"Es ist der verstörendste und beunruhigendste Serienkiller-Thriller seit Das Schweigen der Lämmer. Dabei basiert Sieben auf einer Idee, die ebenso schaurig wie genial ist: Ein von den sieben Todsünden der Bibel besessener Serienkiller sucht sich ausschließlich solche Menschen als Opfer aus, die seiner Ansicht nach eine dieser Todsünden begangen haben. Er arrangiert jeden Tatort mit großer Akribie und erzeugt am Ort seiner Verbrechen grot ..."
"In a time when it seems that every other movie makes some claim to being a film noir, L.A. Confidential is the real thing--a gritty, sordid tale of sex, scandal, betrayal, and corruption of all sorts (police, political, press--and, of course, very personal) in 1940s Hollywood. The Oscar-winning screenplay is actually based on several titles in James Ellroy's series of chronological thriller novels (including the title volume, The Big No ..."
"Amazon.com essential video: Although it eventually runs out of smart ideas and resorts to a typically explosive finale, this above-average thriller rises above its formulaic limitations on the strength of powerful performances by Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey. Both play Chicago police negotiators with hotshot reputations, but when Jackson's character finds himself falsely accused of embezzling funds from a police pension fund, he' ..."
"SAMUEL L. JACKSON AND KEVIN SPACEY MATCH FIREPOWER WITH WILLPOWER IN THIS SEARING ACTION/SUSPENSE JUGGERNAUT ABOUT COPS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF A HOSTAGE CRISIS. ON LOCATION NEW BEHIND THE SCENES DOCUMENTARY WITH THE PRODUCTION DESIGNER, THE ELVENTHHOUR NEW DOCUMENTARY ON THE LIVES OF REAL POLICE NEGOTIATORS."
"Diejenigen, die John Behrendts gleichnamigen Bestsellerroman gelesen haben (auf Deutsch auch unter dem Titel Mitternacht im Garten der Lüste erschienen) mussten über diese Verfilmung wenigstens ein wenig enttäuscht sein. Doch auch wenn die Meinungen seitens der Kritiker und des Publikums sehr unterschiedlich waren, gibt es doch vieles, was man Clint Eastwood und seiner Herangehensweise an das Material zugute halten muss. Natürlich werde ..."
"D'abord, il y a la ville elle-même, son charme et son indolence, les sourires paisibles et discrets de ses habitants. Pas tout à fait si paisibles. En arrivant à Savannah, le journaliste John Kelso (John Cusack) pense n'être là que pour couvrir un événement mondain. Alors quand son hôte Jim Williams (Kevin Spacey, éblouissant) tue l'un de ses propres employés, la donne n'est plus tout à fait la même. Les visages deviennent plus tro ..."
"In a time when it seems that every other movie makes some claim to being a film noir, L.A. Confidential is the real thing--a gritty, sordid tale of sex, scandal, betrayal, and corruption of all sorts (police, political, press--and, of course, very personal) in 1940s Hollywood. The Oscar-winning screenplay is actually based on several titles in James Ellroy's series of chronological thriller novels (including the title volume, The Big No ..."
"Après avoir laissé filer les droits de "The Hot Zone", terrifiant document de Richard Preston sur le virus Ebola, les studios Warner ont eu une idée simple : prendre un acteur très connu (Dustin Hoffman), un réalisateur efficace (Wolfgang Petersen) et produire un thriller sur les ravages d'un mystérieux virus. Le résultat ? Un triomphe. Il faut dire que la trame d'Alerte est terrifiante d'actualité. Le film nous montre qu'à une ép ..."
"Die intelligente Adaption des gleichnamigen Romans von John Grisham durch Akiva Goldsman (Drehbuch) und Joel Schumacher (Regie) zeigt, dass die beiden, wenn sie das richtige Projekt vorliegen haben, hochwertige Filmkost abliefern können -- was mit Blick auf Schumachers Batman-Filme teilweise nur schwer zu glauben ist (und wobei man oft vergisst, dass Schumacher vor Die Jury auch schon Grishams Der Klient erfolgreich für das Kino umgeset ..."
"You wouldn't know it by watching the Batman movies they collaborated on, but this smart adaptation of John Grisham's novel proves that director Joel Schumacher and screenwriter Akiva Goldsman have some talent when the right project comes along. Schumacher had previously directed Grisham's The Client, and brought equal craft and intelligence to this story about a young Southern attorney (Matthew McConaughey, in his breakthrough role) who ..."
"A harsh, cutting, and wickedly funny look into the darker side of show business, Swimming with Sharks tells the story of a naive and eager assistant (Frank Whaley) and his slide into the cutthroat world of Hollywood power struggles. Whaley goes to work for a top movie executive (Kevin Spacey) who almost immediately begins to wear down his new assistant's exuberance with his whining, egomaniacal tantrums and relentless verbal abuse, ..."
"From the back cover: "Hang on for the ride of your life as Walt Disney Pictures presents the action-packed adventure that delivers thrilling heroics and rugged scenery! Based on an incredible true-life story - a brave young man is thrust into adulthood as he and his courageous team of sled dogs embark on a grueling and treacherous cross-country marathon. Together they race through the frozen wilderness, carrying hopes of capturing the $ ..."
"This strange and charming documentary by Al Pacino, in which he also stars, is an exploration of several topics: Shakespeare and his hump-backed villain, the impulse to act, the way actors work--and Pacino's single-minded effort to make the Bard accessible to all audiences and not just the effete few. Over the course of the film, Pacino alternately discusses the role and the text; roams Manhattan, talking about Shakespeare with everyone ..."
"Sorti en 1995 sur les écrans, Usual Suspects a mis dans sa poche bon nombre de cinéphiles, et agacé pas mal de ceux qui se sont laissé piéger par ce scénario alambiqué à souhait, au montage particulièrement maîtrisé et au rebondissement final digne des plus grands films du genre. Quelques années après, que reste-t-il du deuxième film de Bryan Singer ? D'abord, une excellente surprise pour tous ceux qui l'on déjà vu : Usual Suspect ..."
"VHS FORMAT. 1996, Warner Brothers, 150 minutes, color. Item 14317. Stereo. A lot of star power present for this filming of one of John Grisham's earlier novels. Sandra Bullock / Samuel L. Jackson / and Matthew McConaughey."
"When Warner Brothers was unable to secure the rights to Richard Preston's terrifying nonfiction book The Hot Zone (purchased by a rival studio), they took the basic idea of a fatal virus on the loose in the U.S., added Dustin Hoffman and director Wolfgang Petersen (Das Boot), and produced an unusual thriller--a surprise hit--called Outbreak. The other picture, slated to star Robert Redford and Jodie Foster, fell through. The premise of ..."