From: "eric walker" <eric.walker@channel1.com>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: the year ahead
Date: 6 Jan 93 07:17:38 EST
Reply-To: "eric walker" <eric.walker@channel1.com>
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The fall of 1992 proved to be a record-setting one, thanks to such
blockbusters as HOME ALONE 2, ALADDIN and THE BODYGUARD.  The money is
flowing, and this has put Hollywood into an optimistic mood once again.
Expect to see a high number of movies released in 1993.  Here are some
of the major pictures we can expect to see in the coming year:

DISNEY.  Disney plans to release 33 movies in 1993, more than any other
studio.  Part of this number comes from Joe Roth's new independent
production company, Caravan Pictures, which will be distributed by Buena
Vista.  One notable aspect:  There will be NO new major animated feature
from Disney this year - its current project, alternately titled THE LION
KING or KING OF THE JUNGLE, is set for a 1994 release.  Instead, this
year will see the release of Tim Burton's stop-motion animated feature
"The Nightmare Before Christmas."  Other Disney projects include:
     Alive - Jan. 15
     Aspen Extreme (Hollywood Pictures) - Jan. 22
     Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey - Feb. 12
     A Far Off Place - Mar. 12
     The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn - April 2
     Super Mario Bros. - Summer 1992
     Theatrical rerelease of SNOW WHITE - Summe 1992

WARNER BROS.  WB expects to release 30 films this year.  1992 was a
banner year for Warners, both at the box office (they had three movies
in the Top 10 grossing pictures of 1992) and with critical acclaim
(UNFORGIVEN is expected to be the movie to beat at Oscar time, and
MALCOLM X may also bring home a few Academy Awards).  Warner Bros.' 1993
releases include:
     Falling Down (Late Feb. or Mar.)
     Fearless, directed by Peter Weir
     Sommersby, starring Richard Gere and Jodie Foster
     American remake of LA FEMME NIKITA
     Dennis The Menace - Summer 1993
     Made In America, starring Ted Danson and Whoopi Goldberg
     The Fugitive, starring Harrison Ford - July 1993
     Free Willy
     The Secret Garden
     The Nutcracker
     Heaven & Earth, directed by Oliver Stone - Fall/Winter 1993
     Perfect World, starring Kevin Costner
     The Pelican Brief, starring Julia Roberts
     The Hudsucker Proxy, directed by Sam Raimi
     Man Without A Face, starring Mel Gibson

COLUMBIA.  This season, Columbia [and its owner, Sony] is riding high
on the success of DRACULA and A FEW GOOD MEN.  They expect good things
from 1993, largely due to the fact that they'll be releasing what
might possibly be the biggest movie of the summer: "The Last Action
Hero" starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and directed by John McTiernan.
Other Columbia releases include:
     The Age of Innocence, directed by Martin Scorsese - Fall 1993
     Remains of the Day, from Merchant Ivory
     Wolf
     Poetic Justice, directed by John Singleton
     Groundhog Day, directed by Harold Ramis
     The Pickle
     Striking Distance
     In the Line of Fire, directed by Wolfgang Petersen
     I'll Do Anything

TRISTAR.  TriStar is now owned by Sony, along with Columbia, so they
have lots of cash - and they'll be using it to take some risks of their
own.  Major TriStar releases this year include:
     Cliffhanger, starring Sylvester Stallone
     So I Married An Axe Murderer, starring Mike Meyers and Sharon Stone
     Sniper
     Sleepless In Seattle
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