Se questo è il futuro...
Prima di tutto, voglio sapere dove si comprano i jeans bianchi di Megan Fox; magari sul mio culo non faranno la stessa figura, ma diamine: ci fa tutte le guerre puniche e restano immacolati neanche li avesse appena lavati Mister Grey-ottimo-direi.
Detto ciò, a parte i jeans magici ed il contenuto dei suddetti, il resto di questo nuovo entusiasmante capitolo della saga di Michael Bay è imbarazzante a molti livelli: personalmente, mi sono sentito insultato da un film il cui concetto di gag è un cagnolino che cerca di fottene uno più grosso (e credevo che in merito i fratelli Farrelly avessero detto tutto, peraltro).
Non si creda però che nelle due ore e trenta (ma sembra durarne almeno otto) di questo bel Transformers: La Vendetta del Caduto non ci sia stato tempo per inserirci la sua porca trama: veniamo infatti a sapere che i buoni combattono i cattivi e la cosa va avanti da un bel po'. Ed ora continuano a farlo. Verosimilmente continueranno a farlo in futuro.
Grazie alle abilità del regista, la ricca sceneggiatura non soffoca però l'azione, e continueremo a zompettare avanti e indietro per l'universo senza costrutto per tutto il tempo. Elenco incompleto: casa di uno, officina di una, college di uno, Egitto, Giordania-o-giù-di-lì, base Diego Garcia, Pentagono, un satellite di Saturno, la piramide che l'amico di Giacobbo sta devastando a suon di buchi, Pechino-o-Shanghai-che-differenza-fa, qualche altra base segreta, un po' di satelliti artificiali, il tempio di re Salomone-o-facente-funzioni, la Terra ai tempi degli uomini delle caverne-si-stava-meglio-quando-si-stava-peggio, etc. etc. etc.
Per fortuna tutto questo zompare non stranierà lo spettatore, che si sentirà sempre a casa ritrovando ovunque sempre gli stessi cartelloni pubblicitari (a proposito: sono uscito dal cinema con l'impellente necessità di acquistare Qualcosa, Qualunque Cosa®: dal vero amore ad uno space shuttle) e sempre le stesse rassicuranti giga-ultra-thunder-esplosioni con contorno di mega-iper-smilo-robottoni che si tirano delle gran sportellate.
Seppelliamo le prove attoriali in pieno overacting di tutti i comprimari (povero Turturro), menzione di merito va allo sguardo bovino di Megan Fox ed ai primi piani di Shia LaBeouf. Quando poi quest'ultimo fa le smorfie da possessione robo-demoniaca, è da antologia del trash.
Se questo è il futuro della recitazione, la Pixar ha la strada spianata.
I dialoghi dovrebbero essere somministrati solo sotto stretta sorveglianza medica; banalità sconcertanti che risultano imprevedibili solo per un motivo: nella tua testa inizi a pensare "no dai, non sta per dire QUELLO, dai...". E invece, puntualmente...
E sì che dietro la sceneggiatura c'è pure l'inspiegabilmente osannato Roberto Orci.
Se questo è il futuro della sceneggiatura, tanto vale reclutare un milione di scimmie tabagiste.
Vorrei pure dire qualcosa sugli effetti speciali, ma non saprei da dove cominciare: suppongo che i modelli siano ottimi, ma chi ci capisce qualcosa con la telecamera in mano ad un inetto col Parkinson? Tutto accade mentre l'obiettivo ruota vorticosamente attorno a qualunque altro oggetto (spesso neppure quello in primo piano); se lo scopo era indurre il vomito, pollice su per Michael Bay.
Potrei continuare per ore ad elencarne i difetti, con il PG-13 a farla da padrone ed il mix andato a male tra fine-di-mondo e commediola-cretinotto-romantica già visto e detestato nel primo, ma davvero non me la sento.
Se questo è il futuro del cinema, faccio obiezione di coscienza.
Poi ad un tot di gente è piaciuto (in sala quasi tutti si spanciavano dalle risate, quindi quello strano sono io): buon per loro; per quanto mi riguarda, non riesco proprio ad inquadrare questo genere di film - nonostante sia un grande fan del cinema d'azione da vedere a cervello disattivato. Qui no, siamo troppo sotto qualunque standard di decenza.
Voto: 1.
Tags: azione, avventura, fantascienza, Michael Bay, staniamo ed uccidiamo Michael Bay, robot, giocattoli, product placement, pubblicità, militari, guerra, spazio, Terra, passato, Egitto, college, fidanzata, vacca, esplosione, morte, PG-13 forever, computer grafica, amore, sesso, smorfie, controinformazione.
domenica 28 giugno 2009
giovedì 25 giugno 2009
Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus
"HOLY SHIT!" mi pare un commento più che consono. | Mega Shark si fa uno snack. | Il mondo contempla sgomento Giant Octopus. O Lorenzo Lamas? Li confondo sempre. |
Trovo che la produzione della Asylum-di-nome-e-di-fatto un tantinello compiaciuta; in fatto di stile la Troma dei bei tempi era tutta un'altra cosa. Non si può però restare indifferenti di fronte alla magnificenza di un Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus, non tanto per l'opera in sé, quanto per il coraggio e l'incoscienza necessarie per produrlo e per parteciparvi.
Mentre se ne va a zonzo per i fondali della sua carriera col suo bel sottomarino, Deborah 'Debbie' Gibson libera inavvertitamente due vecchi amici imprigionati nel ghiaccio: Mega Shark e Giant Octopus.
Devo davvero aggiungere qualcosa alla trama?
Oh sì, ad un certo punto compare anche Lorenzo Lamas.
Se vi accingete a vedere un film del genere e con un titolo simile, sapete già cosa aspettarvi: un ora e mezza di sofferenza, intermezzata da sprazzi di vero genio.
Come testimoniano le immagini, Mega Shark fa la parte del leone, sbranando il Golden Gate ed abbattendo un jumbo in volo (in pieno oceano: quel coso salta dieci fottuti chilometri!)
Dispiace un po' per Giant Octopus, ma le sue gesta non sono altrettanto memorabili: stritolare una piattaforma petrolifera ed un paio di sottomarini è roba quotidiana, dai tempi di 20.000 leghe sotto i mari.
Si difendono egregiamente gli esseri (sub)umani, con militari coi mitragliatori spianati e gli occhiali da sole all'interno di un sottomarino ed ovviamente il tris di scienziati che rimescola brodaglie fosforescenti con entusiasmo giovanile.
Assenti (giustificati, dato il titolo) regia, sceneggiatura e recitazione, indifendibili gli effetti speciali con i mostroni digitali (Lamas incluso) mostrati solo per pochi secondi.
Atroce il sonoro, con il parlato che risulta più spesso che no incomprensibile. Non che ciò sia un male.
Diciamo che è un titolo riservato ai veri cultori del genere.
Voto: 1. Trashometro® 10/10: Holy shit!
Tags: azione, fantasy, fantascienza, mega shark, shark, giant octopus, octopus, Lorenzo Lamas, Deborah Gibson, Debbie Gibson, Asylum, mare, sottomarino, piattaforma petrolifera, attacco, Golden Gate, aereo, squalo, megalodonte, salvataggio, kit del piccolo chimico, scienziato, biologo, trash, holy shit.
Lamas, Lorenzo
Nome di battesimo: de Santos, Lorenzo y Lamas
Data di nascita: 20 January 1958
Altezza: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Coniuge: Shauna Sand::(27 April 1996 - 2002) (divorced) 3 children, Kathleen Kinmont::(20 January 1989 - 1993) (divorced), Michelle Smith::(22 May 1983 - 1985) (divorced) 2 children, Victoria Hilbert::(1981 - 1982) (divorced)
Ultimi lavori:
- Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009) (V) .... Allan Baxter [attore]
- Chinaman's Chance (2008) .... Father Smith [attore]
- 30,000 Leagues Under the Sea (2007) (V) .... Lieutenant Aronnaux [attore]
- Mexican Gold (2007) .... Cole [attore]
- Succubus: Hell Bent (2007) .... Flight Instructor [attore]
- 18 Fingers of Death! (2006) (V) .... Antonio Bandana [attore]
- Body of Work (2006) .... James Altman [attore]
- Lethal (2005) .... Anatoly Federov [attore]
- The Nowhere Man (2005) .... [attore]
- Deep Evil (2004) (TV) .... Trainor [attore]
Biografia:
Lorenzo Lamas - the son of Arlene Dahl and Fernando Lamas - was raised in Pacific Palisades, California In 1968 his family moved to New York. he attended private school, graduating from Admiral Farragut Academy in 1975. He then moved back to California. With encouragement from his father, he enrolled in Tony Barr's Film Actors Workshop and began his career with a small role in a television show in 1976. He also began to study karate and tae kwon do in 1979. His first marriage, to Victoria Hilbert, ended in 1983. Abby Dalton, his "Falcon Crest" (1981) colleague, introduced Lorenzo to her then, 17-year-old daughter Kathleen Kinmont. Lamas meanwhile had a short (two-year) marriage to the press spokeswoman for "Falcon Crest", 26-year-old Michelle Smith, which produced a son (one of Lamas' "Falcon Crest" co-stars, Daphne Ashbrook, accused Lamas of fathering her child, also). After their divorce, Lorenzo and Kathleen married on Jan. 25 1985, in Las Vegas. That marriage ended with divorce, too, but they continued together in the TV series "Renegade" (1992). In the middle of season four, Kathleen was cut out because of Lorenzo's interest in Shauna Sand (then known as Shauna Sand). Lamas is an avid Harley-Davidson motorcycle enthusiast, collects them and takes part in charity rides for a transplant fund.
