legacy is a 2010 psychological thriller film directed by nigerian/british director thomas ikimi and produced by black camel pictures .

the film premièred at the glasgow film festival on 28 february 2010 and was released theatrically in the united states on 15 october 2010 .

the film stars idris elba from the wire ( who was also executive producer ) , william hope , eamonn walker and richard brake amongst others .

legacy ( 2010 film )

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soundtrack to disney ' s 2010 film
tron : legacy
. it is the first film score production by daft punk , in collaboration with joseph trapanese and accompanied by gavin greenaway .
derezzed
was released as the only single . seven bonus tracks were released on various special editions , and later compiled in 2011 under
tron : legacy ( collector ' s digital ep )
.
my final “lost” interview is with joseph trapanese who collaborated with thomas bangalter and guy - manuel de homem - cristo ( better know as daft punk ) for two years helping them bring their score for tron : legacy ( 2010 ) to the big screen . watching this film for the first time back in 2010 was an incredible learning experience for me . nobody who writes publicly about film or music ( or both ) wants to admit having made up their mind to not like something before experiencing it ; however , that’s pretty much where i was with tron : legacy .
pg for sequences of sci - fi action violence and brief mild language . ( rating bulletin 2148 , 11 / 24 / 2010 )
, while the year - to - date race now has 2010 up by just 1 . 2 % at $ 10 . 07 billion to $ 9 . 94 billion . there is a chance that by this time next week , 2010 will have surrendered its lead .
so who really composed the score for tron : legacy ? | birth . movies . death .
sam - full footage of the encom press conference in 2010 , launching space paranoids online . this clip also features members of flynn lives interrupting the conference and sam flynn doing a helicopter jump at the event . this event was held for real as part of the arg at wondercon 2010 .
. . . the director has a good eye and a great lead actor to pull legacy through .
in december 2010 , flynn frontier appeared ( linked from the flynn lives site ) , featuring info about books authored by kevin flynn before his disappearance .
like the original , tron : legacy obsesses over technology and style but forgets important details like character and plot .
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everyone wants to know more and more about tron legacy . for those of you not at comic - con , we have transcribed the entire tron legacy panel which took place on thursday . here is the panel’s official description :
, it looked like 2010 would see more tickets sold than 2009 , and it could crush the total box office record . that seems like a long , long time ago . memorial day was a disaster and , despite a few bright spots here and there , the box office has never regained its early shine . now the question is not whether 2010 will see more tickets sold ; it won ' t . the question is whether or not 2010 ' s total box office can remain above 2009 ' s pace . if
is a monster hit , it could go along way to helping save a win for 2010 . it ' s going to need to be a monster hit to keep pace with
tony gilroy was announced as writer and director on june 9 , 2010 . the film was set as a
sidequel
, rather than a direct sequel or reboot of the franchise . shooting began in january of 2012 , in new york and manila , philippines .
aspiring for psychological drama rather than action movie , the film takes itself far too seriously .
the question is : can tron become a solid franchise for disney ? the original 1982 film was an impressive technical feat , but struggled financially before becoming a cult classic . while the 2010 reboot certainly laid down the possibility of a revitalized series , reception to the film was mixed , not helped by its mediocre story and acting . tron : legacy did well enough at the box office to warrant some pre - production work on a sequel , but seemed to be doomed by the general state of the movie industry at the time . this is hardly the strongest of bases upon which to launch a major film franchise .
. granted , christmas eve landing on a friday did have a lot to do with that , but this is still a terrible result . year - to - date , 2010 has now earned $ 10 . 33 billion , which is about $ 50 million behind last year ' s pace . it won ' t get better next weekend , so 2010 won ' t be setting the record .
the long wait , a short film by award - winning writer / director wolfgang bodison ( a few good men , er , csi : ny / miami , ncis ) and lead actress elizabeth yoder ( grace ) , took the coveted “storytelling achievement” award at the 2014 laughlin international film festival . this accolade is the latest in a series of honors bestowed by international festivals , audiences and critics , including playhouse west film festival’s prestigious “best director” award for bodison , “best actor” and “best short film” awards at the 2014 beaufort international film festival and “best actress” at the jersey shore shorts film festival for yoder .
the bourne legacy is the fourth feature film in the jason bourne film series and was released on august 10 , 2012 . it ' s title is taken from the novel by eric van lustbader . it is directed by tony gilroy , screenwriter of the first three films , and stars jeremy renner as cia agent aaron cross . matt damon did not return for the film , as a result only pictures of him as bourne are seen .
elizabeth yoder wins
best actor
and receives the
best short film
award from the beaufort international film festival . pictured with vice - president , rebecca hood tucker and president , ron tucker .
sk : creating and understanding film is a completely different beast than creating and understanding music . i’m constantly annoyed by the belief that just because you’re a musician , it’s automatically assumed that you can score a film .
was released this weekend last year , the year - on - year comparisons look bad for the industry as a whole , and 2010 looks certain to lag 2009 in tickets sold , and possibly in total revenue .
the same trailer was shown again at comic - con in july 2009 but noticed that the films title had changed from tr2n to tron : legacy .
it ' s the end of the year and there are certainly some question marks that will be answered over the next 31 days . are there any monster hits left for 2010 ? will 2010 manage to stay ahead of 2009 ? will it actually start winning again at the box office ? unfortunately , the answer to all three of those questions might be no . first of all , of the november wide releases , only two will really match expectations , with a couple of others coming close . so december starts on the weak side . additionally , last december saw the release of avatar , the biggest box office hit of all time . there ' s no film coming out this month that will match that movie . in fact , there ' s a chance no movie coming out this month will match last december ' s second place film , alvin and the chipmunks : the squeakquel . this means that even though 2010 had a $ 300 million lead over 2009 just a few weeks ago , by the end of the year , 2010 might fail to break last year ' s record . more . . .
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it ' s a triumph of streamlined design , but tron : legacy never enters the fourth dimension where it ' s worth a plugged nickel to humans .
kosinski noted that at the time he was shooting legacy , disney had yet to pick up marvel or lucasfilm . owning those huge properties would likely mean that any sort of re - reboot of the tron story would come up against a high bar , given the box office success of those properties . that said , tron : legacy did a decent job of picking up from a film that was almost three decades old . kosinski’s plans for a sequel “invasion” movie makes perfect sense given what legacy established about programs coming to the real world , and it would be interesting to see just what “source code” this potential third film could draw from , and what role this new character would play in it .
a sad attempt to capture some of the magic of a dated film . the special effects were pretty good though .
the hollywood reporter ’ s sources say that this potential new film won’t be a direct sequel to tron : legacy . instead , it will be “built out of the source code of the deleted tron 3 script , ” with leto playing a character from that screenplay named ares .
[ tron legacy ] feels pointless - like a computer in someone ' s basement that was built for no purpose other than noodling on , twenty years ago .
the soundtrack to the bourne legacy as composed by james newton howard was released digitally on august 7 , 2012 by varèse sarabande records . [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
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, which placed second with $ 12 , 758 . the only other film to reach the $ 10 , 000 mark was
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
bonus features include the making of the film and the disney second screen interactive experience . disney second screen transforms the movie watching experience by allowing viewers to explore the story behind the film perfectly synched on a second device , like an ipad™ or laptop .
if you choose to see tron : legacy , leave your brain at home , and be ready to watch what boils down to a great dramatic daft punk music video .
with an estimated budget of just 500 . 000 dollars
legacy
achieves to tell an intriguing story and keep you invested at all time . well worth a watch .
thomas bangalter and guy - manuel de homem - christo , better known as the parisian electronic band daft punk , composed the film ' s score . the score was performed by an 85 - piece orchestra , who recorded the tracks at air lyndhurst studios in london , uk . the soundtrack was released on 7 december 2010 . journey ' s 1983 single
separate ways ( worlds apart )
and eurythmic ' s 1983 single
sweet dreams ( are made of this )
are also featured in the film .
the original motion picture score for tron : legacy was composed and produced by daft punk . the album peaked at no . 4 on the billboard 200 and was the highest charting score soundtrack in over a decade . walt disney records will be releasing tron : legacy r3c0nf1gur3d , an album featuring 14 remixes of the original motion picture score on april 5 .
scorekeeper : i’d like to thank you for taking the time to talk with me today . for starters , i’d like to know how you got involved with tron : legacy .
flynn ' s office appears to contain the same couch as in the first film , and still has a parking meter in it . the hand - held video game flynn briefly played in the first film can be seen on the couch in the arcade basement .
