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Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

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Unstoppable (2010)

Frank Barnes (Washington), an experienced engineer, jumps on a locomotive with a conductor, to chase a train with a toxic cargo. As the train approaches to a sharp curve, they try to control it and obviate a forthcoming ecological destruction.

Watch an explosion scene from the shooting footage of the film.

Release date: 12/11/2010

The book of Eli

The book of Eli is about a man heading westwards after he survived a holocaust. He carries a sacred book which he has promised to protect with his life. The movie distinguishes for its great western photography and the clever shooting setup, combining style and a very strong expressive perspective. Through his wander to his final destination Eli (Washington) shows great skill, patience and faith as weapons along with his sword and bow. The film includes some very strong scenes despite the fact that it's not to be described as an action movie.

For those who don't stand another disaster film, it's not what it seems... To me (same category...) it was a very pleasant surprise.

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The Book of Eli 4 Handwritten Bible Pages Movie Props

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The Book of Eli (Denzel Washington) Bloody Movie

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Shutter Island

As you've already figured out I LOVE controversial movies... Even though when you're going to the cinema you have to face the fact that there might be some non-thinking, very irritating people who find it a good idea to discuss the movie right where they are, laugh or even scream in the room, without giving a damn about the others. Anyway, you have to take your chances...

Back to the subject, when I tried to discuss Shutter Island with my friends (back at home..), I got the same inexplicable and surprising feeling that there was no point of concertation. It was like we've watched a completely different movie! Again I'm going to describe my point of view. The "Apple of discord" of course, was whether Teddy Daniels (Leonardo Di Caprio) was imagining the whole story or he was a victim of some kind of conspiracy against him.

I think that the key to that solution is what Teddy says to his doctor at the last scene of the movie. He says: " Which would be worse, to live as a monster or to die as a good man?" So far everything is messed up, but I think this quote explains everything. Teddy had really done all those things and he remembered the whole picture finally, after his denial to do so, because of the traumatic effect the past drilled on him. He felt responsible so he tried to misrepresent all the memories in his head so as to feel a little better. The process his doctor have put him into succeeded, so Teddy remembered everything. He couldn't stand it though, so he chose lobotomy. In this way, the monster he thought he hid inside him would die, so he could "live", if you can describe it as "life" this kind of situation, without remorses, without thinking at all. He would have been atoned.

About Donnie...

I watched Donnie Darko a couple of days ago. I know I was a little late, but it's amazing how this film made me stay awake for several nights after. Well, when the movie finished I thought the end was pretty obvious. After a little search I found out that no one else saw what I saw. In fact there were so many different opinions about what happened. That's why I wanted to share my thoughts I guess...

The song that played along during the last scenes of the movie was something more than a perfect fit to the situation. To my eyes, the person responsible for the whole thing was NOT Donnie but Frank. HE seemed to be the one with the disturbed personality, He seemed to be the one who was feeling lonely and afraid that he would die all alone. I think that when the accident happened his mind started to think backwards. He put himself in Donnie's shoes, so he wanted to avoid all those things he was scared of. He wanted to fix things. It's the way he chose, that showed his schizophrenic mind. Whatever he did through Donnie was ended to be good for some particular reason, for example burning the house of a criminal. To me, Jim Cunningham was not for a fact a child molester. It was his show and his actions that made Frank furious because he presented in a fancy and a totally commercialized way things that to Frank were really important and way too personal.

Frank's girlfriend was Donnie's sister. He knew the family, he wanted to help. The scary rabbit costume was just his Halloween disguise. Remember what Donnie's father said right after the plane collapsed at the beginning of the film? He said that Donnie was lucky not to be in his room by the time of the accident. He recalled something relevant that happened to another person, for whom people said that he was "doomed". I imagine that these words were EXACTLY what was heard about Donnie right after the accident. Frank tries to be God, wishes to be God but he can't. At the cinema scene Donnie asks Frank why he was wearing the suit and Frank asks back the same question. If he was travelling back in time for any reason why would he consider himself and Donnie NOT human?

Well, I don't know. Just a few thoughts. Maybe it's all wrong. I think all this stuff I've been reading don't recant what I understood. I loved the movie though! I'm gonna watch it again and I hope I'll understand better next time...

