. There will be remakes of widely known horror movies, and there will even be remakes of the some of the more obscure films that we may hold more dear than the iconic films of the genre. It's always a pleasant surprise when these remakes turn out to be pleasant surprises that provide a fresh perspective and added nuances to the originals. It doesn't happen often nearly enough.
Straw Dogs, directed and co-written by Rod Lurie, is an example of a remake that is not a pleasant surprise, and that is a fact that shouldn't come as a surprise to any of the original Peckinpah classic film's fans. Not overall terrible, but when something like this is remade and is simply a halfway decent thriller with a bit of a misguided focus, why remake it in the first place?...
Straw Dogs, directed and co-written by Rod Lurie, is an example of a remake that is not a pleasant surprise, and that is a fact that shouldn't come as a surprise to any of the original Peckinpah classic film's fans. Not overall terrible, but when something like this is remade and is simply a halfway decent thriller with a bit of a misguided focus, why remake it in the first place?...
- 9/17/2011
- by J.C. De Leon
- Slackerwood
Here's a preview of the films opening this weekend, including the stylized action drama "Drive," starring Ryan Gosling; the psychological thriller "Straw Dogs," starring Alexander Skarsgard; and the dramedy "I Don't Know How She Does It," starring Sarah Jessica Parker.
In Theaters Now (September)'Drive' (Sept. 16)
Who: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks; directed by Nicolas Winding Refn What: A Hollywood stunt performer (Gosling), who moonlights as a wheelman, discovers that...
In Theaters Now (September)'Drive' (Sept. 16)
Who: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks; directed by Nicolas Winding Refn What: A Hollywood stunt performer (Gosling), who moonlights as a wheelman, discovers that...
- 9/16/2011
- Extra
Writer-director Rod Lurie made politics thrilling in The Contender. For his latest project to write and direct, Lurie chose to revisit a Sam Peckinpah classic -- Straw Dogs -- with James Marsden stepping into the shoes of Dustin Hoffman from the 1971 original.
Lurie’s Straw Dogs mirrors the original’s premise where a well-to-do couple moves to a rural town in the Deep South. Where Hoffman was a New York intellectual in Peckinpah’s film, Marsden is a Hollywood screenwriter while his wife -- as embodied by Kate Bosworth -- is a local who moved to Tinseltown and became a big TV star. They have arrived in a Mississippi that is clearly still reeling from Katrina.
The community still hangs onto a pecking order that emanates from what happens each Friday night on the high school football field. To say that Marsden’s David Sumner and Bosworth's Amy Sumner are...
Lurie’s Straw Dogs mirrors the original’s premise where a well-to-do couple moves to a rural town in the Deep South. Where Hoffman was a New York intellectual in Peckinpah’s film, Marsden is a Hollywood screenwriter while his wife -- as embodied by Kate Bosworth -- is a local who moved to Tinseltown and became a big TV star. They have arrived in a Mississippi that is clearly still reeling from Katrina.
The community still hangs onto a pecking order that emanates from what happens each Friday night on the high school football field. To say that Marsden’s David Sumner and Bosworth's Amy Sumner are...
- 9/16/2011
- by joel.amos@moviefanatic.com (Joel D Amos)
- Reel Movie News
“If you go down to the woods tonight, carry a big-ass gun” is the most cogent take-away from the tepid and confused new remake of Sam Peckinpah’s controversial classic, “Straw Dogs.” James Marsden plays David Sumner, a successful Hollywood screenwriter, who moves cross-country with his wife Amy (Kate Bosworth), a TV actress returning to her father’s abandoned home in the backwoods of Mississippi. He spends his days working on a screenplay about the siege of Stalingrad while she’s bored, jogging bra-less before a crew of local rednecks when she’s not petting her...
- 9/16/2011
- by Jordan Riefe
- The Wrap
Straw Dogs
Directed by: Rod Lurie
Cast: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgaard, James Woods
Running Time: 1 hr 50 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: September 16, 2011
Plot: A couple (Marsden and Bosworth) moves back into his wife’s hometown only to be intimidated and terrorized by the locals including Charlie (Skarsgaard).