the word comes a couple of days after tron : legacy and oblivion director joseph kosinski spoke with collider during a q & a following a recent imax screening of legacy . he noted that the long - gestating tron 3 was in “cryogenic freeze , ” but that it wasn’t dead , just “just sitting for the right time to move forward with it . ”
, and that film earned just over $ 30 million in the u . k . along and almost $ 300 million internationally . overall
out of the equation , then 2011 would have beaten 2010 over the weekend , but even here the margin of victory would have been lower than the ticket price inflation . it is way too early to judge how well 2011 will do compared to 2010 , but so far it is 23 % off of last year ' s pace at $ 281 million to $ 365 million . i expect that gap will grow in terms of raw dollars , but by the time memorial day rolls around , 2011 could start rattling off some wins .
the us release of the tron : legacy blu - ray contains a handful of hidden easter eggs as part of the tron : the next day feature , some potentially setting up the storyline of the third film . the hidden clips are accessible via a
space paranoids
arcade - style high scores menu following the short film , requiring the viewer to type in various high score initials to access the clips . the hidden clips included are as follows :
tron 3 , according to kosinski , would have been an invasion movie starring garrett hedlund’s sam flynn and olivia wilde’s quorra , who returned to the real world from the virtual one in the 2010 film . tron 3 had been in the works , but was never greenlit , and was shelved in 2015 following tomorrowland ’s disappointing release . an animated series , tron : uprising , aired for a single season in 2012 .
a somewhat underwhelming second feature from director thomas ikimi , legacy is a psychological thriller that simply doesn ' t do enough to retain our interest , even given its short 93 minute running time .
at the beginning of the movie , the title only says
tron
. not until during the ending credits does the name
legacy
get included in the title when it reappears .
sk : you did a marvelous job . it was my favorite score of 2010 , and i love that my relationship with it is still growing . it’s forced me rethink and look at things a little differently . it’s the way i want all those childhood properties to be resurrected .
gray was captured during a mission gone wrong and tortured afterwards .
legacy
follows him dealing with post - traumatic stress and idris elba ' s performance is a good one .
legacy
mostly feels like a good stage play with it ' s limited locations and the distinct editing with some intentional jump cuts and the effective score helps to show gray ' s bad mental state .
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when daft punk was announced as the ones who would be scoring tron : legacy , that’s the first thing that went through my head . they’re great musicians but are they great filmmakers ? i had my doubts . when i finally saw the film , i was pretty taken aback . it’s an incredibly functional score which i thought was amazing .
what would you do if you believed your father was a superhero ? the legacy brings to life a story about fathers and sons , imagination and magic , and believing in something larger than ourselves .
disney is considering booting the grid back up . that’s the word from the hollywood reporter , which broke the news that the company was considering resurrecting the franchise for another outing , with suicide squad star jared leto eyed for the lead role . this is at a very early stage , thr cautions . no writers or directors have been attached , although tron : legacy ’s producer , justin springer , will reportedly produce the film along with leto ( if he ends up starring in the film ) .
bodison and yoder are building on the film’s critical acclaim , developing it into a feature - length screenplay to generate further momentum for their labor of love .
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…
yeah , i’ve got used to living in a sort of slightly false reality , because i live in la now . so that helped with the film .
legacy is a dark and brooding character study which presents the fringes of sanity slowly peeling away as a former black ops solider attempts to deal with his troubled past and piece together the last year of his life .
it ' s showtime as christina aguilera and cher team up for some song and dance in burlesque . jeff bridges leads the cast of the long - awaited tron : legacy 3d , and innovative independent documentary catfish is
about elizabeth yoder yoder ' s journey to hollywood began with humble origins . born and raised in indiana on her german / swiss 1800 ' s family homestead hailing from both the amish and mennonite lineage , yoder lived in a community where television and radio was taboo . as she matured , she gradually became aware of a mysterious progressive world outside her strict upbringing and the faraway glow of television transformed into the beckoning lights of hollywood . drawing has won awards from festivals as grace in the long wait film including
best actress
at the jersey shore shorts film festival ,
best actor
at the 8th annual beaufort international film festival and the ribaut award for
best short film
, and
best director
at the 18th annual playhouse west film festival . ms . yoder was nominated again for
best actress
alongside screen icon shirley maclaine at the hill country film festival , and shares the most recent win of ' storytelling achievement ' award .
we wanted to preserve the original memory of the film that we got without seeing it . we didn’t want to be overtly affected . this is my interpretation of it , but i just wanted to be affected by it viscerally and not directly . i didn’t want to reference anything . i just wanted to know that in the back of my mind , i had this memory of the original film , and that kind of inspired me to do good work on the new film .
jt : no film score should ever be something other than what the film demands . if you watch tron : legacy , in an early cut without music , you see that it doesn’t call for that original wendy carlos score or style . it’s a fantastic score in its own right . i listened to it recently , and i was astounded by the maturity of the combination between the electronics and the orchestra . i didn’t remember how well that combination worked for the original , and how good of a job wendy carlos did with that .
joseph kosinski directed the promo and is currently directing the film . kosinski previously directed commercials for gears of war , halo 3 , apple computers and others , and was noted for his skill at blending photo - realistic cgi with real actors and scenery . lost writers edward kitsis and adam horowitz are slated to write the film .
sean bailey : we thought , because it was a father / son story at its core and a legacy of kevin flynn passed on to his son , sam , we thought it was a creatively appropriate title . but the other reason we were really…when we landed on legacy , we really wanted to go that direction is , i also think that steve and jeff , bruce and team set a standard in 1982 of how they were pushing the envelope .
congratulations to all the cast and crew for winning the ' storytelling achievement ' award at the 2014 laughlin international film festival . all our hard work has really paid off .
and also , i’d like to correct something . it’s actually a 4d film because jeff bridges brings an extra dimension of awesomeness , so it’s the first 4d film . and i believe the 27 year gap between the two films , i think for michael douglas between wall street 1 and wall street 2 , there was a 230 year gap .
completely underrated unknown film ! one of my favourites ever . idris elba holds this low budget psychological thriller together with breath taking acting . set for the most part , just in a small brooklyn apartment room , this film follows an ex black ops soldier ' s mental deterioration . i love that he ' s not a sqeaky clean good guy , this guy was bad news , but now it ' s coming back to haunt him . masterfully done , i feel like more people need to know about this film .
returning for an unprecedented third year to the fans and convention that started it all , walt disney pictures is pleased to present a special insider look at the upcoming tron : legacy . panelists include filmmakers and talent from the film : director joe kosinski , producers sean bailey and steven lisberger , and cast members jeff bridges , garrett hedlund , olivia wilde , michael sheen , and bruce boxleitner . the discussion , moderated by patton oswalt , is set to include exclusive glimpses of the film , as well as a q & a involving all panel participants , along with special surprise guests .
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it is genuinely exciting to see where this brave new world of cgi and 3d is leading . but on the whole , this isn ' t really much of a legacy - - or even as much fun as a round of space invaders .
once disbelief is suspended , it ' s quite a ride . as with avatar last year , the reason to see tron : legacy is for the experience . lights flash . radiating discus hurl through the air in 3d . the music pounds .
i expect
tron : legacy
to be a phenomenon at the box office for a week or so . it may not have legs , because its appeal is too one - dimensional for an audience much beyond immediate responders . when
2001
was in theaters , there were fans who got stoned and sneaked in during the intermission for the sound - and - light trip . i hesitate to suggest that for
tron : legacy ,
but the plot won ' t suffer .
some of them rely on the original themes by john williams , and some of them don’t . some of them should rely more , and some of them should rely less . that’s an interesting thing to look at for sequels , but again , our goal was nothing more than creating a great score that matches the film . so the film is the holy grail .
the score for legacy in turn captures the world of tron in its current form . it’s evolved , sleek , polished and powerful . it captures the high achievement of society . the two scores create a wonderful pairing where each crystallizes their individual worlds .
tron : legacy is a fun popcorn flick if you had the opportunity to catch it on the big screen , but with the digital effects downsized on a dvd format what ' s good about the movie doesn ' t emit as much of an effect .
patton : i mean 27 years . how did you feel when the phone rings and they are like , “hey , we’re doing tron legacy . we need tron back . ” was your suit in the garage ? did you like go get into it ?
