cinnamon , also known as my dog 's christmas miracle , is a 2011 american family movie , released only on video , about a spoiled maltese puppy and her role in a romantic story involving two single parents and their families .

cinnamon ( film )

my favorite part of the film was the last scene of the film . what is that one thing that you like the most about “cinnamon” ?
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you’ve earlier directed a film “bonjour” . how different are these two films from each other in terms of your approach in directing them ?
trailer for short film cinnamon cinnamon is the story of andrew , who has seen his mom beaten by his dad throughout his childhood . story focuses upon what he does when he grows up and becomes mayor of the town . directed by : shahid kamal genre : drama cast : david sandercock , stefan bakic , luke luke westbury , penelope shipley , steve riseborough , mark marlowe for more information please visit urltoken
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there’s cute dogs with sunglasses on its cover . there’s a neat slogan ( “best dog - gone adventure in hollywood ! ” ) . a picture of a darling family featuring a mother , father , daughter and son tie everything together . who wouldn’t fall in love with cinnamon , the new family film from arc entertainment ?
abusive dad and a twist in the end makes this film a must watch . shahid , how’d you come up with such an idea ? what was the inspiration behind this story ?
well , thank you for the compliments and i am really glad you liked cinnamon . we should be ready with bonjour within a month or two and i would love to submit bonjour to your film festival . we have decided to change its name to ‘it’s a kid’s movie’ , we are really looking forward to see the audience response to ‘it’s a kid’s movie’ .
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a boy who grew up in a native sicilian village returns home as a famous director after receiving news about the death of an old friend . told in a flashback , salvatore reminiscences about his childhood and his relationship with alfredo , a projectionist at cinema paradiso . under the fatherly influence of alfredo , salvatore fell in love with film making , with the duo spending many hours discussing about films and alfredo painstakingly teaching salvatore the skills that became a stepping stone for the young boy into the world of film making . the film brings the audience through the changes in cinema and the dying trade of traditional film making , editing and screening . it also explores a young boy ' s dream of leaving his little town to foray into the world outside .
shahid , it was a well written drama with a perfect required twist at the end . well to end this , when can we expect another short film from you and your team ?
really boring movie . watched 30 mins of it then went to play video games . and the movie is not even about the dog cinnamon , it ' s about a stupid relationshi . . . continue reading
cinnamon , a spoiled maltese puppy , loves to have her mommy , madeline , all to herself . but there ' s trouble when madeline meets the man of her dreams , kevin . and now cinnamon has to share her mommy with kevin and his 13 - year - old son , jordan . they are all in for a dog - gone hollywood adventure when the crafty little canine goes into overdrive to break this relationship up . with the help of her doggy friends , cinnamon knows that she will get her way . what she doesn ' t realize is that having a family might actually be what she is truly looking for !
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the film is actually quite funny ( tons of inside jokes for the comic book devotees ) charming and heartfelt in many places . the other places , well , mega destruction and over - the - top action rules .
cynthia gibb plays madeline , a single mother who cherishes her maltese puppy named cinnamon ( voiced by brenda song ) . the little pooch needs to share her human mother with kevin ( greg evigan ) , madeline’s new boyfriend , but the results don’t exactly work out . both madeline and kevin have commitment issues , and their dogs always seem to get in the way . after cinnamon goes missing , it’s up to her human friends to help out .
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although cinnamon is a dog , her reluctance to share her
mommy
could apply to the way kids feel when their single parent starts dating . is madeline and kevin ' s relationship a good example of how to handle a blended family ?
madeline and kevin are caring , attentive parents and later thoughtful and loving partners to each other . they understand the challenges of dating after divorce / loss , and they work hard to overcome the obstacles they face ( mostly from cinnamon the dog ) .
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for such a low - budget live - action film , gibb and evigan are surprisingly capable actors , but their on - screen kids come off as more annoying than relatable . plus , let ' s face it - - there are only so many ways an audience can watch a dog come between her owner on a date before it ( quickly ) starts to fall flat . just as madeline and kevin deserve their love to grow , families deserve movies that aren ' t just mediocre . sadly , cinnamon isn ' t nearly as tangy or sweet as the title implies .
cinnamon feels like a heartfelt try by a well - meaning cast and creative team . they are never shooting for the fences and seem completely content with making the youngsters smile at the sassy dogs on screen . the adults in the room are the ones left searching for genuine entertainment value .
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cinnamon learns that she should stop being selfish about madeline ' s attention and that she shouldn ' t sabotage her relationship with kevin , since he makes madeline happy . jordan learns to stand up to a bully and be truthful about his feelings for the girl he likes . potentially blended families are portrayed in a positive manner .
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i am currently finishing bonjour . these two films are really different from each other . while cinnamon is a serious drama , bonjour is a lighthearted film about a little two - year - old girl who wants to make friendship with a two - year - old boy . directing bonjour was a challenge as the kids were around 18 months of age at the time of filming and i had to take a lot of help from their parents . their parents would make them do certain things for me , which would sometimes be random , and i had to then be opportunistic to choose the take with required emotions , so i could use them to tell the story .
it’s a big day for andrew who is newly elected mayor of the town . he is about to go on air for a chat show on the local television channel called ‘meet your mayor’ . while waiting for the chat show , he finds cinnamon alongside tea and coffee , which reminds him of the house he grew up in .
shahid kamal’s cinnamon is a story of a newly elected mayor who comes from a family where his dad was verbally and physically abusive to his mom . he is waiting to go on a chat show . on the chat show , he ends up saying good things about his dad . the story shows psychological effects of domestic violence on a person .
the general understanding of murphy’s law is , “anything that can go wrong will . ” we say this anytime anything sucks , like some mantra of pessimism . when interstellar ‘s murph cooper asks her dad why she was named after something bad , he explains with the original wording of murphy’s law , a version of “whatever can happen , will happen . ” this is the key to the entire film , plot holes and all .
you are absolutely right . david sandercock was an amazing actor to work with . his experience didn’t make me nervous at all ; in fact it gave me more confidence as a director to work with such a refined actor and make an entertaining film in the end . although i loved his acting throughout , but i really liked his performance in the last scene - that of giving milk to his dad in the cellar . i needed contradictory emotions from him - that of hatred / revenge ( and a need to punish his dad ) and sadness ( he would wish that he never had to do that ) . i thought he acted exactly the right mix of emotions in this scene . my key input was my support , friendly yet , professional attitude and clarity of direction , as in what i exactly wanted from him in different scenes in the film .