Who’S It For?: Who ordered the Straw Dogs remake? Because that’s probably the only person who wants to see a retread of something that doesn’t need a second cinematic interpretation.
Expectations: I had not seen any trailers for this new movie, but I have seen Peckinpah’s film. There’s never been a time in my life in which I’ve thought, “Oh, I sure hope to see a remake of Straw Dogs!”
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
James Marsden as David Sumner: Marsden’s Davis is not a mathematician like Hoffman’s, but in the movie world...
Directed by: Rod Lurie
Cast: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgaard, James Woods
Running Time: 1 hr 50 mins
Rating: R
Release Date: September 16, 2011
Plot: A couple (Marsden and Bosworth) moves back into his wife’s hometown only to be intimidated and terrorized by the locals including Charlie (Skarsgaard).
Who’S It For?: Who ordered the Straw Dogs remake? Because that’s probably the only person who wants to see a retread of something that doesn’t need a second cinematic interpretation.
Expectations: I had not seen any trailers for this new movie, but I have seen Peckinpah’s film. There’s never been a time in my life in which I’ve thought, “Oh, I sure hope to see a remake of Straw Dogs!”
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
James Marsden as David Sumner: Marsden’s Davis is not a mathematician like Hoffman’s, but in the movie world...
- 9/16/2011
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Written and directed by Rod Lurie (The Contender, The Last Castle), Straw Dogs (2011) is actually a reasonably successful generic popcorn thriller, focused on revenge. On its own, its no better or worse than most of the Hollywood fare churned out each year. However, as a remake to Sam Peckinpah.s film, Lurie fails completely at capturing the same level of deep character development and situational tension. For those viewers who see Straw Dogs (2011) without having seen the original, a population which is apparently frightfully large, the film works. Unfortunately, for those who.ve seen the original, I fear you.ll find it difficult to look past the remake.s inadequacies and be left with a foul taste in your mouth.
Straw Dogs (2011) stars James Marsden (X-men, Enchanted) as David Sumner, making an effort to fill the shoes of Dustin Hoffman. David is an La screenwriter, educated and relatively well-off compared to the residents of Blackwater,...
Straw Dogs (2011) stars James Marsden (X-men, Enchanted) as David Sumner, making an effort to fill the shoes of Dustin Hoffman. David is an La screenwriter, educated and relatively well-off compared to the residents of Blackwater,...
- 9/16/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Straw Dogs
Starring James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgard
Directed by Rod Lurie
Rated R
As per my usual standards, I never compare remakes to their original film. Same with sequels, just for reference. But remake or no, the 2011 version of Straw Dogs is just lacking on so many levels. Usually, even in a terrible film, I can find something I like. Such as when I reviewed The Tourist, there were at least a few scenes I found amusing. But here, I really couldn't find anything to enjoy. Or even find a little amusing.
Longtime readers of Gtbp, in the past year of reviewing films for this site, I want to let you know that this may be the harshest film review I have written.
Screen writer David Sumner (James Marsden) and his actress wife Amy (Kate Bosworth) move from fast-paced California to Blackwater, Mississippi, which Amy appropriately refers to as "Backwater.
Starring James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgard
Directed by Rod Lurie
Rated R
As per my usual standards, I never compare remakes to their original film. Same with sequels, just for reference. But remake or no, the 2011 version of Straw Dogs is just lacking on so many levels. Usually, even in a terrible film, I can find something I like. Such as when I reviewed The Tourist, there were at least a few scenes I found amusing. But here, I really couldn't find anything to enjoy. Or even find a little amusing.
Longtime readers of Gtbp, in the past year of reviewing films for this site, I want to let you know that this may be the harshest film review I have written.