actor , writer , director wolfgang bodison best known for
lance cpl . harold w . dawson
from a few good men starring tom cruise , jack nicholson and demi moore . bodison garners the ' storytelling achievement ' award at the laughlin international film festival for the current critically - acclaimed film , who ' s story is by bodison and the long wait ' s star , elizabethyoder .
in the late 1990s , there were speculation that disney would make a sequel film , due to the original film ' s big cult following . on july 29 , 1999 zdnet news that a tron sequel or remake was being considered by pixar . [ 2 ] throughout the next several years , many false rumors that a tron sequel was in production or being developed were reported by various news websites .
the shot of sam and quorra in the portal , with sam holding the disc above his head , is similar to the original tron poster of tron holding the disc above his head standing next to yori . this is the poster seen at the beginning of the film . it ' s also similar to the scene where tron contacts alan - one in the i / o tower in the first film .
patton : wow . ok . well , we’re going to show a couple of things . put your 3d glasses on . and please , please take your camera phones out and get ready to film .
audience question : this question is for olivia wilde . now that you’ve starred in a film that deals with video games , do you have a new - found appreciation for guys who play video games ?
scorekeeper writes about anything related to film scores for birth . movies . death . a devout disciple of the craft , he ' ll stop at nothing to preach the film music gospel . he ' ll also eat any part of any animal but hates cottage cheese and coffee . i know what you ' re thinking . . .
is that his real name ?
yes . yes it is .
disney may be looking for a merchandising bonanza with this long - gestating sequel to the groundbreaking 1982 film , but someone in the corporate offices forgot to add any human interest to its action - heavy script .
audience question : hi . my question is for everybody , basically . i was wondering at the beginning , when the movie was in production , when it was called “tron 2 . 0” or tron with a two in there , how did it evolve into “tron : legacy ? ”
tron is still celebrated for its pioneering computer graphics and retro 80s styling , but its plot was fatally impenetrable and forgettable . that formula seems to have been honoured here : visually , tron legacy is sleek , polished and thrillingly state of the art ; storywise , it ' s bonkers .
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one of the female programs giving sam his armor remarks that ,
he is different .
ram says something similar about flynn in the first film . both cases refer to the programs sensing the flynns being users .
joseph trapanese : i was really lucky , or how should i put it…it was really serendipitous . some people i had worked with on multiple occasions know thomas ( bangalter ) and guy - manuel ( de homem - cristo ) . they were speaking with them about potentially scoring legacy and the challenges that they faced , not the least of which would be scoring a film which they had never done before , and certainly not one of this size or kind , and also working with an orchestra which they had never done before .
it was a good news , really bad news weekend . let ' s start with the good news . the overall box office for the year reached $ 10 billion for only the second time in history . bad news , the box office this past weekend was so bad that 2010 lost its lead over 2009 . it did rise from last weekend by 8 % to $ 145 million , but that ' s 47 % lower than the same weekend
during the prologue , there is a scene showing kevin flynn ' s house where the young sam has wallpapers featuring both tron and the black hole , which are science fiction adventure films released by disney . furthermore , tron : legacy director joseph kosinski has signed on to direct a remake of the black hole .
sk : what about satisfaction ? again , from your professional observation , did the finished product resemble their original vision ? i know a film score can change and evolve a lot during the process . it happens with every composer .
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, with 12 nominations , including six in seven of the most prestigious categories ( best picture , director , screenplay , and the four acting categories ) . but it was far from the only multi - nominated film on the list .
when sam is breaking into encom , he uses a device similar to his father ' s device in the first film . he also quotes his father , saying
now that , is a big door ,
as the door opens .
grew more than 100 % thanks to easter sales , selling an additional 1 . 04 million units for the week to give the film total sales of 5 . 59 million units / $ 85 . 30 million after a month of release .
and so we felt as this team a creative legacy as well for wherever we could be pushing the boundaries on this movie , we wanted to . and so it both kind of fit our movie creatively , and also we thought really spoke philosophically to the movie we were trying to make following up these guys’ achievement in 1982 .
when ordering rinzler to shoot at flynn ' s light jet in the final battle , clu tells him to
finish the game .
sark in the first film tells flynn to
finish the game
during flynn ' s first ring battle .
there wasn’t anything overt , but we’d all seen the film . it was all something very memorable . it was all very memorable for us . it’s one of those films that changes the way you think about the world , so no matter what you do , you’re going to not necessarily reference it but be influenced by it somehow . to avoid being influenced by it in the wrong way , we just avoided watching the film and paying any direct attention to it while we were on this project .
and then finally , i think the biggest technical challenge and the thing i am most excited about is jeff bridges , having him in the film first of all , but having him play two roles . he plays kevin flynn , the programmer from the first film , and he also plays flynn’s avatar clu in our movie . and clu has remained the same age he was when he was created . so we will see jeff at 35 years old playing against himself . and he just does an incredible job .
but the need to think about this stuff is optional . tron legacy is best enjoyed as a showreel of cutting - edge visuals – an extended daft punk video , perhaps , or a computer simulation of bridges ' inner turmoil since he won his oscar last year . he won ' t win any for this but the visual effects departments might .
about wolfgang bodison wolfgang bodison is best remembered for his performance as lance corporal harold dawson in the critically acclaimed , rob reiner film , a few good men . most wanted , freeway , joe somebody , and legacy are just a few of his ever - growing film credits . he recently starred in the independent features : the appearing , ragamuffin , vertical , and pretty rosebud . television credits include recurring roles on “nothing sacred” and “family law , ” as well as guest - star appearances on hit shows such as “csi : ny , ” “csi : miami , ” “ncis , ” “cane , ” “er , ” “the wedding dress , ” and “perception . ” the past several years , wolfgang has transitioned to filmmaker by writing and directing the short films , simone , broken , sarah’s wish , and the long wait , all of which have screened in major festivals worldwide .
great modern political psychological film . idris elba gives an amazingly intense performance . the script is tight and intelligent . absorbing character study made thrilling by a director who has a great eye for visuals and a fantastic lead who knows how to create a complex character .
tron : legacy , released for home entertainment on april 5 , 2011 , is available on multiple home entertainment platforms , including blu - ray 3d™ , blu - ray™ , dvd , digital copy , movie download and on - demand . also included is tron : the original classic special edition . reviews have praised its audio / visual quality . [ 1 ]
my main interest in seeing this film was actor idris elba as central character malcolm gray . elba is of course better known to most viewers as stringer bell from the landmark tv series the wire and also to british audiences as troubled cop luther . elba , who also served as executive producer here , occupies the screen for pretty much the whole film and his performance is impressive ( save for a rather inconsistent us accent - perhaps he should have stuck to stringer ' s baltimore drawl ) . the supporting cast ( including elba ' s fellow…
i’m a fanatic of the original tron ( 1982 ) and every direction legacy was heading communicated to me that this was nothing more than a blatant cash - grab cannibalizing another beloved franchise from my youth . what few positive spikes piquing my interest were completely eroded away when it was announced that daft punk was composing the score . i had nothing against daft punk . i longed recognized them as great musicians , but were they great filmmakers ? film composing has more to do with the art of filmmaking than it does music - making . was this the right choice ? i dismissed their selection as just another paltry scheme pandering to popularity .
our goal was to do justice to the film . we all had such a fondness for the original tron . we had this great love of what ( director ) steve lisberger was able to achieve . we knew that this film demanded nothing less than faithfulness to that vision , that really bold world he created , and also a faithfulness to a bold , unique idea and a unique approach to the score . that dictated this was going to take a year and a half to two years of work from the dedication of a small team of musicians .
was brought on to refine and re cut parts thomas ' edit . richard graham ' s input was invaluable as he somehow managed to shave off 15 minutes of the film but still maintain the integrity of thomas ' edit , which richard respected . it ended up a good partnership .
he wouldn’t just check in with the animators , he’d have the animators go down every day , and work on finessing how to draw a deer properly , and every sort of motion . you’d think that’s expensive , but what came from it was a great achievement in film history .
the year is now 2010 , where the now - adult sam breaks into the encom tower and steals encom ' s newest operating system os 12 , releasing it online as part of his annual prank on the company . after being chased to the top of the tower by a security guard , sam reveals himself as the major shareholder of encom , who then attempts to freefall off the tower only for his parachute to snag onto a traffic light . as he tries to reach his motorbike on foot , he is arrested and is eventually released a few hours later .