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parents need to know that cinnamon - - which is aimed directly at younger kids and tweens - - has a surprising amount of kissing for a movie targeted at that audience , as well as thematic material about divorce and widower - hood relationships , blended families , and the dating life of teenage daughters . but other than a few incidents of pushing and shoving , there ' s nothing violent , and this dog tale is ultimately about building a new , loving family unit .
getting incoherency right is a hard job , but that’s exactly what paul thomas anderson pulls off in his delicious adaptation of thomas pynchon’s inherent vice . to further the disorientation a bit , some of the explanatory details from pynchon’s packed prose had to be cut , like why private investigator doc operates out of a dentist’s office . this added confusion makes the film even better , in my opinion . when you’ve entered a twisted , paranoid world like this , exposition can detract from the absurd brilliance .
more kissing and innuendo than usual for a movie aimed at this age group . cinnamon usually interrupts , but there ' s plenty of smooching between grown - ups madeline and kevin . madeline stops her teenage daughter from dating an older womanizer . madeline and her daughter , chloe , each wear cleavage - bearing outfits , as does chloe ' s dad ' s girlfriend . madeline mentions that her ex
upgraded
to a much younger model . a girl wears a bikini in an internet photo . young jordan has an obvious crush on his friend .
the animal cast is impressive and spot - on with the humor . of course , they’re made to do ridiculous stunts , but cinnamon’s laughs are mostly in good fun . the kids will likely fall in love with the title character and the story . but in the age of pixar and dreamworks , audience members should ask more of their family - friendly fare . with toy story , brave and shrek , hollywood has come to realize that characterization and plot doesn’t have to be sacrificed for kiddie humor . family films can be intelligent , educational and engaging .
whiplash an intense emotional experience , a rollarcoaster built on drumbeats , sweat , blood , and screams . it gets into your nervous system . it’s a myth - building movie , not only building the myth of these characters hurtling themselves towards a perception of greatness by sacrificing key parts of their flesh , emotional - well being , and humanity , but also rebuilding the myth of charlie parker into something far more soul - gouging that it already was . i saw too movies yesterday . one was the horror film the babadook , but whiplash is the one that will probably give me nightmares .
family films require a delicate balance , lest
wholesome
quickly turn into
bland
and
kid friendly
become an adult snoozefest ; while cinnamon isn ' t completely boring , it ' s a strange hybrid . it ' s a mix of post - divorce romance , middle - school puppy love , and talking - dog comedy . the humor is pretty forgettable ( mostly slapstick gags ) , and the story feels overlong for such a paper - thin plot ( dog likes being the apple of her owner ' s eye and attempts to destroy her favorite human ' s chance at love ) .
insect - resistant films containing a microencapsulated insect - repelling agent were developed to protect food products from the indian meal moth ( plodia interpunctella ) . cinnamon oil ( co ) , an insect repelling agent , was encapsulated with gum arabic , whey protein isolate ( wpi ) / maltodextrin ( md ) , or poly ( vinyl alcohol ) ( pva ) . a low - density polyethylene ( ldpe ) film was coated with an ink or a polypropylene ( pp ) solution that incorporated the microcapsules . the encapsulation efficiency values obtained with gum arabic , wpi / md , and pva were 90 . 4 % , 94 . 6 % , and 80 . 7 % , respectively . the films containing a microcapsule emulsion of pva and co or incorporating a microcapsule powder of wpi / md and co were the most effective ( p < 0 . 05 ) at repelling moth larvae . the release rate of cinnamaldehyde , an active repellent of cinnamaldehyde , in the pp was 23 times lower when cinnamaldehyde was microencapsulated . coating with the microcapsules did not alter the tensile properties of the films . the invasion of larvae into cookies was prevented by the insect - repellent films , demonstrating potential for the films in insect - resistant packaging for food products .
after enduring these tiresome 91 minutes , it turns out those pets with sunglasses are no fun at all . chalk it up to unoriginality or plain laziness , but cinnamon is a bore through and through . its story , written by michael feifer , feels like it’s been done a million times before . its cast of actors are serviceable , at best . the dogs at the center of the story , including the title character , make for humorous moments , but after 20 minutes the story forgets about the dogs and centers around the humans . plus , the voices for the dogs are brought to life by screech - worthy young actors who talk like annoying teenagers .
one look at feifer’s resume and it become clear that he pumps out these family - friendly flicks quite quickly . he probably means well , and younger audience members will likely laugh , but adults will find it near - impossible to make it to the inevitable conclusion .
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some mild pushing and shoving , and a few dog chase scenes . a dog nips at a man ' s pant legs to get him away from someone . a couple of characters get into verbal altercations - - like madeline and her daughter ' s much older date or jordan and his bully .
oh my god
and
geez
a couple of times . jordan calls a bully ' s dog a
dog - pound mutt ,
which hurts the ( talking ) dog ' s feelings .
adults have wine during dates ; a character appears inebriated but doesn ' t do anything outrageous or inappropriate .
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this movie had a girl whose dresses and clothes are low cut and her boobs are always showing ! kevin calls chloe a
sex kitten
. there ' s a scene w . . . continue reading
oh my gosh ! we could not finish this movie . my two kids , ages 11 and 14 , and my wife and i tried watching this movie . i had read that it was
so cute . . . . continue reading
this movie is horrible . first of all , it ' s not a good movie . my little sister , not even halfway into the movie yet , was running off to play with her toys . . . . continue reading
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amazing trailer can’t wait to see the finishing of the movie … . good luck
i think shahid kamal is make great job again , like all the time .
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in 1950’s sunset boulevard , norma desmond’s anachronistic glamour singes in its desperation . and still , we can’t get enough of her . she represents for us something awful , a monster choosing to reside in a delusion , trapped in a narcissistic painting of the past .
the human experience is rife with darkness and horror . when most people encounter gross violence or monstrosities depicted in art , they may be shaken , sickened , intrigued and / or become desensitized to it , but a homocidal person may connect in a more sinister way not only to disturbing art , but to seemingly unrelated things . art effects people , but it doesn’t cause people to kill people , or to commit crimes , and the artist isn’t to blame for actions people take after they encounter theart . that’s what i think , at least , but writer john grisham once very publicly stated that he believed this wasn’t the case . he thought oliver stone , and practically everyone involved with the making and distribution of natural born killers , should be help responsible for the deaths of people killed by “copycat” murderers . he argued that people can be “under the influence” of art to a degree where the artist should be held accountable . when art imitates life , and life imitates art right back , who’s really to blame ?
ariel is grand , but you don’t know the tale of the little mermaid until you’ve read hans christian anderson’s version . his decadent and mournful twist on mermaid lore has shaped our imaginations for centuries , and shines a searing light on the pains of growing up , identity crises , and , of course , unrequited love , which can snap an indescribable place in the heart . cloaking this particular hurt in a macabre mythological tale gets this feeling precisely right , especially if you throw in the problems of bisexuality in an especially unaccepting time .
