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Posted on
Nov 21 2007 5:25 PM
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adnana
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“There’s got to be a better way to reach audiences who dig these movies,” filmmaker Edward Burns wondered aloud to me this morning over breakfast in Times Square. Indeed, it’s been increasingly difficult to catch Burns’ directing efforts on the big screen in recent years...
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United Artists Entertainment LLC announced the start of principal photography today in Berlin on the international production of Valkyrie , a suspense thriller based on the true story of the daring German officers' plot to assassinate Hitler in 1944....
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It’s been a Pixar week here at /Film, and we have even more! Disney has sent us 13 new concept photos from Pixar’s Ratatouille. If you’ve ever seen one of Pixar’s coffee table books (I’ve always wanted to buy them, but have never been able to convince myself...
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After years of vainly attempting to work together, Leonardo DiCaprio and director Michael Mann are now teaming for a film noir project. Mann will produce via his Forward Pass shingle and direct from a screenplay by John Logan (The Aviator). The Miami Vice helmer reportedly hopes to make the currently untitled drama his next film. According to Variety, "the project is an untitled noir drama that takes place on the old MGM lot in the 1930s. DiCaprio is poised to play the kind of private detective studios once relied on to clean up the scandals created by its stars. He's hired to......
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Synopsis: In this historical drama from Mexico, Damian Delgado plays Topilzin, a writer and the illegitimate son of Montezuma, who finds himself at odds with his nation's new leadership after Tenocchititlan's rule is put down by the Spanish Army in 1520. Topilzin refuses to adopt the new state-imposed religion and, after narrowly avoiding arrest following an incident in which he throws a rock at a friar, he's turned over to the police by his brother, and arrested in the presence of Hernando Cortes......
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As Topher Grace makes the publicity rounds for the biggest movie on the planet this week (that would be Spider-Man 3, for anyone living in a media-free cave, or just boycotting buzz), his star continues to rise. That's gotta be thrilling and all for Grace, but it could mean even more his next film, Kids in America, a passion project in which he not only stars but one that he also conceived and produced with longtime friend Gordon Kaywin.......
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Spider-Man has been a big presence at the Tribeca Film Festival this year, but he's not the only comics legend who is getting the spotlight (bat-light?) aimed at him at the 2007 fest. The late, great Will Eisner -- writer, artist and trendsetter of the comic book industry -- is also in evidence in a documentary about the man's life and his influence on the art form. The film, directed by Andrew D. Cooke, utilizes a variety of older interview footage with the man himself (Eisner died in 2005), audiotapes recorded by Eisner of his chats with other comics professionals (many from his era), home movie footage, artwork from Eisner's comic strips and elsewhere, and plenty of talking head interviews with well-known comic artists, writers, and historians. In fact, Will Eisner:
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ComingSoon.net talks with actress Sarah Polley about her feature film directorial debut Away From Her , her adaptation of Alice Munro's "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" about an elderly couple (Julie Christie, Gordon Pinsent) whose 45 year marriage is tested to its fullest when she starts showing the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
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Posted on
Mar 03 2007 3:11 AM
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Xtrmius
Many Iranian girls love soccer as much as their countrymen and sport fans all over the world but, they are prevented by law from attending live soccer matches in their country. Inspired by the day when his own daughter was refused entry to a soccer stadium in Iran, Jafar Panahi’s OFFSIDE follows a day in the life of a group of Iranian girls.
In Theatres: March 23rd, 2007
Foreign
Rating: Not yet rated
Jafar Panahi (dir.)
Shima Mobarak-Shahi
Shayesteh Irani
Ayda Sadeqi
Golnaz Farmani
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Posted on
Mar 03 2007 3:09 AM
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Xtrmius
In Ireland, in 1920, workers from all over Ireland unite and form volunteer guerrilla armies to face the ruthless “Black and Tan” squads that are being shipped from Britain to block Ireland’s bid for independence.
In Theatres: March 16th, 2007
Foreign
Rating: Not yet rated
Ken Loach (dir.)
Cillian Murphy
Paul Delaney
Liam Cunningham
Orla Fitzgerald
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Posted on
Mar 03 2007 3:06 AM
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Xtrmius
Gang-du (SONG Kang-ho) works at a food-stand on the banks of the Han River. Dozing on the job, he is awakened by his daughter, Hyun-seo ( KO A-sung), who is angry with him for missing a teacher-parent meeting at school. As Gang-du walks out to the riverbank with a delivery, he notices that a large crowd of people have gathered, taking pictures and talking about something hanging from the Han River Bridge. The otherwise idyllic landscape turns suddenly to bedlam, when a terrifying creature climbs up onto the riverbank and begins to crush and eat people.
Foreign
Rating: R
In Theatres: March 9th, 2007
Bong Joon-ho (dir.)
Song Kang-Ho
Byun Hee-Bong
Park Hae-IL
Bae Doo-Na
Ko A-Sung
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Posted on
Mar 03 2007 2:37 AM
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Xtrmius
On a vast New Zealand sheep station, a reckless genetic engineering experiment goes horribly wrong, turning sheep into bloodthirsty killers.
In Theatres: June 22nd, 2007
Foreign
Rating: Not yet rated
Jonathan King (dir.)
Oliver Driver
Nathan Meister
Tammy Davis
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Posted on
Feb 27 2007 5:04 AM
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Mahnoor
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Premise: When a young girl is snatched away from her father by a horrifying giant monster that emerges from the River Han to wreak havoc on Seoul, her entire family sets out to locate the beast and bring their little girl back home to safety in South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's big-budget creature feature.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Suspense/Horror and Thriller
Running Time: 119 min.
Release Date: March 9th, 2007 (limited)
MPAA Rating: R for creature violence and language.
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Joe Connor has come to teach in Rwanda because he believes he can make a difference. When the school becomes a haven for thousands of Rwandans fleeing the genocide, Joe promises his brightest pupil, Marie, that the UN soldiers will protect her from the hordes of extremist militia baying for blood outside the school. But when the UN abandon the refugees, Joe and the school's headmaster, Father Christopher, face an agonizing dilemma: should they leave or should they stand firm with the Rwandans. As the UN trucks force their way through the terrified refugees, Joe stares at the tear-stained face of Marie: what should he do?
Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres: Art/Foreign, Drama, Politics/Religion and War
Running Time: 1 hr. 55 min.
Release Date: March 9th, 2007 (limited)
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Posted on
Feb 20 2007 4:55 AM
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Vicetra
British newcomer Andrew Garfield will star in United Artists ensemble drama Lions for Lambs.
The Robert Redford-directed film marks theater maven Garfield's feature film debut, in which he will appear opposite co-stars Redford, Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, Michael Pena and Derek Luke...more click on heading
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