Screen writer David Sumner (James Marsden) and his actress wife Amy (Kate Bosworth) move from fast-paced California to Blackwater, Mississippi, which Amy appropriately refers to as "Backwater.
- 9/16/2011
- by Josh Baldwin
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Director Rod Lurie (The Contender, Nothing But The Truth) has had a long three years of dodging and absorbing criticism ever since it was announced that he would be taking the reigns on a remake of Sam Peckinpah's 1971 classic, Straw Dogs Loosely basing his film on the book "The Siege At Trencher's Farm" by Gordon Williams, Peckinpah fashioned a unique statement about the politics of masculinity in his story about American mathematician David Sumner (Dustin Hoffman) and his wife Amy (Susan George) who visit her hometown in England only to find fissures in their marital dynamic. The cracks in their relationship are tested by the differing cultural environment and the local populace (including Amy's ex-boyfriend Charlie) and by the end of the film, well... things get a little out of hand.
- 9/15/2011
- bloody-disgusting.com
Remakes are tough stuff, but especially when you're contending with a controversial classic like "Straw Dogs."
In this update of the ultra-violent Sam Peckinpah movie, James Marsden stars as David Sumner, a screenwriter from L.A. who moves to the small Southern town where his wife Amy (Kate Bosworth) grew up. Her old friends from high school are not too cool with this Jaguar-driving Harvard grad, especially Amy's high school flame Charlie (Alexander Skarsgard). Tensions rise between the couple and the townspeople until it's an all-out war.
The fresh-faced actor from "Hop," "The Box," "Sex Drive," and "27 Dresses" discusses taking on the challenges of taking on Dustin Hoffman's role and why it's interesting to play someone who's an arrogant jerk.
For more "Straw Dogs," check out the trailer.
In this update of the ultra-violent Sam Peckinpah movie, James Marsden stars as David Sumner, a screenwriter from L.A. who moves to the small Southern town where his wife Amy (Kate Bosworth) grew up. Her old friends from high school are not too cool with this Jaguar-driving Harvard grad, especially Amy's high school flame Charlie (Alexander Skarsgard). Tensions rise between the couple and the townspeople until it's an all-out war.
The fresh-faced actor from "Hop," "The Box," "Sex Drive," and "27 Dresses" discusses taking on the challenges of taking on Dustin Hoffman's role and why it's interesting to play someone who's an arrogant jerk.
For more "Straw Dogs," check out the trailer.
- 9/15/2011
- by Jenni Miller
- NextMovie
Filed under: Features, Movie News, Hot Topic, New Releases
Audiences lining up at the theater this weekend for 'Straw Dogs' (a remake of the 1971 Dustin Hoffman film) are probably in the mood for a fun, edge-of-your-seat thriller. That's what the trailers and commercials and posters tell you to expect: the character of L.A. screenwriter David Sumner (James Marsden) retreats to the Deep South with his beautiful blond wife (Kate Bosworth), only to be confronted by intimidating, corn-fed locals.
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Audiences lining up at the theater this weekend for 'Straw Dogs' (a remake of the 1971 Dustin Hoffman film) are probably in the mood for a fun, edge-of-your-seat thriller. That's what the trailers and commercials and posters tell you to expect: the character of L.A. screenwriter David Sumner (James Marsden) retreats to the Deep South with his beautiful blond wife (Kate Bosworth), only to be confronted by intimidating, corn-fed locals.
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- 9/15/2011
- by Eric Larnick
- Moviefone
ComingSoon.net talked to James Marsden about playing David Sumner in Rod Lurie's Straw Dogs , opening in theaters on Friday, September 16. You can watch the interview using the player below! In the thriller, David and Amy Sumner (Marsden and Kate Bosworth), a Hollywood screenwriter and his actress wife, return to her small hometown in the deep South to prepare the family home for sale after her father's death. Once there, tensions build in their marriage and old conflicts re-emerge with the locals, including Amy's ex-boyfriend Charlie (Alexander Skarsgård), leading to a violent confrontation.
