Sunday, February 19, 2012

Casting- - Judgment at Nuremberg

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Judgment at Nuremberg is a 1961 film about the Nuremberg trials. It was an all-star cast including Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Marlene Dietrich, Richard Widmark, Judy Garland, Montgomery Cliff and the then (and to some still) unknown Maximilian Schell.

In 1948, in Nuremberg, Germany the trails of four German judges who sentenced Jews to concentration camps.

NOTE::*** I only cast one judge, do to my lack of  German actors.*****
my ideal version::::::::::::


SENATOR BURKETTE-a US senator in Germany during the trials, helps Haywood adapt to the temorary living arrangments.

Adam Arkin. a great charactor actor. (Son of Alan Arkin)


JUDGE CURTIS IVES- one of the judges presiding over the trial

Treat Williams.


JUDGE KENNETH NORRIS-one of the judges presiding over the trial.

James Remar.


CPT. HARRISON BYERS- a US Army captian that becomes Haywoods personal aid.

Benjamin Salisbury. From the Nanny


IRENE WALLER-A Jewish woman who doesnot want to testify about being sentenced to those camps but eventually does.

Christina Ricci. I dont know why I pick her, I had Anjelica Huston in mind, but I decided to go younger.


RUDOLF PETERSEN-A mentally disabled man that testifies about his parents sentencing. A one scene, oscar nominated role.

Ewan McGregor. Hes a great actor. Requires one scene.


MRS. BERTHOLT-a widowed Nazi officers wife, that befriends Haywood.

Emma Thompson. She may be too young, but with a little make-up here and there, she could do it.


HANS ROLFE- the German/French young lawyer that is defending the four judges.

Ben Whishaw. He looks European. The only problem with him is hes 30 and they cast him as Q in James Bond. Why cant they just bring back John Cleese!!!


COL. TED LAWSON- An US colonel doing the prosecution of the judges and is an execellent lawyer. Hes never lost a case, and hopes it to stay that way.

Dennis Quaid. I like Quaid and think he can play this role. Plus one of the few actors that WANTS to age like normal people...


DR. ERNST JANNING- The main German judge on trial

Gary Oldman. Im not a big fan of him as Gordon in Batman, but I think he could do this


JUDGE DAN HAYWOOD- the cheif judge on these trials. An old widowed American Southern judge

Tommy Lee Jones. In the original Haywoods from Masine, but to fit Jones' vioce and personality hes going to be from Texas(my state too)

Hope you liked it!!!!

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Great movie Songs

The top 12 Greatest movie songs of all time for me. This is all MY opinion, agree or not, so donot be all hateful.

#12. You're the One that I Want.

GREASE.You're the one that I Want. . Pretty good song if you ask me and they get back together.


#11. Anything Goes

INDY & THE TEMPLE OF DOOM. I like this Indy movie. Kate Capshaw is a good singer too.

#10 My Heart will Go on


#9 The Pink Panther Theme


#8.Under the Sea

The Little Mermaid.Under the Sea is a good song, I llike Disney movies too.


#7. Miss Baltimore Crabs
Hairspray. Who doesn't love Michelle Pfeiffer.

#6. Its A Hard Knock Life

Annie.Annie is a good movie, and I cach myself siging alittle of this song sometimes


#5. Tale As Old as Time.

Beauty And The Beast. Angela Lansbury is a good singer
#4. The Circle of Life

The Lion King. Elton John is a pretty good in this


#3.Razzle Dazzle Em

Chicago. I like Chuicago alot, and this is my favorite song. I now know what to do with my English papers...


#2. Summer Nights

Grease. Another Grease song, but Grease is a good musical

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#1. Be Our Guest

Beauty and the Beast This is my favorite song of the whole show buz stuff. I like how Jerry orbach just sings

Casting- - Tarzan of the Apes

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Tarzan the Ape man is Tarzans feature debute. An action adventure novel  set in 1912, when an English expedition lands on an "unchartered" island only to find Tarzan and his apes.
but what happens to this action-adventure: it turns into a love story!

                                         

Here is my version::(from the book to screen)

LORD & LADY GREYSTOKE (TARZANS PARENTS)-Tarzans mom and dad that their ship sinks when Tarzan is just a little baby and he ends up being raised by Gorillas and the jungle.
 
