The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz B (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
By Steven Zeitchik An English-language remake of a foreign film is like a certain kind of cover band -- capable of adding its own spin to the original but more likely reminding us why that original should have remained untouched....
Reel Suave (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Starring : Nicole Kidman, Alakina Mann, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Flanagan, Elaine Cassidy, James Bentley Directed By : Alejandro Amenábar Darkness is where this woman wanted to reside. She closes the blinds so that her children don’t get exposed to the sunlight that can have an adverse effect on them. Grace Stewart is the lady played by Nicole Kidman who is just been bothered by three people...
Heartcrossings (Free subscription) | 16/08/2008
I watched Abre los ojos by Alejandro Amenábar recently and have not seen Vanilla Sky which is apparently inspired by this movie. The story is a complex mix of fact and fiction, dream and illusion; how what we desire in life is often very far away from what we end up getting even after having the received the gift of exercising free will as the hero César does in Amenábar's movie. He is allowed to select...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 18/07/2008
It seems there are two sides to Penelope Cruz. There's the renowned Spanish actress, celebrated by such auteurs as Bigas Luna, Alejandro Amenabar and Pedro Almodovar, whose 2006 effort Volver won her the first Oscar nomination of her career. And there's the Hollywood starlet, better known for dating her co-stars than for the string of forgettable roles she's taken. But her latest film, Elegy, an adaptation...
Deadline Hollywood Daily (Free subscription) | 16/07/2008
HOLLYWOOD, CA (July 15, 2008) – Paramount Film Group President, John Lesher and Paramount Vantage President, Nick Meyer, today announced that Guy Stodel has been appointed Executive Vice President of Production and Acquisitions for Paramount Vantage. Stodel, who will report to Meyer, replaces Amy Israel, who has served as Executive Vice President of Production and [...]
FLiXER: Entertainment Industry News (Free subscription) | 08/07/2008
- The Sea Inside (Alejandro Amenábar, 2004) A moving and well made story of the life of Ramon Sanpedro, a quadriplegic who is appealing for euthanasia, which is against Spanish laws. The film shows all the people in his life – from those that live with him (his elder brother, his sister-in-law, his nephew and his dad), to the two women who love him, Julia, a lawyer who herself is suffering from an...
Sunset Gun (Free subscription) | 25/06/2008
Though I've avoided reviews (but I have heard that it's awful), M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening has made me revisit my piece on some of my favorite cinematic twist endings. Here are a few of my favorite twists: What makes...
All About My Movies (Free subscription) | 23/06/2008
I had a huge movie binge this weekend! This is what I saw: - The Sea Inside (Alejandro Amenábar, 2004) A moving and well made story of the life of Ramon Sanpedro, a quadriplegic who is appealing for euthanasia, which is against Spanish laws. The film shows all the people in his life – from those that live with him (his elder brother, his sister-in-law, his nephew and his dad), to the two women who...
FilmChat (Free subscription) | 24/05/2008
Last month , the Times of Malta posted what was probably the first picture from the set of Agora , Alejandro Amenábar's upcoming film about the 4th-century philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria . A few days ago they posted another . Looks impressive enough. I wonder when we'll see the actors in costume. Oh, wait, there appear to be some more photos over at Notas de Cine , which give us a better look at...
Egyptology News (Free subscription) | 20/05/2008
Times of Malta This is a bit of fun - the photograph of a film set currently under construction. Here's the caption: The film set constructed at Marsaxlokk for the shooting of the ancient Egyptian epic Agora, based in Roman Egypt in the fourth century AD, has come to life. Construction started in February and involved around 60 workers. The movie stars Oscar-winning actress Rachel Weisz and Max Minghella....
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 18/05/2008
Film News: Deal excludes North America and Spain -- Focus Features Intl. has acquired international sales and distribution rights to Alejandro Amenabar’s Roman Egypt epic “Agora.”
FilmChat (Free subscription) | 27/04/2008
The Times of Malta has posted the first picture from the set of Agora , the Alejandro Amenábar film starring Rachel Weisz as 4th-century philosopher Hypatia, Oscar Isaac as Orestes and Sami Samir as St. Cyril of Alexandria. Quoth the Times : "The idea is to bring ancient Alexandria back to life, allowing the audience to see, feel and smell a remote civilisation as if it were as real as today, the...
Irna (Free subscription) | 22/04/2008
Iranian actor Homayoun Ershadi is appearing on the film 'Agora' by Spanish director Alejandro Amenabar.
IGN (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
A friend of mine recently commented that he thinks of art-house horror movies like nonalcoholic beer: Without the gore or robbed of an essential rawness, they seldom seem as disturbing.
Channel 4 (Free subscription) | 03/04/2008
(2004) Alejandro Amenabar's Oscar-winning drama is based on the life of Ramon Sampedro, played by Javier Bardem.