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begins the next wave of marvel movies with an action - packed superhero blockbuster boasting a decidedly non - cartoonish plot and the courage to explore thought - provoking themes .
marvel ' s
captain america : civil war
finds steve rogers leading the newly formed team of avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity . but after another incident involving the avengers results in collateral damage , political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability , headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team . the new status quo fractures the avengers , resulting in two camps - one led by steve rogers and his desire for the avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference , and the other following tony stark ' s surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability .
it is one of the best movies to ever come out of the marvel cinematic universe , balancing engaging action set pieces and witty dialogue with intelligent character studies and ethical debates .
the fact that a marvel movie dares to question the big , shiny spectacle that is its bread and butter - and acknowledge that untold thousands die in the name of entertainment - seems rather novel .
the motto of the directors , anthony and joe russo , appears to be : if you can make it happen , do it . don ' t hold back .
as they did in winter soldier , the russos have achieved an uncommon balance of plot and action , humor and drama , all of it once again deeply grounded in character .
civil war reminds us it ' s ok to enjoy a few laughs , even while diabolical villains plot doom , outraged citizens demand accountability and your best pal mistrusts you .
captain america : civil war focuses on the approach of superheroes to what ' s right and what ' s wrong . this movie makes you pick a side because both have very valid points .
there are a lot of superheroes in this , they found the right amount of time for each superhero . everyone feels right with the amount of time that they are in this movie . . . this feels like an avengers movie . everyone shines in this .
the new characters totally live up to their new expectations . . . probably the best live action spider - man i have ever seen .
too clever . too pretty . too intense ( at times ) . too much of everything to merit 5 stars .
look kid . there ' s a lot going on here that you don ' t understand .
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e ' ve been thinking it for two long years . all of us . gnawing our cheeks at night , clutching at sweaty sheets , our faces hollow and gray , our once - bright eyes dimmed by the pain of too many questions . sometimes we cry out , en masse , to a faceless god and a cold , indifferent universe that holds its secrets close .
please don ' t die . the answer is . . . fine . samantha ' s vagina is doing fine . she rubs yams on it , okay ? she takes 48 vagina vitamins a day . it accepts unlimited male penises with the greatest of ease . now let us never speak of it again .
sex and the city 2 makes phyllis schlafly look like andrea dworkin . or that super - masculine version of cynthia nixon that cynthia nixon dates . or , like , ralph nader ( wait , bad example—schlafly totally does look like ralph nader in a granny wig ) . satc2 takes everything that i hold dear as a woman and as a human—working hard , contributing to society , not being an entitled cunt like it ' s my job—and rapes it to death with a stiletto that costs more than my car . it is 146 minutes long , which means that i entered the theater in the bloom of youth and emerged with a family of field mice living in my long , white mustache . this is an entirely inappropriate length for what is essentially a home video of gay men playing with giant barbie dolls . but i digress . let us start with the
plot .
carrie bradshaw : at the end of the first satc movie ( 2008 ) —after eleventy decades of chasing his emotionally abusive jowls through the streets of manhattan—carrie finally marries mr . big , the man of her shallow , self - obsessed dreams . it has now been two years since their nuptials . carrie already hates it . she hates that he sits on the couch . she hates that he eats noodles out of a take - out box . she hates that he wants to spend quality time with her in their incredibly expensive and gaudy apartment . she hates that he bought her an enormous television . when big suggests that they spend a couple of days a week in separate apartments ( they own two apartments , because life is hard ! ) , carrie screeches ,
is this because i ' m a bitch wife who nags you ?
congratulations . you have answered your own question .
miranda redhairlawyerface : miranda is a lawyer who has red hair . she also has a child . as a working woman , miranda is forced to miss every single one of her child ' s incessant science fairs ( as though children know anything of science ! ) . also , her lawyer boss is a cartoon dick . miranda quits her job , and everyone is much happier . this is because women should not work . it is terrible for the children .
charlotte goldsteinjewyjewsomethingsomethingblatt : life for charlotte is unbelievably difficult . as a wealthy stay - at - home mom with two children and a live - in , full - time nanny , she sometimes has to bake cupcakes ! also , one time her little child got finger paint on a piece of vintage cloth . therefore , charlotte cannot stop crying .
how do the women without help do it ?
charlotte ( crying ) asks miranda .
i have no fucking idea ,
miranda replies . then they toast their disgusting glasses of pink syrup . to
them .
to the
women without help .
if i wasn ' t rich , i ' d definitely just kill myself right away with a knife !
says everyone in this movie without having to actually say it . clink !
this will not stand . samantha , being the prostitute sexual revolutionary that she is , rages against the machine by publicly grabbing the engorged penis of a man she dubs
lawrence of my - labia .
when the locals complain ( having repeatedly asked samantha to cover her nipples and mons pubis in the way of local custom ) , samantha removes most of her clothes in the middle of the spice bazaar , throws condoms in the faces of the angry and bewildered crowd , and screams ,
i am a woman ! i have sex !
thus , traditional middle eastern sexual mores are upended and sexism is stoned to death in the town square .
at sexism ' s funeral ( which takes place in a mysterious , incense - shrouded chamber of international sisterhood ) , the women of abu dhabi remove their black robes and veils to reveal—this is not a joke—the same hideous , disposable , criminally expensive shreds of cloth and feathers that hang from carrie et al . ' s emaciated goblin shoulders . muslim women : under those craaaaaaay - zy robes , they ' re just as vapid and obsessed with physical beauty and meaningless material concerns as us ! feminism ! fuck yeah !
if this is what modern womanhood means , then just fucking veil me and sew up all my holes . good night .
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a filmmaker recalls his childhood when falling in love with the pictures at the cinema of his home village and forms a deep friendship with the cinema ' s projectionist .
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when an open - minded jewish librarian and his son become victims of the holocaust , he uses a perfect mixture of will , humor , and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp .
a former prohibition - era jewish gangster returns to the lower east side of manhattan over thirty years later , where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life .
in post - war italy , a working - class man ' s bicycle is stolen . he and his son set out to find it .
a polish jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the warsaw ghetto of world war ii .
in 1984 east berlin , an agent of the secret police , conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover , finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives .
amélie is an innocent and naive girl in paris with her own sense of justice . she decides to help those around her and , along the way , discovers love .
dictator adenoid hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from hynkel ' s regime .
a phoenix secretary embezzles $ 40 , 000 from her employer ' s client , goes on the run , and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother .
a cynical nightclub owner protects an old flame and her husband from nazis in morocco .
the life , success and troubles of wolfgang amadeus mozart , as told by antonio salieri , the contemporary composer who was insanely jealous of mozart ' s talent and claimed to have murdered him .
after he becomes a quadriplegic from a paragliding accident , an aristocrat hires a young man from the projects to be his caregiver .
a celebration of youth , friendship , and the everlasting magic of the movies .
when toto is a kid , and he and alfredo are writing the exam , toto throws a ball of paper to alfredo . in one frame , he is throwing it with his left hand and in another frame he is throwing with his right hand .
: yes , salvatore di vita . you mean you don ' t know him , miss ? that ' s right , and i ' m his mother . i ' ve been calling from sicily , all day long . i understand , he ' s not there .
don ' t say no until i finish talking : the story of richard d . zanuck
this movie definitely is one of my all time best movies . director giuseppe tornatore placed himself in the list of the best directors . the usage of an excellent background score is a trademark of his movies and this movie is not at all a different case . he is also a master in getting best performances out of children and adolescents . marco leonardi was the pick of the whole cast . also watch melena for those trademarks of tornatore . the character of alfredo is one of the most unforgettable characters . the way emotions captured in a camera is way beyond naturality . overall , this is a great movie with ultimate teamwork with everyone contributing . i just loved the movie very much .
