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Straw Dogs Review Roger Ebert

Posted by admin on Sep 16, 2011 in News | 0 comments

Roger Ebert just posted his review of Rod Lurie’s film “Straw Dogs”. Great to see that the film is getting great reviews.

Here is an excerpt:

This new version of “Straw Dogs” is a reasonably close adaptation of the 1971 film by Sam Peckinpah. Change the location from England to Mississippi, change a mathematician into a screenwriter, keep the bear trap and the cat found strangled, and it tells the same story. It is every bit as violent. I found it visceral, disturbing and well-made.

James Marsden and Kate Bosworth star in the roles originally played by Dustin Hoffman and Susan George, as an intellectual and his wife who move to a rural area where he can work undisturbed. There is something about this man and his sexy wife that disturbs the locals down at the pub, and what begins as a subtle competition over territorial rights (in the Darwinian sense) escalates implacably into a full-blown lethal struggle. The lesson learned is that the egghead contains the possibility of using great violence when his home and wife are threatened. At the beginning, he doesn’t know that

For the full review please click on the link to jump to his site: Straw Dogs :: rogerebert.com :: Reviews.

New TV Spot & Photos From Rod Lurie’s STRAW DOGS

Posted by admin on Aug 14, 2011 in Photos | 0 comments

Sony Pictures released some great new stills from Rod Lurie’s “Straw Dogs”. I updated the gallery with the new images below:

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the film is due to be released in the US on 9/16/11. Can’t wait.
The page here has the trailer and additional info for the film: Straw Dogs: 

SOURCE:New TV Spot & Photos From Rod Lurie’s STRAW DOGS.

Why remake ‘Straw Dogs?’

Posted by admin on Aug 9, 2011 in News | 0 comments

Rene Rodriguez from The Miami Herald wrote the following review of the film “Straw Dogs”

I saw Rod Lurie’s Straw Dogs (due out Sept. 16) this morning and was immediately struck by two things: 1) The film is practically identical to Sam Peckinpah’s original, yet feels completely different (this is easily Lurie’s best work as a director); and 2) the violence isn’t nearly as shocking in 2011 as it was in 1971, but it doesn’t feel as cathartic or rousing as I expected. Instead, the mayhem felt vaguely depressing – a graphic, bloody depiction of the loss of humanity.

Pauline Kael famously referred to Peckinpah’s movie as a “fascist film,” but I doubt she would say the same about Lurie’s version, which boasts a much less graphic rape sequence and still-gory but swift violence that Lurie’s camera doesn’t linger on. I’ve been asking around lately and haven’t found a single person outside of movie critics and film buffs who has seen Straw Dogs: Peckinpah, I think, did a little too good a job at making sure his film was an unpleasant experience.

For the full review please visit Miami.com link below:

Why remake ‘Straw Dogs?’ | miami.com.

For the photo gallery on this site for Straw Dogs see below:

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Rod Lurie’s Straw Dogs Poster Redesigned

Posted by admin on Jul 9, 2011 in Photos | 0 comments

The movie poster for the film “Straw Dogs” has been redesigned and is shown above. Director Rod Lurie posted the new poster here: The new poster features the reflection of Alexander Skarsgard’s character-Charlie in James Marsden glasses. The prior poster showed a reflection in the section of the glasses where there was no glass. (shown below)

The new poster also is all in black and white (except for the phrase “Everyone has a breaking point” a key point of the film). The artwork is amazing in this poster. The tension and drama of the film is very evident in James Marsden’s face. Alexander’s glare also foreshadows the action that fans can not wait to finally see for themselves.

The film is due out September 2011.