Trivia random: Was the only actor or actress to appear in all 227 episodes of "Falcon Crest" (1981).
Citazione random: A man is measured by his integrity, his body of work and the actions of his children. For this, I strive to humbly succeed.
Salario massimo: $400,000, per Back to Even (1998)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Gibson, Deborah (I)
Nome di battesimo: Gibson, Deborah Ann
Data di nascita: 31 August 1970
Altezza: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
Ultimi lavori:
- Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009) (V) .... Emma MacNeil [attrice]
- Body/Antibody (2007) .... The Caseworker [attrice]
- 51st Annual Drama Desk Awards (2006) (TV) .... [attrice]
- Coffee Date (2006) .... Melissa [attrice]
- Celeste in the City (2004) (TV) .... Monica [attrice]
- Teen Queens (2001) (TV) .... [attrice]
- "Maggie Bloom" (2000) .... Maggie Bloom [attrice]
- My Girlfriend's Boyfriend (1999) .... Melissa Stevens [attrice]
- My X-Girlfriend's Wedding Reception (1999) .... Lisa Weinstein (bride) [attrice]
- Sweet Liberty (1986) .... (uncredited) [attrice]
Biografia:
For more than 20 years, Deborah Gibson has proven she's an entertainer of immeasurable talent. From singer, songwriter and musician to actor and dancer, she embodies what it truly means to be an entertainer. Gibson exploded on the pop music scene at the tender age of 16. A music prodigy, she quickly became the youngest person ever to write, produce and perform a number one single, ("Foolish Beat"), a record she still holds today in the Guinness Book of World Records. To date, Gibson has sold more than 16 million albums worldwide. After conquering the pop world, she set her sights on the theater. Gibson took a star turn in the Broadway production of "Les Miserables" as Eponine. She broke box office records in the London West End production of "Grease" as Sandy, and then took the stage in the U.S. Broadway tours of "Grease" and "Funny Girl" playing Rizzo and Fanny Brice. Gibson also wowed critics as Belle in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," Gypsy Rose Lee in "Gypsy," The Narrator in the national tour of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Cinderella in the national production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella," Velma Kelly in "Chicago," and Sally Bowles in the Broadway revival of "Cabaret." Gibson is now the composer and co-lyricist on a new musical in pre-production for Broadway: "The Flunky", written by Jimmy Van Patten. Gibson continues to dazzle with entertainment magic. She has bridged the gap between Pop Music and Broadway with her one-woman show "Pop Goes Broadway." She brings the best of both worlds to the stage singing some of her biggest pop hits and reprising her starring roles on Broadway. The "Original Pop Princess" is ready to pass the torch to the next generation of musical sensations. Her passion to mentor and foster young performers and songwriters has led her to create "Deborah Gibson's Electric Youth," a series of performing arts camps and songwriting/recording intensives. From number one hits and platinum albums to starring roles on Broadway, film and TV, Gibson is a true entertainer with talent and charisma.
Trivia random: Was the youngest person to write, produce, and perform a number one hit, "Foolish Beat". She was 17.
Citazione random: "Kids can see you don't have to have a sexy costume or shave your head or do crazy things to be successful. You just work at it and be normal." (1989, in reference to her success)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009) (V)
Regista: Jack Perez
Scrittore: Jack Perez
Genere: Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Action
Valutazione: 3.6/10 (783 voti)
Durata: USA:90 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:
- Lorenzo Lamas .... Allan Baxter
- Deborah Gibson .... Emma MacNeil
- Sean Lawlor .... Lamar Sanders
- Vic Chao .... Dr. Seiji Shimada
- Dean Kreyling .... US Sub Captain
- Stephen Blackehart .... US Sub Sonar Chief
- Dustin Harnish .... US Sub Helmsman
- Mark Hengst .... Dick Ritchie
- Michael Teh .... Takeo
- Jonathan Nation .... Vince
Trama:
The California coast is terrorized by two enormous prehistoric sea creatures as they battle each other for supremacy of the sea.
Trivia random: In the scene where Emma, Seiji and Lamar are interrogated, Baxter (Lorenzo Lamas) describes Emma as "a woman whose career is all washed-up." This is a pun on Deborah Gibson's music career, which reached its peak with the album Electric Youth in 1989, but floundered through the 1990s.
Citazione random: Emma MacNeil: Thrilla in Manila.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
martedì 16 giugno 2009
[ninja] ninja reprint/3
È passato molto tempo dall'ultima racconta ninjesca, ma d'altra parte - esaurito il grosso della produzione due-in-uno reperibile di Godfrey Ho - è difficile trovare qualcosa di adeguato.
Prima di iniziare, un pensiero commosso va a David Carradine, che se ne è andato da vero eroe (vedere alla voce "cose che non vorresti essere trovato morto mentre le fai" - il combattere sette segrete ninja, intendo... )
But now... ninja reprint once again!
Ninjoy, my friends!
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Nome di battesimo: Carradine, John Arthur
Data di nascita: 8 December 1936
Data di morte: 3 June 2009
Altezza: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Coniuge: Annie Bierman::(26 December 2004 - 3 June 2009) (his death), Marina Anderson::(20 February 1998 - 12 December 2001) (divorced), Gail Jensen::(4 December 1988 - 1997) (divorced), Linda Gilbert::(2 February 1977 - 1983) (divorced) 1 child, Donna Lee Becht::(29 December 1960 - 1968) (divorced) 1 child
Ultimi lavori:
Biografia:
David Carradine was the eldest son of legendary character actor John Carradine and he presided over an acting family that included brothers Keith Carradine, and 'Robert Carradine' as well as his daughters Calista Carradine, Kansas Carradine and nieces Ever Carradine and Martha Plimpton. He was born in Hollywood and educated at San Francisco State College, where he studied music theory and composition. It was while writing music for the Drama Department's annual revues that he discovered his own passion for the stage, joining a Shakespearean repertory company and learning his craft on his feet. After a two-year stint in the army, he found work in New York as a commercial artist and later found fame on Broadway in "The Deputy" and "The Royal Hunt of the Sun" opposite Christopher Plummer. With that experience he returned to Hollywood, landing the short-lived TV series "Shane" (1966) before being tapped to star opposite Barbara Hershey in Martin Scorsese's first Hollywood film, Boxcar Bertha (1972). The iconic "Kung Fu" (1972) followed, catapulting Carradine to superstardom for the next three years, until he left the series to pursue his film career. That career included more than 100 feature films, a couple of dozen television movies, a whole range of theater on and off Broadway, and another hit series, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1992) (TV). Carradine received the Best Actor Award from the National Board of Film Review as well as a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Woody Guthrie in Hal Ashby's Bound for Glory (1976), and won critical acclaim for his work as Cole Younger in The Long Riders (1980). "Kung Fu" also received seven Emmy nominations in its first season, including one for Carradine as Best Actor. In addition he won the People's Prize at the Cannes Film Festival's "Director's Fortnight" for his work on Americana (1983), and a second Golden Globe nomination for his supporting role in "North and South" (1985). Among his other most notable film credits were Gray Lady Down (1978), Mean Streets (1973), Bird on a Wire (1990), The Long Goodbye (1973), The Serpent's Egg (1977) and Circle of Iron (1978). He recently returned to the screen in what could be his greatest performance to date, playing the title role in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) (Miramax), for which he received his fourth Golden Globe nomination. Carradine also continued his devotion to music, and he recorded some 60 tracks from various musical genres and sung in several movies. He made his home in Los Angeles with his fifth wife Annie, her four children and their two dogs. He was found dead in Bangkok, Thailand on 3rd June 2009 aged 72.
Trivia random: Because of his look, his stint on the TV series "Kung Fu" (1972) and his fascination with Eastern philosophies, people often assume that he is at least part Asian. He isn't.
Citazione random: [on his late friend and one-time co-star, Brandon Lee] He was always giving 110%, and it produced a light in the eyes, which is what you look for in movies.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Nome di battesimo: Yaksysnyi, Vyachaslev
Data di nascita: 1940
Ultimi lavori:
Trivia random: Has a chain of cinemas in Korea.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Nome di battesimo: Ho, Chi Kueng
Data di nascita: 1948
Ultimi lavori:
Trivia random: He is considered a master of B-movie Hong Kong actioners. However, a number of his movies are Z-grade movies made with a "cut-and-paste" technique. He would shoot footage for one movie, often using Caucasian actors for exportation, then edit the scenes into several other movies, mixing them with footage from old, unfinished or unreleased Asian movies (using Thai as well as Chinese or Filipino footage), then trying to make the story somewhat coherent through dubbing and voice-overs. He would then have four or five movies (of rock-bottom quality, of course) while having spent the budget of one.
