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Duration 1h 34m Rating (UK) 12 Source of story The legends relating to the James-Younger gang. Writers/Script Roderick Taylor, John Rogers (Story by Roderick Taylor) Additional Info One of the many films about Jesse James, the second to be featured in this blog. Director Les Mayfield Starring Colin Farrell, Scott Caan, Ali Larter, Gabriel Macht, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 36m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story Effectively a continuation of the first film Analyse This. Writers/Script Peter Steinfiled, Harold Ramis, Peter Tolan (Characters by Kenneth Lonergan, Peter Tolan) Additional Info From an estimated budget of $60 million Robert De Nero was paid $20 million. Director Harold Ramis Starring Robert De Nero, Billy … Continue reading
Duration 2h 16m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A more or less original screenplay Writers/Script Caspian Tredwell-Owen, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci (Story by Caspian Tredwell-Owen) Additional Info The trivia tells us that the lowlife bar and motel visited by the escapees was actually the abandoned Salton Sea Motel and Yacht Club. I stayed there … Continue reading
Duration 1h 50m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story The 1976 film, actually scripted by the same writer, and to all intents the same film, updated. Writers/Script David Selzer Additional Info This is my own bit of trivia: When the ambassador meets the priest in the rain under a London arch a figure in red … Continue reading
Duration 1h 46m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script Pascal Laugier Additional Info William B. Davis, who is the sherriff, was “the smoking man” in the X-Files. Director Pascal Laugier Starring Jessica Biel, Jodelle Ferland, Stephen McHattie, William B. Davis, Samantha Ferris Elevator Pitch Cold Rock is a former mining town … Continue reading
Duration 2h 40m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story Real events and a novel of the same name by Ron Hansen Writers/Script Andrew Dominik Additional Info The director of photography was Roger Deakins, who is said to have claimed that the night time scene of the train robbery was his crowning achievement. Director Andrew Dominik … Continue reading
Duration 1h 34m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script Stephen Belber Additional Info I like to have a look at the IMDb Trivia to see is anyone has written up anything interesting. The most interesting item – JA’s laptop is a Dell Latitude D830: says it all really. Director Stephen Belber … Continue reading
Duration 1h 56m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A book of the same name by Michael Crichton Writers/Script Jeff Maguire, George Nolfi Additional Info The finished movie was recut several time by the director on the instructions of the studio. Michael Crichton disliked it so much that he never allowed any more of his … Continue reading
Duration 2h 24m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A 1999 book of the same name by Mark Bowden which followed a series of articles in the Philadelphia Enquirer. These in turn described the real events which took place in 1993 in Mogadishu. Writers/Script Ken Nolan Additional Info Although the UN forces in the area … Continue reading
Duration 1h 44m Rating (UK) PG Source of story Said to be the novels of Alexander Dumas The Three Musketeers Writers/Script Gene Quintano Additional Info I have seen many films about the three musketeers over the years, and I always wondered why there were in fact four of them, and why they never, ever, had … Continue reading
Duration 1h 39m Rating (USA) R Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script Glenn German, Adam Rodgers Additional Info Taissa Farmiga, who plays Edith’s daughter, is actually her much younger sister. Andy Garcia’s daughter, Daniella, is also in it. Nothing like a bit of nepotism – but they are fine. Director Adam Rodgers Starring Andy … Continue reading
Duration 2h 12m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story Inspired (it says) by real events and a book Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Heirs of J. Paul Getty by John Pearson. Writers/Script David Scarpa Additional Info In the future this movie may be better known for the fact that, after it … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script Peter A. Dowling, Billy Ray Additional Info As in many other movies, the IMDb trivia tells us there is a “Wilhelm Scream” featured in this. The reference is to a sound effect used in many films originally recorded by Sheb Wooley in … Continue reading
Duration 2h 43m (less on TV) Rating (UK) 15 Source of story Loosely based on Homer’s works “The Illiad” and “The Odyssey” Writers/Script David Benioff Additional Info Terry Gilliam was said to have been offered the opportunity to direct but after reading five pages of the script turned it down. Director Wolfgang Petersen Starring Julian … Continue reading