the master control program is booted back up in this revamped tron continuation that sees the return of original star jeff bridges as kevin flynn , the brilliant computer programmer whose disappearance leads his son , sam ( garrett hedlund ) , to search for him in and out of the computer world . original director and co - writer steven lisberger produces the new film , which is helmed by commercial director joseph kosinski . james frain , olivia wilde , beau garrett , and michael sheen also star , with bruce boxleitner returning as alan bradley and tron , the heroic protagonist of the original film .
made from friday to sunday . this makes it hard to judge its opening . in the meantime , the film added $ 1 . 71 million on 481 screens in the u . k . for a total of $ 20 . 47 million in that country . it will have little trouble overtaking
even for viewers familiar with the first tron , there ' s a great deal to take on board here . the opening flashback in tron legacy even resorts to jeff bridges using action figures to explain the history to his son . this is as well as a voiceover explanation of
the grid
, the virtual realm into which kevin flynn , bridges ' character , mysteriously disappeared 20 years ago .
jt : yeah . we got really lucky on this one in that everyone was on board . the basic answer is yes . there are always surprises , here and there . there are always things that you never imagine . some of the changes are for the better . some of the changes are not , but what we all bought into was the fact that we were scoring the film . we’re not the end all , be all . we had to achieve our basic goal , which is , you write for the film . so i think the basic answer is yes , in short .
i ' m giving this more attention than the movie does , which is just as well . isaac asimov would have attempted some kind of scientific speculation on how this might all be possible , but
tron
is more action - oriented . ( personal to sci - fi fans : if
2001 : a space odyssey
is analog ,
tron : legacy
is thrilling wonder stories . )
taking refuge in a shabby brooklyn motel after narrowly surviving a failed mission in eastern europe , black ops soldier malcolm gray ( idris elba ) begins to disintegrate mentally as he broods over the legacy of his actions in this taut psychological thriller . haunted by his demons while holed up in his room , malcolm ponders the ascent of his brother ( eamonn walker ) , an ambitious senator with designs on the presidency .
jt : i’ve always been an orchestrator ever since i was young . it’s something that i’ve always been passionate and detail - oriented about . when i brought up the idea ( of me orchestrating daft punk’s music for the film ) , the general thought was , “that would be great ! ” but i’ve never orchestrated a million dollar film . so i suggested we bring in someone who can oversee my work and verify it . i told them that bruce has been my mentor since i came to l . a . there’s no better master of the orchestra than bruce . so lucky for me , that got approved .
also at the beginning of the movie , two figurines are seen to be in the middle of a disc battle , foreshadowing sam ' s battle in the disc wars . a model of the 2nd generation light cycle can likewise be seen , foreshadowing later in the film when we see kevin ' s light cycle .
joe kosinski : yeah , we are going to try something . and this might be crazy , but i thought it was worth giving it a shot . this is the first time this has ever been tried . we actually have technicians from skywalker sound all throughout the audience , and we’re going to do some crowd recording . if you guys do a great job , you are actually going to be in tron legacy in december .
we had to push the boundaries creatively , technically , and also story - wise , tell a story that couldn’t be told until today . and i think we’ve done that in a couple of ways . we’ve shot this thing with the camera infusion camera system ; true 3d movie . no conversion here in this film .
steven lisberger : no matter how good the technology is the artists , the creative people find a way to spend 105 % of it . so in a strange way , it feels similar to the first film . you get that idea that no matter how good it gets , it’s not going to be good enough .
sk : take me through the creation of a typical cue . how were the ideas presented to you ? what did you end up doing with those ideas and then how did your input affect the final product ? could you walk me through a day in the life of creating one of the cues for this film ?
sk : i want to throw this out there . i’ve been hearing a lot of rumors out there about who really scored this film . there are fanboys and industry insiders alike who claim that “some guys at remote control ended up composing this score” and that daft punk “didn’t have much involvement as everybody was led to believe…”
steven lisberger : it proves to me that some things , good things , take a really , really long time to happen . and it’s like the line from the first film : “you just keep doing what you think is right and you hope it works out in the end . ” jeff said that in tron 1 .
sk : bruce brought up a point with me about how some daft punk fans might have been disappointed with the score because it ended up not being another daft punk album . it was a film score . that’s primarily the reason why i ended up loving it so much . it wasn’t just the next daft punk album .
additionally , paz , portrayed by edgar ramirez , is briefly seen shooting and killing simon ross ( portrayed by paddy considine ) at waterloo station , the event which also takes place during the bourne ultimatum . matt damon has a photographic cameo , as his picture as jason bourne is seen at the beginning and end of the film .
originally the film was to be written by george nolfi , and would star matt damon , julia stiles , and joan allen . however on november 30 , 2009 , paul greengrass stated he was not interested , and the project was canceled . matt damon said he wouldn ' t return to the bourne franchise unless greengrass directed again .
when you combine orchestra and electronics , there’s a real chance that it’s going to fall flat on its face . it’s not going to be a good orchestra or good electronics . it’s going to be this weird , messy combination of loops , and what not , which really doesn’t do anybody any justice , much less the film .
the studio , from day one , was extremely supportive of what we were doing , and yes , you’re completely right ! in this day and age , to have this much time on the film is unbelievable , but luckily we were involved early enough , and had enough people behind us , that it was able to happen .
sk : i’m one of those minority film music buffs and composers that believe that a sequel needs to be scored in its own unique way . if there’s an opportunity to bring back themes , and is appropriate , then that’s fine , but i think the best sequel scores out there are scores that are their own original entities .
rose to top spot with $ 19 . 41 million on 3041 screens in 34 markets for a total of $ 72 . 90 million internationally . the film is about to cross $ 100 million domestically , and it looks assured at repeating that feat internationally , which is very impressive for an art house film . it opened in france scoring second place with $ 4 . 58 million on 300 screens , giving it the best per screen average in the market . it also opened in russia earning fourth place with $ 1 . 34 million on 329 screens over the weekend and $ 1 . 73 million in total . over the weekend , it earned twice as much as
sk : i am a lover of the original tron . i think wendy carlos’ score for tron is one of the great electronic masterpieces of cinema . although i would not categorize the legacy score as having anything to do with the carlos score , there’s a nice parallel between the two . carlos’ score really captured the world of tron in its infancy in 1982 when the grid was new and relatively archaic . there was a lot of chaos and uncertainty .
the film dictates all , and as you know , a sequel , if it means original themes from the previous one , then so be it . harry potter is a great example to look at for sequels and music , because some of the sequels are fantastic , musically , and some of them are really quite poor , musically .
the christmas break is just ending , but as it is normally the case , international numbers are late . we do have studio estimates for a few films , as well as last week ' s final numbers , which had a surprise change at the top . we ' ll start with this week ' s possible number one film .


notebook ( malayalam : നോട ട ബുക ക ) is a 2006 malayalam teen film directed by rosshan andrrews and written by bobby sanjay .

it is about three students at a boarding school and how they face up to challenges in their lives .

the film dealt with the subject of teenage pregnancy .

the film was praised for handling a rare and relevant subject , but the overall critical and box-office responses were mixed .

notebook ( 2006 film )

he was nominated for an oscar for his performance in 2006 film half nelson .
death note ( 死亡筆記 ) was released in hong kong on august 10 , 2006 , in taiwan on september 8 , 2006 , in singapore on october 19 , 2006 , and in malaysia on november 9 , 2006 with english and chinese subtitles . the world premiere was in the ua langham place cinema in hong kong on october 28 , 2006 , the first japanese movie to premiere in hong kong . the film ended up earning us $ 41 million in japan , $ 1 . 9 million in hong kong . the film was released in the uk on april 25 , 2008 .
won 2006 kerala film critics association award for won 2006 kerala state film award for best second film - roshan andrews . won 2006 kerala state film award for best costume designer - v . sai . won 2006 ujala asianet award for special jury award - rosshan andrrews . won 2006 ujala asianet award for best debutant actor - skandan . won 2006 ujala asianet award for best debutant actress - roma . won 2006 ujala asianet award for best editor - ranjan abraham . won 2006 kala keralam award best film - roshan andrews . won 2006 kala keralam for best debutant actress - ( special award ) - roma . won 2006 atlas film critics award for best debutant actress - roma . won 2007 atlas film critics award for best dubbing artist - suganya . won 2007 amritha tv award for best director - rosshan andrrews . won 2007 amritha tv award for best debutant actress - roma . won 2007 filmfare award for best malayalam film won 2007 filmfare award for best director - rosshan andrrews won 2007 filmfare award for best supporting actress - roma won 2007 jessy foundation award for best film won 2007 filmfans association award for best malayalam film won 2007 filmfans association award for best director - rosshan andrrews best debutant actress - roma for best debutant actress - roma won 2007 akashavani award for best film won 2007 akashavani award for best story - screenplay - bobby and san jay won 2007 akashavani award for best lyricist - vayalar sarath chandra varma won 2007 v shantaram award for best supporting actress - roma won 2007 mathrubhumi award for best new face - roma
notebook is a daily , international film publication . our mission is to guide film lovers searching , lost or adrift in an overwhelming sea of content . we offer text , images , sounds and video as critical maps , passways and illuminations to the worlds of contemporary and classic film . notebook is a mubi publication .