- 9/15/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Hitting movie theaters this weekend:
Drive – Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston
I Don’t Know How She Does It - Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Kelsey Grammer
Straw Dogs – James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård
Movie of the Week
Straw Dogs
The Stars: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård
The Plot: L.A. screenwriter David Sumner (Marsden) relocates with his wife (Bosworth) to her hometown in the deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both.
The Buzz: No, this is not really Movie of the Week material, but hey, look at the competition. On one hand, you’ve got Ryan Gosling racing around in cars, <<yawn>> and on the other hand you’ve got the washed up Sarah Jessica Parker slapping a title on what all of her non-fans have been thinking for years — I’m not quite...
Drive – Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston
I Don’t Know How She Does It - Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Kelsey Grammer
Straw Dogs – James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård
Movie of the Week
Straw Dogs
The Stars: James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård
The Plot: L.A. screenwriter David Sumner (Marsden) relocates with his wife (Bosworth) to her hometown in the deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both.
The Buzz: No, this is not really Movie of the Week material, but hey, look at the competition. On one hand, you’ve got Ryan Gosling racing around in cars, <<yawn>> and on the other hand you’ve got the washed up Sarah Jessica Parker slapping a title on what all of her non-fans have been thinking for years — I’m not quite...
- 9/14/2011
- by Aaron Ruffcorn
- The Scorecard Review
When everything you’ve lived for is under siege, what would you do, and how far would you go? Screenwriter David Sumner (James Marsden) and his actress wife Amy (Kate Bosworth) have to ask themselves these questions after they move back to her Deep South hometown in Straw Dogs, the remake of Sam Peckinpah’s notorious study of violence within the human animal that opens this Friday from Screen Gems. Fango spoke with Marsden, whose credits include the X-men movies and The Box, about his role in Straw Dogs, working with True Blood’s Alexander Skarsgård (who plays Amy’s ex-boyfriend Charlie) and more.
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- 9/13/2011
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Jorge Solis)
- Fangoria
When everything you’ve lived for is under siege, what would you do, and how far would you go? Screenwriter David Sumner (James Marsden) and his actress wife Amy (Kate Bosworth) have to ask themselves these questions after they move back to her Deep South hometown in Straw Dogs, the remake of Sam Peckinpah’s notorious study of violence within the human animal that opens this Friday from Screen Gems. Fango spoke with Marsden, whose credits include the X-men movies and The Box, about his role in Straw Dogs, working with True Blood’s Alexander Skarsgård (who plays Amy’s ex-boyfriend Charlie) and more.
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- 9/13/2011
- by gingold@starloggroup.com (Jorge Solis)
- Fangoria
The 2011 summer movie season is over, so we focus now on our favorite time for movies, the fall and holiday season. The City of Films has put together a guide of all the films being released for the rest of the year. Some of the best movies of the year are coming to a theater near you, so keep it connected with the City of Films. Joins the dialogue on Facebook and Twitter.
Note: Dates are subject to change – Cof will keep it updated. Contact us for additions/changes.
Enjoy the guide:
Quick Month: September – October – November- December
Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star – September 9, 2011
Directed By: Tom Brady
Starring: Nick Swardson, Don Johnson, Christina Ricci
Synopsis: A kid from the Midwest moves out to Hollywood in order to follow in his parents footsteps — and become a porn star.
Analysis: Remember that movie It’s Pat? I can’t...
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Quick Month: September – October – November- December
Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star – September 9, 2011
Directed By: Tom Brady
Starring: Nick Swardson, Don Johnson, Christina Ricci
Synopsis: A kid from the Midwest moves out to Hollywood in order to follow in his parents footsteps — and become a porn star.
Analysis: Remember that movie It’s Pat? I can’t...
- 9/9/2011
- by Graham
- City of Films
Three new clips from the Blu-ray of the original Sam Peckinpah classic Straw Dogs have arrived, and we've got all of 'em right here waiting for you to feast upon! Dig it!