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when 30 - year - old stefania breaks up with her boyfriend andrea , little does she realize what the summer has in store for her . she winds up on vacation at the greek resort ' isle of love ' with . . . see full summary »
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when 30 - year - old stefania breaks up with her boyfriend andrea , little does she realize what the summer has in store for her . she winds up on vacation at the greek resort ' isle of love ' with her 15 - year - old niece . unfortunately , her teenage niece has something more than sun and surf on her mind ; she decides that this mediterranean paradise is where she will finally lose her virginity . however , in an ironic twist , the cute guy she has her eye out on turns out to be none other than andrea , her aunt ' s ex - boyfriend . this light - hearted
comedy - of - errors
is a valuable lesson in what being a woman means at any age .
this is a typical italian coming of age move that is set on the gorgeous greek island of ios . a well put together italian movie about an aunt who brings her adolescent niece along for a
singles
girls trip to an erotic greek island . girl meets boy and so on . . . we all know where this is going . overall a subtle , nicely executed movie with a cute message and a great ending . well worth watching . a real 9 / 10 italian movie that was made abroad . nicely done folks . the island of ios truely shines in this movie . with it ' s pristine beaches and perfect cycladic settings ios truly shines in this adaptation . if you are in the greek islands ios island is well worth the day - trip from santorini ; if not only for the beaches and the excellent main square nightlife . enjoy .


the trumpet of the swan is a 2001 animated film produced by nest family entertainment and richcrest animation studios , directed by richard rich & terry l. noss , and distributed by tristar pictures , being tristar 's first animated film since 1988 's pound puppies and the legend of big paw .

the trumpet of the swan ( film )

the trumpet changes color throughout the film . sometimes the trumpet ' s color is gold , when the trumpet is supposed to be silver .
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the trumpet of the swan by e . b . white ( book summary ) - minute book report
trumpet of the swan
features flat background art , some poor sound syncing and insipid , sugary songs .
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forgive the awful pun , but
the trumpet of the swan
is nothing for its makers to toot their own horns about .
the question and answer section for the trumpet of the swan is a great resource to ask questions , find answers , and discuss the novel .
musician christopher michael venditti , clad in white tux , lets his trumpet do the talking as louis the swan scales aerodynamic and musical heights .
the trumpet of the swan
is rated g , though it does feature one scene of animated violence and some mildly vulgar gags . running time : 75 minutes .
the trumpet of the swan lovingly tells the story of louis , a young trumpeter swan who cannot trumpet . in fact , he cannot make a sound , and that spells trouble when he tries to woo serena , the most beautiful swan he has ever seen . through the help of his sensitive and highly dramatic father , who heroically steals a trumpet for him , and boyd , a young boy who becomes his friend and mentor , louis l . . .
' ' the trumpet of the swan ' ' has more airborne sequences than most animated films , but in a fundamental way the movie never takes off . stephen holden
sony ' s family film the trumpet of the swan saw a dismal opening in limited release over the weekend . the distributor quietly opened the poorly - reviewed animated picture in 125 theaters and grossed $ 102 , 202 . telling the story of a boy who befriends a swan , trumpet averaged a poor $ 818 per site and features the voices of jason alexander , reese witherspoon , and carol burnett .
this is my first trumpet of the swan video that i did . hope you like it . leave good comments . no copy write intended . i don ' t own the trumpet of the swan . these are some scenes from the movie that i used with my camra , when i recorded this from my tv .
it ' s a high - flying adventure when louie , a mute trumpeter swan , is given the gift of a trumpet , and finds his voice .
the second e . b . white children’s classic to reach theaters in recent years , and the third overall ( after “stuart little” and “charlotte’s web” ) , “the trumpet of the swan” is undoubtedly the weakest . its story of a mute trumpeter swan who learns to read , write and play the trumpet in order to express his feelings has delighted [ … ]
the trumpet of the swan study guide contains a biography of e . b . white , literature essays , a complete e - text , quiz questions , major themes , characters , and a full summary and analysis .
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the trumpet of the swan is a book by acclaimed children ' s writer e . b . white . it was published in 1970 and tells the story of a trumpeter swan named louis who is born mute . over the course of the story , louis tries to compensate for his lack of voice by learning how to play the trumpet to try to woo the beautiful swan serena . the story also follows the friendship of sam ( an 11 year old boy ) who befriends the swans and louis . sam takes louis to school and helps him learn to read and write so that louis may communicate in a written form .
the second e . b . white children’s classic to reach theaters in recent years , and the third overall ( after “stuart little” and “charlotte’s web” ) , “the trumpet of the swan” is undoubtedly the weakest . its story of a mute trumpeter swan who learns to read , write and play the trumpet in order to express his feelings has delighted readers since its 1970 publication , but bland animated musical offers little to charm adults with fond memories of the book , and even tykes are likely to become bored by the halfway point . this “swan” is unlikely to ruffle any box office feathers .
the second e . b . white children ' s classic to reach theaters in recent years , and the third overall ,
the trumpet of the swan
is undoubtedly the weakest . its story of a mute trumpeter swan who learns to read , write and play the trumpet in order to express his feelings has delighted readers since its 1970 publication , but bland animated musical offers little to charm adults with fond memories of the book , and even tykes are likely to become bored by the halfway point .
the kennedy center has commissioned a new adaptation of author e . b . white ' s 1970 children ' s tale ,
the trumpet of the swan ,
as an 80 - minute reading accompanied by original music from jason robert brown (
parade
) .
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…
. the film took four years to complete due to rich’s team hand - painting each cell . released in fall of 1994 , the film struggled mightily with the other films coming out at the same time , including
' ' the trumpet of the swan ' ' is at least an unassailably right - minded fable about language and different styles of communication . because louie ( dee baker ) can ' t speak , he can make himself understood only via the written word and the trumpet . returning home after going to school , he is crushed to discover that his newly acquired skills are lost on his illiterate family . he eventually wins the heart of his childhood sweetheart , serena ( reese witherspoon ) , a swan who is about to marry boyd ( seth green ) , a vain , preening ladies ' man , with the silvery blare of his trumpet , which conveys more pure feeling than any of his rival ' s slippery flattery .
thomas narrates the tale largely from the perspective of the young boy who befriends the precocious bird . kathy bates and edward gero deliver enjoyable readings as the swan’s concerned parents , while fred willard reads a multitude of enjoyable characters .
the kennedy center has commissioned a new adaptation of author e . b . white’s 1970 children’s tale , “the trumpet of the swan , ” as an 80 - minute reading accompanied by original music from jason robert brown ( “parade” ) . mounted as part of the center’s season - long salute to contemporary broadway composers , the show’s impressive list of participants includes playwright marsha norman , [ … ]
in 1991 , burnett voiced the roles of the narrator , the cat , and mrs . rabbit in the animated tv movie , the tale of peter rabbit . she would go on to do more voice work in the trumpet of the swan ( 2001 ) , horton hears a who ! ( 2008 ) —which also starred seth rogen —and the secret world of arrietty ( 2010 ) , for which she received a behind the voice actors award nomination .
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at first , the story of a mute swan who learns to communicate by reading , writing and playing the trumpet seems to want to be a hip , jazz - wise allegory . the protagonist is named louie ( presumably after louis armstrong ) , and his two female siblings are billie and ella .