Till then, I'm ready for discussion...

P.S.
Look what I found in Amazon:

Just added to my collection...

Mary Poppins

''...All right, 'ere we go! Room 'ere for everyone.

Gather around.

The constable - responstable!

Now 'ow does that sound?...''

When Mary Poppins comes down with her parrot umbrella you know something unusual is going to happen... At the time she opens her bag you see the magic of your childhood live again in front of your eyes. Every time you watch it you just love it a little more... No matter how old the visual effects seem to be, when Mary Poppins pops into that picture you're right there next to her too. The movie won an Oscar for Julie Andrews and her unforgettable performance, when at the same time Dick Van Dyke sings and dances with the same convenience that makes you laugh. If you haven't watched it yet you should...

Theatrical trailer
Theatrical Mary
Mary Poppins 40th Reunion trailer

...''Step in time!''...

- Supercalifragilisticexpialidicious
- Feed the Birds
- Chim Chim Cher-ee
- A Spoon Full of Sugar
- Step in Time
- I Love to Laugh
- Jolly Holiday
- Penguin Dance
- Sister Suffragette
- The Life I Lead
- The Perfect Nanny
- Fidelity Fiduciary Bank

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DVD

Mary Poppins (45th Anniversary Special Edition)

Mary Poppins (40th Anniversary Edition)

Mary Poppins (Disney Gold Classic Collection)

Mary Poppins (Widescreen Edition)

Did you know that... Mary Poppins is at the time, the most expensive film produced by the Disney Studios.

CD

Mary Poppins-Special Edition

Mary Poppins (2005 Original London Cast)

Mary Poppins: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack (1964 Film)

Disney's Karaoke Series: Mary Poppins

Mary Poppins: Read-Along/Story

Mary Poppins (Spanish) [VHS]

Did you know that... The author of the "Poppins" books, P.L. Travers, approved heartily of the casting of Julie Andrews after hearing her only on the telephone. Andrews granted the interview from her bed after the delivery of her daughter, Emma Walton.

Books

Amazon.com Widgets

Did you know that... Over 100 glass and matte paintings were used to recreate the London skyline of 1910.

Figures - Props

Did you know that... The cherry tree blossoms in Cherry Tree Lane were made of plastic, imported from France and Portugal. Each leaf and bloom was hand-mounted.

Original Photos

Did you know that... For her interaction with the animatronic robin, Julie Andrews had yards of control wires hidden under her costume and running up her sleeve.

Sheet Music

Did you know that... One of Julie Andrews' favorite songs was "Stay Awake". When she heard that there were plans to delete it, she wrote a letter of concern to P.L. Travers who instantly insisted that the song remain in the film.

Posters

Amazon.com Widgets

Did you know that... The houses on Cherry Tree Lane were built on a diminishing scale, getting smaller as the lane progressed.

The Sound of Music

The sound of music, the sound of von Trapp Family singing, the sound of Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer performing, the sound of Rodgers' music and Hammerstein's lyrics, the sound of one of the best musicals ever made, I believe is beyond introduction.

Based on the true story of captain von Trapp and a young nun Maria, Robert Wise manages to manipulate and harmonically combine music, picture and plot. The result is a wonderful, romantic musical which still captures all ages and leaves everyone mumbling the first three notes of its unforgettable songs. Julie Andrews at her very best, makes a commendable performance, leading the film to win 5 Oscars, including best music and sound.

Explore the "sound"...
Theatrical trailer
Sound of Music - 40th Reunion

Meet the children...

Charmian Carr is... Liesl

She runs an interior design business.

Nicholas Hammond is... Friedrich

He continues to work as an actor, director and screenwriter in Sidney, Australia.

Heather Menzies is... Louisa

She works as a producer and a part time actress. She is also the founder of the Robert Urich cancer foundation.

Duane Chase is... Kurt

He designs computer software for geologists in Seattle, Wasinghton.

Angela Cartwright is... Brigitta

She is an art photographer and lives in California.

Debbie Turner is... Marta

She runs a floral design business and she also designs collectible Santas. She lives in Chanhassen, Minnesota.

Kym Karath is... Gretl

She is an actress and lives in Los Angeles, CA.