From the Press Release:
How far will one man go to protect his wife and his home? One of the grittiest and most controversial thrillers of all time and banned in the United Kingdom for over 18 years, Straw Dogs debuts on Blu-ray Disc September 6th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Released in celebration of the film’s 40th Anniversary and in anticipation of the upcoming theatrical remake, this violent and suspenseful tale from legendary director Sam Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch, The Getaway) stars two-time Academy Award® winner Dustin Hoffman* (The Graduate, Little Fockers) and Susan George (Mandingo, The House Where Evil Dwells).
To escape the Vietnam-era chaos in the U.S., American mathematician David Sumner (Hoffman) moves with his British wife,...
From the Press Release:
How far will one man go to protect his wife and his home? One of the grittiest and most controversial thrillers of all time and banned in the United Kingdom for over 18 years, Straw Dogs debuts on Blu-ray Disc September 6th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Released in celebration of the film’s 40th Anniversary and in anticipation of the upcoming theatrical remake, this violent and suspenseful tale from legendary director Sam Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch, The Getaway) stars two-time Academy Award® winner Dustin Hoffman* (The Graduate, Little Fockers) and Susan George (Mandingo, The House Where Evil Dwells).
To escape the Vietnam-era chaos in the U.S., American mathematician David Sumner (Hoffman) moves with his British wife,...
- 9/6/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
To celebrate the upcoming release of the new psychological terror-filled tale Straw Dogs, Dread Central has decided to take a look back at movie characters who, like that film's David Sumner, have been pushed too far.
"How far would you go when pushed to your breaking point?" Over the years some great films have forced audiences to ask that question of themselves, and the chilling Straw Dogs, hitting theaters on September 16th, will do the same.
When we think of a movie character pushed too far, the man who comes immediately to mind is Michael Douglas' William Foster from Falling Down (If the guy would have just given him change for the phone). Douglas is simply brilliant as "D-Fens". His seething anger radiates from the film as he begins to become unraveled one piece at a time until his final bloody demise.
How about Travis Bickle? Perhaps Martin Scorsese's most disturbed character,...
"How far would you go when pushed to your breaking point?" Over the years some great films have forced audiences to ask that question of themselves, and the chilling Straw Dogs, hitting theaters on September 16th, will do the same.
When we think of a movie character pushed too far, the man who comes immediately to mind is Michael Douglas' William Foster from Falling Down (If the guy would have just given him change for the phone). Douglas is simply brilliant as "D-Fens". His seething anger radiates from the film as he begins to become unraveled one piece at a time until his final bloody demise.
How about Travis Bickle? Perhaps Martin Scorsese's most disturbed character,...
- 9/6/2011
- by Doctor Gash
- DreadCentral.com
Clips from Rod Lurie's incoming Straw Dogs remake have been surfacing here and there for the last few days, but Collider has helpfully collated them all into one place (along with some behind the scenes footage).Two of them riff on Sam Peckinpah's notorious original, whilst one is a new addition. In the first, James Marsden's preppy David Sumner is the victim of the same road-based practical joke that befell Dustin Hoffman, and in the third we get a replay of the scene between Hoffman and Susan George (her role is played by Kate Bosworth this time) in which Amy Sumner accuses her husband of cowardice.The middle scene is new, however, as Alexander Skarsgard's apparently devout Charlie menaces Marsden outside a church service. Some talk between the two regarding coveting thy neghbour's wife looks to be a lead in to the business that constituted the original's most infamous sequence.
- 9/2/2011
- EmpireOnline
The Summer Movie Season might be over. School has started back up. Football is on Saturdays/Sundays. Leaves in some areas of the country might be turning. Fall is around the corner. Ah.
But to be perfectly honest, another month another big heap of movies coming out in theaters, but your time is limited. Between school, work, and football, you want to see a damn good movie, because you can not waste your time this month, and Killer Film is here to help. With Editor-in-Chief Donny Broussard and Senior Writer Jon Peters, they take a look at this month’s releases and give you the little low-down on what they think, as well as, a ‘see it’ or ‘skip it’ recommendation.
