Actor Rigby dies aged 71 Aug 13, 2008
His film credits included Get Carter, Mona Lisa Smile and Tomorrow Never Dies. He died of lung cancer at his London home on August 10. (Stage)
Man of character Aug 12, 2008
Films included Mona Lisa Smile in 2003, Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The Dogs of War (1980), Get Carter (1971), and Scandal in 1989. On TV, Rigby was best known for his role as dog-handler PC Snow in the TV series from the 60s and 70s, Softly, Softly: Task Force. (Mirror.co.uk)
Seven steps to heaven Jul 26, 2008
Saturday July 26, 2008. Beating the All Blacks is tricky, and they will need to be as resourceful as Peter, Janet, Jack, Colin, George, Pam, Barbara and Scamper the dog in achieving the Secret Seven. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Four Weddings is Britain's best Jul 1, 2008
The last James Bond movie, 'Casino Royale', starring Daniel Craig, Guy Ritchie's 'Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels', 'Lawrence Of Arabia', 'Withnail And I', 'Atonement', 'The Wicker Man' and 'Get Carter' made up the rest of the top 10. Story last updated: Tuesday, 1 July, 2008, 07:35 (c) stv. (stv.tv)
Many ways to get Carter May 31, 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. "Record companies [always] wanted me to fit into some category". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Mannequin on toilet in running for top U.K. art prize May 13, 2008
Bangladeshi-born Runa Islam re-creates cult cinema scenes from Ingmar Bergman films along with footage from the car park used in the Michael Caine thriller Get Carter. Polish-born Goshka Macuga, described as a cultural archaeologist , draws inspiration from the 1919 German horror movie The Cabinet of Dr Caligari. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Maybe it takes an elitist May 9, 2008
Now we want them to be our next-door neighbors, and we get Carter, Clinton and the Bushes. The nomination battle between Hillary Clinton and Obama has declined into a contest of personalities. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Media 'keeping actors in closet' May 3, 2008
Page last updated at 08:01 GMT, Friday, 2 May 2008 09:01 UK. Media 'keeping actors in closet. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Blige Congratulates Jay-Z & Beyonce Apr 8, 2008
Blige and Carter were guests on "The Late Show With David Letterman" Friday night, but Letterman was unable to get Carter to divulge any wedding plans. In the segment, taped earlier in the week, Letterman teased Blige and Carter about making a nice couple. (CBS News)
For some movies, it's drearily ever after Apr 7, 2008
In Get Carter, Michael Cain plays a London gangster seeking to avenge his brothers death. Get Carter (1971): No, not the pointless Sly Stallone remake but the rough, gritty original with Michael Caine as a London gangster seeking answers to his brothers death. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Review: Heist movie gets the 'Job' done Mar 8, 2008
Director Roger Donaldson ("The World's Fastest Indian") is an old pro who has been making movies since the 1970s, and he works in the muscular, no-frills shooting style known from staple British crime dramas like "Get Carter" and "The Long Good Friday." (Another minor classic from the era, 1971's "Villain" starring Richard Burton and a young Ian McShane, was written by Messrs. Clement and La Fresnais. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Confessions of an everyman Feb 4, 2008
After the success of Alfie, he went on to play other male chauvinists: Harry Palmer, a secret agent (his James Bond with glasses) in the Len Deighton spy thrillers - The Ipcress File, Funeral In Berlin and Billion Dollar Brain - and London gangster Jack Carter in Get Carter. During the swinging '60s he was quite the lad about town, more so than Law ever has been, he says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
In picturesJude Law dodges the rain at Sleuth movie premiere Nov 19, 2007
Law steps into Sir Michael's original role, while the Get Carter star takes the part originally played by Sir Laurence Olivier. The film, a study of conflict and jealousy, is based on a play by Anthony Schaffer. (BBC News -- UK)
Maxed-out donors shift to state politics Nov 13, 2007
Bing, the financial backer behind movies such as The Polar Express and Get Carter, spent nearly $50 million to support a failed 2006 ballot measure in California that would have placed a profit tax on energy companies, according to the non-partisan National Institute on Money in State Politics. This year, Bing has given nearly $98,000 at the federal level to Democrats. (USA Today)
Grievous bodily harm Oct 28, 2007
The latter's father, the distinguished Austrian ;migr; Wolfgang Suschitzky, took unforgettable pictures of London in the 1930s and later lit the greatest British gangster movie, Get Carter. But Cronenberg isn't venturing into uncharacteristic country. (The Observer)
Screening Room Special: Michael Caine Oct 27, 2007
Roles in "Get Carter" and "Alfie" have made Caine a British film icon ... Mark Wahlberg starred in a remake of "The Italian Job" (2003) which was followed by a new take on "Alfie" (2004) starring Jude Law, while Sly Stallone baffled audiences as the lead in a sanitized version of "Get Carter" (2000) set in Los Angeles. (CNN -- Showbiz)