an update to the
death note
series in which a mysterious notebook contains deadly powers .
showdown : ' the notebook ' vs . ' dear john ' vs . ' the vow '
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a potently rich story about the power of love , the notebook is heartbreakingly beautiful and achingly real .
colin marshall hosts and produces notebook on cities and culture . follow him on twitter at @ colinmarshall .
antonia fraser at her home in notting hill gate , in london , september 7 , 2006 . photograph by julian broad .
whether someone can enjoy the notebook or not depends much of the mood in which the viewers find themselves .
bland and sentimental , the notebook is old - fashioned filmmaking aimed at an old - fashioned audience . kleenex essential .
to date , death note has sold around twenty million copies in japan and was nominated for best manga at the 2006 american anime awards .
kaneko chartered an underground line to film a particular scene in the first film ; this was the first time in japanese film history that an underground line was used . kaneko used about 500 extras throughout the first film .
death note premiered in japan on june 17 , 2006 and topped the japanese box office for two weeks , pushing the da vinci code into second place .
the film ' s royal world premiere was held on tuesday 14th november 2006 at london ' s odeon leicester square theatre in the presence of queen elizabeth ii and prince philip of england . the gala charity premiere benefit was also the 60th royal film performance and was held in aid of the film & television benevolent fund ( ctbf ) .
i cannot believe i ' m about to recommend a movie as clogged with melodramatic treacle as nick cassavetes ' adaptation of the notebook .
if you ' re interested in contributing to notebook send us a sample of your work . for all other enquiries , contact daniel kasman .
this page is for the japanese live - action film . for the american live - action film that was released in 2017 , see
from 2004 through 2007 , mcadams dated ryan gosling , her canadian co - star in the notebook . gosling told gq in 2007 ,
god bless the notebook , it introduced me to one of the great loves of my life .
the pair reunited in 2008 before splitting again the next year .
the 2007 ford mondeo sport model used in the beginning of the film is a special , one - off hand - built prototype vehicle , constructed by hand at ford of europe ' s design studio in cologne , germany , in january , 2006 .
the former director of the austrian film museum on the preservation of film heritage & what it means to preserve cinema in the 21st century .
for the first time in the franchise ' s history sony pictures had direct involvement in the film and its promotion . as a result the film is loaded with sony products , including the sony ericsson m600i , the sony ericsson k800i , sony cybershot t - 50 and sony vaio fg notebook .
the festival jury , presided over by polish director agnieszka holland , awarded the top prize , the grand prix crystal globe ( $ 25 , 000 award ) to the hungarian film the notebook ( le grand cahier ) . the film is a grim and cathartic drama directed by janos szasz ( the witman boys ) , about twins living through world war ii on the farm of their cruel grandmother . it is a hungarian - german - austrian - french co - production and features german actors ulrich mattes and ulrich thomsen in supporting roles . thomsen earlier appeared in a lead role in szasz’s film opium : diary of a madwoman . the project had been gestating since 2006 and is the first film to be financed by hungary’s new film funding body , the hungarian national film fund .
a senior at the franklin military academy in richmond , virginia , was suspended after being caught possessing a replica death note notebook with the names of fellow students .
the notebook is a 2004 romantic drama film directed by nick cassavetes , based on the romance novel of the same name by nicholas sparks . the film stars ryan gosling and rachel mcadams as a young couple who fall in love during the early 1940s . their story is narrated from the present day by an elderly man played by james garner , telling the tale to a fellow nursing home resident , played by gena rowlands . the film performed well on the box - office and received several award nominations , winning eight teen choice awards , one satellite award , and one mtv movie award . personalized opinion : the notebook is the best movie ever made . in my view the notebook is even better than the titanic .
an intelligent high school student goes on a secret crusade to eliminate criminals from the world after discovering a notebook capable of killing anyone whose name is written into it .
notes : 1 . earnings are in current dollars ( i . e . not adjusted for inflation ) and per calendar year so totals do not necessarily represent total earnings for a film . box office data from 1 january to 31 december 2006 , as reported in january 2007 .
notes : 1 . earnings are in current dollars ( i . e . not adjusted for inflation ) and per calendar year so totals do not necessarily represent total earnings for a film . box office data from 1 january to 31 december 2005 , as reported in january 2006 .
ryan gosling got his break when he starred alongside rachel mcadams in the notebook , but it turns out he only got the role because no - one else wanted it .
in 1999 mgm paid sony $ 10 million for the rights to this film .
the first james bond film to feature a black and white sequence . the opening sequence required 6000 ft of rx - 2222 black - and - white film stock .
karlovy vary – the 48 th edition of the karlovy vary international film festival , one of the leading eastern european film festivals , came to a close on saturday .
“leonardo’s notebooks and valéry ' s essays on leonardo ' s creative method inspired my filming in florence . i filmed myself observing various locations in darting camera movements , then i reflected on the details and placed them within my ‘notebook - film’ . [ . . . ] from the first scene [ . . . ] the film’s image and sound develop through a series of metaphors . the matte moving in front of the camera plays between the horizontal notebook and vertical window , turning like a page or a window shutter . one of the central points of inspiration was leonardo ' s notation of shadows . i used the surface of my notebook and desk to translate some of his observations and discovered the shadow as a place for sound . there is a constant shift between the different ways of seeing images and reading a text . the film is a hybrid between sound and silence ; each of my written notes in the film is an occasion for the spectator to reflect on his or her own voice . ” robert beavers from the notebook of . . . is presented in a 35mm print restored by the austrian film museum . the restoration was supported by markus schleinzer .
a battle between the world ' s two greatest minds begins when light yagami finds the death note , a notebook with the power to kill , and decides to rid the world of criminals .
the notebook , which centres on a young couple who fall in love in the 1940’s , was released in 2004 and has become one of the most beloved romantic dramas of the last decade .
mcadams played a title role in the hit teen film mean girls ( 2004 ) , written by saturday night live alum tina fey . appearing with co - stars lindsay lohan and amanda seyfried , the film opened doors for the budding actress . that same year , she played the lead role in the notebook ( 2004 ) , a screen adaptation of nicholas sparks & apos ; s romance novel . she caught the eye of the public in both films , winning two mtv movie awards in 2005 for breakthrough female ( mean girls ) and best kiss ( the notebook ) .
( 1984 ) ( which was the source of the film of the same name ) .
death note is the first film in the death note live - action film series . it ' s the first half of a two - part story with the second film , death note : the last name . along with the second film , it ' s directed by shūsuke kaneko and based on the death note manga series by tsugumi ohba and takeshi obata .
2 february 2001 but of course the film won’t actually happen . because it never does .
so you are very happy with notebook ? i’m extremely happy with the film , which carries good word - of - mouth , among the youth . it had a slow start at the box - office , but collections are picking up day by day . you had mentioned baba kalyani had taken a share of rs 89 lakhs in the first week from 61 screens… . please note that notebook has been impressive too with rs 38 lakhs from just 35 screens ! i think it is fantastic and that calls for a party .
production offices for the film were set up at the old charleston naval base in north charleston .
rachel mcadams and ryan gosling were both born in london , ontario , canada . walt whitman , quoted in the classroom scene (
do i contradict myself ?
) and other parts of the movie , had a long friendship with 19th century london , ontario , psychiatrist dr . maurice bucke , which was depicted in the film beautiful dreamer ( 2006 ) .
chris cornell ' s title song
you know my name
debuted in the us charts on 9 december 2006 where it went to the no . # 79 spot . the song does not appear on the film ' s soundtrack . this is the first time in the history of the official series that the title song has not been included on the soundtrack .
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sure , the notebook ' s story of first love tends toward the histrionic and self - important . but if that ' s case , perhaps cassavetes , like shakespeare , simply knows how to give the people what they want .
