“When a child was a child…”A man’s voice is heard, reading out words as they are written in thick ink on paper.…it didn’t know it was a child”He continues, some of the words delivered in sing-song, joyfully, as if they were a children’s nursery song:“Everything was full of life/And all life was one...”His voice is friendly voice; a comforting voice; a voice that we will soon learn belongs to Damiel (Bruno Ganz), an angel who watches over the city of Berlin and its inhabitants with the curiosity and reverence of a child. Damiel has such deep affection for human life that he is willing to eschew immortality for earthly pleasures and the most intoxicating human experience of all: love. Both Damiel’s voice and those of the humans he consoles and studies feature prominently on the film’s soundtrack, sometimes in isolation,...
- 7/31/2017
- MUBI
Mark Kermode can’t help but fall for the latest bonkers Nicholas Sparks adaptation
And we’re back. From the opening shot of a Miller-time sunset over an azure sea, you know you’re in the world of Nicholas Sparks – a world in which our manly oil-rigging hero reads Stephen Hawking and saves two people’s lives in the first 10 minutes while somewhere across the star-crossed skies a beautiful but dissatisfied and deserving woman longs for something... better. This time, our players are James Marsden (replacing the late Paul Walker) and Michelle Monaghan as Dawson and Amanda, essayed in their Endless Love younger years by likable Luke Bracey and lovable Liana Liberato. Dawson is Amanda’s one and only and it’s easy to see why; he’s a man of few words who can fix a car, mend a roof, hoe a garden and look fabulous with his shirt...
And we’re back. From the opening shot of a Miller-time sunset over an azure sea, you know you’re in the world of Nicholas Sparks – a world in which our manly oil-rigging hero reads Stephen Hawking and saves two people’s lives in the first 10 minutes while somewhere across the star-crossed skies a beautiful but dissatisfied and deserving woman longs for something... better. This time, our players are James Marsden (replacing the late Paul Walker) and Michelle Monaghan as Dawson and Amanda, essayed in their Endless Love younger years by likable Luke Bracey and lovable Liana Liberato. Dawson is Amanda’s one and only and it’s easy to see why; he’s a man of few words who can fix a car, mend a roof, hoe a garden and look fabulous with his shirt...
- 10/18/2014
- by Mark Kermode, Observer film critic
- The Guardian - Film News
Exclusive: Apa has signed UK screenwriter and playwright Kevin Hood. He most recently scripted Reykjavik, the Cold War drama that Participant Media has slated for production early this year with Ridley Scott producing, and Mike Newell directing Michael Douglas and Christoph Waltz. Hood also co-wrote Girl’s Night Out, a romantic comedy directed by Michael Hoffman, which is scheduled to start lensing this year. In addition to a long list of credits in British television, Hood co-created the BBC’s longest-running primetime crime drama Silent Witness. He also created and executive produced the network’s drama In A Land Of Plenty, based on the novel by Tim Pears. Hood is also known for his rewrite on the Miramax feature Becoming Jane, starring Anne Hathaway. A successful playwright from 1987-1998, Hood wrote the plays Beached and Astronomer’s Garden. He also wrote British television drama including episodes of Medics, Grange Hill and Garrow’s Law.
- 1/30/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
Let’s pretend for a moment that you, an FM reader, are a fan of classic movie monsters. You know, stuff like Dracula, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Wolfman, Frankenstein’s Monster, etc.
Got it? Ok, good. Just stay with me here.
Now let’s also pretend that you’re a fan of horror films like those that featured, I don’t know, the monsters I mentioned above.
Wow, you’re really good at this game!
Now that you’re all good and hyped up, prepare yourself for an additional dose of excitement if you also happen to be a fan of comic books. Sometime in September, Monsterverse will be releasing a comic anthology entitled Tales from the Grave. Bela Lugosi (do I really need to tell you who he is? I mean, seriously) will be taking on hosting duties for the horror romp.
Kerry Gammill (Superman, Power...
Got it? Ok, good. Just stay with me here.
Now let’s also pretend that you’re a fan of horror films like those that featured, I don’t know, the monsters I mentioned above.
Wow, you’re really good at this game!
Now that you’re all good and hyped up, prepare yourself for an additional dose of excitement if you also happen to be a fan of comic books. Sometime in September, Monsterverse will be releasing a comic anthology entitled Tales from the Grave. Bela Lugosi (do I really need to tell you who he is? I mean, seriously) will be taking on hosting duties for the horror romp.
Kerry Gammill (Superman, Power...
- 4/5/2010
- by Ashleigh
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
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