| SEPTEMBER FILMS
THE MAN, ROLL BOUNCE, FLIGHTPLAN, INTO THE BLUE AND SERENITY COME OUT
THIS MONTH
Now that the summer is over and a number of brainless films have come
and gone, it's that time of the year when studios start releasing
some hopeful quality films. Usually, the early days of September starts
off with leftover films that studios hope will make some money. Samuel
L. Jackson started the year with "Coach Carter" and has appeared
in 3 other films since then. Well, he's back again and in a buddy movie
along with Eugene Levy in "The Man". After being delayed for
some time, the Jennifer Lopez and Robert Redford and Morgan Freeman film,
"An Unfinished Life", finally makes its way to the big screen.
Another Miramax holdover, "Proof" with Gweneth Paltrow and Anthony
Hopkins gets released this month as well. Reese Witherspoon works the
charm with Mark Ruffalo in "Just Like Heaven". Jodie Foster
looks for her daughter aboard a plane in "Flightplan". Afrer releasing
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" this summer, Warner Bros.
has another Tim Burton and Johnny Depp film, "Tim Burton's Corpse
Bride". Ben Kinglsey hopes to rebound from "A Sound of Thunder"
with his take as Fagin in Roman Polanski's "Oliver Twist". Director
Malcolm Lee goes back to the days when rollerskating was the biggest
thing in town with "Roll Bounce", starring Bow Wow. And to end
the month off, Joss Whedon brings his cancelled TV show, Firefly, to the
big screen with "Serenity". |
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THE MAN
Release Date: September 9, 2005
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Film Genre: Comedy, Action
Country: United States
Director: Les Mayfield
Screenwriter: Margaret Oberman, Jim Piddock, Stephen
W. Carpenter
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Eugene Levy, Luke Goss,
and Anthony Mackie
Synopsis:
"Man" is about a bumbling salesman (Levy) who stumbles
into an ATF sting. The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms agent
(Jackson) realizes he needs to take on the mild-mannered milquetoast
as his ersatz partner in order to bring down a drug lord.
Click here for trailer and photos - http://www.blackfilm.com/20050114/features/fs_theman.shtml
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THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE
Release Date: September 9, 2005
Distributor: Screen Gems
Director: Scott Derrickson
Screenwriters: Scott Derrickson, Paul Harris Boardman
Cast: Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott,
Shohreh Aghdashloo, Jennifer Carpenter, Colm Feore
Synopsis:
In an extremely rare decision, the Catholic Church officially recognized
the demonic possession of a 19 year-old college freshman. Told in
terrifying flashbacks, "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" chronicles
the haunting trial of the priest accused of negligence resulting
in the death of the young girl believed to be possessed. Inspired
by true events, the film stars Laura Linney as the lawyer who takes
on the task of defending the priest (Tom Wilkinson) who performed
the controversial exorcism.
Click here for trailer and photos - http://www.blackfilm.com/20050708/features/emilyrose.shtml
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AN UNFINISHED LIFE
Distributor: Miramax Films
Director: Lasse Hallstrom
Cast: Robert Redford, Jennifer Lopez, Morgan Freeman,
Josh Lucas, Camryn Manheim, Damian Lewis and Becca Gardner.
Synopsis: Set against the rugged ranchlands
of Wyoming, AN UNFINISHED LIFE is the story of a modern-day Western
family, as stoic as they are divided, learning the true meaning
of forgiveness. Robert Redford stars as Einar Gilkyson, a tough-skinned,
retired rancher who long ago turned his back on memories. Still
in shock from his only son's death a decade ago, Einar has let his
ranch fall into ruin along with his marriage. Now, Einar spends
his days caring only for his hired hand, and last trusted friend,
Mitch (Morgan Freeman), who was gravely injured in an encounter
with a grizzly bear. Einar intends to live out his days in this
heartbroken solitude . . . until the very per-son he blames for
his son's accident comes to town: his daughter-in-law Jean (Jennifer
Lopez). Jean shows up broke, on the run and with a girl named Griff
(newcomer Becca Gardner), who she swears is the granddaughter Einar
never knew he had. Suddenly, Einar's quiet life is turned upside
down as anger and accusations resurface. But slowly, miraculously,
11 year-old Griff's curiosity about Western life, and her longing
for family and a father figure, begin to chip away at the stone
that has become Einar's heart - opening up the way for unexpected
connection, adventure, mercy and true reunion.
Click here for trailer and photos - http://www.blackfilm.com/20041119/features/fs_unfinishedlife.shtml
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KISS KISS BANG BANG
Release Date: October 5, 2005
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Director: Shane Black
Producer: Joel Silver
Screenwiter: Shane Black, based on the novel by Brett Halliday
Composer: John Ottman
Cast: Val Kilmer, Robert Downey Jr., Michelle Monaghan, Deanna
Dozier, Shannyn Sossamon, Dash Mihok, & Corbin Bernsen
Synopsis:
A petty thief (Downey) posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles
for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder
investigation along with his high school dream girl (Monaghan) and
a detective (Kilmer) who's been training him for his upcoming role...