Peter Krause & Stacy Haiduk. Two character actors that can act well.

PAUL D'ARNOT-A French naval officer, that Tarzan rescues from natives in the jungle. Paul teaches Tarzan even more about human civilization. He teaches him the french language, as well as how to behave as a proper white man.

Jonathan Hyde. One of my favorites, he is the actors actor. From Titanic to Anaconda in the same year, he has done it all.

WILLIAM CLAYTON-Clayton is a hunter who came on the expedition with the Porters to be their body guard or protector. After treating Tarzan poorly and with very little respect however Clayton reveals that his true motives for being there are to capture the gorillas and make a large profit off of them.

Jeremy Northam. Hes not a very big man but he can do it.

DR. PORTER-Janes old and crazy widowed dad that is on a expition to find gorillas for his book or something. Hes man favorite character in these books/films.

John Hurt. A great English actor. Hes the only one I could think of that can pull this role off.

JANE PORTER- a pretty young proper English girl, that comes from a upper-class English family that is with her fatheron his expedition. She falls for Tarzan and Clayton at the same time.

Keira Knightley.I don't know why I picked her, I just did.

TARZAN (JOHN CLAYTON)-As a baby, Tarzans parents died by a gorilla and he was raised by them and learned how to fish and hunt unmong other things. He learns alittle English from Commander D'Arnot.

Nick Ayler.This model would be in his first film. Hes really good-looking and big and looks like how I envisioned Tarzan. He could do it I think. I can see the titles And introducing ...Nick Ayler as Tarzan


So there I present you TARZAN of the Apes.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Casting - - Hairspray

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In 1962 Baltimore, Maryland, plump teenager Tracy Turnblad's dream is to dance on The Corny Collins Show, a local TV dance program.When Tracy wins a role on the show, she becomes a celebrity overnight. She then launches a campaign to integrate the show.

Hairspray was made in 1988, then a Broadway musical in 2002, and now a movie in 2007.

My version:::

MR. PINKY- who owns a dress shop called Mr. Pinky's Hefty Hideaway. He hires Tracy as his spokesgirl

John Astin. An old comedian in a small role.

HARIMAN F. SPLITZER- the owner of the "Ultra Clutch" company and the main sponsor of The Corny Collins Show. Although Mr. Spritzer prefers to keep The Corny Collins Show segregated, he will follow public opinion if it increases sales.

Mitch Ryan. A great old(83) character actor that is funnny and dramatic in the same scene.

PRUDY PINGLETON-Penny's mother, a zealous Catholic whose strict parenting keeps Penny from experiencing social life.

Bebe Neuwirth. She is a actress that can be in everything as every character.

SEAWEED J. STUBBS-Maybelle's son, a skilled dancer who teaches Tracy some dance moves and falls in love with her friend, Penny.

Tyler James Willams. He is Chris on Everybody Hates Chris.

LINK LARKIN-Amber's boyfriend and the lead male dancer on The Corny Collins Show. Link is a singer who becomes more attracted to Tracy.

Taylor Lautner. Hes the teen heartrob and that kind of actor needs to be played be that kind of role.

AMBER VON TUSSLE-Velma's bratty daughter and the lead female dancer on The Corny Collins Show. Amber becomes Tracy's enemy when Tracy threatens both Amber's chances of winning the "Miss Teenage Hairspray" crown and Amber's relationship with her boyfriend, Link.

Dianna Agron. Yes, Quinn on Glee.

MOTOURMOUTH MAYBELLE-a Baltimore Rhythm and Blues radio disc jockey who hosts "Negro Day" on The Corny Collins Show. Maybelle also runs a record shop on North Avenue.

Wanda Sykes. She can be funny and serious in the same role.

CORNY COLLINS-host of The Corny Collins Show, Corny's politically progressive attitudes lead him to fight his show's imposed segregation

Ryan Seacrest. He can sing and dance and be good-looking

PENNY PINGLETON-Tracy's best friend, a sheltered girl who falls in love with Seaweed, despite the efforts of her racist and stern mother

Miranda Cosgrove. I don't know alot about Disney actrors but I think she could do it.

WILBUR TURNBLAD-Tracys crazy and wierd dad that owns a joke shop.