(September 2nd)
Shark Night 3D
The IMDb plot: “A weekend at a lake house in the Louisiana Gulf turns into a nightmare for seven vacationers as they are subjected to fresh-water shark attacks.
But to be perfectly honest, another month another big heap of movies coming out in theaters, but your time is limited. Between school, work, and football, you want to see a damn good movie, because you can not waste your time this month, and Killer Film is here to help. With Editor-in-Chief Donny Broussard and Senior Writer Jon Peters, they take a look at this month’s releases and give you the little low-down on what they think, as well as, a ‘see it’ or ‘skip it’ recommendation.
(September 2nd)
Shark Night 3D
The IMDb plot: “A weekend at a lake house in the Louisiana Gulf turns into a nightmare for seven vacationers as they are subjected to fresh-water shark attacks.
- 9/1/2011
- by Donny Broussard
- Killer Films
Tmp is back to wrap up the 15 best movie about revenge, courtesy of guest writer Arcee from NFamousGamers. We've got more blood, guts, and hatred than we know what to do with on this list, so come in and see if your favorite revenge flicks made it on the list.
[Much like last time, spoilers for these films will ensue. And if for some reason you missed the beginning, be sure to check out Part 1 to get caught up!]
The Last House on the Left (1972)
To be honest, I like the 2009 version of the film slightly more than the original but the original film’s acts of vengeance and the reasons for it are more compelling. Two friends Mari (Sandra Cassell) and Paige (Lucy Grantham) go to a concert to celebrate Mari’s 17th birthday. In search of some marijuana, they run into a vicious criminal (David Hess) and his gang who just escaped from prison. Brutally victimizing and raping both girls, Paige is murdered for attempting to escape. Mari is then shot in the back and left for dead in a nearby lake.
[Much like last time, spoilers for these films will ensue. And if for some reason you missed the beginning, be sure to check out Part 1 to get caught up!]
The Last House on the Left (1972)
To be honest, I like the 2009 version of the film slightly more than the original but the original film’s acts of vengeance and the reasons for it are more compelling. Two friends Mari (Sandra Cassell) and Paige (Lucy Grantham) go to a concert to celebrate Mari’s 17th birthday. In search of some marijuana, they run into a vicious criminal (David Hess) and his gang who just escaped from prison. Brutally victimizing and raping both girls, Paige is murdered for attempting to escape. Mari is then shot in the back and left for dead in a nearby lake.
- 8/22/2011
- Cinelinx
Until we see Rod Lurie’s updating of Sam Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs it is perhps unfair to hurl it towards the Pointless Remake bin and yet it is a brave move with the 1971 film still as powerful and complex ever.
Perhaps sensing the relatively simple and timeless horror of the story Screen Gems are serving up another slice of Straw Dog pie with Kate Bosworth and James Marsden terrorised by Alexander Skarsgård and his (un)merry band of men.
The trailer didn’t surprise, though with this casting I half expect this all to be a front for Bryan Singer’s secret Superman 3 remake with Skarsgård under the control of a pissed off Brandon Routh with darkened Superman costume and five o’clock shadow. That is my hope.
Here’s what Mr. Synopsis says,
L.A. screenwriter David Sumner (Marsden) relocates with his wife (Bosworth) to her hometown in the deep South.
Perhaps sensing the relatively simple and timeless horror of the story Screen Gems are serving up another slice of Straw Dog pie with Kate Bosworth and James Marsden terrorised by Alexander Skarsgård and his (un)merry band of men.
The trailer didn’t surprise, though with this casting I half expect this all to be a front for Bryan Singer’s secret Superman 3 remake with Skarsgård under the control of a pissed off Brandon Routh with darkened Superman costume and five o’clock shadow. That is my hope.
Here’s what Mr. Synopsis says,
L.A. screenwriter David Sumner (Marsden) relocates with his wife (Bosworth) to her hometown in the deep South.