Citazione random: "I used to be a movie maker. Now I am teaching people to make movies. It really makes me glad when my students are happily showing me their works. Only if you've been through the whole process, can you understand how satisfactory and delightful it is."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Prima di iniziare, un pensiero commosso va a David Carradine, che se ne è andato da vero eroe (vedere alla voce "cose che non vorresti essere trovato morto mentre le fai" - il combattere sette segrete ninja, intendo... )
But now... ninja reprint once again!
- Wu Tang vs. Ninja: titolo menzognero per un film imperdibile; risate malvagie, tappeti volanti ed odontoiatria fai-da-te! Recuperatelo.
- Leopard Fist Ninja: un film "singolo" del nostro Godfrey; piuttosto doloroso, ma la presenza di Jack Lam è sempre una garanzia (di film pessimo, intendo).
- Revenge Of The Drunken Master: drunken sul serio, questo film del signor Ho; pungiglioni, maestri morti e colpi segreti all'ombelico. Meritevole.
- Secret Ninja, Roaring Tiger: forse sempre di Godfrey Ho o forse no; nel complesso alquanto doloroso, ma chi sopravviverà verrà premiato con scene imperdibili: autocombustione di giornaletti porno mediavali, tette annulla-poteri e sicuramente molto altro che il mio cervello si è rifiutato di ricordare - e poi ci sono Jack Lam e Dragon Lee! Maneggiare con cautela (il giornaletto porno medievale, intendo).
- City Ninja: probabilmente non si tratta di una Ho-production, ma chi ci capisce qualcosa? Film eccelso, con pugili tisici, asiatici pettinati alla Beatles e sesso in ogni dove. Farà male, ma è da vedere, anche a costo di uccidere l'uomo con la ceralacca in testa pur di procurarselo.
- Ninja Phantom Heroes: ancora un Ho incomprensibile a livelli patologici; il ninja ben vestito merita, ma per il resto è paragonabile solo ad un'esperienza di quasi-morte. Solo per stomaci forti.
- Dragon Lee vs The Five Brothers: un film travolgente; grandi combattimenti, trama delirante, Uomini Morenti® e Dragon Lee che salta come un grillo. Da vedere.
- Fist of the North Star: cast stellare per il film definitivo sulla violenza di fine secolo di cui tutti noi vorremmo essere vittime! UATTÀ!
- Turkish Star Wars: no dai, sul serio...
- Quattro Carogne A Malopasso: signore e signori... il film che vi farà diventare dei cowboy. O dei mafiosi. O più probabilmente entrambe le cose. Vera leggenda del trash italiano, non potete sottrarvi a Quattro Carogne A Malopasso (provincia di Trapani).
Ninjoy, my friends!
Jack Lam
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Carradine, David
Nome di battesimo: Carradine, John Arthur
Data di nascita: 8 December 1936
Data di morte: 3 June 2009
Altezza: 6' 1" (1.85 m)
Coniuge: Annie Bierman::(26 December 2004 - 3 June 2009) (his death), Marina Anderson::(20 February 1998 - 12 December 2001) (divorced), Gail Jensen::(4 December 1988 - 1997) (divorced), Linda Gilbert::(2 February 1977 - 1983) (divorced) 1 child, Donna Lee Becht::(29 December 1960 - 1968) (divorced) 1 child
Ultimi lavori:
- Absolute Evil (2009) .... Raf McCane [attore]
- Autumn (2009) .... Philip [attore]
- Bad Cop (2009) (V) .... Det. Humes [attore]
- Break (2009/I) .... The Bishop [attore]
- Crank: High Voltage (2009) .... Poon Dong [attore]
- Detention (2009) .... Principle Hoskins [attore]
- Money to Burn (2009) .... [attore]
- Night of the Templar (2009) .... Shopkeeper [attore]
- Road of No Return (2009) .... (producer) [produttore]
- Six Days in Paradise (2009) .... Vernon Billings [attore]
Biografia:
David Carradine was the eldest son of legendary character actor John Carradine and he presided over an acting family that included brothers Keith Carradine, and 'Robert Carradine' as well as his daughters Calista Carradine, Kansas Carradine and nieces Ever Carradine and Martha Plimpton. He was born in Hollywood and educated at San Francisco State College, where he studied music theory and composition. It was while writing music for the Drama Department's annual revues that he discovered his own passion for the stage, joining a Shakespearean repertory company and learning his craft on his feet. After a two-year stint in the army, he found work in New York as a commercial artist and later found fame on Broadway in "The Deputy" and "The Royal Hunt of the Sun" opposite Christopher Plummer. With that experience he returned to Hollywood, landing the short-lived TV series "Shane" (1966) before being tapped to star opposite Barbara Hershey in Martin Scorsese's first Hollywood film, Boxcar Bertha (1972). The iconic "Kung Fu" (1972) followed, catapulting Carradine to superstardom for the next three years, until he left the series to pursue his film career. That career included more than 100 feature films, a couple of dozen television movies, a whole range of theater on and off Broadway, and another hit series, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1992) (TV). Carradine received the Best Actor Award from the National Board of Film Review as well as a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Woody Guthrie in Hal Ashby's Bound for Glory (1976), and won critical acclaim for his work as Cole Younger in The Long Riders (1980). "Kung Fu" also received seven Emmy nominations in its first season, including one for Carradine as Best Actor. In addition he won the People's Prize at the Cannes Film Festival's "Director's Fortnight" for his work on Americana (1983), and a second Golden Globe nomination for his supporting role in "North and South" (1985). Among his other most notable film credits were Gray Lady Down (1978), Mean Streets (1973), Bird on a Wire (1990), The Long Goodbye (1973), The Serpent's Egg (1977) and Circle of Iron (1978). He recently returned to the screen in what could be his greatest performance to date, playing the title role in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) (Miramax), for which he received his fourth Golden Globe nomination. Carradine also continued his devotion to music, and he recorded some 60 tracks from various musical genres and sung in several movies. He made his home in Los Angeles with his fifth wife Annie, her four children and their two dogs. He was found dead in Bangkok, Thailand on 3rd June 2009 aged 72.
Trivia random: Because of his look, his stint on the TV series "Kung Fu" (1972) and his fascination with Eastern philosophies, people often assume that he is at least part Asian. He isn't.
Citazione random: [on his late friend and one-time co-star, Brandon Lee] He was always giving 110%, and it produced a light in the eyes, which is what you look for in movies.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Lee, Dragon
Nome di battesimo: Yaksysnyi, Vyachaslev
Data di nascita: 1940
Ultimi lavori:
- Amheugga-ui hwangje (1994) .... Oh-seung [attore]
- Crime Stopper (1990) .... Marco [attore]
- Dragons Never Die (1986) .... [attore]
- Ninja Dragon (1986) .... Dragon (uncredited) [attore]
- Ninja Champion (1985) .... [attore]
- Champ Against Champ (1983) .... [attore]
- Noigwon (1983) .... [attore]
- Solimsa yongpali (1983) .... [attore]
- Injamun salsu (1982) .... [attore]
- Long hu xuan feng (1982) .... Ma Chang [attore]
Trivia random: Has a chain of cinemas in Korea.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Ho, Godfrey
Nome di battesimo: Ho, Chi Kueng
Data di nascita: 1948
Ultimi lavori:
- Manhattan Chase (2000) .... (producer) (as Godfrey Hall) [produttore]
- Mr. X (1995) .... Godfather Ho [attore]
- The First Assignment (1995) .... (as Wallace Chan) [regista]
- Hei tai yang 731 si wang lie che (1994) .... [regista]
- Hong tian mi ling (1994) .... [regista]
- Catman in Boxer's Blow (1993) .... (as Alton Cheung) [regista]
- Cui hua kuang mo (1993) .... (producer) (as Godfrey Hall) [produttore]
- Ngam saat bing tyun (1993) .... (as Godfrey Hall) [regista]
- Zong heng tian xia (1993) .... (as Godfrey Hall) [regista]
- Hei tai yang 731 xu ji zhi sha ren gong chang (1992) .... [regista]
Trivia random: He is considered a master of B-movie Hong Kong actioners. However, a number of his movies are Z-grade movies made with a "cut-and-paste" technique. He would shoot footage for one movie, often using Caucasian actors for exportation, then edit the scenes into several other movies, mixing them with footage from old, unfinished or unreleased Asian movies (using Thai as well as Chinese or Filipino footage), then trying to make the story somewhat coherent through dubbing and voice-overs. He would then have four or five movies (of rock-bottom quality, of course) while having spent the budget of one.
Citazione random: "I used to be a movie maker. Now I am teaching people to make movies. It really makes me glad when my students are happily showing me their works. Only if you've been through the whole process, can you understand how satisfactory and delightful it is."
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
sabato 6 giugno 2009
terminator salvation
Piuttosto futile, questo Terminator Salvation.
Con questo non voglio dire che non abbia i suoi meriti; ad esempio ha fatto molto in tema di diritti civili: fa infatti molto piacere sapere che non solo se ad uno tira il culo può liberamente decidere di farsi chiamare McG, ma addirittura che - nonostante questo evidente handicap - può pure riuscire a farsi dare 200 e rotti milioni di dollari per dirigere Il Film Che Ha Di Dentro E Che Avrebbe Fatto Meglio A Rimanerci®.
Interamente (o quasi) ambientato nel futuro, ha il merito di non riproporre l'ennesimo salto temporale con conseguente caccia all'uomo (o donna). Fine dei meriti, temo.