There is also a Facebook page for the film. Click here for link: Straw Dogs Facebook page:

Release Dates: North America
Canada	16-Sep-11
United States	16-Sep-11

Latin America
América Central	27-Jan-12
Argentina	24-Nov-11
Bolivia	3-Nov-11
Brasil	28-Oct-11
Chile	17-Nov-11
Colombia	4-Nov-11
Ecuador	2-Dec-11
México	4-Nov-11
Perú	17-Nov-11
Uruguay	18-Nov-11
Venezuela	20-Jan-12

Middle East / Africa
البحرين | Bahrain	17-Nov-11
القاهرة | Egypt	16-Nov-11
Ethiopia	18-Nov-11
Israel	1-Dec-11
الأردن | Jordan	16-Nov-11
Kenya	9-Dec-11
Kuwait	17-Nov-11
Lebanon	17-Nov-11
Nigeria	9-Dec-11
عُمان | Oman	17-Nov-11
قطر | Qatar	17-Nov-11
South Africa	18-Nov-11
Syria	17-Nov-11
United Arab Emirates	17-Nov-11

Asia Pacific
Australia	17-Nov-11
香港 | Hong Kong	29-Dec-11
India	21-Oct-11
한국 | Korea	17-Nov-11
Malaysia	24-Nov-11
New Zealand	1-Dec-11
Pilipinas | Philippines	16-Nov-11
Singapore	24-Nov-11
台湾 | Taiwan	5-Nov-11
ไทย | Thailand	8-Dec-11
Vietnam	7-Oct-11

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Europe
België | Belgique | Belgium	7-Dec-11
Bulgaria	16-Dec-11
Ceská republika | Czech Republic	3-Nov-11
Danmark | Denmark	12-Jan-12
Deutschland | Germany	24-Nov-11
España | Spain	11-Nov-11
Eesti | Estonia	25-Nov-11
Ελλάδα | Greece	10-Nov-11
France	9-Nov-11
Hrvatske | Croatia	10-Nov-11
Íslan | Iceland	9-Dec-11
Italia | Italy	2-Dec-11
Latvijas | Latvija, Latvija | Latviju | Latvia	25-Nov-11
Lietuvos | Lietuva | Lithuania	25-Nov-11
Magyarország | Hungary	27-Oct-11
Nederland | Netherlands | Holland	24-Nov-11
Norge | Norway	2-Dec-11
Österreich | Austria	25-Nov-11
Polska | Poland	9-Dec-11
Portugal	17-Nov-11
Россия | Russia	10-Nov-11
România	2-Dec-11
Slovenija | Slovenia	10-Nov-11
Slovensko | Slovakia	17-Nov-11
Srbija | Crna Gora | Serbia and Montenegro	10-Nov-11
Suisse | Switzerland (Fr)	9-Nov-11
Schweiz | Switzerland (Ger)	24-Nov-11
Svizzera | Switzerland (Itl)	2-Dec-11
Suomi | Finland	9-Dec-11
Sverige | Sweden	7-Oct-11
Türkiye | Turkey	25-Nov-11
Ukraine	10-Nov-11
United Kingdom	28-Oct-11

For  additional images related to the fiim role please visit the page on this site linked here: The video trailer for the film can be found here:

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Straw Dogs in list of 2011 Best Movies To Watch

Posted by admin on Jan 6, 2011 in News | 3 comments

Straw Dogs cast: Alexander Skarsgard, Kate Bosworth, and James Marsden

Robert Butler with the Kansas City Star listed Rod Lurie’s Straw Dogs as a movie to watch in 2011. Straw Dogs according to his article is due to be released 9/16/2011 (which is a different date from what was reported earlier) features Alexander Skarsgard, Kate Bosworth and James Marsden.

Mr. Butler states why this film is one to watch in this excerpt:

Straw Dogs” (Sept. 16): Sam Peckinpah’s 1971 original — about a milquetoast professor who must defend his sexy wife and his vacation farmhouse from raging local thugs — is simultaneously terrific and ridiculous. A remake could be a big mistake, but I’m eager to see what director Rod Lurie (“The Contender,” “Deterrence”) and his cast (James Marsden, Kate Bosworth, Alexander Skarsgard) can do with it.

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/01/05/2561101/down-with-superheroes-we-look.html#ixzz1AIehDySY

Down with superheroes! We look elsewhere for 2011’s best movies – KansasCity.com.

The gallery below has images from Straw Dogs cast and filming. I know fans of Alexander have been patiently awaiting the release of the film. Sounds like we may have a little bit longer to wait.

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