Archive for the 'Adaptation' Category
A combination of three different genres in one movie can make it more appealing for viewers. The new movie of Peter Askin, Trumbo, combines three different genres; Documentary, Adaptation and Politics/Religion. Trumbo is produced by Jim Kohlberg, Alan Hruska and Will Battersby and stars prominent actors Joan Allen, Michael Douglas, Paul Giamatti, Danny […]
June 18th, 2008 | Posted in Action, Adaptation, Art/Foreign, Documentary, Kids/Family, Mystery, Period, Upcoming Movies | No Comments
Choke, both directed and produced by actor-turned-director Clark Gregg, is set for theatrical release this Fall. The movie stars Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly Macdonald, Clark Gregg, Heather Burns, Brad William Henke, Joel Grey and Gillian Jacobs.
Choke tells the story of Victor Mancini’s life, a sex-addicted med-school dropout, who keeps his increasingly deranged mother, […]
June 6th, 2008 | Posted in Action, Adaptation, Drama, Kids/Family, Mystery, Upcoming Movies | No Comments
Brad Pitt fans should be ready for the upcoming film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Directed by David Fincher and starring Brad Pitt with Cate Blanchett it will hit movie-theaters on December 19th. It’s adapted from the 1922 story with the same title written by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
It revolves around a man (Brad Pitt) […]
June 5th, 2008 | Posted in Adaptation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Situation Comedy, Upcoming Movies | No Comments
Garden Party, directed by Jason Freeland and produced by Tim Youd, is set to release this summer. The movie stars Vinessa Shaw as Sally, Willa Holland as April, Ross Patterson as Joey Zane and Erik Smith as Sammy.
Garden Party tells the story of a young woman, April, who attempts to escape her dismal […]
May 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Action, Adaptation, Art/Foreign, Fiction, Period, Upcoming Movies | No Comments
Norwegian films have always appealed to many for their rich and meaningful plots. Reprise, directed by Joachim Trier and produced by Marius Holst (II), Pal Sletaune with Turid Oversveen, is no exception.
Reprise stars Espen Klouman-Hoiner, Anders Danielsen Lie, Odd Magnus Williamson, Pal Stokka and Viktoria Winge and is set to release this summer. The film […]
May 16th, 2008 | Posted in Adaptation, Art/Foreign, Drama, Mystery, Period, Upcoming Movies | No Comments
Roman Polanski’s sudden and unexpected departure from the United States has left many unanswered questions about his life and past. Hopefully, the new movie of Marina Zenovich, Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, will provide some answers to those questions.
The movie is produced by Joe Bini and Peter G. Morgan and stars Mia Farrow, Samantha Geimer, […]
May 15th, 2008 | Posted in Action, Adaptation, Crime, Documentary, Mystery, Period, Upcoming Movies | No Comments
Horror movies aren’t among my favorites, but horrors in “J-Horror” style (Japanese-horror) can undoubtedly be very appealing to watch. Directed by Eric Valette and produced by Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove, Scott Kroopf, Jennie Lew Tugend with Lauren C. Weissman, One Missed Call — an American remake of the Japanese horror movie of the same […]
May 7th, 2008 | Posted in Action, Adaptation, Horror, J-Horror, Mystery, Period, Suspense, Thriller, Upcoming Movies | No Comments
Get Smart, directed by Peter Segal and produced by Jimmy Miller with Steve Carell, is set to release this summer. The movie stars Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Terence Stamp and Alan Arkin.
Get Smart details the life of analyst Maxwell Smart who works for U.S. spy agency, Control. When the headquarter of […]
May 6th, 2008 | Posted in Action, Adaptation, Comedy, Mystery, Period, Upcoming Movies | No Comments
Then She Found Me, directed by first time director Helen Hunt and produced by Ralph Kamp, Louise Goodsill with John Wells, is set to release this month. The movie boasts a rich cast starring Helen Hunt, Colin Firth, Matthew Broderick and Bette Midler.
Then She Found Me details the life of April Epner, a schoolteacher who […]
April 24th, 2008 | Posted in Action, Adaptation, Comedy, Drama, Kids/Family, Romance, Upcoming Movies | No Comments
Directed by Robert Luketic and produced by Kevin Spacey, 21 is a drama starring Jim Sturgess, Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, and Laurence Fishburne. The plot of the film is inspired by a true story based on the book “Bringing Down The House” by Ben Mezrich.
The story revolves around six bright students who took […]
April 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Adaptation, Drama | No Comments