FilmNation Published: January 2014 DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT Anton Corbijn on Philip Seymour Hoffman: ‘He was a giant of a man’ The director of A Most Wanted Man, Hoffman’s last completed film, recalls working with an outstanding actor who liked to immerse himself in his character and give his all: I’m not sure where to start when …
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Mongrel Media Published: September 2015 SYNOPSIS A winter evening. A car on a country road. It’s snowing, visibility is poor. Out of nowhere, a sled comes sliding down a hill. The car comes to a grinding halt. Silence. The driver is Tomas, a writer. He cannot be blamed for the tragic accident. It’s also not …
Open Road Films Published: September 2015 About The Production Although isolated cases of sex abuse by Catholic priests had been reported by the Boston Globe prior to the Spotlight investigation, the team’s in-depth, scrupulously fact-checked expose revealed the scope of clergy-perpetrated crimes-and the Church’s involvement in protecting their clergy from the criminal justice system-with never-before-seen …
Marvel Published: October 2016 Marvel Studios presents “Doctor Strange,” the story of Doctor Stephen Strange, the Master of the Mystic Arts, who made his first appearance in Marvel comics in 1963. The introduction of this unique Super Hero, vested with powerful magical powers and skills, the Marvel Cinematic Universe opens up a host of new, …
Sony Pictures Published: May 2015 About The Film “Aloha is a movie about second chances at life,” says Cameron Crowe. After creating a finely tuned signature style in such films as Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous, and Say Anything…, Crowe turns his eye to Hawaii, bringing his unique talent for creating unforgettable characters and his extraordinary …
The Weinstein Company Published: July 2015 SYNOPSIS From acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua (TRAINING DAY) and screenwriters Kurt Sutter (“Sons of Anarchy”), SOUTHPAW tells the riveting story of Billy “The Great” Hope, reigning Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World (Academy Award® nominee Jake Gyllenhaal). Billy Hope seemingly has it all with an impressive career, a …
Wild Bunch Published: May, 2015 SYNOPSIS Rediscover one of the most beloved stories of all time. From Mark Osborne, Academy Award® nominated director of Kung Fu Panda, comes the first-ever animated feature film adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s iconic masterpiece, The Little Prince At the heart of it all is The Little Girl (Mackenzie Foy), …
Lionsgate Published: 2008 SYNOPSIS When three very different U.S. soldiers find themselves on an unplanned road trip across America, they form a deep bond that may be the closest thing any of them has to real family. A humorous and timely drama about coming home, The Lucky Ones stars Rachel McAdams (The Notebook, Wedding Crashers), …
Universal Pictures Published: 2013 For more than three decades, filmmaker RICHARD CURTIS has crafted his signature voice in the world of movies and television, giving audiences unforgettable characters who have alternately allowed us to laugh at our ever-so-human foibles and to share a tear at the extraordinary journeys that accompany our ordinary lives. Curtis began …
Entertainment One Published: 2013 Synopsis Brian De Palma returns to the sleek, sly, seductive territory of Dressed To Kill with an erotic corporate thriller fueled by sex, ambition, image, envy and the dark, murderous side of PASSION. The film stars Rachel McAdams (Midnight In Paris, Sherlock Holmes, Mean Girls) and Noomi Rapace (Prometheus, The Girl …
New Line Cinema Published: 2004 About The Production As exemplified in her wickedly funny and often acerbic writing style. “Saturday Night Live” head writer Tina Fey has long been fascinated by social dynamics and ——thought that the phenomenon of Girl World nastiness bore further investigation. To that end, she got in touch with Rosalind Wiseman, …
New Line Cinema Published: 2004 The writing studio the art of writing and making films adaptation The Notebook Oscar-winning producer Mark Johnson and producer Lynn Harris, who at the time was a production executive at New Line Cinema, first read Nicholas Sparks’ novel The Notebook in galley form and went on to spend seven years …
New Line Cinema Published: 2005 In the outrageous comedy, Wedding Crashers, divorce mediators John Beckwith (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy Grey (Vince Vaughn) are business partners and life- long friends who share one truly unique springtime hobby…crashing weddings! Whatever the ethnicity of the wedding party – Jewish, Italian, Irish, Chinese, Hindu – the charismatic and charming …
DreamWorks Published: 2005 From director Wes Craven (the “Scream” franchise) comes “Red Eye,” a suspense thriller at 30,000 feet, starring Rachel McAdams (“The Notebook,” “Wedding Crashers”) and Cillian Murphy (“Batman Begins,” “28 Days Later”). Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) hates to fly, but the terror that awaits her on the night flight to Miami has nothing …
Fox 2000 Pictures Published: 2005 THE FAMILY STONE is a comic story about the annual holiday gathering of a New England family, the Stones. The eldest son brings his girlfriend home to meet his parents, brothers and sisters. The bohemian Stones greet their visitor – a high-powered, controlling New Yorker – with a mix of …