– how much of a film must be animated for you to consider it an “animated” film ? just asking since you have cats & dogs and monkeybone on your complete list but not osmosis jones ( i guess the bill murray segments took up too much of the movie’s screentime – assuming you’ve seen the film , and i’d be shocked if you didn’t considering it was an annie nominee and you try to see every nominated film ) .
in the 1960s , czechoslovakian film - maker milos forman ' s loves of a blonde ( 1965 ) was nominated for a best foreign film oscar , followed soon after by the social satire of the czech new wave titled the fireman ' s ball ( 1967 ) - - before he emigrated to hollywood and made his first american film there , taking off ( 1971 ) .
a tale about a trumpet swan named louie who receives a voice only after his father risks all to steal a trumpet for him . developing a valuable relationship with sam , a young boy who becomes his friend and mentor , louie becomes a famous musician in order to earn enough money to pay back the music store owner for the lost instrument . in the process , he also wins the heart of the lovely serena and , in the end , the two trumpeter swans live happily ever after .
too bad the director didn ' t set his mind to making a film parents could enjoy , too .
the trumpet of the swan
is an innocuous family feature that ' s too little / too late in the fast - moving world of feature animation . i would have found it slow - going anyway , but seeing it not long after the triumph of
shrek
made it seem even tamer and more flat . maybe younger children will enjoy it at home on video , but older family members will find it thin .
the 74th annual academy awards for the film year 2001 . the nominations were announced on february 12 , 2002 and the awards were held on march 24 , 2002 .
as for the film ' s title , it refers to louie , a newborn trumpeter swan . louie ' s parents ( voiced by jason alexander and mary steenburgen ) are extremely proud of their new son at first , but are mortified when they discover that their offspring is mute .
the kennedy center has commissioned a new adaptation of author e . b . white’s 1970 children’s tale , “the trumpet of the swan , ” as an 80 - minute reading accompanied by original music from jason robert brown ( “parade” ) . mounted as part of the center’s season - long salute to contemporary broadway composers , the show’s impressive list of participants includes playwright marsha norman , director gary griffin and a cast headed by richard thomas . the result is a mostly engaging presentation long on story but short on excitement and visual appeal , which might strain the patience of the targeted young aud .
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as you can probably tell , the plot bears less of a resemblance to white ' s book than it does to the rather uneven
swan princess
movies , which also came from director richard rich .
so , the question becomes , how did this harmless little film , a film that really is just for kids without any of the kind of wit or humor that makes shrek and monsters inc films that work for adults just as much for kids ( if not more for adults than kids ) end up as an oscar nominee , and indeed , as my third best animated film of the year , even if it doesn’t rank high enough to actually earn a nighthawk nomination ? it’s precisely because it is what it is and doesn’t try to be anything more . a film like final fantasy spent so much on making the film look great that they forgot to give it much of a coherent story . waking life suffers from the linklater writing that makes me want to hit everyone in the film with a shovel . this is just a harmless little film that is good fun for a little kid . it does everything just well enough and didn’t split any people on its quality the way some of the other contenders did .
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the film : monsters inc . was the film that proved that pixar really wasn’t a one - trick pony . toy story had been magnificent , as had the sequel . but a bug’s life hadn’t been nearly as good and it was the old trope of the lives of animals , which had been a done a lot with animation . but this film ? this was new and original and something different . it paved the way for the new and different directions that pixar would constantly take in their movies going forward .
parallel to the story of louie ' s development of two voices , one written , the other instrumental , is the tale of his devoted father , who out of concern for his son breaks through the windows of a music store and steals the trumpet on which louie eventually learns to play . conscience - stricken for having committed a crime , the father eventually returns to the store to pay for the instrument with money louie has earned as a professional musician , and faces dire consequences .
burnett also appeared in numerous television and film projects , both during and after her variety show . she earned a golden globe nomination for her performance opposite walter matthau in the 1972 film , pete ' n ' tillie . she teamed with matthau again in the 1974 film , the front page , a remake of the 1940 cary grant / rosalind russel comedy , his girl friday . in 1981 , she joined alan alda in the four seasons , earning another golden globe nomination for her performance . the following year , she starred in the film adaptation of the broadway musical , annie , alongside aileen quinn , albert finney , and tim curry . she earned a golden globe nomination for that performance , as well . in 1992 , she starred with michael caine , christopher reeve , and john ritter in the comedy , noises off . her most recent film appearance was in the 2009 film , post grad .
when you look closely at the numbers , and the larger history of the industry , the only explanation is bias .
the six - performance production is a project of the kencen’s education department , with support from the catherine b . reynolds foundation . it features an eight - member cast parked on stools in front of a 35 - piece orchestra , reading white’s story behind music stands . the tender tale focuses on a trumpeter swan born without a voice , who with help from an earnest young boy learns to play a real trumpet before appreciative human audiences and one thoroughly smitten mate .
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but perhaps it comes back to that moment at the trash compacter . because this is a film that somehow manages to be moving and funny at the same time , and it follows through with both , throughout the film . my final argument with shrek is that it wanted to be biting , but in the end , we were supposed to then root for shrek to be the romantic hero . it lacked the courage of its convictions . but this film is always heart - warming and funny . sully has won us over in the way that he has learned to care for boo and the film has won us over in the way it shows him reacting .
as for the ranking of monkeybone – it’s not the worst ever , because there are five films that will come later i rank lower , though three of those are questionable as to whether they really should qualify ( smurfs , smurfs 2 , cats & dogs : the revenge of kitty galore ) . i’ll save the other two for surprises . the lowest animated film prior to 2001 is nine lives of fritz the cat from 1974 . there have been a number of * films through the years prior to this , but yes , monkeybone is the worst animated film to this point .
based on the classic childrens book by e . b . white , this tale begins with the hatching of swan triplets to proud trumpeter swan parents . but their joy is short - lived when they discover that their son , louie , cannot speak . without his voice , louie will be unable to compete for the affections of his love , serena . with help from friends , louie will discover his own unique talents which will help him find his place in the world .
but in some ways it perhaps comes down to something that maybe pixar couldn’t even have foreseen . not the wonderful , beautiful relationships in the film . not the humor or the imagination that makes it work so well . not the reference to the right stuff or to the wonder of ray harryhausen . it’s the music of randy newman and that wonderful score that makes the end of the film so beautiful , a perfect melody that helps sully’s face light up when he hears that magic word that means he has found what he has been looking for .
passable animation for the younger members of the family , but the movie never finds its own voice .
now that she’s a paid critic , huttner belongs to the chicago film critics association . with private screenings throughout the year , the association’s members vote each year for their favorites in 15 categories ; when huttner voted on 2007’s films for the chicago film critics association awards , many of her choices had major female players behind the camera . but , she notes , those movies didn’t make the cut .
read the weekly rewind column which reports on the smallest opening weekends of the year thus far . for reviews of a knight ' s tale and the mummy returns visit the chief report .
spy kids , the top ten ' s eldest statesman , placed sixth with $ 2 . 7m allowing the miramax adventure film to reach blockbuster territory with a cume to date of $ 101 . 7m . the effects - driven family film is the highest - grossing picture for both director robert rodriguez and star antonio banderas and already has a sequel in development .
the most distinguished
british
films of the decade were from one of the most original , visionary and controversial of directors - stanley kubrick . kubrick ' s first three feature films were in the 50s :
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but it wasn ' t just this year . the last time a horror movie was nominated for an oscar was 2011 , with
black swan
( which is arguably a psychological thriller , anyway ) . the chance of that consistency occurring unintentionally is less than one - thousandth of 1 percent .
amiable but conceptually muddled , ' ' the trumpet of the swan , ' ' an animated film loosely based on e . b . white ' s much - loved 1970 children ' s book , is a bland , well - meaning mishmash that never coheres into a dramatic whole . the storytelling is rushed ; the dramatic sequences are perfunctory and mechanically segued . except for jason alexander ' s father , the characters are not sharply defined . visually the movie looks flat and has little kinetic energy . worlds that should have been imagined with visual wit - - the canadian woods , boston and billings , mont . - - are illustrated clearly but with little flair .