Il giorno del giudizio è passato e le macchine regnano quasi incontrastate in un futuro simile ma diverso da quello prospettato nei primi due film (che, del resto, aprivano una diversa linea temporale).
La resistenza si sta organizzando, e con una serie di colpi ben assestati sveleranno alcuni dei piani più segreti del caro vecchio Skynet - che è mia opinione sia solo vittima di una grave carenza d'affetto.
Seguiamo dunque le spensierate scampagnate di John Connor, che avrà il suo bel daffare per evitare che il giovane Kyle Reese finisca vittima delle macchine; il marasma sul nuovo tizio che compare è puramente accessorio (cioé, nelle intenzioni sarebbe la trama principale, ma sorvoliamo...)
Premesso che ho adorato i primi due e che mi è piaciuto pure il terzo (che rilanciava in maniera brillante il giorno del giudizio), questo nuovo capitolo non aggiunge davvero nulla di significativo alla saga.
Parte anche bene, e la prima mezz'ora è una introduzione degnamente costruita; poi però tutto va in malora: i personaggi non si sviluppano e restano piattissimi e le loro motivazioni spesso inconsistenti. Anche tralasciando i ragionamenti sulle linee del tempo alternative create - che a ben guardare temo facciano saltare buona parte dei presupposti del film, ma facciamo finta di nulla che a ravanare col tempo son sempre guai - quel che proprio manca è il senso di conseguenza tra le azioni.
Una marea di personaggi buttati lì tanto per fare (i capi della resistenza? I bifolchi alla stazione di servizio? La pilota di yet?) non aiutano a farsi coinvolgere dal film; nessuno degli interpreti si discosta poi dalla mediocrità, e viene da chiedersi a che pro chiamare Bryce Dallas Howard ed Helena Bonham Carter.
Scene d'azione non eccelse, ma ci si poteva quasi passare sopra se ci fosse stata una trama degna di questo nome e se fossero state inserite in un contesto semi-credibile. Invece ci si trova con la resistenza che si intrufola con semplicità disarmante in alcune delle basi fondamentali di Skynet (la fabbrica in cui salta fuori un singolo T-800 a combattere grida vendetta).
E poi diciamolo, per quanto sospensione dell'incredulità uno possa avere, è lampante che Christian Bale - dopo madre, sorella e tecnico luci - potrebbe prendere a calci in culo tutti i Terminator di questo mondo!
Spettacolari gli effetti speciali, ma non mi aspettavo di meno.
Nel complesso, occasione sprecata che si inserisce a pieno titolo nel novero dei nuovi filmetti d'azione pseudo-apocalittici alla Transformers, cosa del resto confermata dalla ricerca sfrenata del PG-13 (per ovvi motivi i precedenti capitoli erano R, ma al giorno d'oggi pare essere un marchio d'infamia, per certe produzioni...)
Voto: 5. Si sguardicchia anche, ma poi?
Tags: fantascienza, azione, avventura, futuro, Terminator, T-800, T-600, Skynet, apocalisse, guerra, guerra nucleare, macchine, I.A., esercito, resistenza, arma da fuoco, mitragliatore, elicottero, ricerca e sviluppo, Los Angeles, sangue, fabbrica, 2018, combattimento, morte, prigioniero, fuga, leader, inseguimento.
Data di nascita: 26 May 1966
Altezza: 5' 3" (1.60 m)
Ultimi lavori:
Biografia:
Helena Bonham Carter, daughter of Raymond Bonham Carter, a merchant banker, and Elena Bonham Carter (née Propper de Callejón), a psychotherapist, was born in Golders Green, London, England on May 26, 1966 and is the youngest of three children. She is the great-granddaughter of former Prime Minister Herbert H. Asquith and her blue-blooded family tree also contains Barons and Baronesses, diplomats, and a director, Bonham Carter's great-uncle Anthony Asquith, who made Pygmalion (1938) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), among others. Cousin Crispin Bonham-Carter is also an actor. After experiencing family dramas that included her father's stroke-which left him wheelchair-bound-and attending South Hampstead High School and Westminster School in London, Bonham Carter devoted herself to an acting career. That trajectory actually began in 1979 when, at age 13, she entered a national poetry writing competition and used her second place winnings to place her photo in the casting directory "Spotlight." She soon had her first agent and her first acting job, in a commercial, at age 16. She then landed a role in the made-for-TV movie A Pattern of Roses (1983) (TV), which subsequently led to her casting in the Merchant Ivory films A Room with a View (1985) and Lady Jane (1986), which was her first leading role. Often referred to as the "corset queen" or "English rose" because of her early work, Bonham Carter has continued to surprise audiences with magnificent performances in a variety of roles from her more traditional corset-clad character in The Wings of the Dove (1997) and Shakespearian damsels to the dark and neurotic anti-heroines of Fight Club (1999) and many of Tim Burton's films. Though consistently a versatile and engaging actress, Bonham Carter has never won a major American film award. However, she has received a number of critical awards and has been nominated for five Golden Globes, an Oscar, a SAG Award, and two Emmys. Bonham Carter was nominated for a Golden Globe for the fifth time for her role in partner Tim Burton's film adaptation of the Steven Sondheim musical, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), for which Burton and co-star Johnny Depp were also nominated. Since their meeting while filming Planet of the Apes (2001), Bonham Carter and Burton have made four movies together. They live in adjoining residences in London, sharing a connecting hallway, and have two children: Billy Ray Burton, 4, and Nell Burton, who was born December 15, 2007. Ironically, a mutual love of Sweeney Todd was part of the initial attraction for the pair. Despite that, Bonham Carter has said in numerous interviews that her audition process for the role of Mrs. Lovett was the most grueling of her career and that, ultimately, it was Sondheim who she had to convince that she was right for the role.
Trivia random: In May 2006, she launched her own fashion line, "The Pantaloonies," with swimwear designer Samantha Sage. Their first collection, called Bloomin' Bloomers, is a Victoriana style selection of camisoles, mop caps and bloomers. The duo are now working on Pantaloonies customized jeans which Helena describes as "a kind of scrapbook on the bum.".
Citazione random: [On breast-feeding her baby]: People say, "You're still breast-feeding, that's so generous". Generous, no! It gives me boobs and it takes my thighs away! It's sort of like natural liposuction. I'd carry on breast-feeding for the rest of my life if I could.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Nome di battesimo: Bale, Christian Charles Philip
Data di nascita: 30 January 1974
Altezza: 6' (1.83 m)
Coniuge: Sibi Blazic::(29 January 2000 - present) 1 child
Ultimi lavori:
Biografia:
The 10th Anniversary issue of "Entertainment Weekly" crowned Christian Bale as one of the "Top 8 Most Powerful Cult Figures" of the past decade, citing his incredible and legendary cult status on the Internet. EW also calls Bale one of the "Most Creative People in Entertainment" after his brilliant turn as the psychopathic yuppie serial killer in American Psycho (2000). And "Premiere" lauded him as one of the "Hottest Leading Men Under 30". Christian Bale has garnered a huge international audience ever since he wowed critics with his devastating performance in Steven Spielberg's WWII epic Empire of the Sun (1987). Bale made his professional debut opposite British comedian Rowan Atkinson on the London West End stage. He auditioned with 4000 other kids for the coveted role of James Graham in Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987). Bale received a special citation for Best Performance by a Juvenile Actor from the National Board of Review -- an award specially created for his performance in "Empire". In the following decade, Welsh-born Bale has appeared in Shakespeare, dramas and comedies demonstrating a versatility, depth and range that has made him one of the best reviewed actors today and one of the most popular actors on the Internet. Bale is the youngest in a family of 3 older sisters (Erin, Sharon, and Louise Bale).
Trivia random: His first on-screen role was in 1983 at age 9 in a British commercial for Pac-Man cereal.
Citazione random: [on Heath Ledger's Oscar win for The Dark Knight (2008)] Heath winning Best Supporting Actor was fantastic. I had dinner with his family a couple of nights before the awards and liked very much they were the people who were picking it up for him. Of course I was really delighted that it did go that way.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Regista: McG
Scrittore: John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Action
Valutazione: 7.2/10 (23077 voti)
Durata: 115 min
Paese: USA, Germany, UK
Lingua: English, Italian
Cast:
Trama:
Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor is the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright, a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet's operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.
Trivia random: Helena Bonham Carter replaced Tilda Swinton shortly before filming was set to begin. She filmed her role in 10 days.
Citazione random: [from trailer]<br />John Connor: Devil hands have been busy...
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Nome di battesimo: Nichol, Joseph McGinty
Data di nascita: 9 August 1968
Altezza: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Ultimi lavori:
Trivia random: B.A. (Psychology) University of California-Irvine.
Citazione random: I'm pretty convinced there's a chemical reality to who I am, regarding my brain, that makes me kind of a strange guy. And there's the behavioral component of growing up in a house where my dad would lose his temper a lot and my mother has a little bit of a hypochondriac streak. It doesn't take a genius to see the writing on the wall. I'm fundamentally a pretty neurotic guy, but I've come to terms with that.
