Damn, dude! Simon says that Wesley Snipes looks fantastic for a 54-year-old badass. Honestly, I don't think I've seen him act in anything since the 2004 release of Blade: Trinity. That being said, Snipes has been keeping himself busy while appearing in some under-the-radar flicks like The Marksman, The Detonator, The Contractor, and Hard Luck. Beyond that, he's also lent his talents to films like... Read More...
- 5/2/2017
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Feature Matt Edwards 9 Apr 2013 - 07:07
The recent straight-to-video output of Wesley Snipes comes under Matt's spotlight, as he delves into four obscure action thrillers...
It was thought to be around 400 years ago that nature asked the question. We only learned the answer in 1962 – it was Wesley Snipes. Ever since, scientists have been working around the clock, trying to identify just what the question was. Not so we can ask it again, nor avoid asking it – just so we can be aware that if we do ask it, Wesley Snipes is the consequence.
Not for the first time, Den of Geek has to step in for science, as it’s going horribly wrong. To spend your time working out what caused Wesley Snipes is fine, but not at the expense of keeping an eye on what he’s been up to. Simply locking him up in a prison cell and...
The recent straight-to-video output of Wesley Snipes comes under Matt's spotlight, as he delves into four obscure action thrillers...
It was thought to be around 400 years ago that nature asked the question. We only learned the answer in 1962 – it was Wesley Snipes. Ever since, scientists have been working around the clock, trying to identify just what the question was. Not so we can ask it again, nor avoid asking it – just so we can be aware that if we do ask it, Wesley Snipes is the consequence.
Not for the first time, Den of Geek has to step in for science, as it’s going horribly wrong. To spend your time working out what caused Wesley Snipes is fine, but not at the expense of keeping an eye on what he’s been up to. Simply locking him up in a prison cell and...
- 4/8/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
New post-production house Final Post opens in the Hunter Valley catering to both local and international filmmakers.
Final Post will launch on November 3 and specialises in digital cinema finishing and grading. Final Post will have Australia’s first Precision Panel, ‘the next general for creating high quality colour and special effects for film’ a statement by Final Post said.
The Final Post team consists of leading colourists who’ve worked on films such as The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Contractor, Samson & Delilah and Moa’s Last Dancer including colourists; Pete Harrow, Joel Colthorpe, Warren Lynch and founder and producer/editor Shane Burrell.
Burrell said in a statement: “This is an exciting step for our local film and television industry. Our region hosts some of the most passionate and creative people in Australia but often find it difficult to get ideas up. By localising essential tools...
Final Post will launch on November 3 and specialises in digital cinema finishing and grading. Final Post will have Australia’s first Precision Panel, ‘the next general for creating high quality colour and special effects for film’ a statement by Final Post said.
The Final Post team consists of leading colourists who’ve worked on films such as The Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, The Contractor, Samson & Delilah and Moa’s Last Dancer including colourists; Pete Harrow, Joel Colthorpe, Warren Lynch and founder and producer/editor Shane Burrell.
Burrell said in a statement: “This is an exciting step for our local film and television industry. Our region hosts some of the most passionate and creative people in Australia but often find it difficult to get ideas up. By localising essential tools...
- 10/28/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
We heard from the fine folks behind the WWII vampire project The Bleeding (not to be confused with Charlie Picerni’s direct-to-video action horror film that starred Michael Matthias, Vinnie Jones, Dmx, and Michael Madsen) a little while ago with an update and some fresh promo art for you. Get the skinny and the eye candy below!
German director Josef Rusnak (The Thirteenth Floor, It's Alive, The Contractor) is now attached to direct. Jeremy Wall (Jaz Films) optioned the script and is producing along with Corina Danckwerts. They produced the supernatural thriller The Objective, written and directed by Daniel Myrick (The Blair Witch Project). The Bleeding is based on a short story by Bram Stoker Award-nominated William R. Trotter entitled "The Bleeding of Hauptmann Gehlen". The script was penned by John and Paul Buckholts, who are also executive producing.
More as it comes.
Synopsis
An American spy on assignment in...
German director Josef Rusnak (The Thirteenth Floor, It's Alive, The Contractor) is now attached to direct. Jeremy Wall (Jaz Films) optioned the script and is producing along with Corina Danckwerts. They produced the supernatural thriller The Objective, written and directed by Daniel Myrick (The Blair Witch Project). The Bleeding is based on a short story by Bram Stoker Award-nominated William R. Trotter entitled "The Bleeding of Hauptmann Gehlen". The script was penned by John and Paul Buckholts, who are also executive producing.
