2012 Director: Roland Emmerich Writers: Roland Emmerich and Harald Kloser Producers: Harald Kloser, Mark Gordon, Larry J. Franco Stars: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Tom McCarthy, Woody Harrelson, Danny Glover, Liam James, Morgan Lily, Zlatko
MOVIE REVIEW – Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are Director: Spike Jonze Writers: Screenplay by Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers, based on the book by Maurice Sendak Producers: John B. Carls, Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Vincent Landay, Maurice Sendak Stars: Max Records, Catherine Keener,
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – Hero
Originally published 9/13/04 Hero Director: Zhang Yimou Writers: Feng Li, Bin Wang, Zhang Yimou Producer: Bill Kong, Zhang Yimou Stars: Jet Li, Daoming Chen, Tony Leung Chu Wai, Maggie Cheung, Donnie Yen, Zhang Ziyi You begin with the premise that
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – The Manchurian Candidate
Originally published 9/9/04 The Manchurian Candidate Director: Jonathan Demme Writers: Screenplay by Daniel Pyne and Dean Georgaris, based on the screenplay by George Axelrod and the novel by Richard Condon Producers: Jonathan Demme, Ilona Herzberg, Scott Rudin, Tina Sinatra Stars:
More than I can chew
Last night I polished up two 10-minute plays. One of them I wrote in a flurry of creativity back in September; the other I wrote nearly seven years ago as a wedding present for a dear friend in one of
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – Collateral
Originally published 8/17/04 Collateral Director: Michael Mann Writer: Stuart Beattie Producers: Michael Mann, Julie Richardson Stars: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Bruce McGill Nobody shoots Los Angeles like director Michael Mann (Thief, Heat). The skyscrapers look
From the Archive – MOVIE REVIEW – Alien vs. Predator
Originally published August 12, 2004 Alien vs. Predator Director: Paul W.S. Anderson Writer: Screen story by Paul W.S. Anderson and Dan O’Bannon & Ronald Shusett, Screenplay by Paul W.S. Anderson, based on the “Alien” characters created by Dan O’Bannon &
Yes, this is me allowing hope in
I often say that working in the film business is like being a sprinter lined up in the stadium for a 400-meter dash; only you don’t wait seconds for the starter to fire his pistol, you wait months, maybe years.
Statistics still amuse me
I see I have been quoted with smiley-props on a Ray Stevenson fan forum for my old King Arthur review, and that someone else found this blog by using the search words “jason schwartzman smarmy”. I highly approve of both
Still foolish enough to believe
I don’t know what I’m going to do more often in this life; fall in love or let myself hope I actually have a chance of making a movie. A new opportunity for the latter came into sharper focus today