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THE NATION UNEDITED CUTS: Thailand needs to raise its ‘film’ standards Published on Mar 13, 2003 ACTION! Film crews are in very short supply in Thailand. No one is training new personnel and equipment is in short supply. More foreign film producers and companies are showing growing interest in Thailand as a location. It is a good sign for the country, but it needs to get things up to international standards if it is to compete. Hollywood Producers presently have two...

A response from the producer, finally!" About "Belly of the Beast " !! THE NATION March 6, 2003 "A response from the producer, finally! Published on Jun 3, 2003 John Thompson, producer of the “Belly of the Beast” starring Steven Seagal, currently being filmed in Thailand had this to say about my comments in the February 20 column. Dear Ken, Although I am not fully qualified to judge the present state of censorship for foreign productions in Thailand, I would like to...

Hi folks! I am finally back from my 5 week holiday in Spain. I'm sure all of you have already seen this crappy little review(if you can call it that) of The Foreigner by now but I couldn't see it posted here anywhere. What a dick this guy is. Moviehole review Steven Seagal, Max Ryan, Kate Fischer, Sherman Augustus, Anna-Louise Plowman, Dianna Camacho Despite his inopportune reception at the box office in recent years, seems Steven Seagal still has a few fans. After they...

Review by Ron J. Epstein | posted February 14, 2003 The Feature: Welcome to Movie Hell. Population… Ron Epstein. Where do I even begin talking about what an absolute mess “Half Past Dead” is? For those of you keeping track, this is my second review of a past-his-prime Steven Seagal movie. In my first one, I lambasted “The Foreigner” for being utter trash. And now, I’m having a hard time not doing the same thing for “Half Past Dead.” If I had to describe the movie in just one word, that...

Family Room Gets in the ``Belly of the Beast'' LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 29, 2003--Emmett/Furla Films Productions Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Family Room Entertainment Corporation (OTCBB:FMLY), is pleased to announce that pre-production has commenced on the second of two pictures it will be producing with action-star Steven Seagal, entitled "Belly of the Beast." "Belly of the Beast" was originally announced on May 20, 2002, when Daily Variety reported...

[Tue November 26, 2002 08:45PM] Steven Seagal has just closed deals to star in a remake of the 1975 thriller "The Yakuza," and as a former Vietnam veteran in "The Rescue." Seagal will be paid $4 million for each film, reports Variety. "The Yakuza" was originally scripted by Paul Schrader and Robert Towne and directed by Sydney Pollack. It starred Robert Mitchum and merged Japanese lore with the saga of gangsters kidnapping the daughter of an L.A. shipping magnate. In "The...

Please note UK Steven Seagal fans can order The Foreigner DVD from www.movietyme.com It's now in stock! I ordered mine on Thursday. Delivery is approximately 7 days, so i should have it a good time before the 'official' US release! :D This is the region 1 release so please make sure you have a multi region DVD player. Craig

"Half Past Dead" Review By Kam Williams TBWT Contributor Article Dated 11/19/2002 Even though it has stood unpopulated for decades, abandoned Alcatraz Island apparently still has a certain mystique about it. For years, it served as a maximum security penal institution for California's most dangerous cons. But today, high-tech dungeons like Pelican Bay, Soledad and San Quentin do an infinitely more efficient job of incarcerating and crushing any anti-social inclinations out of...