the last homecoming ( greek : ο τελευταίος γυρισμός ; o teleftaios gyrismos ) is a 2008 drama film written and directed by cypriot director corinna avraamidou .

it is avraamidou 's first feature film .

the film is set on cyprus during the summer of 1974 , when turkey invaded cyprus , and follows the romantic and political relations of a greek cypriot family .

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there are no featured reviews for the last homecoming ( o teleftaios gyrismos ) at this time .
the cypriot movie “the last homecoming” premieres on december 5 , 2008 , at the k - cineplex movie - theatres all over cyprus .
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' transformers : the last knight ' actress isabela moner showed support for another summer franchise .
the last performance of the night featured former one director member louis tomlinson and bebe rexha performing back to you .
sony pictures and marvel studios assembled to spin a web around a brand - new spider - man : homecoming clip during last night’s mtv movie & tv awards .
players , other students , and the community prepare for homecoming weekend . tensions rise at the homecoming game , prompting buddy to lose his cool .
the 2017 teen choice awards were plunged into chaos as it was announced miley cyrus , 24 , was a last - minute no show .
bella thorne wore white shorts and a matching white bra , alongside a silent marshmallow to announce the last awards of the night for fandom and international artist .
already , seeds have been sown regarding what to expect thanks to homecoming ’s mid - credits scene . * * warning : spoilers ahead for homecoming * *
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director jon watts told entertainment weekly , it was because of the former .
aunt may ( marisa tomei ) learns a big secret at the end of ' homecoming . '
homecoming is the third novel in the 100 , a series of post - apocalyptic science fiction by kass morgan .
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on september 23 , 2014 , kass morgan announced the title of the third installment of the 100 book series to be homecoming . [ 2 ]
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instead of slinging webs , ' spider - man : homecoming ' posed for selfies at the world premiere of ' spider - man : homecoming ' ( out july 7 ) at the movie ' s hollywood premiere on june 28 , 2017 .
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students and alumni of broad ripple high school celebrated what could be their last homecoming friday night , as the indianapolis public schools board will vote early next week on whether to close the building . in april , district officials announced they were recommended to close broad ripple high school and convert northwest and arlington high schools into middle schools due to low enrollment .
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zendaya and holland walk the ' spider - man : homecoming ' photocall carpet together at the villamagna hotel on june 14 , 2017 in madrid , spain .
still , we should expect further street villains to be pursuing spider - man come the sequel to homecoming — if thanos hasn’t destroyed the world by then .
the vulture ( michael keaton ) has reason to give his masked arch enemy a break in a ' homecoming ' after - credits scene .
other celebs who don ' t grace the ' homecoming ' screen were also on hand like ' black - ish ' star yara shahidi .
holland , zendaya and watts attended the ' spider - man : homecoming ' photocall at the ham yard hotel on june 15 , 2017 in london , england .
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this is where things start getting a little dicey as characters in this movie don’t have their last names shown . however , even if these are in name only references it shows a level of commitment we haven’t seen yet .
it is another crown jewel of sony ' s for sure . but homecoming , the name , is a double entendre on purpose , right ?
spider - man : homecoming has finally reached cinemas , solidifying the web - slinger ' s place in the marvel cinematic universe after debuting in captain america : civil war .
spider - man : homecoming will swing into movie theaters on july 7 , 2017 . check out the clip , and let us know what you think :
esmail , who is very hands - on with “mr . robot , ” is expected to have less involvement in the “homecoming” tv series , though he might direct the pilot .
spoiler alert ! we ' re discussing plot points integral to the conclusion of ' spider - man : homecoming , ' so beware if you haven’t seen it yet .
the reveal is something fans have been guessing at since zendaya was first cast in the role as the mystery character in
homecoming ,
but it ' s still not completely clear who michelle is in marvel ' s cinematic universe .
but it ' s also a homecoming to marvel . and a homecoming to the cinematic universe that spider - man belongs in . so it ' s a pretty unprecedented deal between two studios , but we ' re really proud of it . and all i can tell you is , those guys at marvel — i think the technical term is — they know their shit .
homecoming , gimlet media’s experimental - fiction podcast written by micah bloomberg and eli horowitz , is a curious artifact . on its face , the project codes as a serious conspiracy thriller , one whose ludicrously star - studded cast list — which includes catherine keener , oscar isaac , and david schwimmer — suggests some ambition of being a prestige entertainment product , something perhaps comparable to what you’d find on hbo or amc , except in a podcast feed . but as the show wrapped up its second season last week , all those gestures of grandiosity don’t seem to quite make sense . that’s because homecoming didn’t quite turn out to be a suspenseful conspiracy thriller at all ; instead , it was an absurdist drama of office politics .
with happy hogan ( jon favreau , far left ) trailing behind , tony stark ( robert downey jr . ) makes peter ( tom holland ) an intriguing offer at the end of ' homecoming . '
cue victoria justice , who looked seriously fierce at last night ' s teen choice awards wearing a white one - shoulder jumpsuit , which is by nicolas jebran . we love the draped asymmetric style and sharply tailored trousers on this all - in - one , which stylist madison guest put together with stuart weitzman shoes and an edie parker clutch .
jones has good reason to be thrilled , as she explained in a statement . “bet was the first network and place where i was on tv—i am looking to turn this whole experience into a joyful homecoming , ” she said . last year’s show was hosted by anthony anderson and tracee ellis ross , but the overtly political tone made a bigger impression than the hosts . from a great performance of “freedom” by beyoncé and kendrick lamar to a fiery speech from jesse williams , the show’s highlights were all in tune with the political moment—and that was before trump and his band of white nationalists made their way to the white house . this year , anything’s possible , from the guests or from jones herself—joyful homecoming or no , it seems likely she’ll at least break out her donald trump impression . we’ll find out for sure on june 25 , when the bet awards will be broadcast live from los angeles .
which is all to say that the plot isn’t quite the point with homecoming . indeed , just why anything matters is never fully realized beyond your attachment to simply being around these characters . but , hey , you can get a lot of mileage from mood and texture and charisma alone ( see twin peaks : the return ) , and if you’re looking for a good time piping the voices of hollywood a - listers into your earballs , homecoming ’s got your back for miles .
spider - man : homecoming does something pretty fantastic with its final scene , and we wanted to dig into a bit . if you haven’t seen the movie yet , quit reading now because there are spoilers ahead .
adam levine and the rest of the group took to the stage to accept their award .
when it was announced in 2015 , the film that would become spider - man : homecoming sounded less than exciting . this would be our third peter parker in a decade , emerging shakily from another troubled reboot and the tatters of grand shared universe plans .
she continued : ' you are the future leaders of the world , the future president , the future senators and you will make the world better . '
indianapolis – students and alumni of broad ripple high school celebrated what could be their last homecoming friday night , as the indianapolis public schools board will vote early next week on whether to close the building . during the day students marched in a parade through broad ripple village , and in the evening , alumni grilled food while reminiscing on old times . “i ' m just very proud to be a rocket , ” said johannon tate of the class of 1997 . “we just have a lot of school spirit and it ' s really , really sad to know this could be the last one . ” brian and jessica deubner brought their son jack to the festivities and said the school plays a significant role in their history . “it ' s kind of surreal to think it won ' t be here any longer - - it has so many memories for us and a pretty special place in our history ,
said jessica . without broad ripple high school , the couple said they may have never met .
we met my sophomore year of high school . started dating my senior year . we ' re married now with our sweet little baby ,
said jessica .
