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Jason Statham to Star in Brian De Palma’s New Adaptation of William Goldman’s Novel HEAT

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 8th, 2012 at 8:44 am

Brian De Palma is set to direct Jason Statham in a new adaptation of William Goldman‘s novel/screenplay Heat.  The action-thriller will have Statham (his role originally played by Burt Reynolds) playing a recovering gambling addict who works protection gigs to pay the bills.  He refuses to use guns in dealing with foes and resorts to using his fists and edged weapons (Statham-y!).  When his friend is beaten by a high-roller, he helps her get revenge, which puts him in even more danger.  I bet he’ll decide to pick up a gun at some point.

Considering that Statham only plays one character (gritty tough guy), it will be interesting to see if De Palma can get a different performance out of him or if the actor will simply be a tool for an exciting action flick.  The last De Palma flick to hit theaters was 2007′s Redacted, but he’s currently at work on the thriller Passion starring Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace.  Statham will be seen later this year in Safe, The Expendables 2 and Parker.  Filming on Heat is set to begin in France in late 2012 or early 2013.  Hit the jump for the press release.

Bill Buford’s Memoir HEAT Gets Optioned

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: March 21st, 2011 at 4:06 pm

Bill Buford’s 2006 memoir Heat: An Amateur’s Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker and Apprentice to a Dante-quoting Butcher in Tuscany has been optioned by screenwriter Stan Chervin and producer Rachael Horovitz, reports Deadline. The duo previously teamed up on Bennett Miller’s upcoming Brad Pitt-starred real-life baseball flick Moneyball.

Heat chronicles his journey from an editor at the New Yorker to learning firsthand about food, and eventually becoming “kitchen slave” to chefs like Mario Batali. Hit the jump to read the synopsis of the book.

HEAT and LOGAN’s RUN Blu-ray Reviews

by Andre Dellamorte    Posted: November 10th, 2009 at 10:26 pm

Catalog titles FTW. I am one of those rare people who enjoy being “double dipped.” I like upgrading to Blu-ray if I love a film, because you only get to watch a movie for the first time once, and so a different and better transfer is a reason (at least for me) to get excited about a film you’ve seen a number of times. When I would go see something in the theater on multiple occasions, I’d often go to different theaters (or failing that, different seats). My reviews of the Blu-rays of Heat and Logan’s Run after the jump.

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