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Victor R Gibson

Author of this site three technical books and two novels
Victor R Gibson has written 2010 posts for A MOTION PICTURE LIST

Transformers

Released 2007 Rating 12A in UK Director Michael Bay Writer/s Robert Orci, Alex Kurtzman Starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, John Voigt, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturo Source of story Unbelievably – a die cast toy Elevator Pitch Two conflicting races of mechanical people capable of taking on the outlines of vehicles and aircraft fight … Continue reading

300

Released 2006 Rating 18 in UK Director Zack Snyder Writer/s Zak Snyder, Kurt Johnstad, Michael Gordon Starring Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, Michael Fassbender Source of story Graphic novel by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley, it inspired by real events. Elevator Pitch 300 Spartan warriors confront the massed Persian army at Thermopylae and hold them … Continue reading

Kick Ass

Released 2010 Rating 15 in UK Director Matthew Vaughn Writer/s Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn Starring Aaron Johnson, Mark Strong, Chloe Grace Moretz, Nicholas Cage Source of story Graphic novel by Mark Miller and John Romita Jr Elevator Pitch A geeky teenage boy decides to become a superhero, but is frequently beaten until he meets Hit … Continue reading

Flash Gordon

Released 1980 Rating A in UK Director Mike Hodges Writer/s Lorenzo Semple Jr, Michael Allen Starring Sam J Jones, Max von Sydow, Brian Blessed, Melody Anderson, Topol, Ornella Muti, Timothy Dalton, Peter Wyngarde, Richard O’Brien, Robbie Coltrane Source of story 1930s comic book characters by Alex Raymond and film serials on children’s cinema. Elevator Pitch … Continue reading

Sex Drive

Released 2008 Rating 15 in UK Director Sean Anders Writer/s Sean Anders, John Morris Starring Josh Zuckerman, Amanda Crew, Clark Duke Source of story Book “All the Way” by Andy Behrens Elevator Pitch A teenager meets a girl on line who promises to have sex with him if he goes to Knoxville, Tennessee from Chicago, … Continue reading

The Adjustment Bureau

Released 2011 Rating  12A in UK Director George Nolfi Writer/s George Nolfi Starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Terence Stamp, Anthony Mackie Source of story A short story by Phillip K Dick Elevator Pitch A potential US senator who may be even more goes a bit off the rails, so a group of mysterious men arrange … Continue reading

Spotlight (2015)

Released 2015 Rating Director Tom McCarthy Writer/s Josh Singer, Tom McCarthy Starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams Source of story The real events in 2001 Elevator Pitch Spotlight is a Boston Globe investigation team, who are directed by their new editor to look into cases of child abuse by priests. Their discoveries shake the … Continue reading

Olympus Has Fallen (2013)

Released 2013 Rating 15 in UK Director Antoine Fuqua Writer/s Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt Starring Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett Source of story Original Screenplay Elevator Pitch The White House is taken over by a bunch of terrorists and the president captured, but they have not reckoned with Mike Banning a former … Continue reading

State of Play

Released 2009 Rating 12A in UK Director Kevin Macdonald Writer/s Matthew Carnahan, Tony Gilroy, Billy Ray Starring Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren Source of story A UK TV series by Paul Abbott starring John Sim Elevator Pitch In the murky world of Washington politics a thief is killed and a young woman … Continue reading

Guidance

As time has passed I have gradually provided more means of searching the website. There is a box which allows you to search for a film, but of course there are at the time of writing only 950 films on the site, only a fraction of what is available. If you are searching for a … Continue reading

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