Jack is Francis Coppola at his most pointless noodling, looking for the film he wants to make instead of just making it. Robin Williams stars as 10-year-old Jack, a boy with an inexplicable disease that ages him at four times the normal human rate. Kept at home like a contemporary Boo Radley, Jack becomes a neighbourhood legend until his parents relent and send him to school. In time, the other kids befriend him and stay loyal as his hyperdevelopment puts a strain on his body and emotions. The idea is sound, but the execution is a bore. The best the script and Coppola can come up with are painfully long scenes in which Williams's character proves himself on the playground and in gross-out contests in a tree house. Coppola fishes around for signs of life and spontaneity in these scenes, but the film is actually best when Jack has to cope with certain feelings in his mature body (such as his attraction to a character played by Fran Drescher) that he isn't prepared for emotionally. Jack would have been a lot better if Coppola had embraced a plan from beginning to end and stuck to it. --Tom Keogh, Amazon.com
Beginning with the dramatic closing minutes of the Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange 1976 blockbuster remake, 'King Kong Lives' brings the legendary Kong back to life! After falling to his death (or so everyone thought) from the World Trade Centre, fast forward 10 years and the mighty Kong is on life support with Dr. Amy Franklin (Linda Hamilton) ready to perform an operation to return him to life - if only they can find a blood match. Back in Kong’s native Africa, doctors miraculously discover a female gorilla of Kong’s size just in time and the operation is a success. But the U.S. Army soon learns of the pair and is determined to capture them and avoid the bloodshed of the first rampage. But this is King Kong, America’s biggest hero, and he’s back and he’s not happy!!
As the world awaited what should have been a routine lift-off for the space shuttle Challenger unattended complications with equipment turned the mission in to a ticking time-bomb. Adding to the excitement of the mission was the presence of Christa McAuliffe (played by Karen Allen) a small town school teacher chosen from hundreds of candidates to teach the first lesson in space. This compelling account offers a poignant look into the lives of each of the seven Challenger crew members during the months leading up to the launch. Not only devoted to astronauts these heroic seven were also devoted mothers fathers husbands and wives. But during these moments we witness bewildered corporate inability to resolve an issue before it becomes a catastrophe of the highest order. Excitement frustration and grief unfold as the true story of the space shuttle disaster is revealed.
Titles Comprise: 27 Dresses centres around Jane (Ketherine Heigl) an idealistic romantic and completely selfless woman. Jane has always been good at taking care of others but not so much in looking after herself. Her entire life has been about making people happy - and she has a closet full of 27 bridesmaid dresses to prove it. One memorable evening Jane manages to shuttle between wedding receptions in Manhattan and Brooklyn a feat witnessed by Kevin (James Marsden) a newspaper reporter who realizes that a story about this wedding junkie is his ticket off the newspaper's bridal beat. Jane finds Kevin's cynicism counter to everything she holds dear - namely weddings and the two lock horns. Further complicating Jane's once perfectly-ordered life is the arrival of younger sister Tess (Malin Akerman). Tess immediately captures the heart of Jane's boss George (Edward Burns). Tess enlists her always-accommodating sister to plan yet another wedding - Tess and George's - but Jane's feelings for George lead to shocking revelations... and maybe the beginning of a new life. What Happens In Vegas stars Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher as Joy and Jack two strangers who wake up together to find that they've gotten married following a night of debauchery in Sin City. To make matters worse one of them has won a huge jackpot after playing the other's quarter! The newlyweds devise ever-escalating schemes to undermine each other and get their hands on the money - only to find themselves falling in love amid the mutual backstabbing. In Her Shoes: Flirty flaky party girl Maggie (Diaz) and plain dependable lawyer Rose (Collette) are sisters best friends and bitter rivals who seem to have only two things in common: DNA and size 8 feet. Only when their love-hate relationship veers towards the hate end of the spectrum do they accidentally discover they also share a long-lost grandmother (MacLaine) who enriches their lives and helps them make peace with each other - and themselves! Adapted for the screen by Oscar-winning writer Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich) from Jennifer Weiner's bestselling novel.
After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a young woman (Heigl) wrestles with the idea of standing by her sister's side as her sibling marries the man she's secretly in love with.