“mr . robot” creator sam esmail seems to have something against vacations . in addition to developing a “metropolis” miniseries , deadline reports that esmail is also planning to tackle a tv adaptation of the popular gimlet media podcast “ homecoming . ”
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it sounds like spider - man : homecoming ' s star is getting through a lot of outfits – although it ' s not because he ' s all fingers and thumbs , but just too physically active .
it’s exciting to see where future homecoming movies will go now that may knows peter is spider - man and how she chooses to deal with that information . at the very least , it’s yet another thing that helps differentiate the mcu spider - man from those that came before .
it ' s relevant to the story because it takes place in high school and there is a scene — that i guess i can give a little thing — at a homecoming dance . i ' ve actually seen the dailies of it because we already did the high school shooting of it in the first couple weeks and it ' s fantastic .
the bigger takeaway from the scene is the hint at a future spider - man villain , scorpion .
not that such structural tinkering should be discouraged , of course . the modern audio drama remains way too reliant on skeuomorphism , too tethered to analogs and facsimiles of old radio formats . and so homecoming should be commended for trying out a few novel additions to the vocabulary of audio drama ; if only they had a story , and a plot , worth testing its new inventions . as it stands , homecoming ’s main contribution to the form is the way it attends to the following operational question , one untested until the debut of its first season : will the quality of an audio drama change when you stock it with performers of an extremely high level ? the answer is most definitely yes , wonderfully so .
laura harrier as liz allan while her last name is not mentioned in the movie proper one of big twists we find out is that liz’s dad is actually adrian toomes aka the vulture . there is the chance that allan will become her name if her mother decides to get a divorce following the trial . liz first appeared in the comics in 1962 but in 1974 she was revived in a story line that revealed her stepbrother was the molten man . if her mother ends up getting a divorce and remarries then it would make sense that they could go that route with the character . at the end of the movie she moves away from new york to oregon with her mother so she’s not in town when the trial of her father starts .
there are shockers in spider - man : homecoming — two of them , in fact — but what’s not much of a surprise is that peter parker ( tom holland ) saves the day and foils the vulture ' s ( michael keaton ) plan to steal a plane full of avengers gear .
rian johnson spoke with good morning america yesterday following the star wars : the last jedi sizzle reel from d23 , and was asked about the role of carrie fisher in the movie . “carrie gives a really beautiful performance in the film , £ he said . “we obviously didn’t make the movie to be her final star wars movie . given that though , i think there are scenes that she has that are going to mean a lot to people and there are scenes that we have with her where now not having her around i watch them and i think i’m really thankful that we have that and we can give that to people . ” read the rest of the interview here .
his monologue is done in the style of the various educational school videos that play throughout
spider - man : homecoming .
he ' s in a short clip while peter ' s in detention and there ' s also a video of captain america in gym class which has appeared in marketing trailers .
at the start of homecoming , peter hassles tony stark ( robert downey jr . ) about when he’ll get the call to join the avengers ; after spidey defeats the vulture , stark presents the kid with an awesome new spider - suit but peter turns him down . he wants to remain a friendly neighborhood spider - man for a little bit longer — or at least until iron man needs him in infinity war .
this is about to change as michael b . jordan ' s killmonger invades the african nation and challenges the current king , t ' challa , aka black panther , to the right to the throne . after besting the panther , killmonger plans to use the technology to help other minorities in the rest of the world overthrow the current hierarchy .
this is a big part of the reason why spider - man : homecoming , despite being the sixth spider - man film in 15 years , feels so fresh and lively . it’s the first costumed caper in what feels like forever to be aimed squarely at the high - school crowd it so vividly portrays , replete with an actor who was actually a teenager when he pulled on the tights . ladies and gentlemen , let me introduce you to the millennial spider - man .
check out the evolution of spider - man through the years and learn more about the actor who plays peter parker .
peter’s crush in ' homecoming ' is liz ( laura harrier ) , but zendaya’s character michelle blooms as a possible love interest . mary jane watson , or “mj , ” is spidey’s longtime romance in the comics — played by kirsten dunst in the tobey maguire ' spider - man ' films — and michelle reveals that’s her nickname .
the movie will be released on july 5 in the uk and july 7 in the us – making it the fourth film in mcu ' s phase three .
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following the sad passing of george a . romero , luke owen looked back at the resident evil adaptation the horror maestro never made . read the article here .
approximately , a year passed between the releases of the 100 and day 21 .
miley cyrus is the honorees and is set to receive the ultimate choice award .
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near the end of the movie , michelle reveals she goes by mj . spider - man fans will recognize the moniker as the nickname of the web - slinger ' s love interest mary jane watson .
tyler posey and tyler eckland came out after a quick break and announced the nominees for the first award of the night .
spider - man : homecoming , directed by jon watts , stars tom holland , robert downey jr . , marisa tomei , donald glover , zendaya , tony revolori , and michael keaton . swing on down to your local theater and check it out on july 7th .
the trio got a little goofy on the carpet , striking some funny poses together .
the housewives go to cannes but , unsurprisingly , drama follows them across the ocean .
plot : an alien touring the galaxy breaks away from her group and meets two young inhabitants of the most dangerous place in the universe : the london suburb of croydon .
bokeem woodbine as herman schultz aka the shocker while he doesn’t appear in his costume schultz is about as close to a secondary villain as spider - man : homecoming has . he gets the “shocker” glove from jackson brice ( logan marshall green ) after vulture accidentally kills him . schultz goes after peter at the dance but ned saves peter’s life and he leaves schultz webbed to the side of a school bus . he is assumed captured and still alive .
kenneth choi as principal morita this isn’t the first time marvel has used the same actors in smaller roles but this the first time they have acknowledged it . we first saw kenneth choi in captain america : the first avengers as a member of the howling commandos . in homecoming we see peter sitting in principal morita’s office and there is a picture of his character from the first avenger confirming him to be a descendant . this isn’t the first time we’ve seen this as tripp from agents of s . h . i . e . l . d . was a descendant of gabe jones ( derek luke )
the actors weren ' t afraid to pull some funny faces while on the carpet either .
the 20th film in the marvel cinematic universe fits into a bigger , larger superhero picture .
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adam levine and the rest of maroon five took to the stage to accept their award .
at the end of spider - man : homecoming , peter parker ( tom holland ) has reclaimed his powerful costume , deepened his sense of responsibility , and looks out on the city with a renewed sense of optimism . and because this peter doesn’t have spider - sense , he’s too busy looking out the window to notice aunt may ( marisa tomei ) come to his room and see him in his spider - man costume .
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in a shocking announcement at the beginning of the awards , victoria justice came on the stage to reveal honorary award winner miley cyrus ' couldn ' t make it ' to the show .
the english actor struck a pose next to the film ' s director jon watts , left .
a document called the sokovia accords gives the u . s . government the right to control the team before they go into a war zone to save the world and such . iron man thinks the avengers need to be put in check . captain america believes in people , not governments .
judd apatow later came on to announce maroon five as the winner of the decade award recipient .
many blessings today to the star of spider - man : homecoming , tom holland , and the film ' s director , jon watts ( standing in here for jon is some dude that was passing by ) , as they begin their shoot in atlanta just as we are ending ours . i don ' t think we could pass the marvel baton to two nicer , better guys who care more about what they ' re doing . kill it !