Duration 2h 2m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A short story by Elmore Leonard and probably the 1957 film of the same name starring Glen Ford. Writers/Script Halsted Welles, Michael Brandt, Derek Haas Additional Info The western towns were built on the Cerro Pelon Ranch in New Mexico, the scene of many westerns starting … Continue reading
Duration 1h 37m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script Nathan Parker Additional Info The story developed by the director, apparently with Sam Rockwell in mind. Director Duncan Jones Starring Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Benedict Wong Elevator Pitch In a world post petroleum a company mines an energy source on the moon … Continue reading
Duration 1h 29m Rating (UK) None – PG in some places Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script Liz Adams Additional Info The writer/director has not even bothered to find out what the difference is between a platform and a mobile unit in the oil business, and that’s just the start! Director Liz Adams Starring … Continue reading
Duration 1h 49m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A novel of the same name by John Le Carré Writers/Script Andrew Davies, John Le Carré, John Boorman Additional Info In 2001 Pierce Brosnan was still being James Bond, and Daniel Radcliffe was about to be Harry Potter Director John Boorman Starring Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 25m Rating (UK) PG Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Christopher Lloyd, Joe Keenan, William Davies Additional Info Story by: Sam Fell, Peter Lord, Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais. It was the last co-operation between Aardman and Dreamworks. The characters look as if they are stop motion … Continue reading
Duration 1h 38m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script David Twohy Director David Twohy Starring Steve Zahn, Timothy Olyphant, Milla Jovovich, Chris Hemsworth Elevator Pitch A couple who are on their honeymoon are hiking on the beautiful Hawaiian island of Kauai when they hear that there have been murders carried out … Continue reading
Duration 1h 47m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script Paul Weitz Additional Info Although said not to be a satire, it was rumoured at the time that George Bush Jr never read the papers, and was said to wear an earpiece, like the fictional president, so people could tell him what … Continue reading
Duration 1h 41m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script Robert Fyvolent, Mark Brinker, Allison Burnett Additional Info Story by Robert Fyvolent, Mark Brinker. The director is known for his involvement in TV series. Director Gregory Hoblit Starring Diane Lane, Billy Burke Elevator Pitch FBI cyber investigators in Portland are confronted with … Continue reading
Duration 1h 55m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script Martin McDonagh Additional Info At the time of writing (January 2018) this film has won several Golden Globes, been nominated for many BAFTAs and is being proposed as an Oscar winner. Director Martin McDonagh Starring Frances McDormand, Caleb Landry Jones, Sam Rockwell, … Continue reading
Duration 2h 9m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story Apparently a self help book of the same name by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, itself inspired by a single phrase in Sex and the City. Writers/Script Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein Additional Info The film was made by Drew Barrymore’s production company. Director Ken Kwapis Starring … Continue reading
Duration 2h 5m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A French film “The Unfaithful Wife” by Claude Chabrol Writers/Script Alvin Sargent, William Broyles Jr Additional Info Diane Lane was nominated for Best Actress in the 2003 Oscars as well as many other similar nominations. The actors had a surprising degree of influence on the script. … Continue reading
Duration 1h 41m Rating (UK) 12 Source of story The earlier outings of this franchise, starting with the original Tremors. Writers/Script Scott Buck Additional Info The characters and the story developed by S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Ron Underwood and Nancy Roberts Director S.S. Wilson Starring Michael Gross, Sara Botsford, Billy Drago, Brent Roam, August Schellenberg, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 36m Rating (UK) U Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script Bob Peterson, Pete Docter Additional Info Story – Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy. Won many awards including an Oscar for Best Animated Feature in 2010. Director Pete Docter, Bob Peterson Starring Voices – Ed Asner, Christopher Plummer, Delroy Lindo, Elevator Pitch … Continue reading