“in each city there is a mosaic of voices , ” he said , “with each reflecting the personality of the town and the readership . for us a movie like ‘the lives of others , ’ ” — the german - language winner of the 2006 foreign film oscar — “was dragged along by critics until people realized that it was one of the best movies of the year . ”
ryan gosling and rachel mcadams spark cinematically everlasting magic in a romance that ' s no tawdry harlequin hay - roll .
the notebook
excels most when contemplating love ' s obligations and responsibilities , that unique balance of fire and calm .
it is no exaggeration to say that paterson is an homage to marital love—something underscored by the way jarmusch treats the film’s early - morning bedroom scenes . at no time does the film show the couple in anything but a chaste embrace . the film respects their privacy , though in one scene the sheets look like they may slip off laura’s body—until paterson makes sure she is properly covered . modesty gets a shout - out in this film .
with the headline : at the new york film festival , a global glimpse of the state of the cinema .
in an unusual move , the festival awarded the best actress award to four actresses in one film – louisa krause , margo martindale , emily meade and a my morton , who starred in the film bluebird , a u . s . - swedish co - production directed by lance edmands . the film also won the festival’s ecumenical jury award .
michele o ' marah , tim jackson and david jones ' s 43 - minute video work faustus ' s children is an example of ' art practice ' that takes the form of the moving image . originally screened as part of a gallery exhibition in 2006 that included its ( entirely handcrafted ) sets and other artifacts , faustus ' s children played in unaccompanied cinematic form at the 2008 new york underground film festival .
shūsuke kaneko , director of the film versions of the series , said that the comic series
barely touches
pain felt by the death note ' s victims , so he decided to use a different focus with the film series .
after an intelligent yet cynical high school student begins to cleanse the world from evil with the help of a magical notebook that can kill anyone whose name is written on it , international authorities call upon a mysterious detective known as
l
to thwart his efforts .
in 2001 , mcadams landed her debut television performance , playing a bulimic girl in the disney series the famous jett jackson . she made her film debut one year later , in the canadian / italian - produced film my name is tanino .
“colossal” , her latest film , could be a dramatic comeback for the beleaguered star . it is not because ms hathaway has magically changed personality ; rather , the film succeeds on a perfect marriage of story and star . it leans into her public perception , with ms hathaway playing a sorely unlikeable character who earns our respect over the course of the film . the film engages with our criticisms of her , deconstructs them , and then allows us all to get on with our lives .
a case in point : las acacias , the debut film by pablo giorgelli , which film critic julia montesoro argued was the biggest film festival winner for 2011 . the film was invited to multiple festivals , including cannes , toronto , venice , and others , winning three awards at cannes including the golden camera , the horizontes latino award at san sebastian , and a british film institute award , in addition to the top award by the argentine film critics , a silver condor for the best film in 2012 . with all of this international publicity the film was sold in france and the uk , with more than 30 copies struck for european releases . however , when the local argentine distributor had only managed to secure 13 movie theatres to screen the work , correspondingly , roughly 24 , 000 argentine spectators came to see it . in this particular case , las acacias won many accolades abroad and favorable reviews at home , but it still did not draw local moviegoers to the theatre .
part of this upsurge had to do with a small grants program that was initiated by the national film institute ( incaa ) in the mid - 1990s . these recent graduates have made short films ( cortometrajes ) , and then have gone on to raise funds through co - production funding ( hubert bals fund at the rotterdam film festival , the visions sud est program from switzerland , among others ) . they have relied on their own networks of like - minded young people rather than depend on the traditional film sector structure ( the film union , established director’s associations , and the few film studios still in existence ) .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
in south carolina in 2008 , school officials seized a death note notebook from a hartsville middle school student . district officials link the notebook to the anime / manga . the notebook listed seven students ' names . the school plans a disciplinary hearing and have contacted the seven students parents . the principal , chris roger , sent letters to all the students parents saying
regardless of the origin of the book , we take the situation very seriously . the safety of our school family is always our top priority . we treat situations like this the same as if a student called in a bomb threat or brought a weapon to school . while there may not be any serious intent to do anyone harm , we cannot and will not take that chance with our students . we will take all steps necessary to ensure our students ' well - being .
first james bond film approved by chinese censors . all other films in the series were available in china only as illegal bootlegs .
but a stand - out film this year was “iceman” ( pictured ) , written and directed by felix randau . inspired by “ötzi” , the body of a 5 , 300 - year - old man discovered in a glacier in the alps in 1991 , the film follows kelab , a prehistoric chieftain . it is a reminder of our feral european roots ; a plunge into the heart of an age of tiny territorial disputes , when men killed other men at the slightest provocation . what sets this film apart from ancient - history dramas such as mel gibson’s “apocalypto” ( 2006 ) or the preposterous “one million years bc” ( 1966 ) is that the dialogue is all conducted in rhaetic , an extinct language . there are no subtitles .
one week after filming was completed , the 007 stage at pinewood studios burnt down on 30 july 2006 . this was the second time this had happened , the first being before filming on
a view to a kill
( 1985 ) . the filmmakers had just finished using the stage for filming interiors set in venice for the movie .
the tomatometer rating – based on the published opinions of hundreds of film and television critics – is a trusted measurement of movie and tv programming quality for millions of moviegoers . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
it is a hub for films that wear the phrase “art - house” on their sleeve ; its entries always test audiences with new forms or new ideas about cinema . italian films such as roberto rossellini’s “rome , open city” ( 1945 ) have dominated locarno festival from the start , but german cinema had a major breakthrough in 2006 with public acclaim for “the lives of others” . in 2009 , xiaolu guo , a british - chinese novelist and film - maker , won that year’s top prize for “she , a chinese” . film - makers with a real edge to their work know that locarno receives them better than almost any other major festival .
even here , though , there is increasing evidence that the dan brown curse is extending beyond cinema to the notebook - holding folk at the end of the row . we will rock you , the ben elton musical based around the songs of queen , is still running five years after it was rudely rebuked by reviewers .
background music for the original theatrical trailer for this film featured music from rachel portman ' s score for the cider house rules ( 1999 ) .
this is the first film since
dr . no
( 1962 ) which does not feature the customary titillating title - sequence bond girls .
the continual drumbeat of news that film critics are being laid off at daily and weekly newspapers across the country has kicked up some quotable reviews .
the film ' s early momentum wears off , and we realize the movie ' s not as amusing or entertaining as it wants to be .
johnny depp in pirates of the caribbean : dead mans chest .  despite negative reviews , the film earned $ 136 million in its first weekend .
light yagami , a young college student discovers a mysterious notebook , known as the
death note
, lying on the ground . the death note ' s instructions claim that if a person ' s name is written within it while picturing that person ' s face , that person shall die . light is initially skeptical of the notebook ' s authenticity , but after experimenting with it , he realizes that the death note is real . after meeting with the previous owner of the death note , a shinigami named ryuk , light seeks to become
god of the new world
by passing his judgment on those he deems to be evil or who get in his way .
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…
very year , at least one film gains widespread acclaim but , for whatever reason , never takes off at the box office . one example is last year’s
casino royale
is the first bond film not to open with the signature gun barrel motif - it is instead placed after the pre - titles sequence .
one of the biggest film stars of the 1930s , norma shearer was married to producer irving thalberg and won an academy award for her role in the divorcee .
the number on dimitrios ' key ring was 53 . 1953 was the year of release for the original ian fleming source novel , and the magazine playboy , a publication which has a long associated history with the james bond film series . furthermore , this film version was released 53 years after the novel ' s first publication .
reclusive college freshman bickford schmeckler ( patrick fugit ) is a virtual fountain of cool ideas , and he records every single one of them in his prized , steel - bound notebook . when the notebook is stolen by hedonistic sorority girl sarah ( olivia wilde ) during a toga party and subsequently comes into the possession of schizophrenic campus eccentric spaceman ( matthew lillard ) , the desperate bickford embarks on a frantic quest to recover his most prized possession and prevent his life ' s work from being credited to someone else . john cho and fran krantz star in a cinematic labor of love from writer / director scott lew - an ambitious first - time feature filmmaker who worked for eight years to bring his creative vision to the big screen .
is being appreciated by the youth of kerala . they say i had the guts to make a path - breaking film , something different and innovative . i’m proud of
martin campbell was inspired by film such as the sting ( 1973 ) , maverick ( 1994 ) and the cincinnati kid ( 1965 ) when directing the card game .