“homecoming , ” which debuted november 16 , is presented as a collage of telephone calls , therapy sessions , and overheard conversations . the podcast features catherine keener , david schwimmer and oscar isaac and tells the story of a caseworker at a secret government facility , her ambitious supervisor , and a soldier who are desperate to rejoin civilian life . ucp , where esmail has a first - look deal , and “mr . robot” producer anonymous content secured the rights .
he ' s here ! thanos continues his quest to collect all the infinity stones and wipe out half the galaxy . in this film - - a decade in the making - - the mad titan finally meets the avengers and crazy action ensues .
with two more homecoming sequels planned and the filmmakers planning on keeping peter in high school during that time , it could open the door to giving may a more substantive , complex character that’s completely unlike anything we’ve seen from her so far . tomei is a talented actress , so hopefully future films will really delve into her reaction to this news and how she’s going to handle that her nephew is a superhero .
the ending also sets the stage for what ' s coming in
infinity war ,
as wakanda will play a major role in the action .
director jon watts also manages to throw in a few fun twists that lead into next year’s avengers : infinity war as well as a fourth avengers and a homecoming sequel , set for may 3 and july 5 , 2019 , respectively . plus it’s a marvel movie , so naturally there are post - credits scenes .
behind the camera , we have relative newcomer jon watts . he directed 2014 ' s surprisingly funny clown and 2015 ' s cop car . the excellent performances from the young actors in the latter presumably helped bag him the job on spider - man .
watts said there ' s a chance we could definitely see toomes return . and that ' s great news . not only was keaton one of the bright spots of
homecoming ,
but it ' s tough to imagine a future spider - man movie without him . after all , he ' s a part of the sinister six — a legion of spider - man villains who eventually gather together . sony has considered making a movie about them in the past .
thor is imprisoned on the planet sakaar , and must race against time to return to asgard and stop ragnarök , the destruction of his world , at the hands of the powerful and ruthless villain hela .
gargan appears earlier in the film , during the boat scene , attempting to purchase chitauri weaponry , but gets imprisoned after an encounter with spider - man and the fbi . during the mid - credits scene , the character , itching his scorpion tattoo , asks whether vulture knows who the superhero really is , saying there are “friends on the outside” wanting revenge .
in an episode dedicated to the show within the show , “glow” illustrates its grand capacity for storytelling , and the very good tv podcast breaks down how .
zendaya repeatedly assured fans for months she wasn ' t playing mary jane or spidey ' s love interest , and for the most part , she kept her word — her first name is really michelle in this iteration of spider - man . she also isn ' t linked to peter romantically , at least in this movie . since there ' s already a sequel to
homecoming
in the works , that could certainly change .
donald glover as aaron davis aka the prowler a lot was made of glover when he was cast in spider - man : homecoming because he’d been vocal for years about wanting to play miles morales . it doesn’t look like he’s going to get the opportunity , but he does get the chance to play someone close to miles morales . aaron davis , aka the prowler , is miles’ uncle and a thief . in the movie he’s seen as a low level thief just looking to buy some weapons and in a police report the name “prowler” is seen as an alias . while peter is questioning him aaron gives up the location of the next weapons sale because he wants the high tech weapons off of the street because “he has a nephew in this neighborhood / . ” he never says how old this kid is only that he exists which makes miles morales fans very happy .
actor drake bell is the voice of peter parker on the animated series ' ultimate spider - man . '
wakanda is the most technologically advanced country in the world , but almost no one knows it even exists .
victoria justice , who hosted the 2016 show , came out to highlight an instagram game for fans watching at home - giving the first clue of the night .
as spider - man , however , tom holland feels far closer to the average teenager , smartyet insecure , and with a mouth that just won’t stop . yes , he’s as awkward in the suit as he is out of it , but spider - man : homecoming never sets up a hackneyed nerds - v - jocks scenario . instead , it depicts high school in a way that most people in their teens would see as being perfectly normal .
that sense of disorientation is further exacerbated by the creative team’s decision to eschew any guiding narration . the non - narrated format is a technique that you’d almost exclusively find employed among documentary podcasts , most prominently by the history - oriented radio diaries and the more aggressively ambitious love + radio ( which often exploits the non - narration to blur the lines between fact and fiction to powerful effect ) . but both those shows still had the benefit of relying on the interview format as a key , giving audiences a framework that they’re already familiar with to justify the experience of a nonconventional structure . homecoming , in contrast , has no such key , seemingly opting to present itself as an enigma whose enigmatism is justification enough . this is slightly less of a problem in this second season , which is decidedly more conventional than the first , but some troublesome stylistic tics are nonetheless held over .
“if the whole movie is having fun with the ( teen - movie ) world , why couldn’t our post - credits scene do the same ? ” watts says .
iron man and the gang take down hydra and recapture loki ' s scepter . but tony uses the stone inside the weapon to create artificial intelligence , ultron . this backfires and ultron wages war against the avengers and the human race . you start to see a real break in the team between cap and iron man on their beliefs . they eventually take down ultron , but at the cost of countless lives after the city of sokovia is destroyed .
spider - man is back on the big screen for the sixth time , but now sony and disney ' s marvel studios have teamed up to bring the web crawler to life . that means fans of the franchise should make sure to stick around after the film is over for not one , but two extra scenes after the movie ends .
cw ' s drama riverdale won choice tv drama show where dedicated the award to an important member of the show ' s family who passed away during the first season .
according to kevin feige , marvel studios will be making the creative decisions on the film , so we can look forward to a spider - man movie that is completely ( and finally ) synched up with the rest of the mcu .
how it ends - - the collector ' s home where he keeps his treasures is destroyed and we see howard the duck for the first time in 20 years on screen .
how it ends - spidey wins the day and wins the respect of stark in the process . but in the end , he agrees with tony ' s original assessment and turns down a spot to be in the avengers to remain everyone ' s favorite
friendly neighborhood spider - man .
sony almost released a sinister six film following the amazing spider - man , cancelling the picture after a negative response to that blockbuster . the team could finally make an appearance .
how it ends - strange succeeds and becomes the sorcerer supreme . he is key , because the mystic arts are important for the impending war the avengers will have with thanos , possibly the most powerful villain in marvel . that movie is set for 2018 and expect strange to play a big part .
also his partner in the battle , mordo , played by chiwetel ejiofor , no longer believes in the ancient one or strange . he thinks he ' s seen the light and basically turns bad , looking to take out all the other sorcerers .
the guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mystery of peter quill ' s true parentage .
while on a journey of physical and spiritual healing , a brilliant neurosurgeon is drawn into the world of the mystic arts .
how it ends - - in the post - credit scene , you see stark run into ross at a bar and ask about the hulk in order to recruit him for the avengers .
the actress and director both love the genre , but as they told indiewire , they also knew it needed to be retrofitted to tell the true story of catherine weldon and sitting bull .
we ' ve already mentioned that tom holland will be taking over the role as everyone ' s favourite nerd peter parker , making him the second brit to do so . the impossible and wolf hall actor showed off his acrobatics skills for months , proving that he ' s the bouncy young man for the job .
michael chernus as phineas manson aka the tinkerer manson is a member of vulture’s crew and the one who spends the majority of the movie trying to create bigger and better weapons . he was first created in 1963 and has been a regular spider - man villain since . in the movie he’s not much more than a second level henchman and it’s unclear if he’s arrested in the end .
martin starr as mr . roger harrington while not that notable in the comics harrington does play a decent role in the movie . he’s the teacher assigned as academic decathlon coach . he probably has the most screen time out of all the teachers . he was first introduced in 2001 but during a story line involving mysterio .
the audience knows that ' s not the case at all . time will tell whether or not gargan believes him , too .
initially shocking fans less than 30 minutes into the show , victoria justice came on stage and within a matter of seconds dropped the bombshell that miley was a no - show for the night .
she wore a red and blue jumpsuit that covered most of her great figure and kept her sunglasses on for most of the performance before taking them off close to the end of the song .
kat deeley also appeared on stage as a substitute for the absent miley cyrus and presented vanessa hudgens with the see her award .
you may have missed it earlier in the film , but the name of michael mando ' s character is mac gargan . gargan , as spidey fans know , eventually becomes the spider - man nemesis . eagle - eyed viewers may have noticed the scorpion tattoo on gargan ' s neck which hinted at the character as well .
michael mando as mac gargan aka the scorpion while never called scorpion gargan is part of the weapons bust that leads to the ferry getting cut in half . he’s called by name and there is a scorpion tattoo on his neck . he’s arrested by the fbi during the boat incident . in the first end credits scenes he sees toomes in the same prison . he says he has people on the outside itching to kill spider - man and that toomes knows who spider - man is . toomes denies it protecting peter’s identity .
plot : the story of a young boy in the midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in new york from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection .
a menage a trois with two brothers falling for the same woman , a prophetic staging of euripides’ “trojan women” at the seaside town , a passionate nationalist who is driven to the extreme : a small community living its personal stories , dreams , hidden and compelling desires , set at the backdrop of the political turbulence of that summer .
i had a cool dad ,
peter says at the end of the film after yondu sacrifices himself to save his boy .