Duration 1h 50m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script Lee Hall Additional Info Nominated for multiple awards including Oscars and won some BAFTAs. The later stage musicals have all cost more to present than the film cost. Director Stephen Daldry Starring Jamie Bell, Jean Heywood, Gary Lewis, Julie Walters, Stephen Mangan, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 56m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script Robert Souza, Ron Shelton Additional Info Apparently the stars could not stand each other – and actually it shows. Director Ron Shelton Starring Harrison Ford, Josh Hartnett, Lena Olin, Bruce Greenwood, Isaiah Washington, Lolita Davidovich, Gladys Knight, Lou Diamond Phillips, Dwight Yoakam, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 59m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A 1961 novel of the same name by Richard Yates Writers/Script Justin Haythe Additional Info At the time of the production Kate Winslet was married to Sam Mendes and apparently recommended the script to him. Director Sam Mendes Starring Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kathy Bates, Michael … Continue reading
Duration 1h 45m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script Craig Mitchell, Hans Bauer Additional Info It appears that members of the Department of Public Safety who adminster people on the sex offender’s register have the right of entry into their homes, even if the police do not. Director Wai-Keung Lau Starring … Continue reading
Duration 1h 36m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story 1999 book “Jitter Joint” by Howard Swindle Writers/Script Ron L Brinkerhoff Additional Info This movie had unsuccessful test screenings resulting in reshoots, but it still stayed on the shelf between 1999 and 2002. Director Jim Gillespie Starring Sylvester Stallone, Charles S Dutton, Polly Walker, Kris Kristofferson, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 59m Rating (UK) PG Source of story A young adult book of the same name by Ann Brashares Writers/Script Delia Ephron, Elizabeth Chandler Additional Info All four of the leading young women were stars of American TV dramas. Director Ken Kwapis Starring Amber Tamblyn, Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera, Blake Lively, Jenna Boyd Elevator … Continue reading
Duration 1h 44m Rating (UK) 18 Source of story A book of the same name by Nicci (Sean) French Writers/Script Kara Lindstrom Additional Info I usually read through the Wikipedia descriptions of the films I critique, and I am sometimes struck by the fact that these can differ from what is actually on screen. This … Continue reading
Duration 1h 40m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story Possibly books by Stephen Potter, his “Gamesmanship” was a hit in 1960 and resulted in a film “School for Scoundrels” in the same year. When we were young we loved the whole thing. Writers/Script Todd Phillips, Scot Armstrong Additional Info The now famous Jim Parsons from … Continue reading
Duration 2h 11m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story The Marvel Comics characters Writers/Script Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz, Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn Additional Info Although this is the fifth X-Men film it is a reboot, portraying their earlier lives before the previous four films. Story by Sheldon Turner and Bryan Singer and a lot of … Continue reading
Duration 1h 43m Rating (UK) 15 Source of story A Marvel comic character Writers/Script Mark Steven Johnson Additional Info There is so much information on IMDb Trivia that I tired of it with hundreds of items to go. But this is where Ben Afleck and Jennifer Garner met. Director Mark Steven Johnson Starring Ben Affleck, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 41m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story An original screenplay Writers/Script Marc Lawrence Additional Info Sandra Bullock, as producer, insisted on filming in New York despite the higher cost, and received the thanks of the city. Trump and one of his homes are in it. Director Marc Lawrence Starring Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant, … Continue reading
Duration 1h 26m Rating (UK) None Source of story A not very original screenplay Writers/Script Sarah Watson Additional Info This TV movie seems to have been seen only in Australia and Singapore – and now Spain Director Robert Lee Starring Jeff Fahey and others we probably won’t hear of again. Elevator Pitch A change in … Continue reading
Duration 2h 6m Rating (UK) 12A Source of story A version of the Arthurian legend Writers/Script David Franzoni Additional Info There may be people who do not know about King Arthur, but he has been a legendary figure in UK since the middle ages when the monks at Glastonbury claimed to have found his grave, … Continue reading
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