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Bloom/Crowe Unscripted
posted by Jas, 07/11/05
Moviefone reports that Orlando and director Cameron Crowe are going to interview each other using questions from the fans. Submit your question here
'Kingdom' DVD for DIY documentary makers
posted by Jas, 07/11/05
Yahoo reports that that in the upcoming Kingdom of Heaven DVD, viewers will be able to create their own documentary on the making of the film
When "Kingdom of Heaven" comes out on DVD on Oct. 11, viewers will be able to create their own documentary on the making of the film, a box office disappointment that grossed slightly less than $46 million in theaters despite an all-star cast that includes Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson and Jeremy Irons. Working with director Ridley Scott's production company, Scott Free Prods., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment created an interactive production grid that allows viewers to assemble their choice of 16 custom documentaries, ranging in length from eight minutes to 90 minutes and based on their own interests.
"We wanted to try to something new," said DVD producer Charles de Lauzirika, who produces all of Scott's DVDs. "I don't know if others will want to do it down the road, but I thought it was a nice one-time experiment to see how it works."
At the main menu, viewers will see a grid "that gives you the power to tailor your documentary to your liking," Lauzirika said. "If, for example, you want to know what the director did in preproduction, you click one button, or if you want to see what the cast did during postproduction, you click on that button.
"If you want to see what the director did during the whole filming of the movie, you can filter out everything else and just get the director's perspective -- or the timeline, or what they all did in preproduction."
Die-hard fans of the film, Lauzirika said, "can just hit play and see the whole thing." Lauzirika has produced more than 20 DVDs, beginning with "Hannibal" in 2001.
The "Kingdom of Heaven" DVD, which will retail for $29.98, also features five hours of other bonus materials, including a streaming text commentary with historical notes about the Crusades, an A&E "Movie Real" feature titled "History vs. Hollywood," and interviews with Bloom and Scott.
Hi-res pics
posted by Jas, 07/11/05
Jan posted hi-res pictures of Orlando arriving for the taping of David Letterman this past May
