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Sunday, December 6, 2015

The Riot Club (2014)


"Filthy Rich, Spoilt Rotten"


Directed by Lone Scherfig
Produced by Graham Broadbent, Peter Czernin
Written by Laura Wade
Based on "Posh" by Laura Wade
Starring: Sam Claflin, Max Irons, Douglas Booth, Jessica Brown Findlay, Holliday Grainger, Freddie Fox, Ben Schnetzer, Olly Alexander
Cinematography: Sebastian Blenkov
Edited by Jake Roberts
Production company: Blueprint Pictures
Distributed by Universal Pictures International
Release date: 19 September 2014 (United Kingdom)
Running time: 107 minutes
Country: United Kingdom


"The Riot Club" is a drama thriller film directed by Lone Scherfig and written by Laura Wade, based on Wade's play "Posh". The story is about two first-year students at Oxford University who join the infamous Riot Club, where reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of a single evening.

Saturday, October 18, 2014

The Host (2013)


"Choose your destiny"


Directed by Andrew Niccol
Produced by Stephenie Meyer, Nick Wechsler, Steve Schwartz, Paula Mae Schwartz
Screenplay by Andrew Niccol
Based on "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer
Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emily Browning, Max Irons, Jake Abel, Frances Fisher, Chandler Canterbury, Diane Kruger, William Hurt
Music by Antonio Pinto
Cinematography: Roberto Schaefer
Edited by Thomas J. Nordberg
Production company: Nick Wechsler Productions, Silver Reel
Distributed by Open Road Films, Universal Pictures, ChockStone Pictures, ShowMaker Works
Release date: 22 March 2013 (Spain)
Running time: 125 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $40,000,000
Box office: $63,327,201

"The Host" is an adventure romantic sci-fi film directed by Andrew Niccol and based on Stephenie Meyer's novel of the same name. The story is about the humans that have been taken over by small parasitic aliens called "Souls". The Souls travel to distant planets en masse, in individual capsules, inserting themselves individually into a host body of that planet's dominant species. The Soul completely replaces the consciousness of its host, though they are able to access the host's memories. Occupied hosts are identifiable by silver rings that form in the hosts' eyes. Melanie Stryder is captured and infused with a soul called "Wanderer." Wanderer is asked by Seeker to access Melanie's memories in order to discover the location of a pocket of unassimilated humans. Surprisingly, Melanie's consciousness has not been eliminated, and it struggles for control of her body. Melanie and Wanderer are able to carry out an internal conversation with each other, forming something of a friendship.

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Dorian Gray (2009)


"Forever Young. Forever Cursed."


Directed by Oliver Parker
Produced by Barnaby Thompson
Screenplay by Toby Finlay
Based on "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde
Starring: Ben Barnes, Colin Firth, Rebecca Hall, Ben Chaplin, Emilia Fox, Rachel Hurd-Wood
Music by Charlie Mole
Cinematography: Roger Pratt
Edited by Guy Bensley
Production company: Alliance Films, UK Film Council, Ealing Studios
Distributed by Momentum Pictures
Release date: 9 September 2009
Running time: 112 minutes
Country: United Kingdom


"Dorian Gray" is a fantasy thriller drama film based on Oscar Wilde's novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray". This screen version is directed by Oliver Parker. The film begins with the story of a gullible young Dorian Gray. He's an owner of singular beauty, and the top-drawer sees that. Then Dorian meets Basil Hallward, an artist, who paints Gray's portrait to capture the full power of his youthful appearance. After that he becomes acquainted with charismatic Lord Henry Wotton, who introduces Gray to the hedonistic pleasures of the city. And since this moment everything starts to change.