Salario massimo: $4,000,000, per Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Data di nascita: 2 March 1981
Altezza: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Coniuge: Seth Gabel::(17 June 2006 - present) 1 child
Ultimi lavori:
Biografia:
Bryce Dallas Howard was born on March 2, 1981, in Los Angeles, California. She was conceived in Dallas, Texas (the reason for her middle name). Her father, named Ron Howard, is a former actor turned Oscar-winning director. Her mother is actress and writer Cheryl Howard (nee Alley). Her famous relatives include her uncle, actor Clint Howard, and her grandparents, actor Rance Howard and actress Jean Speegle Howard. She also has two younger twin sisters, named Jocelyn and Paige, born in 1985, and a brother, Reed Howard, born in 1987. Howard was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, because her parents decided to raise their four children as far away from the trappings of showbiz milieu as possible. During most of her childhood she really did not have much access to a TV. She attended Greenwich Country Day School, and Byram Hills High School in Armonk, New York. At that time she discovered existentialism and devoured books by Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre. She attended the prestigious Steppenwolf School and Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts camp at Catskills together with her friend Natalie Portman. She applied to drama school as Bryce Dallas, dropping her last name to eschew special treatment because of association with her renown father. From 1999 - 2003 she studied at the Stella Adler Conservatory and at the New York University Tisch School of Arts and graduated with a BFA degree in Drama in 2003. At that time she performed in Broadway productions of classical plays by George Bernard Shaw, William Shakespeare and Anton Chekhov. Young Howard appeared in three of her father's films as an extra, including her appearance as a child together with her mother in Apollo 13 (1995). She made her feature film debut as Heather, a supporting role in Book of Love (2004) by director Alan Brown. Director M. Night Shyamalan was impressed by her performance in a Broadway play and cast her without an audition as a female lead in his two thrillers: The Village (2004) and Lady in the Water (2006). Howard replaced Nicole Kidman in Dogville sequel, Manderlay (2005). She stars as Rosalind in As You Like It (2006), a reprise of her stage role that made such an impression on Shyamalan. She is also billed as Gwen Stacy in the third installment of the Spider-Man franchise, Spider-Man 3 (2007). Howard became a devoted vegan since Joaquin Phoenix showed her Earthlings (2003), a documentary about animal cruelty. After seeing that she has consumed no animal products, not even milk or eggs. Her other activities outside of the acting profession include playing basketball and writing. On June 17, 2006, in Connecticut, she married her long-term boyfriend, actor Seth Gabel, whom she met at New York University and had dated for five years. On February 16, 2007, Bryce and her husband, Seth, became parents of their first child, a boy, named Theodore Norman Howard Gabel.
Trivia random: Dyed her hair blonde for Spider-Man 3 (2007).
Citazione random: I've always had the perspective that roles come into my life when I need them most and sort of teach me lessons. The same can be true of films, films are released into society to aid in a lesson, inspire people, comfort people.
Salario massimo: $1,000,000, per Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Regista: Jonathan Mostow
Scrittore: James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Action
Valutazione: 6.7/10 (89902 voti)
Durata: 109 min
Paese: USA, Germany, UK
Lingua: English
Cast:
Trama:
More than 10 years after 'Terminator 2', John Connor now exists only as a drifter - living 'off the grid', so no more Terminators from the future can hunt him down. Unfortunately, SkyNet does send another one back - and this one is called the T-X, even more powerful & advanced than the dreaded T-1000. However, another CSM-101 Terminator is also sent back to protect John against the T-X. Now, Skynet is patiently assuming control of civilian computer systems, under the guise of a computer virus. John has also met his future wife, Kate Brewster, whose father - a U.S. Air Force General - is in charge of the military computer systems & is leery of up linking SkyNet. However, when the SkyNet virus infects the U.S military computers & leaves the country open to attack, the machines begin their horrific takeover. Soon a nuclear war will result - and the war against the machines will begin. Can the outdated CSM-101 Terminator eliminate the highly advanced T-X - or will a darker future await man following the nuclear attack?
Trivia random: In all three Terminator films the Terminator's definition of "being back" means entering a building by driving a vehicle through it: In The Terminator (1984) he drives a car into a police station after saying "I'll be back." In Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) he drives a SWAT van into the Cyberdyne Building after saying "I'll be back." In this film he flies a helicopter into an airplane hangar, steps out and proclaims, "I'm back!"
Citazione random: Kate Brewster: How much did you take?<br />John Connor: Enough.<br />Kate Brewster: Well, this is the stuff we use to chemically neuter dogs. Take a look.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Con questo non voglio dire che non abbia i suoi meriti; ad esempio ha fatto molto in tema di diritti civili: fa infatti molto piacere sapere che non solo se ad uno tira il culo può liberamente decidere di farsi chiamare McG, ma addirittura che - nonostante questo evidente handicap - può pure riuscire a farsi dare 200 e rotti milioni di dollari per dirigere Il Film Che Ha Di Dentro E Che Avrebbe Fatto Meglio A Rimanerci®.
Interamente (o quasi) ambientato nel futuro, ha il merito di non riproporre l'ennesimo salto temporale con conseguente caccia all'uomo (o donna). Fine dei meriti, temo.
Il giorno del giudizio è passato e le macchine regnano quasi incontrastate in un futuro simile ma diverso da quello prospettato nei primi due film (che, del resto, aprivano una diversa linea temporale).
La resistenza si sta organizzando, e con una serie di colpi ben assestati sveleranno alcuni dei piani più segreti del caro vecchio Skynet - che è mia opinione sia solo vittima di una grave carenza d'affetto.
Seguiamo dunque le spensierate scampagnate di John Connor, che avrà il suo bel daffare per evitare che il giovane Kyle Reese finisca vittima delle macchine; il marasma sul nuovo tizio che compare è puramente accessorio (cioé, nelle intenzioni sarebbe la trama principale, ma sorvoliamo...)
Premesso che ho adorato i primi due e che mi è piaciuto pure il terzo (che rilanciava in maniera brillante il giorno del giudizio), questo nuovo capitolo non aggiunge davvero nulla di significativo alla saga.
Parte anche bene, e la prima mezz'ora è una introduzione degnamente costruita; poi però tutto va in malora: i personaggi non si sviluppano e restano piattissimi e le loro motivazioni spesso inconsistenti. Anche tralasciando i ragionamenti sulle linee del tempo alternative create - che a ben guardare temo facciano saltare buona parte dei presupposti del film, ma facciamo finta di nulla che a ravanare col tempo son sempre guai - quel che proprio manca è il senso di conseguenza tra le azioni.
Una marea di personaggi buttati lì tanto per fare (i capi della resistenza? I bifolchi alla stazione di servizio? La pilota di yet?) non aiutano a farsi coinvolgere dal film; nessuno degli interpreti si discosta poi dalla mediocrità, e viene da chiedersi a che pro chiamare Bryce Dallas Howard ed Helena Bonham Carter.
Scene d'azione non eccelse, ma ci si poteva quasi passare sopra se ci fosse stata una trama degna di questo nome e se fossero state inserite in un contesto semi-credibile. Invece ci si trova con la resistenza che si intrufola con semplicità disarmante in alcune delle basi fondamentali di Skynet (la fabbrica in cui salta fuori un singolo T-800 a combattere grida vendetta).
E poi diciamolo, per quanto sospensione dell'incredulità uno possa avere, è lampante che Christian Bale - dopo madre, sorella e tecnico luci - potrebbe prendere a calci in culo tutti i Terminator di questo mondo!
Spettacolari gli effetti speciali, ma non mi aspettavo di meno.
Nel complesso, occasione sprecata che si inserisce a pieno titolo nel novero dei nuovi filmetti d'azione pseudo-apocalittici alla Transformers, cosa del resto confermata dalla ricerca sfrenata del PG-13 (per ovvi motivi i precedenti capitoli erano R, ma al giorno d'oggi pare essere un marchio d'infamia, per certe produzioni...)
Voto: 5. Si sguardicchia anche, ma poi?
Tags: fantascienza, azione, avventura, futuro, Terminator, T-800, T-600, Skynet, apocalisse, guerra, guerra nucleare, macchine, I.A., esercito, resistenza, arma da fuoco, mitragliatore, elicottero, ricerca e sviluppo, Los Angeles, sangue, fabbrica, 2018, combattimento, morte, prigioniero, fuga, leader, inseguimento.