'A baroque cathedral for buses' Oct 1, 2007
It could be saved, yet money and the prospect of new local jobs, however menial, seem likely to ensure that it will go the way of other recently fought-over 1960s concrete monuments such as the Tricorn shopping centre in Portsmouth, voted the ugliest building in Britain by Radio 4 listeners in 2001 and demolished in 2004; and the multistorey car park in Gateshead, designed by Owen Luder, architect of the Tricorn, and an unlikely star of the movie Get Carter. Intriguingly, though the Tithebarn... (Guardian Unlimited)
'Bondage is beautiful to me' UKRAINIAN beauty Olga Kurylenko on the art of bondage and escaping poverty Sep 21, 2007
The uber-stylish Serpent is actually based on the novel Plender by Ted Lewis, writer of Jack s Return Home - which was famously turned into Brit cult classic movie Get Carter ... Olga gives Get Carter star and sexy Swede BRITT EKLAND a run for her money in what must be one of the raunchiest scenes in cinema history, as sultry Eastern European honeytrap Sophia. (The Sun Newspaper Online, UK -- News)
Bad old habits resurface Sep 10, 2007
Maybe we can luck up and get Carter Strickland to take your place, you bufoon. Get your Webster s dictionary. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Cash film shown to packed house Sep 6, 2007
The story of Carter s life, including his early years in Rector, is chronicled in the 2006 book Get Carter: Backstage in history from JFK to the Rolling Stones. I thought Rector would be the perfect place for this advanced screening of the Johnny Cash Video, Carter said. (Clay County Democrat, AR)
Special screening of Johnny Cash video will highlight Rector's Labor Day celebration Aug 30, 2007
Trumann Democrat Online : News. Wednesday, August 29, 2007. (Truman Democrat, AR)
Labor Day Parade will feature AF Pipe Band Aug 17, 2007
The story of his life, including his early years in Rector, are chronicled in the 2006 book, "Get Carter: Backstage in History from JFK to the Rolling Stones.". . (Clay County Democrat, AR)
Labor Day to include speical screening of Johnny Cash video Aug 10, 2007
Clay County Democrat Online : News. Thursday, August 09, 2007. (Clay County Democrat, AR)
Michael Caine to release album Aug 2, 2007
The Get Carter, Zulu actor is a big fan of chill out music and agreed to put the collection together after dining with Sir Elton John. The album entitled Cained will feature artists such as Nina Simone and Chicane and will be released in September. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
What are the worst films of all time? Aug 1, 2007
Cliche ridden Pro Viet Nam War propaganda starring John Wayne, or Sly Stallone's indulgent and emotionally flat remake of "Get Carter". Posted by: Alph Williams on August 1, 2007 3:34 AM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Film master found art in darkness Aug 1, 2007
Mike Hodges, the British director of Get Carter and Croupier, yesterday remembered seeing The Seventh Seal in 1956 at age 24 and thinking, "I never had seen anything like it in the cinema, really. It was a lot to absorb, and it was so mysterious that I remember literally spending the whole night talking about it ... trying to comprehend what it was trying to say. It was so extraordinarily impressive, even if you never came to any conclusions; just the process that Bergman generated was... (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
INTERVIEW: Operator giving new life to rock 'n' roll with 'Soulcrusher' Jun 8, 2007
From acting in major films such as "Black Hawk Down," "The Fast and the Furious" and the remake of "Get Carter," to being the lead vocalist and front man of the rock/alternative/metal collective Operator, Strong is a man who knows what he wants to do. "I'm a pretty difficult artist to work with in a creative situation," Strong said. (U-Wire.com)
Classic London gangland movie to get Miami remake May 18, 2007
Get Carter Made by Mike Hodges in 1971 with Michael Caine as ruthless protagonist in the north-east of England. Remade in 2000, set in Seattle, with Sylvester Stallone in main role and Caine playing a cameo. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
From Universal Studios Home Entertainment: Take a Breathless Ride to Another Universe in the Cult Sci-Fi Classic With Its Legendary Queen Soundtrack, 'Flash Gordon: Saviour of the Universe Edition' Apr 27, 2007
Directed by Mike Hodges ("Croupier," "Get Carter") and produced by Dino De Laurentiis ("Barbarella," "King Kong-1976"), "Flash Gordon: Saviour of the Universe Edition" brings to the screen all the action, romance and fun of the original 1930's comic strip that inspired it. The special edition DVD includes exclusive bonus features, packaging art by renowned comic book artist, Alex Ross, and an "alternate" collectible postcard of the packaging art that make it a must-have addition to the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Vengeance comes back with a bang Mar 11, 2007