light yagami finds the
death note ,
a notebook with the power to kill , and decides to create a utopia by killing the world ' s criminals , and soon the world ' s greatest detective ,
l ,
is hired to find the perpetrator . an all out battle between the greatest minds on earth begins , the winner controlling the world .
rather than being confusing or a distraction , rhaetic is fascinating to hear . it does not matter that the film lacks this guide as it is easy to discern the plot from the context . mr randau’s point is that if a film is well acted and visually arresting—here with an icy alpine landscape and brutal violence—its events can be told with clarity and intensity . we want kelab to win , to survive , and the fundamental drive to do that is what makes this innovative and sparse film so absorbing .
anne hathaway is a monster—at least that’s what we’ve been told . after breaking out in “the princess diaries” ( 2001 ) , she rose quickly to hollywood stardom , earning box - office victories ( “the devil wears prada” , 2006 ) and critical acclaim ( “brokeback mountain” , 2005 ) in equal measure . with her soft eyes and impossibly large smile , she seemed poised to be the next julia roberts ; america’s sweetheart for the 21st century .
the 44th new york film festival , presented by the film society of lincoln center , continues through oct . 15 . most films are shown at alice tully hall , except the closing - night film , which will be at avery fisher hall . tickets range from $ 16 to $ 40 ( $ 10 student rush tickets may be available at the box office the day of the screening ) and are available at urltoken or ( 212 ) 721 - 6500 . information : ( 212 ) 875 - 5050 .
balnearios ( 2002 ) is probably llinás’ most lauded and most widely circulated work . while it was made on a shoestring using archival materials documenting beach resorts along the atlantic coast , the film was given prizes at the buenos aires independent film festival and frequently featured at the latin american modern art museum buenos aires ( malba ) for its innovative , quirky method of storytelling . alejandro moguillansky , in his film the gold bug ( 2014 ) , pokes fun at the absurdity that can arise when a filmmaker from a global south country aligns with a wealthier country such as denmark to co - produce a film . at once a co - production and a self - conscious critique of one ( which is also very humorous ) the gold bug takes an irreverent position about the politics of funding a film from international sources . other films in the series include a later , highly lauded film by mariano llinás , extraordinary stories ( 2008 ) , and two earlier films by alejandro moguillansky , castro ( 2009 ) and the parrot and the swan ( 2013 ) . director laura citarella’s ópera prima ( first film ) ostende ( 2011 ) is featured this month , along with her co - directed ( with veronica llinás ) film dog lady ( 2014 ) . another newcomer , martin shanly , explores a girl’s coming of age in about twelve ( 2014 ) , and the last film of the series is a documentary by alejandro fernández mouján , damiana kryygi ( 2015 ) which examines the historical wrongs against the indigenous ache people of paraguay in the late 19th century . the film focuses on one of the victims : a young woman’s life story that serves as a testament to the horrors of colonialism in the region .
this is the first film since
live and let die
( 1973 ) to use the same bond girl , villain and title as ian fleming ' s novel .
whitney biennial 2006 : day for night
runs through may 28 at the whitney museum of american art , 945 madison avenue , at 75th street . events this weekend in conjunction with the biennial include a discussion tomorrow night at 6 with curators and artists represented in the display ; fee : $ 8 ( members , students and 62 + , $ 6 ) ; registration , ( 212 ) 570 - 7715 . in addition , the first in a series of film and video screenings begins tomorrow at 2 p . m . with
meditation on violence
( 1948 ) , directed by maya deren , and
sufferers ' version
( 2004 ) , directed by mathias poledna . film screenings are included in museum admission : $ 15 , students and 62 + , $ 10 .
this is only the second time that an m character ' s home has been shown in an official eon productions james bond film . the first was in
on her majesty ' s secret service
( 1969 ) . the unofficial james bond film , the comedy spoof
casino royale
( 1966 ) also showed m ' s home .
light yagami is an extremely intelligent young man who resents the crime and corruption in the world . his life undergoes a drastic change in the year 2003 , when he discovers a mysterious notebook , known as the
death note
, lying on the ground . the death note ' s instructions claim that if a human ' s name is written within it , that person shall die . light is initially skeptical of the notebook ' s authenticity , but after experimenting with it , light realizes that the death note is real . after meeting with the previous owner of the death note , a shinigami named ryuk , light seeks to become
the god of the new world
by passing his judgment on those he deems to be evil or who get in his way .
some schools in shenyang , people ' s republic of china have banned the manga after some of their students started to tease friends and teachers by altering a notebook to resemble a death note and writing their names in them . the newspaper shenyang night report called death note
poison , creating wicked hearts .
one major chinese newspaper felt that the ban is an overreaction and is inappropriate .
the producers were worried at first that the original cast — many are in the film — would look too mature . but just as in puccini ' s opera , there is no reason the circle of friends in
rent
cannot be in their early 30 ' s rather than their early 20 ' s . they looked terrific in the film .
the second love scene with noah and allie was originally longer and more explicit . it had to be edited in order for the film to keep a pg - 13 rating .
poker playing was a common pastime amongst cast and crew on the set , even after production had wrapped .
casino royale
was the first bond film to depict poker .
through high school , mcadams acted in local productions . she went on to study theater at york university in toronto , where she performed in several stage and student film productions .
the film cast includes one oscar winner , mark johnson , and six oscar nominees : ryan gosling , gena rowlands , james garner , joan allen , rachel mcadams and sam shepard .
every scene is a visual orgasm . decadent . i don ' t need anything else from this film than what it gave . the second disc of the soundtrack is perfect bedtime music .
the third film incarnation of ' casino royale ' but the one closest to ian fleming ' s original story . the first was a climax ! feature ( made for tv movie ) made in 1954 , the second was a spoof film which starred peter sellers made in ( 1967 ) . casino royale is also the name of the casino in
never say never again
.
michael lacey , executive editor of village voice media , said in an e - mail message that the company , which owns 17 newspapers , continues to have a serious commitment to covering film .
the irony , of course , is that few argentinians have come to see these films . box office figures for these critically acclaimed films range on average from $ 100 , 000 - $ 250 , 000 , and producers claim that a medium budget film ( to a tune of $ 1 . 5 million ) film must make $ 500 , 000 to turn a profit , since ticket prices are so low . thus , while argentina has made a comeback on the international film festival scene , there are still questions about how to keep home audiences motivated to see national films .
the film director sam mendes ( american beauty , jarhead ) has confessed that he regularly checks one internet site - rotten tomatoes - on which multiple opinions are averaged out of 10 . by yesterday , the da vinci code was scoring a more than decent 6 . 7 , although it should be noted that nothing would prevent a mass - vote by people with an interest in the film .
the car barrel - roll stunt by the aston martin dbs broke the world record for the most barrel rolls assisted by a cannon . originally , the racing specifications of the dbs meant that a standard ramp would not be sufficient to get the car to roll , so the special effects team were called in to install a air - powered cannon behind the drivers seat . this allowed the car to complete seven full rolls . the stunt was officially entered into the guinness book of world records on 5th november 2006 .
a bond begins story had been rumoured since the mid - 1980s and roger moore ' s retirement from the bond film . it has been widely rumoured that cubby broccoli shot down such an idea .
a thoughtful , emotionally rich film in which we see that great love , like deep faith , is forged on doubt , trials , and hardships . only then does it deliver its deepest rewards .
and pierre huyghe ' s film , shot in antarctica and central park , is really gorgeous : crosscut between day and night , fiction and reality , it encapsulates the show ' s operative - - but ultimately airy - - metaphor about the slippery state of art now . (
day for night
is the biennial ' s first - ever title , after the françois truffaut film . )
death note ( デスノート , desu nōto ) is a manga series created by writer tsugumi ohba and illustrator takeshi obata . the series centers around a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone by writing the victim ' s name while picturing their face . the plot follows his attempt to create and lead a world cleansed of evil using the book , and the complex conflict between himself and those assailing him that results .
kaneko also stated that he wanted the film to
focus on psychological pain ,
explain how the deaths occur , and explain how younger people begin to like kira and other people begin to like l .
in gadsden , alabama , two 12 - year - old sixth grade boys were arrested for possessions of death notes . it listed names of several staff members and fellow students . according to etowah county sheriff ' s department sgt . lanny handy , the notebook was found the previous afternoon by a staffer . the students were suspended from the county ' s schools . the students , their parents , and school officials had met with handy and a junior probation officer .