Bonham Carter, Helena
Data di nascita: 26 May 1966
Altezza: 5' 3" (1.60 m)
Ultimi lavori:
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2011) .... Bellatrix Lestrange [attrice]
- Alice in Wonderland (2010) .... The Red Queen [attrice]
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I (2010) .... Bellatrix Lestrange [attrice]
- Enid Blyton (2009) (TV) .... Enid Blyton [attrice]
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) .... Bellatrix Lestrange [attrice]
- Lorelei (2009) .... Gillian Livingston (rumored) [attrice]
- Terminator Salvation (2009) .... Dr. Serena Kogan [attrice]
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) .... Bellatrix Lestrange [attrice]
- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) .... Mrs. Lovett [attrice]
- Sixty Six (2006) .... Esther Reubens [attrice]
Biografia:
Helena Bonham Carter, daughter of Raymond Bonham Carter, a merchant banker, and Elena Bonham Carter (née Propper de Callejón), a psychotherapist, was born in Golders Green, London, England on May 26, 1966 and is the youngest of three children. She is the great-granddaughter of former Prime Minister Herbert H. Asquith and her blue-blooded family tree also contains Barons and Baronesses, diplomats, and a director, Bonham Carter's great-uncle Anthony Asquith, who made Pygmalion (1938) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), among others. Cousin Crispin Bonham-Carter is also an actor. After experiencing family dramas that included her father's stroke-which left him wheelchair-bound-and attending South Hampstead High School and Westminster School in London, Bonham Carter devoted herself to an acting career. That trajectory actually began in 1979 when, at age 13, she entered a national poetry writing competition and used her second place winnings to place her photo in the casting directory "Spotlight." She soon had her first agent and her first acting job, in a commercial, at age 16. She then landed a role in the made-for-TV movie A Pattern of Roses (1983) (TV), which subsequently led to her casting in the Merchant Ivory films A Room with a View (1985) and Lady Jane (1986), which was her first leading role. Often referred to as the "corset queen" or "English rose" because of her early work, Bonham Carter has continued to surprise audiences with magnificent performances in a variety of roles from her more traditional corset-clad character in The Wings of the Dove (1997) and Shakespearian damsels to the dark and neurotic anti-heroines of Fight Club (1999) and many of Tim Burton's films. Though consistently a versatile and engaging actress, Bonham Carter has never won a major American film award. However, she has received a number of critical awards and has been nominated for five Golden Globes, an Oscar, a SAG Award, and two Emmys. Bonham Carter was nominated for a Golden Globe for the fifth time for her role in partner Tim Burton's film adaptation of the Steven Sondheim musical, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), for which Burton and co-star Johnny Depp were also nominated. Since their meeting while filming Planet of the Apes (2001), Bonham Carter and Burton have made four movies together. They live in adjoining residences in London, sharing a connecting hallway, and have two children: Billy Ray Burton, 4, and Nell Burton, who was born December 15, 2007. Ironically, a mutual love of Sweeney Todd was part of the initial attraction for the pair. Despite that, Bonham Carter has said in numerous interviews that her audition process for the role of Mrs. Lovett was the most grueling of her career and that, ultimately, it was Sondheim who she had to convince that she was right for the role.
Trivia random: In May 2006, she launched her own fashion line, "The Pantaloonies," with swimwear designer Samantha Sage. Their first collection, called Bloomin' Bloomers, is a Victoriana style selection of camisoles, mop caps and bloomers. The duo are now working on Pantaloonies customized jeans which Helena describes as "a kind of scrapbook on the bum.".
Citazione random: [On breast-feeding her baby]: People say, "You're still breast-feeding, that's so generous". Generous, no! It gives me boobs and it takes my thighs away! It's sort of like natural liposuction. I'd carry on breast-feeding for the rest of my life if I could.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Bale, Christian
Nome di battesimo: Bale, Christian Charles Philip
Data di nascita: 30 January 1974
Altezza: 6' (1.83 m)
Coniuge: Sibi Blazic::(29 January 2000 - present) 1 child
Ultimi lavori:
- Prisoners (2011) .... [attore]
- The Fighter (2011) .... Dicky Eklund [attore]
- Public Enemies (2009) .... Melvin Purvis [attore]
- Terminator Salvation (2009) .... John Connor [attore]
- The Dark Knight (2008) .... Bruce Wayne / Batman [attore]
- 3:10 to Yuma (2007) .... Dan Evans [attore]
- I'm Not There. (2007) .... Jack / Pastor John [attore]
- Rescue Dawn (2006) .... Dieter [attore]
- The Prestige (2006) .... Alfred Borden [attore]
- Batman Begins (2005) (VG) .... Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice) [attore]
Biografia:
The 10th Anniversary issue of "Entertainment Weekly" crowned Christian Bale as one of the "Top 8 Most Powerful Cult Figures" of the past decade, citing his incredible and legendary cult status on the Internet. EW also calls Bale one of the "Most Creative People in Entertainment" after his brilliant turn as the psychopathic yuppie serial killer in American Psycho (2000). And "Premiere" lauded him as one of the "Hottest Leading Men Under 30". Christian Bale has garnered a huge international audience ever since he wowed critics with his devastating performance in Steven Spielberg's WWII epic Empire of the Sun (1987). Bale made his professional debut opposite British comedian Rowan Atkinson on the London West End stage. He auditioned with 4000 other kids for the coveted role of James Graham in Spielberg's Empire of the Sun (1987). Bale received a special citation for Best Performance by a Juvenile Actor from the National Board of Review -- an award specially created for his performance in "Empire". In the following decade, Welsh-born Bale has appeared in Shakespeare, dramas and comedies demonstrating a versatility, depth and range that has made him one of the best reviewed actors today and one of the most popular actors on the Internet. Bale is the youngest in a family of 3 older sisters (Erin, Sharon, and Louise Bale).
Trivia random: His first on-screen role was in 1983 at age 9 in a British commercial for Pac-Man cereal.
Citazione random: [on Heath Ledger's Oscar win for The Dark Knight (2008)] Heath winning Best Supporting Actor was fantastic. I had dinner with his family a couple of nights before the awards and liked very much they were the people who were picking it up for him. Of course I was really delighted that it did go that way.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Terminator Salvation (2009)
Regista: McG
Scrittore: John D. Brancato, Michael Ferris
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Action
Valutazione: 7.2/10 (23077 voti)
Durata: 115 min
Paese: USA, Germany, UK
Lingua: English, Italian
Cast:
- Christian Bale .... John Connor
- Sam Worthington .... Marcus Wright
- Moon Bloodgood .... Blair Williams
- Helena Bonham Carter .... Dr. Serena Kogan
- Anton Yelchin .... Kyle Reese
- Jadagrace .... Star (as Jadagrace Berry)
- Bryce Dallas Howard .... Kate Connor
- Common .... Barnes
- Jane Alexander .... Virginia
- Michael Ironside .... General Ashdown
Trama:
Set in post-apocalyptic 2018, John Connor is the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright, a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row. Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet's operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.
Trivia random: Helena Bonham Carter replaced Tilda Swinton shortly before filming was set to begin. She filmed her role in 10 days.
Citazione random: [from trailer]<br />John Connor: Devil hands have been busy...
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
McG
Nome di battesimo: Nichol, Joseph McGinty
Data di nascita: 9 August 1968
Altezza: 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Ultimi lavori:
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo (2011) .... (producer) [produttore]
- "Human Target" (2010) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- Terminator Salvation (2009) .... [regista]
- Spaced (2008) (TV) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- Skyler's Revolution (2007) (TV) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- "The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll" (2007) .... (producer) (unknown episodes) [produttore]
- Jump (2006) (TV) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- Stay Alive (2006) .... (producer) [produttore]
- The Danny Comden Project (2006) (TV) .... (executive producer) [produttore]
- We Are Marshall (2006) .... [regista]
Trivia random: B.A. (Psychology) University of California-Irvine.
Citazione random: I'm pretty convinced there's a chemical reality to who I am, regarding my brain, that makes me kind of a strange guy. And there's the behavioral component of growing up in a house where my dad would lose his temper a lot and my mother has a little bit of a hypochondriac streak. It doesn't take a genius to see the writing on the wall. I'm fundamentally a pretty neurotic guy, but I've come to terms with that.
Salario massimo: $4,000,000, per Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Howard, Bryce Dallas
Data di nascita: 2 March 1981
Altezza: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Coniuge: Seth Gabel::(17 June 2006 - present) 1 child
Ultimi lavori:
- Terminator Salvation (2009) .... Kate Connor [attrice]
- Good Dick (2008) .... Video Store Customer (uncredited) [attrice]
- The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond (2008) .... Fisher Willow [attrice]
- Spider-Man 3 (2007) .... Gwen Stacy [attrice]
- Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of Spider-Man 3 (2007) (V) .... Gwen Stacy [attrice]
- As You Like It (2006) .... Rosalind [attrice]
- Lady in the Water (2006) .... Story [attrice]
- Orchids (2006) .... (writer) [scrittore]
- Manderlay (2005) .... Grace Margaret Mulligan [attrice]
- Book of Love (2004) .... Heather [attrice]
Biografia:
Bryce Dallas Howard was born on March 2, 1981, in Los Angeles, California. She was conceived in Dallas, Texas (the reason for her middle name). Her father, named Ron Howard, is a former actor turned Oscar-winning director. Her mother is actress and writer Cheryl Howard (nee Alley). Her famous relatives include her uncle, actor Clint Howard, and her grandparents, actor Rance Howard and actress Jean Speegle Howard. She also has two younger twin sisters, named Jocelyn and Paige, born in 1985, and a brother, Reed Howard, born in 1987. Howard was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, because her parents decided to raise their four children as far away from the trappings of showbiz milieu as possible. During most of her childhood she really did not have much access to a TV. She attended Greenwich Country Day School, and Byram Hills High School in Armonk, New York. At that time she discovered existentialism and devoured books by Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre. She attended the prestigious Steppenwolf School and Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts camp at Catskills together with her friend Natalie Portman. She applied to drama school as Bryce Dallas, dropping her last name to eschew special treatment because of association with her renown father. From 1999 - 2003 she studied at the Stella Adler Conservatory and at the New York University Tisch School of Arts and graduated with a BFA degree in Drama in 2003. At that time she performed in Broadway productions of classical plays by George Bernard Shaw, William Shakespeare and Anton Chekhov. Young Howard appeared in three of her father's films as an extra, including her appearance as a child together with her mother in Apollo 13 (1995). She made her feature film debut as Heather, a supporting role in Book of Love (2004) by director Alan Brown. Director M. Night Shyamalan was impressed by her performance in a Broadway play and cast her without an audition as a female lead in his two thrillers: The Village (2004) and Lady in the Water (2006). Howard replaced Nicole Kidman in Dogville sequel, Manderlay (2005). She stars as Rosalind in As You Like It (2006), a reprise of her stage role that made such an impression on Shyamalan. She is also billed as Gwen Stacy in the third installment of the Spider-Man franchise, Spider-Man 3 (2007). Howard became a devoted vegan since Joaquin Phoenix showed her Earthlings (2003), a documentary about animal cruelty. After seeing that she has consumed no animal products, not even milk or eggs. Her other activities outside of the acting profession include playing basketball and writing. On June 17, 2006, in Connecticut, she married her long-term boyfriend, actor Seth Gabel, whom she met at New York University and had dated for five years. On February 16, 2007, Bryce and her husband, Seth, became parents of their first child, a boy, named Theodore Norman Howard Gabel.