. the film ended up being an unmitigated disaster . the film was completely trashed by reviewers and the film bombed at the box office , grossing $ 12 million against a $ 25 million budget . it’s not often a good idea to adapt a beloved musical into an animated feature and add things to make it entertaining for children . this was the bomb that killed led nest to sell rich to crest . crest renamed the studio richcrest . in 2001 , rich collaborated with nest one last time , for an adaptation of e . b . white’s
while three of the major critics groups had started giving an award for best animated film , two of them ( lafc , nbr ) went to shrek . the third ( nyfc ) went to waking life , the very adult rotoscoped animated film from director richard linklater , and it was uncertain if this would be considered oscar fare . but waking life also joined shrek and monsters inc . as the third nominee at the broadcast film critics association in the first year that they had a full slate for the category and not just a winner . no other awards group had an award yet , with the pga still four years away and the globes and baftas six years away .
the story is adapted from a 1970 e . b . white fable about a swan named louie who is born without a voice . while his sisters ella and billie are trumpeter swans with magnificent calls , louie paddles around in disconsolate silence . his father , desperate , raids a music store in billings , mont . , and steals a trumpet , which louie learns to play .
monsters inc . is a film i haven’t seen since it first came out . i really should revisit it at some point .
. i had assumed when i saw the poster for this film that it was straight - to - video , but no , they released it in theaters . . . at the same time as shrek . the film had a very limited release and grossed a paltry $ 102 , 202 . reviews were scathing , with most focusing on the fact that the movie did not follow the plot of the book . yeah , i think i’ll skip watching this one .
sometimes being different helps you to find your voice ! from the author of stuart little and the co - director of the fox and the hound . when triplets are born to proud trumpeter swan parents ( mary steenburgen and jason alexander ) , everyone is bursting with joy . all seems perfect until they discover that their only son , louie , can ' t speak ! and , without a voice , louie can ' t compete against his loudmouth rival boyd ( seth green ) for the affections of his true love , serena ( reese witherspoon ) . but with help from a boy at camp and his teacher ( carol burnett ) and , with dubious guidance from a big city agent ( joe mantegna ) , louie discovers his own unique talents which will help him find his place in the world . ( original title - the trumpet of the swan ) © 2001 sony pictures home entertainment inc . all rights reserved .
some of the greatest directors from hollywood ' s golden era were experiencing their swan songs during this decade . many of them , including king vidor , raoul walsh , michael curtiz , john ford , and howard hawks , directed their last , lesser - known films in the 60s . for example , king vidor ' s last film in the last year of the previous decade was filmed in spain - the biblical spectacle solomon and sheba ( 1959 ) starring yul brynner and alluring italian star gina lollobrigida . frank capra ' s last feature film was pocketful of miracles ( 1961 ) - a remake of his lady for a day ( 1933 ) . orson welles was struggling in the 60s , although still directing films , such as the adaptation of kafka ' s the trial ( 1962 ) with anthony perkins , and chimes at midnight / falstaff ( 1966 ) in which he starred as shakespeare ' s falstaff .
but the hordes of gal pals who flooded the theaters , says huttner , are showing film executives that superheroes aren’t the only story lines that sell . “most women in the audience still don’t realize the impact of their decisions , ” she wrote july 30 in traction , an online magazine for women in the television and film industries . “how often have i been told : ‘there’s nothing good in theatres anymore . ’ or worse : ‘i wanted to go , but my husband won’t see chick flicks . ’”
only after his father presents him with a stolen trumpet is louie finally able to find a voice . it comes at a price , though , as the father is racked with guilt over the theft . determined to restore his dad’s honor , louie wings to boston and becomes a hit jazz musician , returning home just in time to stop serena’s wedding to rival swan boyd ( seth green ) and to repay his father’s debt .
many famous european directors ( antonioni , truffaut , polanski ) produced their cinematic works in britain during the decade : italian director michelangelo antonioni filmed the enigmatic , complex and thought - provoking , existential murder - mystery blow - up ( 1966 ) , a tale of an over - sexed london fashion photographer ( david hemmings ) - it was antonioni ' s first english language film and his most commercially - acceptable film . [ it was released without a production code seal because it was the first feature film to show a full - frontal flash of female pubic hair . ]
– is monkeybone the worst film you consider animated ( see question below ) that you’ve ever seen ? i don’t remember you giving anything else . 5 before .
spring leftovers filled up the remainder of the top ten . the romantic comedy bridget jones ' s diary stayed put in third place with $ 4 . 5m in its fifth weekend . miramax ' s hit film has displayed some of the best legs among the season ' s releases and slipped only 22 % which brought its cume to a solid $ 51m .
young women gave the film the most support as demographic research indicated that the audience was 55 % female and 60 % under 25 , according to sony ' s marketing and distribution chief jeff blake . exit polls were strong as the film scored a b + overall and an a grade with those under 21 .
the picture is fresh and different and the buzz is good so it should hold up against the big blockbusters ,
said blake .
note : the prince of light is listed as a semi - finalist but did not actually appear on the official reminder list of oscar eligible films from the academy that year . note : this is the only year that the academy released a list of “semi - finalists” .
passengers : guy hendrix dyas ( production design ) and gene serdena ( set decoration ) . see our feature on passengers film sets here >
– i expected you to rank waking life lower than three stars considering you say in this post that you wanted to hit everyone in the film with a shovel .
read the new summer 2001 box office preview which looks at the exciting season of blockbuster films ahead .
arguably the only true horror film to receive multiple major oscars was
the exorcist ,
which received the recognition it did because director william friedkin ' s
the french connection
had won best picture and best director statues two years before .
pic is as by - the - numbers as the synopsis makes it sound , and its episodic nature makes it feel unfocused — not a good idea when aiming at 5 - year - olds . vocal cast is ok , though alexander hams it up a little too much as the father swan with a very strong sense of self .
