The hunt for Doctor Death Jan 8, 2008
Auschwitz's "Angel of Death", memorably played by Gregory Peck in the film The Boys from Brazil, apparently had a stroke while swimming six years earlier. Might the hunters also be too late for Heim. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
'Rosemary's Baby' author dies Nov 16, 2007
NEW YORK (AP) -- -- Best-selling writer Ira Levin, whose novels included the horror classic "Rosemary's Baby," the Nazi thriller "The Boys From Brazil" and the satirical fantasy "The Stepford Wives," has died ... "The Boys From Brazil," "The Stepford Wives" and "Sliver" were also turned into big-budget Hollywood productions. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Ira Levin, 78, author of 'Rosemary's Baby' Nov 16, 2007
NEW YORK Ira Levin, a mild-mannered playwright and novelist who liked nothing better than to give people the creeps and who did so repeatedly, with best-selling novels like "Rosemary's Baby," "The Stepford Wives" and "The Boys From Brazil" died on Monday at his home in Manhattan ... In "The Boys From Brazil" (Random House, 1976), Josef Mengele, alive and well in South America, plots to clone a new Hitler from the old ... The film versions of his books include "Rosemary's Baby" (1968), starring... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Rosemary's Baby author Levin dies Nov 15, 2007
Author Ira Levin, who was best known for writing Rosemary's Baby, The Boys From Brazil and The Stepford Wives, has died aged 78 ... They included The Boys From Brazil, which starred Laurence Olivier, and The Stepford Wives, with Nicole Kidman. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Ira Levin passes on, but his work remains Nov 15, 2007
Among the Levin novels and Broadway plays that became successful cinematic efforts are 1958 s No Time for Sergeants, which launched the career of Andy Griffith, 1968 s Rosemary s Baby, one of that year s biggest box-office hits, 1975 s The Stepford Wives, another box-office winner and the subject of a recent re-make, 1978 s The Boys From Brazil, based on the exploits of famed Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal, and 1982 s Deathtrap, also recently re-made ... wrote on Nov 14, 2007 10:53 AM:" 'The Boys... (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
'Rosemary's Baby' Author Ira Levin Dies Nov 14, 2007
Best-selling writer Ira Levin, whose genre-hopping novels such as the horror classic "Rosemary's Baby" and the Nazi thriller "The Boys From Brazil" provided meaty movie roles for Mia Farrow and Laurence Olivier, has died of a heart attack, his agent said Tuesday ... Besides "Rosemary's Baby" with Farrow and "The Boys From Brazil" with Olivier, Levin's novels "The Stepford Wives,""Sliver" and "A Kiss Before Dying" all received the Hollywood treatment ... "The Stepford Wives" was Levin's satirical... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Ira Levin, of 'Rosemary's Baby,' dies at 78 Nov 14, 2007
Ira Levin, a mild-mannered playwright and novelist who liked nothing better than to give people the creeps and who did so repeatedly, with best-selling novels like "Rosemary's Baby," "The Stepford Wives" and "The Boys From Brazil" died on Monday at his home in New York ... In "The Boys From Brazil" (Random House, 1976), Josef Mengele, alive and well in South America, plots to clone a new Hitler from the old ... The film versions of his books include "Rosemary's Baby" (1968), starring Mia Farrow... (International Herald Tribune)
Ira Levin, 78 Nov 14, 2007
NEW YORK Best-selling writer Ira Levin, whose genre-hopping novels such as the horror classic Rosemary's Baby and the Nazi thriller The Boys from Brazil provided meaty movie roles for Mia Farrow and Laurence Olivier, has died of a heart attack, his agent said Tuesday ... Besides Rosemary's Baby with Farrow and The Boys From Brazil with Olivier, Levin's novels The Stepford Wives, Sliver and A Kiss Before Dying all received the Hollywood treatment ... The Stepford Wives was Levin's satirical tale... (Globe and Mail)
Ira Levin, 78; wrote novels 'Rosemary's Baby,' 'Stepford Wives' Nov 14, 2007
template_bastemplate_bas By Jon Thurber, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer November 14, 2007 Ira Levin, who gave the devil his due in "Rosemary's Baby," created an archetype in "The Stepford Wives" and brought a notorious Nazi to fiction in "The Boys From Brazil," has died ... His next major success, "The Boys From Brazil," (1976) offered the tale of a Nazi underground in South America led by the infamous Josef Mengele, the actual Nazi doctor who performed heinous experiments on children at the... (Los Angeles Times)
Ratner juggles a handful of projects Jul 28, 2007
The other is a contemporary reworking of the 1978 movie "The Boys From Brazil," which starred Gregory Peck as Dr. Joseph Mengele and Laurence Olivier as a Nazi hunter. "I love watching movies where Nazis die," says Ratner, who was bar mitzvahed at Miami's Eden Roc Hotel and is a "big supporter" of the Simon Weisenthal Foundation. (Variety)
I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life and Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal Jul 26, 2007