More as it comes.
Synopsis
An American spy on assignment in...
- 9/1/2011
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Kotaku reports that actor Wesley Snipes, currently serving a three-year prison sentence for tax evasion, is working with a Finnish developer on an action/strategy game scheduled for multi-platform release later this year. They're calling it "Julius Styles: The International." Lapland Studio's website describes the project thus:
In a world of money, power, sex and murder, Julius Styles (Wesley Snipes) is an international "Facilitator" a man whose unique talents make him a valuable commodity.
A facilitator, huh? The description sounds suspiciously like the plot of one or any of Snipes recent string of by-the-numbers, straight-to-video movies.
"The Contractor" (2007)
"The Detonator" (2006)
"The Marksman" (2005)
Why not just call the game "The Facilitator"?
Seriously, though. Best wishes to the imprisoned Snipes on keeping busy and presumably generating some income to pay off those debts. But I've long felt his particular brand of invulnerable, paramilitary, Zen-killer, one-man-wrecking-crew action narrative is a relic of a bygone era.
In a world of money, power, sex and murder, Julius Styles (Wesley Snipes) is an international "Facilitator" a man whose unique talents make him a valuable commodity.
A facilitator, huh? The description sounds suspiciously like the plot of one or any of Snipes recent string of by-the-numbers, straight-to-video movies.
"The Contractor" (2007)
"The Detonator" (2006)
"The Marksman" (2005)
Why not just call the game "The Facilitator"?
Seriously, though. Best wishes to the imprisoned Snipes on keeping busy and presumably generating some income to pay off those debts. But I've long felt his particular brand of invulnerable, paramilitary, Zen-killer, one-man-wrecking-crew action narrative is a relic of a bygone era.
- 1/11/2011
- by Neil Drumming
- ifc.com
It's been eight long years since Wesley Snipes has been in anything resembling a box-office hit. Since then, the action-movie mainstay has stumbled into one career manhole after another. As we reported in a profile of the troubled actor in 2007, Snipes has been a magnet for chaos off-screen (a long and costly series of court battles with the IRS over his alleged refusal to pay taxes) and a shadow of his former self on-screen. In fact, six of his last seven movies, featuring C-list costars and interchangeable titles like The Contractor and The Detonator, have gone straight-to-dvd. Before all of this,...
- 3/3/2010
- by Chris Nashawaty
- EW.com - PopWatch
A one-off drama based on the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes pulled in just 1.4 million viewers to ITV1 on Wednesday. Stockwell, recreating the controversial chain of events leading to de Menezes' death at Stockwell tube station in July 2005, pulled in just 1.39m (6%) in the 9pm hour. ITV was beaten by all other terrestrial channels over the period, including Five, which enjoyed an audience of 2.1m (10%) for Wesley Snipes thriller movie The Contractor. BBC One won the slot with 4.17m (17.9%) for the second episode of nature documentary The Secret Life Of Elephants. Channel 4 had an impressive 3.92m (16.9%) for the final episode of Big Chef Takes On Little Chef, with an additional 179k (1.1%) on Channel 4+1. BBC Two's The City Uncovered With Evan Davis drew 1.61m (7%). ITV1 earlier won the 8pm hour with 4.9m (20.5%) for The Bill, (more)...
- 1/25/2009
- by By Neil Wilkes
- Digital Spy
UTA, jilted by Wesley Snipes in February, is suing the actor for back commissions on Blade: Trinity and other films. In a suit filed Monday in California Superior Court in Los Angeles, attorneys for UTA say Snipes has been paid at least $13 million for his work on the action sequel and paid commissions to UTA totaling about $717,000. But UTA claims that Snipes still owes Blade: Trinity commissions totaling about $584,000, and it also seeks additional commissions totaling more than $2 million related to its 10% representation fee on the movies Chaos, Middle Man and The Shooter.
UTA, jilted by Wesley Snipes in February, is suing the actor for back commissions on Blade: Trinity and other films. In a suit filed Monday in California Superior Court in Los Angeles, attorneys for UTA say Snipes has been paid at least $13 million for his work on the action sequel and paid commissions to UTA totaling about $717,000. But UTA claims that Snipes still owes Blade: Trinity commissions totaling about $584,000, and it also seeks additional commissions totaling more than $2 million related to its 10% representation fee on the movies Chaos, Middle Man and The Shooter.
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