but the jazz references aren ' t developed , and the film ' s rather skimpy musical score ( by marcus miller ) is a potpourri of rock ' n ' roll and light funk with a disney - style love ballad thrown in at the end that suggests a faded copy of ' ' a whole new world . ' '
premiering in second place was sony ' s period action film a knight ' s tale with a weekend take of $ 16 . 5m . playing in 2 , 980 theaters , the brian helgeland - directed picture averaged a good $ 5 , 541 per venue . a knight ' s tale stars australian heartthrob heath ledger as a lowly 14th century squire who enters a jousting competition and fights for the love of a fair maiden . the movie breaks conventions by mixing historical battle sequences with modern rock music . produced for $ 41m , the pg - 13 film is one of the least expensive action movies of the summer and should become a profitable picture for its studio .
when you look closely , the best explanation for horror movies getting so consistently snubbed at the oscars is just plain old bias . and before you say it ' s only an awards show , the academy canonizes film in a way nothing else can . for instance ,
crash
might not be a great film , but it ' ll long be included on lists of best picture winners that blooming fans often reference for recommendations .
sure , the dearth of award - winning horror flicks is nothing new , but as the genre continues to turn out excellent art , it ' s becoming harder and harder to justify the lack of awards recognition . before diving into the numbers , here are some of the best horror flicks of 2016 that didn ' t receive any recognition from the academy and should have .
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so it ' s not really surprising that the film ' s distributor is only giving it a limited theatrical run before its inevitable home - video release . what is surprising is how far the filmmakers have gotten away from the source material , e . b . white ' s beloved book of the same title .
feeling somewhat guilty , louie ' s father steals a trumpet to give his son a
voice .
but once he finds out about the theft , louie decides to get a job as a musician to repay his father ' s debt .
this weekend the big - budget adventure tale the mummy returns remained the top choice among north american moviegoers in its second weekend while the medieval jousting film a knight ' s tale delivered a strong showing in second place . together , the two pictures accounted for a remarkable 72 % of all ticket sales for the top ten films as older spring titles continued to fade away .
or maybe it’s because of that . these are characters . in the end , a lot of the shrek characters speak to archetypes , but the monsters characters really come alive . they develop .
element that most inexcusably misses the mark is the soundtrack . louie’s jazz riffs on the trumpet are generally well devised and well played , but rest of score sorely lacks an emotional focus that could have played a key role in the storytelling . as it is , score mixes many musical styles and themes , some of them maddeningly bland . songs , too , are unmemorable , even one called “louie louie louie” that is performed by little richard .
ok , but the question is , did any of these flicks actually deserve awards or nominations ? everyone gets snubbed now and again , right ? and any film buff worth their salt can come up with half a dozen oscar snubs in the last two years alone .
if you saw sex and the city this summer , you were supporting more than the popular hbo franchise about four powerful new york city women . according to jan lisa huttner , am’80 , the film’s box - office gross— $ 150 million as of the end of july—affirms that movies marketed primarily to females can succeed , a fact that hollywood has been slow to realize . in 2007 only five of the 50 top - grossing films were about or starred women in strong roles .
the cold war black comedy dr . strangelove : or , how i learned to stop worrying and love the bomb ( 1964 ) about a possible nuclear armageddon at the hands of inept politicians , arrogant scientists , and military figures with lunatic concerns about fail - safe points , hotlines , and communist plots such as flouridation ( gen . jack d . ripper ' s fear as portrayed by sterling hayden ) . peter sellers was memorable as he played three roles ( including the title role ) in the film , as was slim pickens in the role of the bomb - riding pilot who directed the h - bomb to its target - rodeo - style . one of the film ' s most memorable quotes was the president ' s admonition :
gentlemen , you can ' t fight in here . this is the war room !
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 . …
french director francois truffaut ' s first film in english was ray bradbury ' s science - fiction drama fahrenheit 451 ( 1966 ) ( with future director nicolas roeg as cinematographer ) . after his first feature film knife in the water ( 1962 , pol . ) , polish director roman polanski went to england and made his first english - language film - the imaginatively - nightmarish , surrealistic classic repulsion ( 1965 ) with catherine deneuve as a young , sexually - repressed london hairdresser who slowly descended into madness , and then later to america to make his first american film rosemary ' s baby ( 1968 ) adapted from ira levin ' s novel - the colorful thriller about a coven of satanistic witches in new york city interested in mia farrow ' s unborn devil - baby after her husband made a deal with satan .
the young cygnet is a quick study . encouraged by a local boy named sam ( voice by sam gifaldi ) , louie enrolls in the local ( human ) school , and learns to communicate by using a blackboard he straps around his neck . but his father ' s theft of the trumpet weighs upon him , and eventually he flies to boston and appears in jazz clubs to raise cash to pay for the instrument .
at the end of the decade , in homage to one of the greatest western stars in cinematic history , director henry hathaway saluted john wayne with true grit ( 1969 ) - a film for which wayne , as one - eyed , pot - bellied marshal rooster cogburn , received deserved critical recognition and a sentimental academy award for best actor - his first and sole oscar victory .
an interview with terry gilliam , director of
the man who killed don quixote .
another year , another list of oscar nominations . and yet again , as with most years in the history of the academy awards , not a single horror movie has been nominated .
with a modest decline of just 19 % , steven spielberg ' s war horse romped home to a second - leg victory at the uk box office with £3 . 19m , way ahead of the chasing pack . despite not featuring prominently thus far in the various awards races – its five bafta nominations are all in technical categories – the first world war - set film is convincingly dominating a release window that usually favours the major oscar contenders . total is £9 . 63m after just 10 days of play , which compares not unfavourably with the king ' s speech ( £10 . 76m ) at the same stage of its run .
chapter one opens in a canadian swamp , an overgrown , wild location filled with wildlife in the midst of the woods .
the oscars at least did give some help by announcing a semi - finals list , something they would never again do . but it was all over the place , with a cgi animated video game adaptation ( final fantasy ) , a farrelly brothers gross - out production ( osmosis jones ) , a nickelodeon film ( jimmy neutron ) and even a japanese anime horror film ( vampire hunter d ) . which way would the academy turn ?
increasing american interest in british fads , fashion , and culture coincided with the smash - hit period comedy and best picture - winning tom jones ( 1963 ) that was based on the hero of henry fielding ' s classic novel . [ the adapted screenplay was written by john osborne - known for his earlier work for the socially - realistic look back in anger ( 1959 ) . ] its win of four oscars ( including best picture ) and six other nominations in 1963 took everyone by surprise - tony richardson ' s british film was an especially appealing , free - spirited , ' swingin ' sixties ' film because of its bawdy , slapstick attitude toward sex seen through the misadventures of a lusty youth ( albert finney ) in 18th century england .
on the other hand , i agree with you that monsters inc is superior thanks to sully’s character development and the heartwarming relationships . maybe it’s a mark of this film’s lasting power that despite all the other good films goodman and buscemi have done i will always associate them with sully and randall ( embarassingly for me , when i finally watched lebowski for the first time i couldn’t get the image of sully saying “shut the * * * * up randall” out of my head ) . i am quite surprised it’s only # 20 for you among the nominees though – i guess you think pixar’s other films are better .
but unlike the live - action version of white ' s
stuart little ,
which expanded the short tale by throwing in scenes that had just the right amount of whimsy , the story here has been padded with painful , forced humor and unmemorable musical numbers .
