Tony Scott
HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Director Tony Scott is seen during the In Memoriam on the video board onstage during the Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on February 24, 2013 in Hollywood, California.
Connections
Quotes
You don't see that with straight-up R comedy ... I would argue there's not one that's even close to it in terms of its aesthetic, its rhythm and its ambition visually. It feels like a Tony Scott movie.
So I made a Clairol Loving Care commercial with Nicolas Roeg. Alan Parker, Hugh Hudson, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, all these people some of the time making advertising commercials.
There was never a scene written where Goose plays the piano, but on the way to work [one day]. I got a call from Tony Scott, the great director, and he’s like, ‘You know how you always say ‘Great Balls of Fire’ in the script?’ – which I did for some reason – he said, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if you sang ‘Great Balls of Fire’ at the piano?’More quotes »
Around the web
-
Will Smith in Talks to Star in THE WILD BUNCH Reboot
Will Smith is setting his sights on a reboot of a classic Western in the near future. Warner Bros. has been developing a remake of Sam Peckinpah’s classic 1969 film The Wild Bunch for a couple of years now, with Tony Scott most recently attached to take from Original Signal: Movies Read more »
-
Terrence Malick’s Editor Billy Weber Says 'Knight of Cups' Won’t Be As Dialogue-Free & Experimental As 'To The Wonder'
While at this year’s TCM Classic Film Festival, we had the chance to sit down with Billy Weber, Terrence Malick’s longtime editor. Beginning his editing career on the cult horror flick “Messiah of Evil,” Weber went on to work with directors ranging from from Indie Wire Read more »
-
Review: The Great Gatsby
I never expected Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby” to feel understated, but it’s almost demure at times. While busy and jumped-up, it’s as much about trappings of luxe, the secret life of brands. (The brands include F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jay-Z, Tiffany & from Newcity: Street Smart Chicago Read more »
-
Other Rugby League news: Try your luck with Tony Scott’s Big Derby Day Quiz
SCOUSE SUSPECTS: All players below are derby heroes from the past but we have given them the classic Scouse makeover – can you name them? 9. “The difference between Everton and the Queen Mary is that Everton carry more passengers!” 10. “There was nothing from Liverpool Echo Read more »
-
Promises
This sultry, provocative short horror film directed by Husson has more than a little in common with Tony Scott’s cult classic The Hunger. The music, costumes and subject matter channel the style of the 1980s brilliantly. from The Awesomer Read more »