Billy Crystal. He skinny and really funny. It was him or Dustin Hoffman and Crystal is more of the musical type to me.

VELMA VON TUSSLE- Manager of station WYZT, the racist, former beauty queen Velma is interested in keeping her daughter Amber in the spotlight and The Corny Collins Show segregated.

Jennifer Garner. Jennifer got the role because Michelle Pfeiffer was Velma in the 2007 adaption.

EDNA TURNBLAD-Tracy's mother and agent, an agoraphobe ashamed of her obesity. Role meant for a man in drag.

John Goodman. You all saw it comming, A fat laundry woman in a musical. The only man for the role.

TRACY TURNBLAD-An optimistic, overweight teenage girl who loves dancing, Tracy's racial color-blindness leads her to become an active supporter for the integration of The Corny Collins Show.

Ashley Fink. Lauren on Glee. She can sing, dance and carry the show, so whats the difference with a film.

Hairspray......

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Casting- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

                                      
I like Indiana Jones movies and this is the last one to re-cast. My personal favorite of the three(I dont count the 4th as a movie, its a mockery to the series)

When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana Jones must follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis from beating him to the Grail.

THE LAST CRUSADE----

VOGEL-is a German SS officer who aids Donovan in finding the Holy Grail. The Second-in-comand

Benicio del Toro. I have no idea who this is or what kind of actor he is looks German so hes got the part.

YOUNG INDY-Indiana Jones in 1912 as a boy scout.

Logan Lerman. I dont know much about him except that he was in the Lighting Theif and it wasnt like the book...

SALLAH-Indys Egyptian friend from Raiders.

Naveen Andrews.

MARCUS BRODY-Indys boss and a scatterbrained museum curator from Raiders also.

David McCallum.

WALTER DONAVAN-is the main antagonist of the film. He is an American businessman who desires the Holy Grail in order to achieve immortality.

Kyle MacLachlan. I like him and he is a good actor plus the only one thats famous, but not too famous for the role. a character actor type.

DR. ELSA SCHNEIDER-is an Austrian art professor who desires the Grail, and like Donovan, keeps her involvement with the Nazis a secret.

Bar Refaeli. Shes more of a model than an actress but the womans young and beautiful and has a nice accent.

DR. HENRY JONES SR- is Indiana's eccentric and estranged father, who was distant from his son due to his obsessive study of the Holy Grail and its possible location.

Tom Selleck. I know I should have put Harrison Ford in the role, but Tom was set to play Indy in 1980 but Magnum PI was in the way. It worked out though.

INDIANA JONES-An American sent to find his father and the Grail before the Nazis get it.

Bradley Cooper.When you cast Indy, you have to have all three movies the same actor.


INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE....

Saturday, January 28, 2012

casting- Chicago

                        

So, Chicago is a play from 2002. It is 10 years old now and I am re-casting it my way. That when I read the Broadway script I see the characters this way.

In the 1920s two very different women commit murder and share a lawyer

Presenting CHICAGO:::::::::::::::::::::::::::


JUDGE-an un-named judge in the Roxie trial. Good friends with Billy Flynn.'

David Ogden Stiers.I am a big MASH fan, and I think he would be a good judge


THE NARRATOR-a man that says the song titles.

Shemar Moore.He has a real deep-voice


FRED CASLEY-the victim. Has several affairs and children

Wes Bentley.


D.A. HARRISON-Chicagos DA, everyone scared of him. May run for governor in a few...

John Slattery


MARY SUNSHINE-a report with the Evening Star

Shelley Long. In the play she a man, but in this just a regular middle-class, middle-aged woman.

AMOS HART-Roxies husband, an idiot.

Will Ferrell. Im not big on Ferrell, but I think he could do the job right.

MAMA MORTON-Womens prison warden. Dont put up with crap.

Reba McIntire

BILLY FLYNN-a good-looking, middle-aged, rich, wonderful corrupt attorney that takes Velam and Roxies cases.

Alec Baldwin. I wanna see him sing "Razzle Dazzle Em"

VELMA KELLY-sn actress that kills her sister and husband.

Rachel McAdams. This was a tough call between her and Anne Hathaway. Hope I made the right choice.

ROXIE HART-a middle class woman that kills her lover after catching him lie.

Kate Hudson.I think she can lead this film as Roxie