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he hunts down the ancient one , who teaches him to use his inner power via the mystic arts . after the ancient one dies , strange leads his allies against kaecilius and his fanatics who follow dormammu , a powerful being who has the ability to take over and destroy the world . don ' t you hate when that happens .
during the course of what seems to be an idyllic mediterranean summer , the members of a greek cypriot family re - evaluate their relationships , as compelling desires and needs are beginning to unfold . passions , infidelities and betrayal emerge , while political mumblings are heard in the distance . the year is 1974 . soon their world is about to change forever . alexandra and orestes , a handsome young couple , arrive from athens , to spend the summer holidays with orestes ' family at the beautiful seaside town of northern cyprus , kyrenia . phaedra , orestes ' mother , is a passionate greek literature teacher who decides to mount a performance of euripides '
the trojan women
with the help of the family and the townspeople . her husband yiannis is a silent observer , while her old lover manolis follows closely her every move . the political turbulence of the time is manifested as manolis , a right - wing nationalist , dreams of the unification of cyprus and greece stating that the
greekness
of the . . .
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tyne daly as anne marie hoag there have been rumors that marvel is putting together a show based on damage control . damage control is introduced as a company that tony stark creates to help clean up the various messes that the avengers have made . hoag is the one who tell adrian toomes aka the vulture that he has lost the city contract and is the reason toomes ends up stealing and selling high tech weapons .
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scott lang is a convict who was jailed after he was doing what he thought was right . he gets recruited by hank pym , the original ant - man to get his shrinking technology out of the hands of his former protege , darren cross , who eventually creates a suit of his own . the two battle and rudd defeats cross . in the middle of the film , rudd has a run - in with falcon at the avengers facility . this ties into the post - credit scene .
these new arrivals are the lucky ones — back on the colony , the oxygen is almost gone — but after making it safely to earth , glass ' s luck seems to be running out . clarke leads a rescue party to the crash site , ready to treat the wounded , but she can not stop thinking about her parents who may still be alive . meanwhile , wells struggles to maintain his authority despite the presence of the vice - chancellor and his armed guards , and bellamy must decide whether to face or flee the crimes he thought he had left behind .
after some to - ing and fro - ing , michael keaton was confirmed to be playing the movies villain adrian toomes – aka the vulture .
ant - man and the wasp
arrived in theaters this weekend and dominated the box office with almost $ 80 million in ticket sales .
some fans automatically thought the reveal of
mj
automatically meant that michelle is mary jane , but that ' s not the case . as
a young peter parker / spider - man ( tom holland ) , who made his sensational debut in captain america : civil war , begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web - slinging super hero in spider - man : homecoming . thrilled by his experience with the avengers , peter returns home , where he lives with his aunt may ( marisa tomei ) , under the watchful eye of his new mentor tony stark ( robert downey , jr . ) . peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine – distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just your friendly neighborhood spider - man – but when the vulture ( michael keaton ) emerges as a new villain , everything that peter holds most important will be threatened .
plot : a crime mystery set in the quiet family town of suburbicon during the 1950s , where the best and worst of humanity is hilariously reflected through the deeds of seemingly ordinary people . when a home invasion turns deadly , a picture - perfect family turns to blackmail , revenge and betrayal .
most of the show’s pleasure comes from the opportunity it gives to marinate yourself in keener , schwimmer , sedaris , and isaac’s performances . homecoming is , and i don’t mean this uncharitably , essentially a series of intriguing scene work strung together with makeshift narrative threads . the characters are mostly presented in pairs , and the action plays out in a consistent stream of negotiation , transaction , mind games , and verbal combat . ( very rarely are there pure conversations . ) keener matches up with a casual isaac , effervescent with chemistry . sedaris squares off with schwimmer , and later jonze . most of the cast gets solid individual moments — even michael cera gets a moment to express fiery agita — but it is schwimmer’s performance that truly stands out . his verbal style , perpetually soaked in a sense of desperation , acutely embodies two intertwining themes that run throughout the show : gaslighting and shitty men . it’s shocking , really , just how potently schwimmer’s performance evokes the feeling of the consuming political coverage in 2017 , in which every rational cell in your brain is being assaulted by the words , actions , and emotions of one man .
jacob batalon as ned leeds while this one could be in name only ned leeds is best known as the third hobgoblin . leeds is a character that was first introduced in 1964 . in the movie ned is seen as peter’s best friend and the “man in the chair” as peter calls him . he’s also one of the few people who knows who spider - man is . in the comics leeds is brainwashed into becoming the third hobgoblin and is then brought back to life afterwards . he was first introduced in 1964 .
spider - man : homecoming has had a lot of praise from fans and critics , especially for michael keaton’s vulture . in a brand new interview with yahoo , screenwriters jonathan goldstein and john francis daley revealed their version of the character in their original draft . “he was still stealing from damage control , but we had a different way into it , ” daley said , stating he was initially a science teacher at peter’s school . “no , let’s separate him fully from the school — or at least so it seems . ’ and that’s i think when we decided to make [ spoilers ] . ” read more here .
abraham attah as abraham “abe” brown one of peter’s classmates and a member of the academic decathalon team abe is a marvel character that first appeared in 1974 . he’s taken up the mantle of black tiger in the past and has connections to spider - man , iron fist , and the human torch .
to say that spider - man : homecoming has a lot of callbacks to marvel comics and spider - man comics in particular would be an understatement . this is one of those movies where every character on screen is a callback or a hint toward another character . there are some that are obvious and some that we’ve known for awhile but having seen the movie it’s time to take a look at all of these characters and see who they are . to do so will require a spoiler warning about various plot points over the course of the movie . some of these reveals are pretty fun to watch play out so if you don’t want to know anything skip this article and we’ll see you after july 7th .
, but the parents next to me , who had brought their five - year - old along , should start setting aside some cash for therapy . the marvel cinematic universe has a lighter tone , but in the past decade big - screen superheroes have been aimed more at eternal adolescents rather than actual ones – the people who can now afford the toys their parents never bought them , who lived to see the secret passions of their youth become studio tentpoles and
ed sheeran , who was not at the show , won the award for best choice pop song , offering a short acceptance speech , simply thanking fans .