with so few votes , it appears that few have seen this movie . i am a bit shocked at its low rating . it is barely 70 minutes long , the voice - acting is very good , with reese witherspoon , jason alexander , carol burnett , and others . it is about a hatchling trumpeter swan who doesn ' t have a voice . how can he
trumpet
and attract a mate ? how about if he gets a real trumpet and learns to play ? ? i got this dvd on loan from my county library system , i planned to watch a few minutes of it late last night , to see if i wanted to see the whole thing , but found it so captivating that i couldn ' t stop . it is a total fantasy , with a brief commentary about the plight of trumpeter swans , but overall a nice diversion which would be enjoyed by any children , or childish grandfathers like me ! the critic ebert has a complete review , however i believe his rating is a bit low for this charming little cartoon .
there ' s more , involving his romance with the feathery serena ( voice by reese witherspoon ) , who in despair over louie ' s absence waddles to the altar with the dastardly boyd ( voice by seth green ) . much is made of the build - up to the serena - boyd vows , but once they are interrupted by louie ' s last - minute arrival , there are no further wedding scenes , leading thoughtful viewers to wonder whether serena ' s nest - full of eggs represents a little premarital feather - dusting . it wouldn ' t be the first time a bird fell for a trumpet player .
a 2002 new york times article motivated huttner to speak out . writer dana kennedy observed that many women directors “don’t even wish to pursue the sort of high - octane careers some a - list male writer - directors achieve . ” incensed , huttner wrote the times asking it to “look closer to home” to understand why the industry has few female directors : at the time the newspaper had three film critics , all men . ( today manohla dargis has been added to the mix . ) “i’m willing to bet , ” she wrote , “that if more major publications hired more female film critics , then more films by women ( which , surprise , surprise , are often films about women ) would get the kind of critical buzz that leads to box office clout . ”
i haven’t seen shrek in a while , but i always liked it . i think you nailed why , too . i wonder how the original version would’ve come out , with chris farley voicing shrek . the scottish accent is definitely one of the best parts of the character .
the discrepancy isn ' t just in the numbers . many of the best directors working today have delved into horror to great effect . the original
alien
trilogy alone reinforced the early promise of three industry giants : ridley scott (
gladiator
) , james cameron (
titanic
) and david fincher (
the social network
) .
another week , another batch of awards contenders , this time led by alexander payne ' s the descendants . the george clooney starrer , arriving friday , enters a market that is currently running 9 % below 2011 levels – a year ago , the equivalent frame saw black swan join a surging the king ' s speech . also in theatres this week is the grey , which pits liam neeson and a bunch of fellow plane - crash survivors against a pack of wolves in snowy alaska . animation a monster in paris targets families that have surely now , its distributor must hope , had their fill of puss in boots and the singing chipmunks . intruders is another genre offering starring clive owen , while us indie like crazy is an awards contender that feels more independent spirit than oscar .
you are correct that i rank monsters behind all the other pixar winners . it is my # 1 animated film for 2001 , but the only other years since the oscars created the category it would win would be in 2006 and 2014 and in several years it would finish 3rd while in 2016 it would actually finish 5th ( at best ) .
let ' s look at the numbers : in 2016 , six of the top 100 grossing movies of the year were horror flicks , and 23 of those top 100 were nominated for an oscar in at least one category . even if the academy chose those 23 nominees randomly , they ' d have only a 20 percent chance not to pick a single horror movie .
co - director richard rich and his producing team should know a few things about swans ; they were responsible for the animated “swan princess” trilogy several years ago . one might have hoped the magical ingredient missing from those efforts would have been supplied here by e . b . white . unfortunately , even a solid cast and a mostly intact plotline can’t supply it .
this is a * * * * film while i have shrek at * * * . 5 . so why is that ? is it because this is so fantastically original , the whole concept of a world of monsters that must also interact with the human world , where they get the screams that power their city ? it is because it takes a tired old plot , the idea of a bachelor who ends up in charge of a child and ends up caring for the child more than he ever could have imagined and makes it new and original ? is it because the animation is so amazing ? i remember noticing that in the theater . shrek had considerable wit and biting humor , but the animation wasn’t the best thing about it . here , the animation is simply amazing . i remember watching sully standing in the snow and the wind and watching the individual hairs on him moving in the wind and was just astonished . or look at the scene where he believes that boo has been crushed in a trash compacter . look at the amazing expressions in his face . these characters come alive .
blacklisted us director joseph losey collaborated with scriptwriter harold pinter and actor dirk bogarde ( as a sinister and unctuous manservant named barrett ) to satirize the upper strata of the british class system in the servant ( 1963 ) and accident ( 1967 ) . but the british film ( now a cult classic ) that best exemplified the ' swinging ' youth drugs / sex era of late 60s london was co - directors donald cammell ' s and nicolas roeg ' s originally x - rated performance ( 1970 ) - starring rolling stones rock star mick jagger .
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. rich’s luck continued to be terrible , as the movie was critically panned , focusing on the bland story and animation . the film did , however , make a profit , grossing $ 50 million against a $ 20 million budget . this led to a few straight - to - dvd sequels , but not anymore theatrical releases . richard rich continues to direct the
third of the hollywood newcomers , jonah hill comedy the sitter , delivered an opening gross of £910 , 000 . that ' s a better result than david gordon green ' s last effort your highness , which only achieved a £926 , 000 debut last april thanks to two days of previews totalling £344 , 000 . previously , the director ' s pineapple express left the starting gate in september 2008 with £1 . 37m including previews of £132 , 000 .
take this week ' s new reader survey on whether universal should make a third mummy film . in last week ' s survey , readers were asked which of three recent hits they most wanted to see a sequel to . of 2 , 652 responses , 47 % voted for charlie ' s angels , 34 % picked hannibal , while 19 % said spy kids .
a trio of critically - panned april releases tumbled out of the top ten over the weekend . the david spade comedy joe dirt fell 49 % to $ 752 , 845 lifting its sum to $ 25 . 8m . produced for $ 16m , the sony release should finish with $ 27 - 29m . new line ' s $ 80m warren beatty vehicle town & country and sony ' s low - budget horror flick the forsaken each saw more than half of its audience disappear and reached 17 - day cumes of just $ 6 . 3m each . look for the movies to conclude with embarrassing finals of about $ 7m .
monsters inc . is one of my top 5 pixar films ( i can never narrow it down ) . from the voice acting , to the character design , to all the different worlds , to how inventive some of the setpieces are ( the door scene in particular ) …and it’s really , really touching , the first pixar film to really hit that note that they would come to perfect . i can still do a pitch - perfect roz voice , and i would pay money to see “put that thing back where it came from or so help me” performed . also , the scene with sully’s reactions to the trash compactor are a pretty direct reference to an old looney tunes short ( urltoken )
brown’s varied score meshes nicely with norman’s script to create the imagery of graceful swans in nature , punctuated by moments of intensity as the drama unfolds . especially enjoyable is a jazzy component as the scene shifts to a seedy philadelphia nightclub . the pleasant and generally undemanding score is clearly written for future productions by less accomplished musicians than the center’s polished house orchestra .