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The Shop is Back – Every Frame A Rembrandt

Gareth — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:19:42 +0000

The shop is back on The Warriors Movie Site. Take a look at some of the things available to buy. May I take this opportunity to point you to Andrew Laszlo’s book – Every Frame A Rembrandt, featuring around 40 pages of his experiences as cinematographer on The Warriors. Andrew sadly passed away last month. The chapter offers some interesting insights into the movie, particularly the rioting which occurred as a result of the movie being released, along with information on how the film was shot and some of the challenges associated with filming. There’s also a Chapter in the book on First Blood (Rambo) which I am sure a lot of you are also big fans of. You can visit the store here. I hope to be adding some of the clothing ranges back to the site again shortly. Companies with items to sell should contact me via the contact form.

Andrew Laszlo Has Passed Away

Gareth — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:24:05 +0000

I have received a report courtesy of Michael Ginsburg that Andrew Laszlo, Director of Photography, for The Warriors, has died. Laszlo, who was born in Papa, Hungary in 1926, passed away on October 7th 2011 aged 85. He not only worked on The Warriors but other cult movies such as First Blood and Walter Hill’s Southern Comfort.

Contributions in his memory may be made to Hospice of Southwest Montana, The Smile Train or a charity of one’s choice.

The Warriors Movie Site extends sincere condolences to Andrew’s friends and family.

The Warriors Screening in London – October 3rd 2011

Gareth — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 20:31:47 +0000

For those of you in the UK, you may like to come down to London on the evening of Monday 3rd October for a double screening at the Prince Charles Cinema to see The Wanderers and The Warriors. Tickets are £6.50 per film for £12 to watch the double bill. For more information and to book tickets, click here. I’m not sure what version of the film they’ll show but it’ll almost certainly be an original film from 1979. See you there!

New York Times makes The Warriors a Critic’s Pick

Gareth — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:27:54 +0000

The New York Times has chosen The Warriors as one of their “Critic Picks” and have posted a short video on their website which provides a short precis of the movie which highlights how the movie has stood the test of time, likening it to a 1950s B-Class Western. You can check out the video here.

Armies of the Night Fights

Gareth — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:14:03 +0000

I have recently launched The Might Club, a new website which pits movie and video game characters against each other in a virtual fight where you get to vote on who you think would win. The site aims to put an end to the debate over the age old question of “who would win in a fight between…”

To celebrate we are having a Warriors week with 7 fights between some of the gangs in the movie. Head over and tell us who you think would win. We kick off today with a fight between the Gramercy Riffs and The Baseball Furies. It’s free and you don’t need to register to vote. If you want to comment you can create a free account or simply login with Facebook. Hope to see you there!

Night Run

Gareth — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:25:54 +0000

Let’s get down to it Boppers. If you have always wanted to hear the infamous “Night Run” song by the Mersh Brothers which can be found in the movie credits but not heard in the movie then you can check it out through the YouTube clip below. I think I certainly prefer “Nowhere to Run” but you can see why they used this. I must also extend a big thanks to John Garrett for finding it and letting me know. Enjoy!

We’re Back!

Gareth — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:28:52 +0000

After a long period of absence, I am pleased to announce that The Warriors Movie Site is now back up and running again. We had some major issues with our previous hosting company who didn’t like the Joomla platform I was using for the site. I’ve now moved the site over to WordPress and a new server so we should hopefully be ok now! I’ve had to rush this through as I needed to get off the old server. As a result, there are still some tweaks to come on the site and in the forums. As you will see, some of the pages on the site have received large updates as some of the content was getting pretty old. Keep checking back as more content will be added to the site in due course!

Conclave ’09 has a date

Gareth — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:12 +0000

Conclave ’09 has a date: August 29th and 30th 2009. The event is being held as part of the Super Mega Show. So Far Michael Beck, Deborah van Valkenburgh, David Harris, Terry Michos and Brian Tyler have all agreed to appear at the event in New Jersey. Also, we are working on a screening in Coney Island the night of the 29th, in association with Coney Island USA, 1208 Surf Ave with the screening at Sideshows By The Seashore. It will be a very special night, with Q and A with the cast, pictures in front of the Wonder Wheel with the cast, autographs, and much more. This event is being held in association with Myfavoriteceleb. Stay tuned boppers…

Paul Greco RIP

Gareth — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:13 +0000

I don’t like being the bearer of bad news but I am sad to report that the Orphan’s leader, Paul Greco, passed away in December 2008 from lung cancer.

Needless to say, Paul will be greatly missed, and our thoughts are with his friends and family.

Please leave your messages of remembrance below.

David Shaber RIP

Gareth — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:00:09 +0000

It is with regret that I inform you that I have had an unconfirmed report that David Shaber, who wrote the screenplay for The Warriors, and who was helping write the screenplay for the 2010 movie The Warriors, has passed away. Please find this statement from his daughter on Amazon (thanks to James Lada for making me aware of this).

I’m David Shaber’s daughter, Sam, (Samantha.) My father wrote the screenplay for The Warriors, and I’m hoping this “review” gets printed because he just passed away on Thursday morning, November 4th, of a sudden burst anneurism. With so many “Warriors” fans out there, I thought you would want to know. I’m incredibly warmed by these wonderful comments about this film and I know that if he read them (although he had barely learned how to search the internet before he died) he would chuckle in his lighthearted way and say something like “Oh, well isn’t that nice,” all-the-while refusing to take credit for any of it. But I know he deserved that credit, having taken a dark, psychological study of gang warfare and infusing it with a classic but clever and topical, good vs. evil story. (And maybe I shouldn’t admit it, but my dad didn’t really like the baseball face-paint idea which I believe was one of Walter Hill’s additions – he thought that was too unrealistic and “Hollywood”…) Anyway, I do hope the movie is re-issued with the extra scenes at some point, and for those real “followers” I just discovered that you can find a complete list of his produced titles on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb.com) if you want to check it out. The Warriors is indeed an AFFECTING picture, whether you love it or hate it. So thanks for your comments and take care, -Sam.