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how it ends - the black panther comes back and , in a fight to the death , beats killmonger . but he decides to break tradition and share wakanda ' s riches with the world to help those who cannot help themselves .
choice summer tv actor ( # choicesummertvactor ) cody christian – teen wolf david lambert – the fosters harry shum jr . – shadowhunters : the mortal instruments kyle harris – stitchers noah centineo – the fosters winner : tyler posey – teen wolf
instead of scheduled hosts miley cyrus and chris pratt coming out on the stage to open the show , lucy hale and janel parrish didn ' t waste any time getting on the stage with a plethora of confetti dropping down on them .
helmed by jon watts ( cop car ) from a script by jonathan goldstein and john francis daley , jon watts & christopher ford , as well as chris mckenna and erik sommers ( yep , that’s a lot of peeps ) , spider - man : homecoming stars tom holland , marisa tomei , michael keaton , zendaya , tony revolori , bokeem woodbine , michael chernus , logan marshall - green , donald glover , tyne daly , kenneth choi , laura harrier , jon favreau and robert downey jr .
everyone is after one of the infinity stones , which all wield immeasurable power . ronan plans to destroy a planet he ' s been at war with by using the stone . but the gang bands together and defeats ronan . in the process starlord survives holding one of the stones , which is impossible for a human . there is reason to believe he ' s part alien , something ancient .
the always energetic terry crews made a good case for a spidey stunt double .
' real housewives of beverly hills ' star kyle richards repped the reality franchise .
' the lost city of z ' actor also playfully gave two thumbs up .
having seen the film , we ' re all fully team holland . as producer eric hauserman carroll told empire magazine
we ' re not making the sixth spider - man movie , we ' re making the first peter parker movie .
iron man features as his mentor in the movie , and tries to discourage spider - man from taking on threats that are too big for him . that definitely includes the vulture , the leader of a gang that salvages advanced and alien technology
as to what the title means , it ' s both literal and figurative .
michael barbieri as charles “charlie” murphy charles is another member of the ad team and someone who appears to be friends with peter in the movie . he was first introduced in 1964 but hasn’t had a major role in the comics ever since .
eventually the team splits up as star - lord ' s father , ego , finds him and offers to take him back to his planet . the team eventually finds out ego is a bad guy who plans to take over the galaxy .


fairytale : a true story is a 1997 french-american fantasy drama film directed by charles sturridge and produced by bruce davey and wendy finerman .

it is loosely based on the story of the cottingley fairies .

its plot takes place in the year 1917 in england , and follows two children who take a photograph soon believed to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies .

the film was produced by icon productions and was distributed by paramount pictures in the united states and by warner bros. internationally ; it was released in the united states on october 24 , 1997 .

fairytale : a true story

fairytale : a true story trailer 1997 director : charles sturridge starring : paul mcgann , florence hoath , elizabeth earl , , , official content from paramount home entertainment two young girls in turn of the century england become media sensations when they claim to have captured evidence of fairies on film . based on a true incident . movie , fairytale : a true story movie , fairytale : a true story trailer , fairytale : a true story 1997 , charles sturridge , paul mcgann , florence hoath , elizabeth earl , , ,
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fairytale : a true story cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of fairytale : a true story actors includes any fairytale : a true story actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each fairytale : a true story actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of fairytale : a true story have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .
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only the british could do justice to this true story . it ' s absolutely wonderful .
fairy tale : a true story is available on netflix , amazon and other vod formats as well as on dvd .
that much is true .
fairytale - - a true story ' ' fudges so much of it that it should not really claim to be true at all . not that it really matters . the movie works as a fantasy , and as a story of little girls who fascinate two of the most famous men of the age - - conan doyle and the magician harry houdini , an outspoken debunker of all forms of spiritualism .
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this story of elsie and frances and their fairy photographs was made into a beautiful movie in 1997 titled
fairy tale - a true story
. i have the dvd and i watch it often while i ' m drawing !
i actually don ' t have the script to fairytale . i was talking about a script to an unnamed houdini movie in the 90s .
an enchanting and enduring tale of mystery ,
fairytale - a true story
is based on the remarkable true story of two young girls whose claim to have seen and photo - graphed fairies living in a garden set in motion a chain of events neither they nor the great minds of their time could stop . when these two girls gave the people around them - parents , mayfair society , fleet street journalists , photographic experts and spiritualists - a reason to believe in a world of magical wonder , their own world was forever changed .
this movie was very much a lovely heart warming story that not just children enjoy but also adults .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
based on the remarkable true story of two young girls who claimed to have photographed fairies in 1917 . their tale triggers a chain of events that neither they , nor the great minds of their time , could stop .
roberts was fresh off an oscar nomination for steel magnolias , but it wasn’t until after pretty woman was released that she became a true megastar .
an enchanting and enduring tale of mystery based on the remarkable true story of two young girls whose claim to have seen and photographed fairies living in a garden set in motion a chain of events neither they nor the great minds of their time could stop .
as ancient origins reported in its article “ the true story of pocahontas as not told by disney , ” the real life pocahontas was different from her portrayal in the 1995 animated feature film . however . . .
the 1997 movie fairy tale : a true story is an intelligent , subtle and compassionate examination of the nature of skepticism and faith during this very turbulent time . the screenplay quite closely follows the events of the historical cottingley fairy case , with allowances for some artistic license .
i love peter o ' toole and his performance in this movie as arthur conan doyle is great . also there ' s a great performance by a young bill nighy . based on a true story although they take some liberty with it and don ' t tell you
the rest of the story
which unfolded when the girls who photographed the fairies were old women . this is one worth watching again . glad to have bought it .
the studio has bought the film rights to the princess of north sudan , based on the true story of jeremiah heaton from virginia , who travelled to sudan and egypt to put up a flag in an area of “no man ' s land” and call it his last year .
basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . …
the real story of pocahontas is much darker than the disney movie – business insider . available from : urltoken .
two young girls ( cousins ) play in victorian yorkshire in the bruh ( brook ) and believe so strongly in fairies . the daughter takes her fathers camera ( an avid photographer ) and captures two images of fairies dancincing . after her cousin see s one . a newspaper reporter has to find the truth while sir arthur conan doyle and the great houdini pay a visit . a true story . maybe , when we were young . a great childs film
do you believe ? young frances and elsie do . they say they ' ve encountered the supernatural . they ' ve met fairies . the photos the girls take of the winged beings put them at the center of a real - life controversy that sweeps england during world war i . everyone is caught up in the excitement , including two of the era ' s most renowned men : sherlock holmes ' author sir arthur conan doyle ( peter o ' toole ) and master illusionist harry houdini ( harvey keitel ) . are the girls ' photos real or a clever hoax ? one thing is for sure : with enchantment , a sense of wonder and glorious special effects , fairytale : a true story is superb family entertainment .
marshall says he is “from the school of happy endings , ” which is part of how pretty woman ’s story changed .
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another reviewer here on the user - comments asks ,
is there anyone left in this world who objects to being lied to ? yeah , i do ! the main drawback , however , even more than the absurdity of the story , is that it is simply boring .
fairy tale : a boring story
would have been truthful , not labeling it a
true story .
to repeat : the headline on this film is an out - and - out lie . this is a supposed
true story
about two little girls in england who see and communicate with fairies - little peter pan - type beings who flutter around . give me a break ! ! ! ! the only redeeming value of all this nonsense and new age propaganda is some pretty photography . that ' s all the film offers , unless you are total moron and still believe in the tooth fairy and santa claus , too . if this was billed as a fantasy , i would have enjoyed it , but to tell me this is truth is ludicrous .
set in 1917 . based on the true story of two young girls , elsie wright and frances griffiths , whose claim to have seen and photographed fairies living in their garden set in motion a train of events neither they nor the great minds of their day could stop . the case elicited the interest of sir arthur conan doyle , amongst others .
tells the true story of eisle wright ( florence hoath ) and frances griffiths ( elizabeth earl ) who fooled the
experts
with photographs of paper cut - out fairies they claimed were real . their greatest champion was sir arthur conan doyle , who wrote an entire book in support of their pictures ,
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this is a very charming movie based on a true story that took place in the early 1900s . two young girls claimed to have photographed
real
fairies and all of england was just electrified by the news - - and by the photos . even houdini and sir arthur conan doyle were drawn into the drama . the girls are charming , the story is wonderful and there is a very interesting spiritual element , all set against the background of wwi in the uk . is it true ? did they photograph fairies ? you have to watch the film to find out . but if you want to see the daughter of one of these young girls talk about what really happened , you can find an interview with her on youtube , from a brit tv show . fascinating . this is completely a family film , you can show it in any company - - but be prepared to have a family discussion afterwards . and to buy your kids a camera .