- 8/22/2011
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
I Will Not Allow Violence Against This House! A new set of character posters and complimentary official poster for Rod Lurie's Straw Dogs remake have hit the web, unveiled on the film's official Facebook (via Awards Daily). We've seen at least one trailer for this remake, starring James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgård and Dominic Purcell, and early buzz is that this might actually be good, but I can't say these posters are impressive. Some strong words, but they just look awkward as movie posters, and don't do anything to make me more interested in this. What about you? Click on any one below for full-size. L.A. screenwriter David Sumner (Marsden) relocates with his wife to her hometown in the deep South. While tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with the locals becomes a big threat to them both. Straw Dogs is both written and directed by Israeli filmmaker Rod Lurie,...
- 8/21/2011
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Sneak Peek actress Kate Bosworth as the character 'Amy' in the rebooted version of director Sam Peckinpah's 1971 feature "Straw Dogs", co-starring James Marsden.
The new film, set in the Us, was written, directed and produced by Rod Lurie, based on the novel "The Siege of Trencher's Farm" by author Gordon M. Williams :
"...film screenwriter 'David Sumner' (Marsden) moves with his wife 'Amy' (Bosworth) to her hometown in the Us deep South. Once there, tensions build in their marriage and old conflicts re-emerge with the locals, leading to a violent confrontation."
From Battleplan Productions, "Straw Dogs" will be distributed by Screen Gems, September 16, 2011.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Straw Dogs"...
The new film, set in the Us, was written, directed and produced by Rod Lurie, based on the novel "The Siege of Trencher's Farm" by author Gordon M. Williams :
"...film screenwriter 'David Sumner' (Marsden) moves with his wife 'Amy' (Bosworth) to her hometown in the Us deep South. Once there, tensions build in their marriage and old conflicts re-emerge with the locals, leading to a violent confrontation."
From Battleplan Productions, "Straw Dogs" will be distributed by Screen Gems, September 16, 2011.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Straw Dogs"...
- 8/21/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Mini-Review
When you think of Dustin Hoffman today, you do not think of an individual who is spineless and without the balls to defend his woman (Susan George), who made an ever-lasting impression in this film with her perky nipples and erotic display as the wife to Hoffman’s character, David Sumner.
Straw Dogsm directed in 1971 by Sam Peckinpah, starts with the basic concept of a couple moving to the village side to enjoy the quiet life. Building slowly from a seemingly calm opening act, Straw Dogs sees the aforementioned couple being put to the ultimate test to defend themselves against the violence that is set to destroy and violate them. Oozing sexual tension and male masculinity, this is a film worthy of Criterions Collection. Sadly, in less than a few months, we will get a remake to a film that never needed it.
Disc Review
At number 182 in the Criterion Collection,...
When you think of Dustin Hoffman today, you do not think of an individual who is spineless and without the balls to defend his woman (Susan George), who made an ever-lasting impression in this film with her perky nipples and erotic display as the wife to Hoffman’s character, David Sumner.
Straw Dogsm directed in 1971 by Sam Peckinpah, starts with the basic concept of a couple moving to the village side to enjoy the quiet life. Building slowly from a seemingly calm opening act, Straw Dogs sees the aforementioned couple being put to the ultimate test to defend themselves against the violence that is set to destroy and violate them. Oozing sexual tension and male masculinity, this is a film worthy of Criterions Collection. Sadly, in less than a few months, we will get a remake to a film that never needed it.
Disc Review
At number 182 in the Criterion Collection,...
- 8/21/2011
- by Jaffer Hasan
- SoundOnSight
Sam Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs has to be one of my favorite films to discuss. It one of few films that has such a strong, emotional scene – which I don’t want to give away. I love Hoffman in this flick and I’m happy to announce that Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment is putting it out unrated on Blu-Ray just in time to check it out before Rod Lurie’s remake. Read beyond the break for the full details!
