Law-Abiding Citizen

F. Gary Gray's "Law Abiding Citizen," which starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler, will be released by Overture October 16.

The producers selected F. Gary Gray to direct the film based on the strength of his previous work, which includes The Italian Job, The Negotiator, Be Cool and Set It Off. “We knew we wanted to work with him,” says Producer Lucas Foster. “He continues to make really interesting movies. They’re all different in tone. What they have in common is complex characters. This movie required a very deliberate hand and he was the ideal film.

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Law Abiding Citizen: A Look at Neo-Noir Philadelphia

"Law Abiding Citizen," directed by F. Gary Gray, is a new thriller starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler. The film is being released by Overture Films on October 16, 2009.

A quintessentially urban story, Law Abiding Citizen needed the backdrop of a great American city for its intricately woven tale. Originally set in Los Angeles, the events of the story took on special significance when the setting was changed to Philadelphia. “It was a very specific choice on our part,” says producer Lucas Foster. “It’s the seat of English common law in America. The Founding Fathers spent a lot of time there. This movie is all about justice, so it made a lot of sense for us to come to the place where a lot of these issues were first considered.” 

 

 

 

Red Cliff: John Woo's Director's Statement

John Woo is the director of "Red Cliff," based on the events during the Three Kingdoms period in Ancient China. The film is being released in November by Magnolia Pictures.

My goal is for this film to rise above cultural and historical barriers, so that the Western audience feels as if they are watching an Asian Troy, while the Eastern audience can discover new perspectives on a familiar story. I also wanted to prove that here in China we are capable of creating an epic film of the same caliber as a Hollywood production.

 

 

Where the Wild Things Are: Interview with Director Spike Jonze

Spike Jonze is the director of "Where the Wild Things Are," the feature film adaptation of the popular Maurice Sendak children's book of the same name. The film is being released October 16, 2009 by Warner Bros.

"I didn't set out to make a children's movie; I set out to make a movie about childhood," says director Spike Jonze, whose big-screen adaptation of the captivating Maurice Sendak classic Where the Wild Things Are was truly a labor of love.

 

Minnelli: St. Martin’s Press Brings You New, Exciting Biography

St. Martin’s Press Brings You a New, Exciting Book: Vincente Minnelli: Hollywood's Dark Dreamer by Emanuel Levy.  In the first full-length comprehensive biography of film director Minnelli (1903–1986), Levy unveils a compelling portrait. A “lonely, awkward, painfully shy boy,” Minnelli was born into show business because his father and uncle operated a touring theater company. In New York, during the 1930s, Minnelli graduated from costume and set designs to becoming the first director of the Radio City Musical Hall.