beautiful film . . . lovely story . good fun and gorgeous english countryside . the actors were well cast with lovely kids . loved it
this film ostensibly tells the
true story
of the girls who photographed the
cottingley fairies
in yorkshire . but the film takes the point of view that the photographs were genuine and that the fairies were real . in old age , the girls involved admitted it was all a hoax - so why does the film treat what they say as true ? there is a scene in which arthur conan doyle tries to convince committed rationalist harry houdini ( harvey keitel ) that what the girls say must be true - after all how could they , two young girls with apparently no knowledge of photography , fake the photographs and fool some of the greatest minds in the country ? houdini maintains , of course , that they have done so , however unlikely it may seem . it strikes me that what houdini says is correct and that this is a better story to tell ! it is precisely because it seems so unlikely that makes it such a good story ( now that we know the truth ) . my view is that the two little girls were hoaxers , but that doesn ' t mean i don ' t have an enormous amount of respect for their achievement . surely a better tribute is paid to them by showing fully the extent of their cleverness ?
a really great story and very well produced . would be nice to have it in blue ray . also , the sound track music is really wonderful and i would love a cd of the music but it is only available a great expense ( over $ 50 . 00 ) and is probably just a recording of the sound track and not a performance of the music . however , it is a great movie and so well done !
this was a charming story . the two young girls give a great performance . it also gives an interesting historical backdrop thanks to the characters of houdini and sir arthur conan doyle . after our first viewing , we decided we had to own this .
my roots are deep and i was told that she was related , i never believed this to be true until i started researching and found that my family roots are jamestown , surry and surrounding tidewater towns .
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over the past three decades , the story behind the original pretty woman script—how it was dark , how it didn’t have a happy ending , how it wasn’t really the kind of property anyone would ever expect disney to go for—has been flattened out into the kind of narrative that’s literally trivial , a footnote in the history of a wildly successful and deeply beloved film . the most popular version of the story ( and the one that shows up on both the film’s wikipedia and imdb pages , tossed off as a minor footnote in a far larger and longer saga ) holds that executive producer laura ziskin was the one that demanded that the garry marshall –directed film have a feel - good ending , turning the film from a dark drama to another disney fairy tale—albeit one with a modern twist .
richard gere had broken out nearly a decade earlier in american gigolo and an officer and a gentleman ; like roberts , pretty woman made him a bigger star than ever .
excellent cast and love the inclusion of well known people like houdini and conan doyle in the story . kids went straight out the next day to build fairy houses in the garden so it certainly captures their imagination . a really good family film , just right for a sunday night .
few films affect me as immediately as fairy tale : a true story . it is visually stunning , excellently acted with star turns by peter o ' toole and harvey keitel . the story is engrossing and you can decide for yourself whether it is about a hoax or not , but that is not important here . it captures the period of the early 1900s magnificently . special effects are unbelievably realistic . apparently academy members never saw this film or it would have gathered a handful of oscars . the cinematography should have garnered an oscar as should the moving and glorious music score . i plan to purchase the cd . despite the title , this film is more for adults and older children . it would not hold the attention of the younger ones .
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even though this is a lovely story , i ' m sorry to say that the girls , as elderly women , did finally admit that the photos were faked . the fairies were in fact cut outs from a picture book from 1910 , and the cut outs were held in place with hairpins . i knew they were fakes , as i ' m sure you did too . but there was still something nice about the fact that for so long it was a mystery to people and no doubt it still brought hope to some people , and sure did make for a nice story . i wish that it had stayed a mystery !
i had never heard about this story before , but was looking for a movie to watch with young children . they loved it ! ! ! there was nothing in it that made them be scared or worried , and i think they will gladly watch the movie again in a bit of time .
gardner , the theosophist , comes up with increasingly far - fetched , pseudo - scientific theories about the fairies ' true natures . to the comically nasty and cynical reporter , mr . ferret - who is one of the only adults who figures out how the photographs were actually produced - the fairies are a juicy story ; perhaps , he insinuates , part of a conspiracy orchestrated by sir arthur . to arch - skeptic harry houdini , who fought hard to expose the cynical exploitation of the bereaved by fraudulent mediums after the death of his beloved mother , the cottingley photographs represent a charming and comparatively harmless illusion .
swiss archaeologists seem to have solved a mystery at a famous roman site . they have come to the conclusion that some mysterious shafts at the archaeological site were used as a method of refrigeration .
some other sidenotes on this story : cinderella doesn ' t have a fairy godmother . rather , she plants a tree by her mother ' s grave and prays under it every day . she finds her dresses to wear to each ball under the tree ( there are three in the story , not one like in the movie ) . she is still helped by animals , though specifically birds , not mice . also , she doesn ' t just lose her shoe because she is in a rush . the clever prince covers the steps in pitch to make her stick to them , but she only loses a shoe in the process .
this is based on the true story of 2 girls from cottingly who said they had seen ' real fairies ' at the beck at the bottom of their garden . beautifully shot in a lovely location , this is a really charming film for all ages - i bought this on video back in 1998 for my then 4 year old daughter , who loved it . i fell in love with it there and then , not only for the film / story , but the most beautiful music throughout ( i have since bought the soundtrack cd ) my younger daughter is 13 and she also loves it . set during the first world war , the clothes , the settings , the whole feel of the film is very warm and nostalgic . a truly heart - warming family film . i shall be watching this film time and time again .
does a hidden garden hold the encoded secrets of the kabbalists ? hidden away in a cul - de - sac at the base of the towering medieval walls of girona , catalonia , spain , is a tranquil garden . a statue of a long - haired angel stands guard over the entrance , its hands clasped in prayer .
i have a copy of the script for that 90s movie , and i don ' t care for it . it ' s not a biopic , it ' s really a houdini vs . margery action movie . houdini chasing bad guys across rooftops , gunplay , etc . nonsense . at some point maybe i ' ll spill the whole story here . that could make for an interesting article .
i think keitel really listened to dorothy young . in interviews , dorothy is insistent that houdini is frequently mischaracterized . she says in his everyday life he very kind and low - key . i think it was true of houdini later in life when dorothy toured with them .
“i believe that laura did come out with the last line—‘she saves him right back , ’ ” lawton recalls fondly . still , he balks at the version of the story that says ziskin was the one who wanted the happy ending . “there was a lot of discussion by a lot of people . . . i certainly didn’t write every line or every scene , it was very much a collaborative process . ”
lawton’s original script still contains many of the classic beats and scenes that people remember from the final film , including a trip to the opera , a series of bad shopping experiences , and that fancy dinner with the kind - hearted businessman whose company he is trying to raid . the characters are mostly the same , even vivian’s best friend kit , while the character who would become jason alexander ’s stuckey is simply known as william . but the tone and ending are completely different , and it’s mostly a relief when vivian and edward don’t end up together , even though the story ends on a decidedly down note . 3 , 000 ends with kit and vivian on a bus bound for disneyland—that the film would eventually be produced by disney is yet another odd bit to a complicated story—with kit anticipating a fun day financed by vivian’s week with edward , as vivian “stares out emptily ahead . ” that’s it . that’s all .
roger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success…
disney has come under attack for its plans to make a movie about an american dad who claimed african land to make his daughter a princess .
really disappointed will not play as is a foreign dvd brought this as a present for someone who loves the film but they can not watch it .