Titles Comprise: 27 Dresses: Jane (Ketherine Heigl) an idealistic romantic and completely selfless woman has always been good at taking care of others but not so much in looking after herself. Her entire life has been about making people happy - and she has a closet full of 27 bridesmaid dresses to prove it. One memorable evening Jane manages to shuttle between wedding receptions in Manhattan and Brooklyn a feat witnessed by Kevin (James Marsden) a newspaper reporter who realizes that a story about this wedding junkie is his ticket off the newspaper's bridal beat. Jane finds Kevin's cynicism counter to everything she holds dear - namely weddings and the two lock horns. Further complicating Jane's once perfectly-ordered life is the arrival of younger sister Tess (Malin Akerman). Tess immediately captures the heart of Jane's boss George (Edward Burns). Tess enlists her always-accommodating sister to plan yet another wedding - Tess and George's - but Jane's feelings for George lead to shocking revelations... and maybe the beginning of a new life. The Devil Wears Prada: In the dizzying world of New York fashion where size zero is the new 2 six is the new 8 and a bad hair day can end a career Runaway magazine is the Holy Grail. Overseen with a finely manicured fist by Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) - the most powerful woman in fashion - Runway is a fearsome gauntlet for anyone who wants to make it in the industry. To make Runway the fashion bible of New York and therefore the world Miranda has let nothing stand in her way - including a long line of assistants that didn't make the cut. It's a job no self-respecting person can survive yet it's an opportunity a million young women in New York would kill for. A stint as Miranda's assistant could blast-open the doors for recent college graduate Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway). More college drab than haute couture she stands alone among the small army of 'Clackers' on staff at Runway - superslim fashion divas clacking their stilettos down the halls of the magazine's Manhattan headquarters. But when Andy comes in for the job it dawns on her that making it in this industry will take more than drive and determination. And her ultimate test stands before her in head-to-toe Prada. Miranda can spin the fashion world like a basketball but has a devil of a time finding and keeping a good assistant. Andy is completely wrong for the job. But she has something the rest of them don't: she refuses to fail. In Her Shoes: Flirty flaky party girl Maggie (Diaz) and plain dependable lawyer Rose (Collette) are sisters best friends and bitter rivals who seem to have only two things in common: DNA and size 8 feet. Only when their love-hate relationship veers towards the hate end of the spectrum do they accidentally discover they also share a long-lost grandmother (MacLaine) who enriches their lives and helps them make peace with each other - and themselves! Adapted for the screen by Oscar-winning writer Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich) from Jennifer Weiner's bestselling novel.
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Harvey Fierstein recreates his role as the unsinkable Arnold Beckoff in this film adaptation of the smash Broadway play. Both funny and poignant. Torch Song Trilogy chronicles a New Yorker's search for love respect and tradition in a world that seems not especially made for him. Armed with a keenly developed sense of humour and piercing wit. Arnold tests commonly accepted terms of endearment and confirms that happiness is well worth carrying a torch for.
King Kong: The Legend Reborn (1976) Fred Wilson (Charles Grodin) head of an oil drilling expedition to the remote island of Micronesia discovers a stow-away on his ship Jack Prescott (Jeff Bridges) a zoologist in search of a prehistoric creature fabled to exist on the island. Off the coast of Micronesia they rescue Dwan (Jessica Lange) a beautiful woman shipwrecked in the treacherous seas. On the island the expedition witness a mysterious ritual to a strange beast called Kong. They soon realise that Kong is the gigantic ape that Prescott is searching for... Producer Dino De Laurentiis' remake of the original hairy monster movie features remarkable special effects by Rick Baker. King Kong Lives! (1986) The mighty ape is resurrected through a miracle of modern medicine and brings him together with what will be the equally terrifying love of his life: Lady Kong... This version of the classic story picks up from where the 1976 version left off.
This version of the classic story picks up from where the 1976 version left off. The mighty ape is resurrected through a miracle of modern medicine and brings him together with what will be the equally terrifying love of his life: Lady Kong...
Dallas housewife Lurene Hallett (Pfeiffer) feels such a strong personal connection to her idol Jackie Kennedy that when JFK is assassinated she defies her husband and boards an eastbound bus determined to 'be there' for Jackie at the funeral. On board she meets a mysterious black man (Haysbert) travelling with a sad silent little girl. But when Lurene realises he's given her a false name she fears that she has uncovered a kidnapping plot. As a result of her well-intentioned medd
This version of the classic story picks up from where the 1976 version left off. The mighty ape is resurrected through a miracle of modern medicine and brings him together with what will be the love of his life: Lady Kong...
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