Did you know that... Debbie Turner (Marta) had many loose teeth during filming. When they fell out, they were replaced with false teeth.

The sound of Karaoke music...

The sound of music
Maria
Sixteen going on seventeen
My favorite things
Do - Re - Mi
The lonely Goatherd
So long Farewell
Climb Ev'ry Mountain
Something good
Edelweiss

Do you remember the Lonely Goat Herd and his "family"?

Want to see where they are now?

The puppets appeared in the film were made and performed by Bill Baird, an american puppeteer. These very same marionettes are on exhibit at the Charles H. Macnider Museum in Mason City, Iowa.

Did you know that... Maria never uses the Captain's first name, "Georg", in the film. Instead, she calls him Captain, Sir and Darling.

The costumes of the actors are now spread all over the world either on museum exhibitions, famous cafe-restaurants or private collections.

- Maria' s peasant dress was sold at a memorabilia auction in 2002 to Hollywood Motion Picture Museum

- Maria's "I Have Confidence" vest: Hard Rock Cafe (London)
- Maria's blue dress : Private Collector (U.S.)
- Maria's Ländler dress: Planet Hollywood Restaurants
- Gretl sailor dress: Fox Studios
- Kurt Curtain Shirt: Private Collector (U.S.)
- Friedrich Curtain Lederhosen: Private Collector (U.S.)
- Louisa Curtain Dresses: Private Collector (U.S.)
- Brigitta Curtain Dress: Private Collector (Australia)
- Liesl's "16 Going on 17" Dress: Private Collector (U.S.)
- Liesl's "Do-Re-Mi" dress: Private Collector (U.S.)
- Liesl's Curtain dress: Planet Hollywood Restaurants
- Gretl's party dress; Planet Hollywood Restaurants
- Marta's party dress; Planet Hollywood Restaurants

Did you know that... Charmian Carr (Liesl) sang "16 Going On Seventeen" for the movie when she was nearly 22.

If you want to see behind the scene photos of the Sound of Music, visit Julie Andrews Forum where you'll discover very interesting stuff about the film and about Julie of course.

Did you know that... Kym Karath (Gretl) couldn't swim, so the original idea was to get Julie Andrews to catch her when the boat tips up and they all fall in the water. However, during the second take the boat toppled over so that Andrews fell to one side and Karath fell to the other. Heather Menzies (Louisa) had to save her instead. Andrews stated later she felt guilty about this for years.

The von Trapp family villa near Salzburg was announced to open as Villa Trapp hotel in July 2008. However, the hotel never operated due to the locals' fear of increased bus traffic in the area.

Did you know that... Christopher Plummer admitted that he ate and drank heavily during filming to drown out his unhappiness with making the picture, and found plenty of opportunities to do both in Austria. His costume eventually had to be refitted for his extra weight.

Real Maria von Trapp appears twice in the film! You can see her crossing the street during the shooting of "I have confidence" and sitting behind Julie in the bus.

Did you know that... The first scene filmed was the scene in Maria's bedroom where Frau Schmidt brings the dress material, and later Liesl sneaks in through the window. One of the last scenes filmed was the "You are Sixteen" number, which appears in the film right before the scene in Maria's room. The two scenes were shot about 4 months apart.

Daniel Truhitte, Rolfe, was originally turned down for the role, because his hair was brown. He asked for a second shot, when he performed ''sixteen going on seventeen'' with great success. He now lives in North Carolina, father of three children, one of which is a famous operatic tenor.

Did you know that... Though the film is virtually unknown in Austria, due to the international popularity you can visit the places were the filming took place with a special tour. Furthermore in many hotels in Salzburg the movie is played non-stop on TV for the tourists.

...These are a few of MY favorite things...

The Sound of Music in Amazon

DVD
The Sound of Music: (Two-Disc 40th Anniversary Special Edition)
The Sound of Music: (Five Star Collection)

CD
The Sound of Music (1959 Original Broadway Cast)
The Sound Of Music: An Original Soundtrack Recording (1965 Film - 30th Anniversary Edition)
The Sound Of Music: Original London Cast
The Sound Of Music: (1987 Studio Cast)
The Sound of Music: (1998 Broadway Revival Cast)