Drama

ONCE WERE WARRIORS

Genre: DRAMA / GANG Release Dates: 1994 Official Websites: www.newline.com Taglines Her only chance for the future is to embrace the power of her past. A family in crisis, a life in chaos… Nothing is more powerful than a mother’s love. Production Company: Communicado Synopsis:The Hekes, a contemporary Maori family living in urban New Zealand, ….

42 Up film review

It gets longer every seven years! Now clocking in at a monstrous 2 hours, 19 minutes, the sixth installment of Michael Apted’s ambitious but uniformly unenlightening 7 Up series drags us down a familiar road, kicking and screaming all the way. Yet again, Apted shows us how the baker’s dozen of Brit-kids he first profiled ….

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

Genre: MUSICAL / DRAMA / ROMANCE Release Dates: DECEMBER 22, 2004 Trailers Quicktime Teaser (hi-res) (med-res) (lo-res) Quicktime Trailer (fullscreen) (hi-res) (med-res) (lo-res) TV Spot 1 (hi-res) (med-res) (lo-res) TV Spot 2 (hi-res) (med-res) (lo-res) Official Websites: phantomoftheoperafilmen.dk phantomthemovie.com Taglines: A classic musical comes to the big screen for the first time. Production Company: Joel ….

SWIMMING UPSTREAM

Studio: MGM Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Judy Davis and Jesse Spencer Crew: Russell Mulcahy (director); Anthony Fingleton (based on his original book); Diane Fingleton (co-writer); Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin and Paul Pompian (producers) Synopsis:Swimming Upstream tells the compelling and inspirational true story of Tony Fingleton, a young man from a troubled family who found the inner ….

TAKE THE LEAD

Production Company: New Line Cinema Studio: New Line Cinema Cast: Antonio Banderas as Pierre Dulaine, Rob Brown as Rock, Alfre Woodard, Dante Basco as Ramos, Laura Benanti as Tina, Lauren Collins as Caitlin, Yaya DaCosta as Lahrette, Jenna Dewan, Elijah Kelley as Danjou, Jonathan Malen as Kurd, Jasika Nicole as Egypt and Marcus T. Paulk ….

ALIAS: SEASON 4 PREVIEW

Production Company: Bad Robot Studio: Disney Cast: Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow, Victor Garber as Jack Bristow, Ron Rifkin as Arvin Sloane, Michael Vartan as Agent Michael Vaughn, Carl Lumbly as Agent Ron Dixon, Kevin Weisman as Marshall, Melissa George as Lauren Reed, Greg Grunberg as Eric Weiss and David Anders as Julian Sark Crew: ….

The Upside of Anger

Production Company: Media 8 Entertainment / VIP Studio: New Line Cinema Cast: Joan Allen as Terry Wolfmeyer, Kevin Costner as Denny Davies, Erika Christensen as Andy Wolfmeyer, Evan Rachel Wood as Lavender “Popeye” Wolfmeyer, Keri Russell as Emily Wolfmeyer, Alicia Witt as Hadley Wolfmeyer, Mike Binder as Adam “Shep” Goodman, Tom Harper as David Junior, ….

WALKING TALL

Production Company: Hyde Park/ Mandeville Films / Burke/Samples/Foster Productions / WWE Films Studio: MGM Cast: The Rock as Chris Vaughn, Johnny Knoxville as Ray Templeton, Neal McDonough as Jay Hamilton, Kristen Wilson as Michelle Vaughn, Ashley Scott as Deni, Khleo Thomas as Pete Vaughn, John Beasley as Chris Vaughn Sr., Barbara Tarbuck as Connie Vaughn, ….

WALK THE LINE

Production Company: Konrad Films / Fox 2000 Pictures / Tree Line Films Studio: 20th Century Fox Cast: Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash, Reese Witherspoon as June Carter, Ginnifer Goodwin as Vivian Cash, Robert Patrick as Ray Cash, Dallas Roberts as Sam Phillips, Dan John Miller as Luther Perkins, Larry Bagby as Marshall Grant, Shelby Lynne ….

War Of The Worlds

Production Company: Paramount / DreamWorks Studio: Amblin Entertainment / Cruise Wagner Productions Cast: Tom Cruise as Ray Ferrier, Dakota Fanning as Rachel Ferrier, Tim Robbins as Ogilvy, Miranda Otto as Mary Ann Ferrier, David Alan Basche as Tim, James DuMont, Yul Vazquez as Julio, Daniel Franzese, Tracy Howe as Mob Onlooker #1, Michalina Almindo as ….

Comic Film Updates

Originally Published: June 2, 2005 With the release of Batman Begins right around the corner, I wanted to give a quick update on other super hero properties that will be hitting theaters very soon. IN THE WORKS Captain America: Possibly with Brad Pitt. Green Lantern: Rumoured at one point to star; you guessed it, Jack ….

Rwanda Tragedy Continues to Unfold on Film

Originally Published: February 27, 2005 Director Michael Caton-Jones and the producers of Shooting Dogs said at the Berlin International Film Festival the film’s world premiere will be in Rwanda, the African country that provides its backdrop. Caton-Jones’ movie stars John Hurt and Hugh Dancy and details the story of a school massacre during the Rwandan ….

Studios Choose Avid Technology

Originally Published: December 15, 2004 Avid Technology today announced that postproduction teams for the recently released feature film Closer, as well as five upcoming films – Dark Water, Brothers Grimm, Cave, Ice Princess and Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio – chose the Avid Unity LANshare EX system for real-time collaborative postproduction. Postproduction facility Orbit Digital, which ….

Skycaptain and the Apple

Originally Published: December 3, 2004 Another inspirational story on Apple’s website is about Kerry Conran’s Skycaptain. It’s been posted for some time. I know, the film didn’t perform as expected, but it’s still amazing how persistence works. Besides, I really enjoyed the movie. It was a niche film made for a broad audience. That’s always ….

Madonna Leads Animated Pic

Originally Published: December 21, 2004 The Hollywood Reporter recently reported that Madonna will lead the voice cast of the big-budget CGI pic Arthur, directed by Luc Besson, who’s previous work includes the original La Femme Nikita and The Professional. The director’s own comany, Europa Corp. will produce the movie. Arthur is an adaptation of a ….