Click here for trailer and photos - http://www.blackfilm.com/20050610/features/kisskissbangbang.shtml
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PROOF
Release Date: September 16, 2005
Distributor: Miramax Films
Film Genre: Drama
Country: United States
Director: John Madden
Screenwriters: David Auburn, Rebecca Miller
Cast: Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Jake Gyllenhaal,
Hope DavisTrailer: http://movies.channel.aol.com/movie/main.adp?tab=trailers&mid=18015
Synopsis:
"Proof" follows a devoted daughter (Paltrow) who
comes to terms with the death of her father (Hopkins) a brilliant
mathematician whose genius was crippled by mental insanity -- and
is forced to face her own long-harbored fears and emotions. She
adjusts to his death with the help of one of her father's former
mathematical students (Gyllenhaal) who searches through her father's
notebooks in the hope of discovering a bit of his old brilliance.
While coming to terms with the possibility that his genius, which
she has inherited, may come at a painful price, her estranged sister
(Davis) arrives to help settle their father's affairs.
Click here for trailer and photos - http://www.blackfilm.com/20050819/features/proof.shtml
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LORD OF WAR
Release Date: September 30, 2005
Distributor: Lions Gate Films
Film Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: United States
Director: Andrew Niccol
Screenwriter: Andrew Niccol
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Bridget
Moynahan, Ethan Hawke, Eamonn Walker, Ian Holm, Sammi Rotibi, Steve
J. Termath, Nalu Tripician, Patrick Walton Jr.
Synopsis:
After escaping the USSR for the land of opportunity, young hustler
YURI (Nicolas Cage) seizes the opportunity to make a buck by selling
a key to the UN armory and realizing his calling as an arms dealer.
Driven by the lure of easy money and the heady cocktail of glamour
and danger, Yuri and his brother VITALY claw their way up through
the world of international arms dealing, all the while staying one
step ahead of the law, ruthless competitors and treacherous clients
by wit and cunning. With private jets and a beauty queen at his
side, Yuri savors the high life in the fast lane, even after being
forced to kill in cold blood and learning the brutal personal cost
of his profession. But when Vitaly encounters the innocent victims
of their unholy trade and is killed making a moral stand, Yuri's
world begins to cave in.
Click here for trailer and photos - http://www.blackfilm.com/20050715/features/lordofwar.shtml
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JUST LIKE HEAVEN
Release Date: Sept 16, 2005
Distributor: DreamWorks Pictures
Film Genre: Romantic Comedy
Country: United States
Director: Mark Waters
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo
Synopsis:
When David (Mark Ruffalo) sublet his quaint San Francisco apartment,
the last thing he expected-or wanted-was a roommate. He had only
begun to make a complete mess of the place when a pretty young woman
named Elizabeth (Reese Witherspoon) suddenly shows up, adamantly
insisting the apartment is hers. David assumes there's been a giant
misunderstanding…until Elizabeth disappears as mysteriously
as she appeared. Changing the locks does nothing to deter Elizabeth,
who begins to appear and disappear at will-mostly to rebuke David
for his personal living habits in her apartment. Convinced that
she is a ghost, David tries to help Elizabeth cross over to the
"other side." But while Elizabeth has discovered she does have a
distinctly ethereal quality-she can walk through walls-she is equally
convinced that she is somehow still alive and isn't crossing over
anywhere. As Elizabeth and David search for the truth about who
Elizabeth is and how she came to be in her present state, their
relationship deepens into love. Unfortunately, they have very little
time before their prospects for a future together permanently fade
away.
Click here for trailer and photos - http://www.blackfilm.com/20050805/features/justlikeheaven.shtml
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EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED
Release Date: September 16, 2005
Distributor: Warner Independent Pictures
Director: Liev Schreiber
Screenwriter: Liev Schreiber
Cast: Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Leskin
Synopsis:
Based on the acclaimed, best-selling novel by Jonathan Safran Foer,
"Everything is Illuminated" tells the story of a young
American Jewish man's quest to find the woman who saved his grandfather--in
a small Ukrainian town that was wiped off the map by the Nazi invasion.
The journey begins as a comic nightmare--with an eccentric trio
of paid "expert" guides sorely lacking in expertise: a
cranky grandfather who insists on bringing his unruly seeing-eye
dog to help him drive, and his over-enthusiastic grandson, whose
fractured command of English, passion for retro American pop culture,
and inability to shut up threaten to make the worst of every situation.
But what starts out as the tour from hell turns into a surprisingly
meaningful journey--with an unexpected and powerful series of revelations
that will indelibly change all of their lives.
Click here for photos - http://www.blackfilm.com/20050429/features/everythingisilluminated.shtml
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