Yorkshire Post Features. "Many people feel that this Government has been more interested in its public image than delivering changes that make us feel safer on the streets and in our own homes. Crime rates are spiralling out of control, and the public generally feels helpless." What we are witnessing in Outlaw is the belief that the England of yore has been overwhelmingly subsumed by the gangs-and-guns ethos that has plagued America for decades. (Yorkshire Post Today)
See the full review Feb 14, 2007
The only way for Carter to protect Lynn and keep himself out of jail is to turn amateur investigator himself, helped by his loyal German-Turkish lover Emek (Moritz Bleibtreu), a tabloid paparazzo who wants to transition into gallery-based art photography and get Carter to settle down with him. Plot parallels with Schrader's "American Gigolo" and "Light Sleeper" are obvious, but helmer also more subtly references his back catalog through James Merifield's production design, which makes ample use... (Variety)
Stallone proves theres no show without punch Jan 19, 2007
The marketeers still didn't buy Rocky VI. Seven years passed, during which time Stallone didn't do his career any favours by appearing in the universally derided Get Carter remake, the pedestrian racing-car movie Driven and the decidedly non-cerebral cop-in-rehab psychological thriller D-Tox. Then, with his last $20m paycheck banked five years before and no more in the offing, Stallone's luck changed. (The Herald)
City hostelries give summer patrons the flicks Dec 9, 2006
The pub is running a Michael Caine special, showing films such as Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Get Carter. Next month, the pub's entertainment co-ordinator, Garry Burton, plans to run Jack Nicholson and Clint Eastwood specials. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
... and a Jarvis in a pear tree Dec 4, 2006
London to Brighton First-time, twentysomething director Paul Andrew Williams brings off a superb, cold-sweat gangland thriller, mixing Get Carter and Cathy Come Home. A prostitute with an inflamed black eye and a terrified 12-year-old girl escape a London mobster on a southbound train. (Guardian Unlimited)
Best British film of the year ... London to Brighton Dec 1, 2006
By accident or design, traces of both Get Carter and Cathy Come Home are discernible. There are London criminals here, wielding shotguns, but the film has none of the mockney geezer nonsense that we've come to expect from British films. (Guardian Unlimited)
Teri Hatcher's shoe tantrum Nov 28, 2006
Stephen is best known for directing the 2000 film 'Get Carter', which starred Sylvester Stallone. . (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Hatcher dates Longoria's ex Nov 22, 2006
Stephen is best known for directing the 2000 film 'Get Carter', which starred Sylvester Stallone. He has also helmed the horror film 'Boogeyman' and episodes of US TV show 'Friday Night Lights. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Britney parties with Vegas jillionaire Nov 22, 2006
TOGETHER/APART: Teri Hatcher has confirmed to the ''Extra'' TV show that she is dating her ''Desperate Housewives'' co-star Eva Longoria's ex-beau -- director Stephen Kay (''Get Carter''). Since Longoria claims she has ''never been happier'' with current boyfriend, NBA star Tony Parker, she says she ''wishes the same happiness for Teri'' and Kay. (Chicago Sun-Times)
Casino Royale *** Nov 17, 2006
This decision by director Martin Campbell ( GoldenEye) and his writers (Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Paul Haggis) to tilt Bond more toward Get Carter brutishness, rather than To Catch a Thief charm, is a calculated risk nobody would call Craig suave. But the payoff is the revitalization of Bond by making him much closer to what Fleming envisaged: a sociopath who, fortunately, is on our side. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Kinowelt ups voting rights Nov 2, 2006
The U.S. court found Samaha and Franchise guilty of defrauding the once high-flying rights trader into paying wildly inflated budgets on a slate of films that included "Get Carter" and "The Whole Nine Yards.". Kinowelt, which is enjoying huge box office success with soccer World Cup docu "Germany -- A Summer Fairy Tale," last week announced the takeover of Cologne-based arthouse distrib Pegasos. (Variety)
Filmmaker a big donor behind the scenes Oct 31, 2006
" Bing's personal fortunes mostly stem from his grandfather, Leo Bing, who built luxury apartment homes in New York decades ago and reportedly gave a $600 million inheritance to his grandson when he turned 18. As for the younger Bing, after graduating from an exclusive private high school for boys in Los Angeles, he enrolled at Stanford University, but he dropped out in his junior year to pursue a career in filmmaking. His directorial debut, "Every Breath," was a flop and went straight to video.... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Casting a spell Oct 22, 2006
He did remake Get Carter. He's doing a "not a remake" remake of Sleuth. (Orlando Sentinel)
Caine in his new role: A happy homebody Oct 21, 2006
Caine is convinced that the new Sleuth will not meet the fate of previous remakes of his films such as Alfie and Get Carter, which, he agreed, were disastrous. "I wasn't starring in those," he said with a grin. (Toronto Star -- Arts)
