Sanctum
Studios – Relativity Media, Universal Pictures, Sanctum Australia
(Previous Release: Season Of The Witch, Biutiful, Debut)
Director - Alister Grierson (UK Debut)
In a nutshell....
Frank, with his team of underwater cave divers which include his 17 year old son, Josh, and financier, Carl, goes on a treacherous expedition to the largest, least accessible and the most beautiful cave system on earth. The exit of the South Pacific caves is cut off because of flash floods. Now, this team has to navigate an underwater labyrinth to exit the caves but they must fight raging water and deadly terrains to see themselves safe, but they have limited supplies. So, would they survive or succumb?
There's a lot of hype around this film considering the big name of James Cameron attached to it. He said it was decided to shoot this film in 3D to make the viewers feel closer to the experiences of the diving team; and there seems to be a decent dose of adventure in this one. But what puts me in doubt is the team of the debutant director and writers. No doubt Cameron knows exactly what he does but this time around I think he'll falter, and I give this credit of possible failure to him because they're promoting the film using only his name. Some of the sequences from the trailer reminded me of Brazil (the movie). So I just hope this one doesn't turn out to be a damp squib.
Runtime - 109 mins
Genre - Adventure/Drama/Action
Rated - R
Principal Cast
Allison Cratchley – Judes (UK Debut)
Richard Roxburgh – Frank (Last seen in: Like Minds)
Richard Roxburgh – Frank (Last seen in: Like Minds)
Alice Parkinson - Victoria (Last seen in: Where The Wild Things Are)
Ioan Gruffud - Carl (Last seen in: The Kid)
Principal Crew
John Garvin, Andrew Wight - WritersJules O'Laughlin - Director of Photography
Mark Warner - Editor
David Hirschfelder - Music Director
Mark Warner - Editor
David Hirschfelder - Music Director
Film’s USP
Underwater adventure in 3DTrailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sPMSiyLRDkAnticipation Rating - 3/5
Love And Other Impossible Pursuits (a.k.a. The Other Woman)
Studios – Incentive Filmed Entertainment (Debut), Is Or Isn't Entertainment (Debut),
Handsomecharlie Films, Marc Platt Productions (Previous Film: No Strings Attached, Charlie St. Cloud)
Director - Don Roos (Previous Film: Happy Endings)
In a nutshell....
Jack and Carolyne are married and have a young son, William. Due to some indifferences, Carolyne and Jack decide to split. Jack soon marries Emilia and the two have a daughter, Isabel, who dies when she is just 3 days old. Emilia's difficult situation gets worse as she now tries to improve her relationship with her stepson.
Natalie Portman seems to be a perfect fit for the role of Emilia. She's a great spree of superb performances lately, and this one I guess just adds another feather to her cap. Also known as The Other Woman, this film has a nice and relevant storyline and was spoken good of at the Toronto Film Festival, especially about Portman's role. I think this one's not worth missing especially if you love Natalie, just like I.
Runtime - 119 mins
Genre - Comedy/Drama
Rated - R
Principal Cast
Lisa Kudrow – Carolyne (Last seen in: Easy A)
Scott Cohen – Jack (Last seen in: Please Give)
Scott Cohen – Jack (Last seen in: Please Give)
Charlie Tahan - William (Last seen in: Meskada)
Principal Crew
Don Roos, Ayelet Waldman (novel by the same name) - WritersSteve Yedlin - Director of Photography
David Codron - Editor
John Swihart - Music Director
Studios – Vertigo Entertainment, Screen Gems (Previous Film: How To Train Your Dragon, Country Strong)
David Codron - Editor
John Swihart - Music Director
Film’s USP
Natalie Portman as The Other WomanTrailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2CJ2iuw5bwAnticipation Rating - 3.5/5
The Roommate
Studios – Vertigo Entertainment, Screen Gems (Previous Film: How To Train Your Dragon, Country Strong)
Director - Christian E. Christiansen (US Debut)
In a nutshell....
College student Sara is excited to start a new college life, and is assigned a dorm with a new room-mate, Rebecca. Both the girls bond well and develop a nice friendship. On a trip to Rebecca's home, Sara learns about Rebecca's peculiar condition from her mother. Rebecca's feelings get stronger for Sara and she starts killing those whom she feels as a possible threat to Sara and her friendship. Thus she controls Sara's life.
The Roommate does seem to be an interesting film but I think it might just be one of those cheap films that you and I would rather feel pity for than fully enjoy, simply because such films spoil the story by having cheesy inputs. I am not trying to write it off, but on the face of it it seems so. With this one, I just hope I am wrong.
Runtime - Unkown
Genre - Thriller/Drama
Rated - R
Principal Cast
Leighton Meester – Rebecca (Last seen in: Country Strong)
Cam Gigandet – Stephen (Last seen in: Burlesque)
Cam Gigandet – Stephen (Last seen in: Burlesque)
Principal Crew
Sonny Mallhi - WriterPhil Parmet - Director of Photography
Randy Bricker - Editor
John Frizzell - Music Director
Randy Bricker - Editor
John Frizzell - Music Director
Film’s USP
Warns you about a scary room-mate (Couldn't think of anything else)Trailer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FldQayi1FIAnticipation Rating - 2/5
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