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| Spielberg, Fincher put big bang into holiday films Posted: 17 Nov 2011 05:28 AM PST  Director Steven Spielberg poses during a photocall to promote his movie 'The Adventures Of Tintin, The Secret of The Unicorn' in Paris in this file photo of July 19, 2011. This holiday season will see big name movie directors with their blockbusters dominating the movie scene. – Reuters pic When the new "Twilight" romance debuts in theatres tomorrow, it sets the tone for a blockbuster-filled season dominated by big name movie directors such as Steven Spielberg and David Fincher and high-profile film franchises like "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" (Dec. 21) and "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" (Dec. 16). "The last six weeks of of the year play out almost like a mini-summer," said Entertainment Weekly movie writer Dave Karger. "Kids are out of school for holidays, and movies are on the brain a lot more than they were in September or October." The period encompassing the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays make for the second-biggest moviegoing season of the year after summer. Things officially start Nov. 18 with "Breaking Dawn" – the first half of the fourth and final chapter of the mega-successful "Twilight" film series based on Stephenie Myers' novels. "Part 2" hits theatres in 2012. "This one picks up at a place where you think, 'Where could this story go now?'" the film's star Kristen Stewart said. "I think lots of milestones are crammed in to it, and there's a very accelerated bit of life lived in this movie." DIRECTORS TAKE SPOTLIGHT "Breaking Dawn" is directed by Oscar winner Bill Condon, who is in high-profile company with several top filmmakers taking over the season: Steven Spielberg is a double threat, directing the performance-capture 3D film "The Adventures of Tin Tin" (Dec. 21) and the period drama "War Horse" (Dec. 25). Joining them is Martin Scorsese with his first 3D effort, the children's period piece "Hugo" (Nov. 23), and Cameron Crowe stages a comeback with the feel-good family film "We Bought a Zoo," starring Matt Damon (Dec 23). And lest we forget, a year after David Fincher's "The Social Network" dominated the 2010 holiday season, the acclaimed director is back on Dec. 21 with the highly-anticipated "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo." The film is an English language adaptation of Swedish author Stieg Larsson's first installment of his popular Millennium book series, which have already launched a franchise of Swedish films with a worldwide cult following. "It's an awkward thing to make a movie from a book that has another movie that already exists," Fincher said. "But if I didn't feel that we could do something different, or that we could bring something to it, I wouldn't have done it." Typical of the holidays, theatres are filled with plenty of family-friendly films aimed at satisfying multiple generations. There's animated fare such as "Happy Feet Two" (Nov. 18) and "Arthur Christmas" (Nov. 23), as well as the live-action CGI film "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked" (Dec. 16). Meanwhile, funnyman Jason Segel aims to revive a dormant franchise with the live-action musical comedy, "The Muppets," (Nov. 23), that will see actual puppets in place of animation or computer graphics. "There's something very visceral about the idea that these puppets exists in the same world that we exist in," said Segel, who wrote, executive produced and stars in the film. "Nothing against those beautiful animated films, but you'll never meet Shrek. He lives in a computer. But you could meet Kermit and you could hug him and shake his hand." OSCAR WATCH 2011 As the Academy Awards telecast draws closer to its Feb. 26 curtain, the holidays also mark the time studios trot out their contenders. George Clooney is touted as among those to beat for best actor, playing a widowed father of two girls in filmmaker Alexander Payne's "The Descendants" (Nov. 16). Black-and-white silent film "The Artist" (Nov. 23) has seemingly come out of left field to capture the eyes of Academy voters, but the pest picture race appears wide open for now. Meanwhile, a big group of women find themselves competing for the best actress slot. On Dec. 9, Charlize Theron stars as writer who tries to reclaim her married high school sweetheart in Jason Reitman's "Young Adult," and Tilda Swinton is turning heads as a distraught mother in "We Need to Talk About Kevin." Glenn Close plays a woman passing herself off as man in order to work in the 19th century Ireland film "Albert Nobbs" (Dec. 21), and Meryl Streep is the former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady" (Dec. 30). On Nov. 23, Michelle Williams stars in "My Week with Marilyn" where she transforms into the legendary Hollywood icon, yet tragic screen star, Marilyn Monroe. "If I knew then what I know now about how many people have opinions about her, I don't know if I would have been brave enough to say yes to the role," Williams said. "I'm certainly not going to please everyone. So I only felt bound by a responsibility to her, to my relationship with her, to my imagination of her. Not anybody else," she said. And there is one key, possible contender on Academy Award watchers must-see list this season: the 911-themed family drama "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" (Dec. 25) starring Oscar winners Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock, written by Eric Roth and directed by filmmaker Stephen Daldry. "The trailer looks promising so it could potentially join the list," said Karger. "But no one has seen it yet." – Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Julia Roberts in ‘Mirror, Mirror’ Posted: 17 Nov 2011 01:21 AM PST  Julia Roberts as the Evil Queen in 'Mirror, Mirror' – Photo courtesy of Relativity Pictures In a totally different vein to the dark and dramatic Snow White and the Huntsman starring Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron and Chris Hemsworth, in theatres next summer, this version offers an amusing take on the Brothers Grimm story. The comedy is also a departure in tone for Tarsem Singh who directed the action epic Immortals. Julia Roberts' Evil Queen makes sarcastic quips, the dwarves crack jokes and even "the fairest of them all" Snow White, played by Collins, has an ironic line. The fantasy follows the wicked queen who has stolen the kingdom and banished Snow White from her throne. In her scheme to marry the Prince, she plans a ball which backfires when the Prince meets and falls for Snow White. The footage features the above scenes as well as a sword fight between the Prince and Snow White, who leads a band of thieving dwarves. Stylish sets, costumes and visuals reveal "the untold adventures of Snow White" with romance and humour. Mirror, Mirror opens March 9, 2012, in Sweden, March 16 in North America and April 5 in Germany and other markets, and then continues to roll out around the world. Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=903BvFne8go – AFP Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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