Trivia random: Dyed her hair blonde for Spider-Man 3 (2007).
Citazione random: I've always had the perspective that roles come into my life when I need them most and sort of teach me lessons. The same can be true of films, films are released into society to aid in a lesson, inspire people, comfort people.
Salario massimo: $1,000,000, per Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Terminator 3: Le macchine ribelli
Regista: Jonathan Mostow
Scrittore: James Cameron, Gale Anne Hurd
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Action
Valutazione: 6.7/10 (89902 voti)
Durata: 109 min
Paese: USA, Germany, UK
Lingua: English
Cast:
- Arnold Schwarzenegger .... Terminator
- Nick Stahl .... John Connor
- Claire Danes .... Kate Brewster
- Kristanna Loken .... T-X
- David Andrews .... Robert Brewster
- Mark Famiglietti .... Scott Petersen
- Earl Boen .... Dr. Peter Silberman
- Moira Harris .... Betsy
- Chopper Bernet .... Chief Engineer
- Christopher Lawford .... Brewster's Aide (as Chris Lawford)
Trama:
More than 10 years after 'Terminator 2', John Connor now exists only as a drifter - living 'off the grid', so no more Terminators from the future can hunt him down. Unfortunately, SkyNet does send another one back - and this one is called the T-X, even more powerful & advanced than the dreaded T-1000. However, another CSM-101 Terminator is also sent back to protect John against the T-X. Now, Skynet is patiently assuming control of civilian computer systems, under the guise of a computer virus. John has also met his future wife, Kate Brewster, whose father - a U.S. Air Force General - is in charge of the military computer systems & is leery of up linking SkyNet. However, when the SkyNet virus infects the U.S military computers & leaves the country open to attack, the machines begin their horrific takeover. Soon a nuclear war will result - and the war against the machines will begin. Can the outdated CSM-101 Terminator eliminate the highly advanced T-X - or will a darker future await man following the nuclear attack?
Trivia random: In all three Terminator films the Terminator's definition of "being back" means entering a building by driving a vehicle through it: In The Terminator (1984) he drives a car into a police station after saying "I'll be back." In Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) he drives a SWAT van into the Cyberdyne Building after saying "I'll be back." In this film he flies a helicopter into an airplane hangar, steps out and proclaims, "I'm back!"
Citazione random: Kate Brewster: How much did you take?<br />John Connor: Enough.<br />Kate Brewster: Well, this is the stuff we use to chemically neuter dogs. Take a look.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
martedì 2 giugno 2009
[BSG] stagione 4 (1/2)
Ed ho finalmente avuto il tempo di vedere anche la prima metà della quarta stagione di Battlestar Galactica; devo dire di non essere del tutto convinto della piega che ha preso la trama principale.
Riprende dove la terza stagione aveva lasciato, e cioé dal fatto che quattro dei "final five" sono stati svelati (al pubblico, non agli altri membri della flotta). Come ovvio eviterò gli spoiler più clamorosi.
I primi due episodi costituiscono quel che è stato rilasciato anche come Razor, e sono incentrati sulla Pegasus, a partire dal momento in cui sopravvive all'attacco dei Cylons. Molto buoni, aggiungono spessore all'ammiraglio Cain e presentano alcune situazioni interessanti.
Tornando alla Galactica, riprende la ricerca della Terra, ancora sfuggente ma questa volta basandosi su evidenze piuttosto concrete (come sa chi ha visto la conclusione della terza stagione).
Come ovvio anche i Cylons vogliono raggiungerla, ma incontreranno notevoli difficoltà: ciò che accade loro è infatti il vero pezzo forte della stagione, un colpo di scena davvero notevole.
Dove a mio avviso brilla meno, invece, è nella piega mistica che qui viene ulteriormente estesa: Baltar mezzo santone monoteista non mi convince granché, ed in generale c'è un eccesso di visioni ed epifanie che colgono più o meno tutti. Mi stanno benissimo come sottofondo ed anzi contribuiscono a creare un ambiente completo e complesso, ma troppe puntate sono dedicate quasi interamente a queste rivelazioni. Personalmente avrei preferito di gran lunga se ci si fosse concentrari sulle questioni politiche, sociali e militari interne alla flotta (ed anche religiose, ma di nuovo: non a botte di verità rivelate).
Oltre a Baltar, Starbuck sulla Demetrius, i quattro dei final five (che faranno infine outing) e la stessa presidentessa Roslin eccedono - a più riprese - in questo senso.
Tutto questo ha tolto spazio ad altri temi, ed anche all'azione militare: la stessa battaglia che conclude questa metà di stagione avrebbe meritato un approfondimento molto maggiore, data la sua crucialità nella storia.
Sempre per lo stesso motivo, anche i rapporti tra i personaggi soffrono un po' e non si assiste più alle evoluzioni presenti soprattutto nelle prime due stagioni.
Non è certo tutto da buttare, ed a sé stante risulta un eccellente prodotto, ma a per quello che è il mio gusto non regge il confronto con gli eccelsi inizi.
Dopo questa metà, i dieci webisodes The Face of the Enemy, su Gaeta in una situazione alquanto sgradevole (pregevoli); prima ci sarebbero i Razor Flashbacks, che non ho ancora recuperato.
Voto: 7.5 (mi chiedo se sarà rivalutabile vista la seconda metà)
Tags: fantascienza, thriller, drammatico, azione, avventura, fantasy, fuga, viaggio, bombardamento, Cylons, umanità, devastazione, bombardamento nucleare, nave spaziale, astronave, civili, militare, comandante, figlio, galera, morte, distruzione, cancro, Battlestar Galactica, serie, antefatto, Edward James Olmos, Tricia Helfer, stagione, pianeta, apocalisse, sopravvissuti, presidente, moralità, computer, rete, armageddon, sesso, amore, robot, guerra, esplosione, tradimento, genocidio, eroe, eroismo, viaggio, estinzione, remake, androide, intelligenza artificiale, Terra, elezione, presidente, attentato, rapimento, sequestro, esecuzione, tortura, moglie, alcolismo, sesso, incubo, visione, scontro, occupazione, piano, scritture, gravidanza, cloni, religione, empatia, base, traditore, agente dormiente, prigione, vittoria, sconfitta, sacrificio, Pegasus, salvataggio, attentato, collaborazionista, tregua, pace, occupazione, final-five, rivelazione, supernova, cibo, vendetta, fuga, esodo, processo, sciopero, purga, scissione, guerra civile, epurazione, tribunale, odio, ferita, visione, epifania, misticismo, monoteismo, culto, religione.
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Action
Valutazione: 9.1/10 (26245 voti)
Paese: USA, UK
Lingua: English
Cast:
Trama:
The second war against the Cylons is over and The Twelve Colonies have been destroyed. Now Commander Adama of the Battlestar Galatica and President Laura Roslin lead a ragtag fleet of refugees in a supposed search for the fabled lost thirteenth colony, Earth. However, the dangers they face are many which compound an already difficult situation. In addition to the Cylons hunting and attacking the fleet in space, their infiltrator units carry out a more subtle plot even as their former unwitting pawn, Gaius Baltar, helps in the hunt for them while hiding both his own guilt and the strange presence that haunts his every thought. If that wasn't enough, the fleet also faces internal political conflict in which the rabble-rousing figure, Tom Zarek, is merely the loudest dissenting voice. In the midst of these trials however, clues begin to appear that suggest that Adama's simple bluff about Earth may be more truthful than anyone could have guessed.
Trivia random: Sam Shepard, Ed Harris and Harrison Ford were all considered for the role of William Adama.
Citazione random: Lt. Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace: [Tyrol is working on Starbuck's captured cylon raider] What seems to be the trouble, Chief?<br />Chief Petty Officer Tyrol: Well, your new boyfriend's a bit of a jerk, sir.<br />Lt. Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace: It's a girl.<br />Chief Petty Officer Tyrol: Well, if you don't mind her goo all over your face, you're welcome to her, sir.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Regista: Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Scrittore: Ronald D. Moore, Michael Taylor
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War, Action
Valutazione: 7.8/10 (4339 voti)
Durata: 88::(original television version) min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:
Trama:
A two-hour Battlestar Galactica special that tells the story of the Battlestar Pegasus several months prior to it finding the Galactica.