From the Press Release:
How far will one man go to protect his wife and his home? One of the grittiest and controversial thrillers of all-time and banned in the United Kingdom for over 18 years, Straw Dogs debuts on Blu-ray Disc September 6 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Released in celebration of the film’s 40th Anniversary and in anticipation of the upcoming theatrical remake, this violent and suspenseful tale...
From the Press Release:
How far will one man go to protect his wife and his home? One of the grittiest and controversial thrillers of all-time and banned in the United Kingdom for over 18 years, Straw Dogs debuts on Blu-ray Disc September 6 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Released in celebration of the film’s 40th Anniversary and in anticipation of the upcoming theatrical remake, this violent and suspenseful tale...
- 8/17/2011
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Never mind the remake (for now)! The official specs and artwork for the original Sam Peckinpah classic Straw Dogs are here, and we've got the whole enchilada waiting for you to feast upon! Dig it!
From the Press Release: How far will one man go to protect his wife and his home? One of the grittiest and most controversial thrillers of all time and banned in the United Kingdom for over 18 years, Straw Dogs debuts on Blu-ray Disc September 6th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Released in celebration of the film’s 40th Anniversary and in anticipation of the upcoming theatrical remake, this violent and suspenseful tale from legendary director Sam Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch, The Getaway) stars two-time Academy Award® winner Dustin Hoffman* (The Graduate, Little Fockers) and Susan George (Mandingo, The House Where Evil Dwells).
To escape the Vietnam-era chaos in the U.S., American mathematician David Sumner...
From the Press Release: How far will one man go to protect his wife and his home? One of the grittiest and most controversial thrillers of all time and banned in the United Kingdom for over 18 years, Straw Dogs debuts on Blu-ray Disc September 6th from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. Released in celebration of the film’s 40th Anniversary and in anticipation of the upcoming theatrical remake, this violent and suspenseful tale from legendary director Sam Peckinpah (The Wild Bunch, The Getaway) stars two-time Academy Award® winner Dustin Hoffman* (The Graduate, Little Fockers) and Susan George (Mandingo, The House Where Evil Dwells).
To escape the Vietnam-era chaos in the U.S., American mathematician David Sumner...
- 8/12/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Release Date: Sept. 6, 2011
Price: Blu-ray $19.99
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Dustin Hoffman goes to extremes in Straw Dogs.
One of the toughest and most controversial thrillers of the 1970s, filmmaker Sam Peckinpah’s (The Wild Bunch) notorious Straw Dogs was banned in the United Kingdom for nearly two decades.
The suspenseful 1971 movie tells the story of American mathematician David Sumner (Dustin Hoffman, Little Fockers) and his British wife Amy (Susan George, Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry) who move to an isolated English village. Their presence provokes antagonism among the village’s men, whose routine bullying slowly gives way to vicious brutality. Backed into a corner as his manhood is challenged, the usually pacifistic David is forced to respond with the kind of violent and gruesome attitude that he abhors.
Presented with new 5.1 audio mix, the Straw Dogs Blu-ray contains an original theatrical trailer and three vintage TV commercials as bonus features.
Price: Blu-ray $19.99
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Dustin Hoffman goes to extremes in Straw Dogs.
One of the toughest and most controversial thrillers of the 1970s, filmmaker Sam Peckinpah’s (The Wild Bunch) notorious Straw Dogs was banned in the United Kingdom for nearly two decades.
The suspenseful 1971 movie tells the story of American mathematician David Sumner (Dustin Hoffman, Little Fockers) and his British wife Amy (Susan George, Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry) who move to an isolated English village. Their presence provokes antagonism among the village’s men, whose routine bullying slowly gives way to vicious brutality. Backed into a corner as his manhood is challenged, the usually pacifistic David is forced to respond with the kind of violent and gruesome attitude that he abhors.
Presented with new 5.1 audio mix, the Straw Dogs Blu-ray contains an original theatrical trailer and three vintage TV commercials as bonus features.
- 8/11/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
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