most bafta award nominations ever received by a bond movie , totaling nine . the previous record had been two each for
goldeneye
( 1995 ) and
the spy who loved me
( 1977 ) . the 9 nominations were for best british film , adapted screenplay , actor in a leading role , film music , cinematography , editing , production design , sound and special visual effects . it only won best sound .
in 2015 , after turns on aloha and southpaw , mcadams portrayed reporter sacha pfeiffer in the lauded drama spotlight . the film follows a team of dedicated boston globe reporters who uncover the catholic church sexual abuse scandal within the newspaper & apos ; s home city . for her role , mcadams earned the first oscar nomination of her career , receiving a supporting actress nod . the film itself won an academy award for best picture .
rachel brosnahan is an american actress who appeared in the film ' beautiful creatures ' and netflix ' s ' house of cards ' before starring in amazon ' s critically acclaimed ' the marvelous mrs . maisel . '
note book is a malayalam drama film , directed by rosshan andrrews and starring roma , mariya roy and parvathy in lead roles . sara , sreedevi and pooja are school friends who are forced to stick by each other in a crisis . sreedevi falls in love with the school heartthrob , sooraj . when she gets pregnant , the girls decide on a secret abortion . what follows later puts to test sara and pooja ' s friendship . this film marked roma ' s debut in the malayalam film industry . it also features the hit song ' hrudayavum ' , sung by vineeth sreenivasan and jyotsna . watch the full movie , streaming online on hotstar .
my guess is that mr . larson would have been pleased by the film version of
rent
directed by chris columbus , released last year . i went to the film with trepidation . to me
rent
is a triumph of theater . but adapting a musical for film inevitably involves opening it up , as this movie did with street scenes filmed on location in new york . onstage the death of angel , the endearing drag queen , is depicted abstractly with billowing sheets and a circle of bereft friends . in the film the scene is made literal , set in an intensive care unit . the filmed
rent
seems a safer show than mr . larson may have intended . still , every word in every lyric is audible , every voice in the complex choral numbers comes through , and the richness of mr . larson ' s harmonies works its magic .
rachel morrison is a cinematographer whose known for her work in films like ' fruitvale ' and ' black panther . ' her work on the netflix original film ' mudbound , ' earned her an oscar nomination in 2018 .
the other recent alzheimer’s movies are bille august ’s “ a song for martin ” ( 2002 ) , nick cassavetes ’ “ the notebook ” ( 2004 ) , and erik van looy ’s “ the memory of a killer ” ( 2005 ) . all very good , the third perhaps the best . and then there was richard eyre ’s “ iris ” ( 2001 ) , about the decline of the novelist iris murdoch , which struck me as cheating because it was too much about young iris .
the location used in the bahamas as the madagascar construction site was an abandoned hotel site at coral harbour that was under construction 30 years ago . it was used to film hotel rooms for the 1965 james bond movie
thunderball
( 1965 ) and it was also used for the 1977 bond film
the spy who loved me
( 1977 ) as a camera platform with models and workshops . it is now part of a military base .
first james bond film since
the living daylights
( 1987 ) not to be novelised into a book . the original ian fleming novel went into reprint as a tie - in for the release of the movie instead .
the film of the da vinci code was savaged by reviewers , but that hasn ' t stopped audiences flocking to see it . it ' s the latest example of a ' critic - proof product ' , writes mark lawson
paterson’s second gift is his natural goodness and decency , communicated with understated brilliance by driver . having served in the military , paterson has retained its strong discipline . he is grateful , kind , and supportive toward people he meets—whether they be frustrated co - workers , anxious passengers on his bus , an aspiring rap singer in a laundromat , a couple going through a break - up , or a ten - year - old girl who , like paterson , happens to be a poet with a secret notebook .
sarah polley , still so young , always until now an actress ( “ the sweet hereafter , ” “ my life without me ” ) , emerges here as a director who is in calm command of almost impossible material . the movie says as much for her strength of character as for her skills . anyone who could read munro’s original story and think they could make a film of it , and then make a great film , deserves a certain awe .
i saw this film on june 12th , 2006 at a preview showing in my home town of austin , texas . admittedly , when i first viewed the trailer it appeared to be nothing more than a cheap romantic flick with a hunk ( keanu reeves ) and a pretty girl ( sandra bullock ) . after watching this film , i realized first impressions can sometimes be wrong . the plot may be a bit out of the ordinary . but if you suspend logic for an hour or two and believe in the magic of the story , it will draw you into a deeply passionate story . there are some twists that may or may not surprise ( especially if you ' re as quick as my wife ) . although keanu reeves and sandra bullock have had some iffy acting performances in the past , both put in excellent performances that made their characters come alive . each characters has a very earthy feel that makes them seem real and relatable . overall , i have to say this is a beautiful movie , from the story to the acting to the beautiful cinematography .
the miniseries focuses on the three new lead characters of the film death note : light up the new world : tsukuru mishima , ryuzaki , and yuki shien . each episode provides backstory for one of . . . see full summary »
wounded love is a gripping emotional film about how a girl trapped in an troubled relationship is saved one dark night by a stranger . an artist who is lost himself . their love gives her the . . . see full summary »
tatsuya fujiwara , the actor who portrayed light in the film series , compared the theme of death note to the theme of crime and punishment and viewed death note as a
very eccentric story
that
depicts very permanent theme .
the new argentine cinema is resilient , despite being always in search of an national audience . these tensions grapple many national film industries , but argentina’s rich cinematic history attests to the country’s attempts at remaking and renewing its cinematic art and industry .
the first eon productions james bond movie to feature the columbia pictures logo . ironically , in 1967 , columbia pictures produced the james bond spoof
casino royale
( 1966 ) and was attempting to remake the film before it took over mgm .
solange ' s name is never mentioned in the film . the bond girl character name of solange in the film has previously appeared in two ian fleming stories . she was the name of the girl in the short story
007 in new york
and a girl named solange was referenced in the short story ,
from a view to a kill
. these stories are included in the
octopussy
and
for your eyes only
collections respectively . no character details were borrowed from fleming .
“honestly , i think that a lot of the viewers of serious films have already migrated to the web , ” said s . t . vanairsdale , a senior editor at urltoken and the founder of urltoken , a site devoted to coverage of the new york film world . “serious movies can always be helped by a boost from anywhere , but almost anyone who is interested can find plenty of information about a film before it even opens because of all the coverage in the blogs about festivals and screenings . ”
given the increasing competition for the audience’s attention , it would be easy to justify putting any one of these three in the festival : films like “the queen” sell tickets ( and newspapers ) , and probably make board members happy . but it is harder to justify programming all three in a festival with just 25 slots in its the main section . the new york film festival isn’t a grab bag ; it’s an elitist event for film lovers willing to shell out as much as $ 40 a show . in a d . i . y . world with too many choices , including an estimated 600 film festivals , some of which have seriously deep pockets and no qualms about pandering to their audiences , elitism is a virtue . it’s also this festival’s greatest strength .
when we are first introduced to the young allie and noah , they are wearing the same colors worn by the older them in the beginning of the film . this was to give us a clue about who the older version of allie and noah were .
as the film progresses , paterson and laura’s dreams advance , until an unexpected event turns their world upside down . it isn’t a life - and - death issue , but it shakes paterson’s equilibrium , and he wonders whether he will ever write poetry again .
in what many in the industry viewed as an unusual move made at the height of her career , mcadams took a break from 2006 to 2007 to focus on herself .
when wedding crashers came out , everyone was hyped up , calling rachel the new & apos ; it girl , & apos ;
said tom bezucha , director of the family stone , in an elle interview .
her selectiveness shows wisdom greater than her years about her place in the industry . she & apos ; s very purposeful in sidestepping hollywood . she has the opportunity to be this huge , huge movie star , but in her heart she & apos ; s a character actress .
later , natasha , who acted as an extra in the film ( a catty countess at a banquet ) , told me that sofia’s gentleness was a hallmark of her style as a director—she never , never raised her voice . but always got her way nonetheless .
when james bond sends resignation letter there are several e - mail addresses are seen in his e - mail client . these addresses contain names of computers related personnel involved in making of the film ( anne bennett , chris mcbride , robert wright , etc . )
beginning in the mid - 1990s , young directors , the majority of whom had graduated from one of many film schools in argentina , began producing low - budget , independent films in a style that earned this group the classification of the new independent argentine cinema .