is a sweet , well - made family film with two terrific performances by the young leads and a memorable houdini in harvey keitel . happily , it ' s also a film that can easily be discovered ( or rediscovered ) on
it is strongly implied that the girls themselves come to realize the power of their own myth . once their story has gone public , elsie and frances are shown making a solemn
vow of fairy secrecy
, which can either be interpreted as a promise not to reveal the magical secrets of real fairies , or as a promise not to reveal the simple trickery that has accidentally deceived ( and comforted ) the famous sir arthur conan doyle and so many others .
i wish
fairytale ' ' had been clearer in its intentions . there are scenes suggesting the girls were sneaky deceivers , and others suggesting the fairies were real . what are we to assume ? that elsie and frances committed fraud in an area that coincidentally was inhabited by fairies ? children are not likely to be concerned with these questions and will view the movie , i suspect , as being about kids who know stuff is real , even though adults don ' t get it .
the deal is the same : the mermaid can only remain a human if she finds true love ' s kiss and the prince falls in love with and marries her . however , the penalty in the movie is only that ariel will turn back into a mermaid if she fails . in the story , she will die if she fails . also , while the prince remains a main motivator , the mermaid in the story is also motivated because humans have eternal souls , and mermaids don ' t . the disney movie leaves out that the penalty the mermaid pays for having legs : every single step she takes will feel like she is walking on sharp shards of glass . at first , it seems like the plan is working , but then the prince ends up marrying another , a woman he thinks is the person who saved him ( the mermaid can ' t exactly tell him the truth , since she can ' t talk ) . she is told that if she kills the prince , then she can simply turn back into a mermaid and doesn ' t have to die . she just can ' t do it , though . she throws herself into the sea , and turns into sea foam ( though it should be mentioned that she then becomes a ' daughter of the air , ' entering a kind of purgatory where she has to do good deeds until she maybe earns a soul , which will take about 300 years to happen ) . how ' s that for a happy ending ?
red sneakers , a more serious film from the mostly ninja flick–oriented lawton , then beget 3 , 000 , a dark fable about a financially destroyed america and the perils of showing the good life to people who had never experienced it before .
director marshall confers with his stars in a scene from early in the film .
they
were the true believers of the early 20th century ; theosophists , spiritualists and other wonder seekers championed by sir arthur conan doyle , who took the cottingley fairy photographs as clear proof of the existence of the supernatural . to a nation reeling from the horrors and devastation of the first world war and the 1918 influenza pandemic , the photographs offered a glimmer of hope
beyond the veil
; if fairies were real , then perhaps death did not equal the extinction of identity .
for the most part , the legendary figure’s core features are the same in moana . maui is still powerful , mischievous , and focused on helping mortals . in fact , many of the legends that are shown in the beginning stem from actual polynesian legends . instead of telling a known story , what moana does is take a well - documented hero and places him into a brand new adventure . however , there are differences between the film version and the legend many grew up with .
it is believed that pocahontas was born around 1595 to a powhatan chief . her given name at birth was matoaka , although she was sometimes called amonute . “pocahontas” was a derogatory nickname meaning “spoiled child” or “naughty one . ” matoaka’s tribe was a part of a group of about thirty algonquian - speaking tribes located in tidewater , virginia .
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disney produced a romanticized and inaccurate portrayal of the life of pocahontas . ( urltoken )
depending on the version you’re researching , maui is either a god , a demigod , or an incredibly strong human who helped shape the polynesian islands . however , most legends claim he is a demigod . maui is known for his mischievous nature as well as his magical fishing hook , but he is often portrayed as a hero in mythology .
in moana , maui is abandoned by his parents as a child and raised by the god . though maui is often characterized as a demigod in many legends , he’s often described as the son of a god ( tangaroa ) and a mortal woman , making this parentage a key difference between polynesian legends and the disney version . also , in many legends , maui has a relationship with his parents and his brothers , even though disney made the choice to add the deity to its constantly - growing orphan club .
most people are familiar with the story of pocahontas – the native american princess who fell in love with englishman john smith during the height of conflict between the english settlers and the indigenous people of the americas . in 1995 , disney released an artistically beautiful animated film showing the supposed events that unfolded between john smith and pocahontas . although disney is known for creating fictional tales , many people believed that disney’s account of the life of pocahontas was a true reflection of past events : the love between pocahontas and john smith , the bravery pocahontas showed when saving john smith’s life , and the tragic ending when john smith returned to england for medical treatment . however , this depiction is a far departure from the actual events that occurred , and from the real life of pocahontas .
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another film off the list from the 1997 toronto international film festival , from the galas . again a movie that i missed when it came out and the only reason i saw it was because of this list . this movie is not only for children or adults with children , anyone with a open mind should see this , or anyone one who enjoys a movie that is just not another movie . set right after wwi , 2 young girls find and take a picture of a fairy , and the girls meet harry houdini , and sir arthur conan doyle ( the lost world ) who takes an interest in them . all and all a good clean family movie , saw nothing that would make me not let children see it . 5 stars alone for that reason . 5 stars for the acting and overall story .
that’s not exactly what happened , though ziskin certainly contributed to the film’s conclusion . and while it would also be a good , dark hollywood story if screenwriter j . f . lawton were devastated by the way his gritty drama , originally called 3 , 000 , was turned into the uber - rom - com pretty woman , that’s not what happened either . lawton was a struggling screenwriter when he first wrote 3 , 000 in the late 1980s , a dark drama that drew inspiration from films like wall street and the last detail . as lawton tells it , he was just trying to do something new to get a gig . “i was a screenwriter who was trying to get a job , i was unemployed and i was working in post - production and i was trying to sell scripts , and i had been writing all of these ninja scripts and comedies , and i just couldn’t get any attention . ” so , it was time for a change . “i suddenly said , ‘well , maybe i need to do something more serious and dramatic , ’ and i had written a script called red sneakers which was about a one - legged lesbian standup comic who was an alcoholic , and all of a sudden , i got a lot of attention . people were really interested ! people were talking to me . ”
although this is region 1 and you need to make sure you have the right dvd player to watch it with , you are in for a real old fashioned treat . a ' fairy tale ' in reality , yet the story is well made and produced with several surprises , especially at the end - no i won ' t tell . i love this film and will watch it again and again . the music needs a mention too . it is perfect for such a film and helps to create the emotional state needed when being ' drawn in ' to this film . acting is superb all through , especially bill nighy ( brilliant ) and tim mcinnerny ( equally brilliant ) . a film for children , parents and grandparents to enjoy , simply wonderful .
based on factual accounts , this is the story of two young girls that , somehow , have the ability to take pictures of winged beings . . . which certainly causes quite a stir throughout england during the time of the first world war . everyone , except the girls who think it ' s quite normal , are excited about this
photographic proof
that fairies exist . . . even the great sir arthur conan doyle and harry houdini pay the girls a visit .
still , lawton was convinced that marshall had a vision that he wanted translated to the big screen , and marshall concedes that he did – in his mind , it was a fairy tale , with a twist . the director recalls , “my vision was a combination of fairytales . julia [ roberts ] was rapunzel , richard [ gere ] was prince charming and hector [ elizondo ] was the fairy godmother . it didn’t seem like a vision everybody would have , but i did . ”
that sounds like the kind of houdini i have always imagined to be closer to the real thing . pity that hk didn ' t get to play a role in a more straight ahead bio .
is a wonderful movie and one of the best movies ever made about children and the difference between an adult ' s conception of magic ( i . e .
trickery ,
as embodied by harry houdini ) and a child ' s conception of magic as a natural part of the world .