Ben Kingsley recalls the experience of portraying him in the admiring 1989 TV movie Murderers Among Us and there's film of Wiesenthal with Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier, stars of The Boys from Brazil, Franklin Schaffner's ludicrous adaptation of Ira Levin's novel about the hunt for the appalling Nazi doctor Josef Mengele. Olivier played a character loosely based on Wiesenthal - something which further inflamed accusations that he had exaggerated his role in the search. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
English star's films defy age (Gary Arnold) May 31, 2007
During a flurry of character roles in the latter half of the 1970s, Mr. Olivier had the peculiar distinction of playing a facsimile of a notorious Nazi, Dr. Josef Mengele, in one Hollywood thriller, "Marathon Man," and then a facsimile of an esteemed Nazi hunter, Simon Wiesenthal, in another, "The Boys from Brazil." Given a fundamental loyalty to the English stage from the outset and classical theater while still in his early 30s, it's doubtful that Sir Laurence could ever have been permanently... (Washington Times, DC)
New on DVD: Hail Mirren's 'Queen' Apr 27, 2007
For laughable melodrama redeemed in part by pumped-up star performances, my own taste runs more toward, say, Gregory Peck and Laurence Olivier in The Boys From Brazil. But in the overheated and overrated movie of Zoe Heller's novel, Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett do chew up, with dually Oscar-nominated gusto, the unexpectedly complex ramifications of a teacher-student fling. (USA Today -- Life)
Apple Team up With Lionsgate. Whos Next? Feb 16, 2007
Lionsgate's renowned collection of movie titles available on iTunes in the coming weeks include legendary action adventure films and thrillers such as "Total Recall" and "Rambo," indie classics such as "Monster's Ball" as well as perennial favorites such as "Chaplin" and "The Boys From Brazil.". "We're delighted to offer these incredibly popular Lionsgate films on iTunes, and look forward to adding even more films in the future," said Steve Beeks, president of Lionsgate. (Playfuls.com)
Lionsgate films added to iTunes Store Feb 15, 2007
Monster's Ball, Chaplin, and The Boys from Brazil. Lionsgate president Steve Beeks said in a statement that the company is "delighted to offer these incredibly popular Lionsgate films on iTunes, and look forward to adding even more films in the future.". (Ars Technica)
Lionsgate Movies Now on Apple iTunes Catalog Feb 14, 2007
In addition there are perennial favorites such as Chaplin and The Boys From Brazil. . (TechShout!)
Lionsgate signs up with iTunes for movie deal Feb 12, 2007
Lionsgate plans to offer past blockbusters like Basic Instinct, The Blair Witch Project, Rambo, Total Recall, Chaplin, The Boys from Brazil and many other popular movies for download. The movies will cost $9. (MacCentral)
One way to copy the 'Boys' (Dan Daly) Nov 2, 2006
The New England Patriots seem to have hit on something, a strategy right out of "The Boys from Brazil." Ever see that movie ... "The Boys from Brazil" bit has worked, after all, for the Boys from New England; maybe it could work for Boys from Washington. (Washington Times, DC)
Trash Talk: Tabloid roundup Aug 24, 2006
The Boys from Brazil 2: Weekend at Georgie's: "PLAN TO MAKE BUSH IMMORTAL BACKFIRES! Vaccine leaves V.P. babbling in corner with chimp! " (Weekly World News). A-ha. (KHOU.com, TX)
The Boys Are Back in Town Aug 11, 2006
August 10, 2006 - X-Men: The Last Stand director is poised to direct New Line Cinema's remake of the 1978 thriller The Boys From Brazil, according to both The Hollywood Reporter and Variety ... Details for The Boys From Brazil. (IGN FilmForce)
Ratner named 'Boys from Brazil' director Aug 11, 2006
"X-Men: The Last Stand" director Brett Ratner has been tabbed to head a modernized remake of the classic film thriller "The Boys from Brazil." Daily Variety reported that Ratner's decision to sign onto the remake of the 1978 Gregory Peck-Laurence Olivier drama helped cement an auction for the film's rights between Universal Pictures and the film's eventual owner New Line Cinema. The film's rights had been auctioned by Granada Films, which had earlier purchased the library of the Incorporated... (Washington Times, DC)
Naomi's England Snub Jun 7, 2006
Naomi will be backing the boys from Brazil, saying she spends a lot of time visiting Rio (the place, not the England defender, obviously). Advertisement. (Sky News)
Peter Bradshaw's review May 18, 2006
It didn't have the punch of something like The Boys From Brazil, nor the seriousness of The Last Temptation. It was like Spamalot without the jokes, though the revelation at the end got a storm of incredulous laughter and the owl-like hooting that French audiences use to express derision. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
The pay's the thing as the man who made Chicago sues Hollywood Mar 22, 2006
He is also a film producer, whose credits include such classics as The Boys from Brazil (1978), The Shining (1980), and Fort Apache the Bronx (1981). The impresario brought Chicago, a musical by choreographer Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb, based on an earlier play by Maurine Dallas Watkins, to Broadway in 1975. (Times Online)