CAMPAIGN 2006: Proposition 87 Oct 17, 2006
that he can even get the attention of Bill Clinton to be part of their campaign," Baldassare said, noting that no other race or initiative on California's November ballot has received this kind of attention. Despite a crowded ballot, Prop. 87 has been highly visible to voters, as both sides together attracted more than $100 million in campaign contributions and started running television ads three months before the Nov. 7 election. With as much as $4 billion worth of new oil taxes on the line,... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Cary Grants gray suit tops list Oct 17, 2006
Cary Grants gray suit tops movie clothing list - Style - MSNBC.com. Cary Grants gray suit tops movie clothing list. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Also this week Oct 15, 2006
Fair mid-career efforts for Caine, but not on a par with, say, ``Get Carter. "Extras: Production featurettes. (Fox, $19.98 each)FOREIGN``ONLY HUMAN" (2004). (Boston Globe)
Read More... Sep 3, 2006
Other British films, such as Peeping Tom, The Devils, Straw Dogs, and A Clockwork Orange, steeped in violence and sexual sadism, have been more controversial; Get Carter, lionized by the '90s lad fad, has similarly gained in retrospective glory. But The Wicker Man's genre-bending, thematic daring, and tortuous history have made it the U.K.'s definitive cult movie. (Disinformation)
Don't look now – it's another remake Aug 30, 2006
Still, as long as the likes of Sylvester Stallone are let loose on movies such as Get Carter, you have to laugh. Of course, the results are risible: Stallone replaces the racecourse scene with a golf course scene, wears shades throughout in spite of the relentless drizzle and, unlike Michael Caine s thoroughly brutal Carter, comes over as a thug with a heart of gold in near-incestuous scenes with his niece. (TimesOnline)
Remake revenge Aug 30, 2006
Did Hollywood learn nothing from the American remake of Get Carter. That was a movie whose sole redeeming feature was the mortal blow it delivered to the already moribund career of Napoleonic short guy Sylvester Stallone, dispatching him finally to Hollywood's frigid and storm-lashed equivalent of St Helena. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Aishwarya Rai's PROVOKED bagged by Eros Intl Aug 26, 2006
The film has a star-studded line up of famous actors like Miranda Richardson (The Hours, Phantom of the Opera, Get Carter), Robbie Coltrane (Harry Potter, Ocean's 12, Golden Eye, The World is Not Enough), Nandita Das (Sandstorm, Fire, Earth), Rebecca Pidgeon (Heist), Deborah Moore (Die Another Day) and Naveen Andrews (Lost, The English Patient, Bride and Prejudic). Provoked received an excellent response when it was screened at this year's Cannes Film Festival and more recently to Patricia... (Glamsham.com)
Your unsung landmarks Aug 12, 2006
Rather than Gateshead's Get Carter car park, Graham Soult suggests Dunston Staiths - "The scale of the structure is breathtaking.". "When the boats go past the TV reception goes," says Austin Core of the Southampton water and container terminal. (BBC News -- UK)
We shall fight them - in the Assembly Rooms Aug 8, 2006
In Red Shift's acclaimed original production of Get Carter, "everybody smoked their heads off all the way through it," says director Jonathan Holloway. But not in Edinburgh. (Guardian Unlimited)
ITV can't afford to leave vacuum at the top Aug 4, 2006
The Don t Get Carter campaign has some forceful arguments on its side. The most ticklish issue is that Mr Carter has only just stopped being the Ofcom regulator. (TimesOnline)
Guy Ritchie Is Making A New Movie Jul 26, 2006
In the past, the studios wanted directors like Stephen Kay ("Get Carter") and Chris Robinson ("ATL") to direct. But now, Ritchie is rewriting the script together with Martin Askew. (Playfuls.com)
Ritchie continues criminal career Jul 26, 2006
He is the third director to be approached for the job, following Stephen Kay, who directed the 2000 remake of Get Carter, and the music video director Chris Robinson. Static will be Ritchie's fourth gangster film, after Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch and Revolver. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Celebrity healthActress Britt Eckland was shocked at her osteoporosis diagnosis May 29, 2006
She has starred in more than 30 feature films, including The Bobo with former husband Peter Sellers and The Wicker Man with Edward Woodward, as well as Get Carter with Michael Caine. Always interested in health and fitness, she released her own exercise video in 1992, called Britt Fit. (BBC News -- Health)
Longest yard? Burt Reynolds doesn't need it Jan 1, 2006
" Jade Mills at Coldwell Banker, Beverly Hills, has the listing with Gene Albarelle of Prudential Florida WCI Realty. Two estates in one in Beverly Hills Billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian, 88-year-old former owner of the MGM movie studio, has listed his Beverly Hills home at $25 million. The gated compound sits on 30-plus acres. The property includes a five-bedroom, 8,400-square-foot Mediterranean, built in 1986; two tennis courts, two pools, a putting green and two guesthouses. The compound... (Los Angeles Times)