there is one big , controversial change disney made to the demigod : his size . in most legends , maui is portrayed as a slim , coming - of - age young man with a topknot on his head . however , the maui moana presents is a hulking figure with wild hair that wouldn’t look out of place in a wrestling match . though this design choice has taken many aback and has been criticized for perpetuating the stereotype that polynesians are overweight , according to an investigation done by the new york times , making maui big was a deliberate choice . originally , maui was drawn to be much smaller and bald , but after working with experts from the oceanic story trust , maui became much bigger . the disney version is intended to look large and heroic , like superman . also , maui’s animated tattoos are a disney embellish , but his prowess with his magical fishing hook is not .
based on factual accounts , this is the story of two young girls that , somehow , have the ability to take pictures of winged beings . . . which certainly causes quite a stir throughout england during the time of the first world war . everyone , except the girls who think it ' s quite normal , are excited about this
photographic proof
that fairies exist . . . even the great sir arthur conan doyle and harry houdini pay the girls a visit . written by bob stebbins
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the two young girls give a great performance . it also gives an interesting historical backdrop . . .
this film captivates you from beginning to end and perhaps leaves you a believer more than a nonbeliever . the whole cast are a team of actors / actresses that take you on board their journey of the most realistic filming of fairies , filmed in a mystical location that will stay with you forever , in hoping you will one day see fairies at the bottom of your garden , with your children / grandchildren .
the script then cycled through multiple other writers ( including stephen metcalf , robert garland , and barbara benedek ) , but lawton doesn’t recall being upset about the changes . “i was thrilled ! that’s the other side of it , is that i’m supposed to be the wounded artist in all of this who painted the da vinci or whatever and then they slashed it . i was a guy who was writing ninja movies and trying to get a job . if you’re an architect and you design a cabin for the woods , and somebody says , ‘we want to make it into a skyscraper’ . . . the fact that disney came in and wanted to do it as a big - budget movie with a major director was a great thing . ”
so when keitel came to the project , he had already done quite a bit of research on houdini .
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just watched it on t . v . what a wonderful film . i thought the father at the end of the film looked like mel gibson , he was doing an afred hitchcock by m ; aking a brief appearance .
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when i first saw the title and the packaging , i thought this film would be for younger viewers and that i ' d probably be bored by it . i was totally wrong ! ! ! what a completely enchanting film this turned out to be ! ! ! ! the story was wonderful and i wasn ' t bored for a minute . the two little girls who played the main characters were perfect for their parts . part of the plot suggests that the girls ' fairy photographs were a hoax , but then there are a few twists and turns that leave you thinking , maybe they do exist ? some visual effects were not overly done at all and they helped by enhancing the atmosphere and mood of the film . i could feel the fairy dust coming through the screen ! ! i * loved * this film and would watch it again and again ! ! a truly heartwarming , magical film ! !
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marriage of matoaka to john rolfe . from ‘pocahontas : her life and legend’ by william m . s . rasmussen . ( wikimedia ) . their union is said to be the first recorded marriage between a european and a native american .
i know we ' re here to talk houdini , but if you want another very funny take on the topic of fairy hoaxes , i can highly recommend the following : urltoken terry jones from monty python had a hand in it so you know what you ' re in for ! the sealed section is a laugh . i had a copy but gave it to my niece in recent years . she has both a liking for fairies and a well - honed sense of humour . i haven ' t seen this film but will have to ask the fairies to bring it for me now .
at the end of pretty woman —not the end of 3 , 000 —the character known as “happy man” ( played by abdul salaam razzac ) , joyfully yells to the characters , the extras , the audience itself : “welcome to hollywood ! what & apos ; s your dream ? everybody comes here ; this is hollywood , land of dreams . some dreams come true , some don’t , but keep on dreamin’—this is hollywood . always time to dream , so keep on dreamin’ . ”
there are two legends about maui that seem to remain consistent throughout the region’s mythology . the first is the story of maui hauling up the islands . details about this particular legend vary from source to source , but the general premise is that maui convinced his brothers to take him out fishing . while they were fishing , maui caught his magical fishing hook on the ocean floor and convinced his brothers to paddle as hard as they could to catch a big fish . instead of catching a fish , maui intentionally used his brothers to create several islands , which later became the hawaiian islands .
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this weekend , the box office was dominated by disney’s latest princess installation , the polynesian action adventure moana . starring the sexiest man of 2016 dwayne “the rock” johnson and featuring the musical work of lin - manuel miranda , moana follows one young woman as she sets out on an epic quest to save her island . for many , the story of the demigod maui ( johnson ) is a new one , but much like many of disney’s iconic princess tales , this one is rooted in legend .
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author seems to think disney was trying to pull a fast one . more likely they wanted to sell movie tickets and videos .
though the movie focuses on the hero’s journey of moana ( voiced by auli’i cravalho ) , the bulk of the story focuses on maui , a legendary demigod whose exploits have been told in almost every polynesian island . from the original disney princess , snow white , to tiana from the princess and the frog , disney has often based its leading lady stories off legends from all across the world . whether you’re looking for a cheat sheet before you hit theaters or you want to do more research on this gorgeous disney / pixar movie , we have you covered . consider this your brief guide to the detailed and varied history of maui .
the legend that comes closest to the story presented in moana is maui’s discovery of mahuika’s , the fire goddess , secret fire . after learning about this secret , maui visited the goddess and tricked her into giving it to him , much like how he does with te fiti’s heart in moana . enraged , mahuika viciously attacked maui with fire , similar to moana ’s main villain , te ka . in the legend , maui escaped by turning into a hawk , something that he is shown to do in the movie .
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after enduring family tragedies , young cousins elsie ( florence hoath ) and frances ( elizabeth earl ) spend time in rural yorkshire , england , where they see fairies in a nearby meadow . they then snap pictures of the fairies , which suddenly gain international notoriety . author sir arthur conan doyle ( peter o ' toole ) announces he ' s a believer . magician harry houdini ( harvey keitel ) , however , is a skeptic . both join a media circus to see if the pictures indeed are genuine and if fairies are real .
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pocahontas is depicted as a young woman when she saved john smith , but by his accounts , she was only a 10 - year - old child when these events occurred , and therefore highly unlikely that there was any romance between them .
i thought this film was a delight . i loved the premise that fairies exist and live in communities around us . it ' s not just wishful - thinking on the mum ' s part though that ' s poignant in itself . great performances all round telling a much debated story . the fact that the director portrayed the fairies as real is an amazing feat in this age of cynicism . i loved how harvey keitel underplayed houdini and bill nighy is sweet and hapless . i thoroughly recommend you see this film if only for a dose of hope ! before the two girls first see the fairies it ' s lovely to see things from the fairies ' perspective . then i realised that the fairies were being played for real and that was such a refreshing idea . i wish there were more films like this . i don ' t believe that fairies exist but if they did they would be just like the ones in this film .
sleeping beauty
: in giambattista basile ' s tale ( which is the actual origin of the sleeping beauty story ) , a king happens to walk by sleeping beauty ' s castle and knock on the door . when no one answers , he climbs up a ladder through a window . he finds the princess , and calls to her , but as she is unconscious , she does not wake up . well , dear reader , he carries her to the bed and rapes her . then he just leaves . she awakens after she gives birth because one of her twins sucks the flax ( from the spindle ) out of her finger . the king comes back , and despite him having raped her , they end up falling in love ? however , another big problem : the king is still married to someone else . his wife finds out and not only tries to have the twins killed , cooked , and fed to the king , but also tries to burn the princess at the stake . luckily , she is unsuccessful . the king and the princess get married and live happily ever after ( despite the fact that he raped her ) . perrault ' s adaptation of basile ' s updated adaptation of the story ( a much tamer version ) is probably what was used for the disney adaptation , as they are much more similar .