Trivia random: Prior to the movie's television debut, the featurette series "Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks" (2007) was made available on the web. Most (but not all) of the content of the webisodes are integrated into the movie. The webisodes are also available for separate viewing as a bonus on the Razor DVD.
Citazione random: [from trailer]<br />Admiral Helena Cain: Lieutenant Thorne, I want you to interrogate our Cylon prisoner, find out everything it knows, and since it's so adept at mimicking human feeling, I'm assuming that it's software is vulnerable to them as well, so... pain... degradation... fear... shame... I want you to really test it's limits. Be as creative as you feel the need to be.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Genere: Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi
Valutazione: 7.1/10 (39 voti)
Durata: USA:20 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:
Trama:
A series of webisodes that tell the story of William Adama who as a youth uncovers a Cylon experiment while serving in the first Cylon War.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Valutazione: 7.2/10 (73 voti)
Cast:
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Riprende dove la terza stagione aveva lasciato, e cioé dal fatto che quattro dei "final five" sono stati svelati (al pubblico, non agli altri membri della flotta). Come ovvio eviterò gli spoiler più clamorosi.
I primi due episodi costituiscono quel che è stato rilasciato anche come Razor, e sono incentrati sulla Pegasus, a partire dal momento in cui sopravvive all'attacco dei Cylons. Molto buoni, aggiungono spessore all'ammiraglio Cain e presentano alcune situazioni interessanti.
Tornando alla Galactica, riprende la ricerca della Terra, ancora sfuggente ma questa volta basandosi su evidenze piuttosto concrete (come sa chi ha visto la conclusione della terza stagione).
Come ovvio anche i Cylons vogliono raggiungerla, ma incontreranno notevoli difficoltà: ciò che accade loro è infatti il vero pezzo forte della stagione, un colpo di scena davvero notevole.
Dove a mio avviso brilla meno, invece, è nella piega mistica che qui viene ulteriormente estesa: Baltar mezzo santone monoteista non mi convince granché, ed in generale c'è un eccesso di visioni ed epifanie che colgono più o meno tutti. Mi stanno benissimo come sottofondo ed anzi contribuiscono a creare un ambiente completo e complesso, ma troppe puntate sono dedicate quasi interamente a queste rivelazioni. Personalmente avrei preferito di gran lunga se ci si fosse concentrari sulle questioni politiche, sociali e militari interne alla flotta (ed anche religiose, ma di nuovo: non a botte di verità rivelate).
Oltre a Baltar, Starbuck sulla Demetrius, i quattro dei final five (che faranno infine outing) e la stessa presidentessa Roslin eccedono - a più riprese - in questo senso.
Tutto questo ha tolto spazio ad altri temi, ed anche all'azione militare: la stessa battaglia che conclude questa metà di stagione avrebbe meritato un approfondimento molto maggiore, data la sua crucialità nella storia.
Sempre per lo stesso motivo, anche i rapporti tra i personaggi soffrono un po' e non si assiste più alle evoluzioni presenti soprattutto nelle prime due stagioni.
Non è certo tutto da buttare, ed a sé stante risulta un eccellente prodotto, ma a per quello che è il mio gusto non regge il confronto con gli eccelsi inizi.
Dopo questa metà, i dieci webisodes The Face of the Enemy, su Gaeta in una situazione alquanto sgradevole (pregevoli); prima ci sarebbero i Razor Flashbacks, che non ho ancora recuperato.
Voto: 7.5 (mi chiedo se sarà rivalutabile vista la seconda metà)
Tags: fantascienza, thriller, drammatico, azione, avventura, fantasy, fuga, viaggio, bombardamento, Cylons, umanità, devastazione, bombardamento nucleare, nave spaziale, astronave, civili, militare, comandante, figlio, galera, morte, distruzione, cancro, Battlestar Galactica, serie, antefatto, Edward James Olmos, Tricia Helfer, stagione, pianeta, apocalisse, sopravvissuti, presidente, moralità, computer, rete, armageddon, sesso, amore, robot, guerra, esplosione, tradimento, genocidio, eroe, eroismo, viaggio, estinzione, remake, androide, intelligenza artificiale, Terra, elezione, presidente, attentato, rapimento, sequestro, esecuzione, tortura, moglie, alcolismo, sesso, incubo, visione, scontro, occupazione, piano, scritture, gravidanza, cloni, religione, empatia, base, traditore, agente dormiente, prigione, vittoria, sconfitta, sacrificio, Pegasus, salvataggio, attentato, collaborazionista, tregua, pace, occupazione, final-five, rivelazione, supernova, cibo, vendetta, fuga, esodo, processo, sciopero, purga, scissione, guerra civile, epurazione, tribunale, odio, ferita, visione, epifania, misticismo, monoteismo, culto, religione.
"Battlestar Galactica" (2004)
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Action
Valutazione: 9.1/10 (26245 voti)
Paese: USA, UK
Lingua: English
Cast:
- Edward James Olmos .... Admiral William Adama / ...
- Mary McDonnell .... President Laura Roslin / ...
- Jamie Bamber .... Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama / ...
- James Callis .... Dr. Gaius Baltar / ...
- Tricia Helfer .... Number Six / ...
- Grace Park .... Lt. Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii / ...
- Katee Sackhoff .... Captain Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace / ...
- Michael Hogan .... Colonel Saul Tigh (69 episodes, 2004-2009)
- Aaron Douglas .... Chief Galen Tyrol (66 episodes, 2004-2009)
- Tahmoh Penikett .... Captain Karl 'Helo' Agathon / ...
Trama:
The second war against the Cylons is over and The Twelve Colonies have been destroyed. Now Commander Adama of the Battlestar Galatica and President Laura Roslin lead a ragtag fleet of refugees in a supposed search for the fabled lost thirteenth colony, Earth. However, the dangers they face are many which compound an already difficult situation. In addition to the Cylons hunting and attacking the fleet in space, their infiltrator units carry out a more subtle plot even as their former unwitting pawn, Gaius Baltar, helps in the hunt for them while hiding both his own guilt and the strange presence that haunts his every thought. If that wasn't enough, the fleet also faces internal political conflict in which the rabble-rousing figure, Tom Zarek, is merely the loudest dissenting voice. In the midst of these trials however, clues begin to appear that suggest that Adama's simple bluff about Earth may be more truthful than anyone could have guessed.
Trivia random: Sam Shepard, Ed Harris and Harrison Ford were all considered for the role of William Adama.
Citazione random: Lt. Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace: [Tyrol is working on Starbuck's captured cylon raider] What seems to be the trouble, Chief?<br />Chief Petty Officer Tyrol: Well, your new boyfriend's a bit of a jerk, sir.<br />Lt. Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace: It's a girl.<br />Chief Petty Officer Tyrol: Well, if you don't mind her goo all over your face, you're welcome to her, sir.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007) (TV)
Regista: Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Scrittore: Ronald D. Moore, Michael Taylor
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War, Action
Valutazione: 7.8/10 (4339 voti)
Durata: 88::(original television version) min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:
- Edward James Olmos .... Admiral William Adama
- Mary McDonnell .... President Laura Roslin
- Katee Sackhoff .... Captain Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace
- Jamie Bamber .... Captain Lee 'Apollo' Adama
- James Callis .... Dr. Gaius Baltar
- Tricia Helfer .... Number Six / Gina Inviere
- Grace Park .... Lt. Sharon Valerii
- Michael Hogan .... Colonel Saul Tigh
- Aaron Douglas .... Chief Galen Tyrol (credit only)
- Tahmoh Penikett .... Lt. Karl 'Helo' Agathon (credit only)
Trama:
A two-hour Battlestar Galactica special that tells the story of the Battlestar Pegasus several months prior to it finding the Galactica.
Trivia random: Prior to the movie's television debut, the featurette series "Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks" (2007) was made available on the web. Most (but not all) of the content of the webisodes are integrated into the movie. The webisodes are also available for separate viewing as a bonus on the Razor DVD.
Citazione random: [from trailer]<br />Admiral Helena Cain: Lieutenant Thorne, I want you to interrogate our Cylon prisoner, find out everything it knows, and since it's so adept at mimicking human feeling, I'm assuming that it's software is vulnerable to them as well, so... pain... degradation... fear... shame... I want you to really test it's limits. Be as creative as you feel the need to be.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
"Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks" (2007)
Genere: Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi
Valutazione: 7.1/10 (39 voti)
Durata: USA:20 min
Paese: USA
Lingua: English
Cast:
- Nico Cortez .... Young William Adama (7 episodes, 2007)
Trama:
A series of webisodes that tell the story of William Adama who as a youth uncovers a Cylon experiment while serving in the first Cylon War.
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
"Battlestar Galactica: The Face of the Enemy" (2008)
Valutazione: 7.2/10 (73 voti)
Cast:
- Alessandro Juliani .... Lt. Felix Gaeta (10 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Grace Park .... Number Eight (10 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Jessica Harmon .... Esrin (10 episodes, 2008-2009)
- Brad Dryborough .... Lt. Louis Hoshi (6 episodes, 2008-2009)
Filmography links and data courtesy of IMDb.
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