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Soderbergh’s CLEO Inspiration
Soderbergh’s CLEO Inspiration
Che director Steven Soderbergh recently told Anne Thompson that his eyebrow-raising 3D musical about Cleopatra is going to be tonally inspired by Gilda , King Vidor’s 1946 noir starring Rita Hayworth. Which is … interesting. Obviously, Gilda is not really a musical. ...
Soderbergh: Che and Cleo
Soderbergh: Che and Cleo
weblogs.variety.com — I ran into Steven Soderbergh this weekend at the AFI Fest Che party. He's going to start... filming Cleopatra in April. "What's your favorite musical?" I asked him. Pause. He said his inspiration for the 3D musical was Rita Hayworth as Gilda. That's ... (more) Soderbergh: Che and Cleo
Steven Soderbergh’s “Che” Teaser Trailer
filmofilia.com — A teaser trailer for Steven Soderbergh’s movie ”Che” (”The Argentine” and “Guerilla“, two-part biopic with a total... running time of 268 minutes) is online. Benicio Del Toro,... (more) Steven Soderbergh’s “Che” Teaser Trailer
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Newsbites: The history and religion edition!
FilmChat — Here are a few more items that came up in recent days. 1. Steven Soderbergh says Cleo, his recently-announced 3-D musical about the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra, will be inspired on some level by the classic film noir Gilda (1946). -- Anne Thompson, Karina Longworth 2. Malek Akkad, whose father directed the Mohammed biopic The Message (1976), says the recently-announced Mohammed biopic The Messenger of Peace will not be a remake of his father's film, ...

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