Stirring up the ghosts Nov 13, 2009
With films like Romancing The Stone, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Forrest Gump, Contact and Cast Away under his belt, Zemeckis has earned a reputation for being a master storyteller. But what inspires the next story. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Ranking Zemeckis Nov 7, 2009
Both Contact and Cast Away are competently made Hollywood films; they deliver more than just getting audiences from A to B, but in doing so their respective narrative thrusts get lost along the way ... "I can feel your look, Wilson. All I'm saying is - I'm in the red. And it ain't a good thing to have a race car, in the red."Cast Away is two-thirds of a great movie, about learning what living really is when he's forced to survive on a desert island with nothing but FedEx flotsam and Wilson, his... (IGN FilmForce)
Ghost of Christmas Past Quiz Nov 6, 2009
Jim Carrey joins the legions of actors who have played Ebenezer Scrooge. In honor of the latest version of "A Christmas Carol," we offer a quiz to test your smarts about this classic. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
* FILM REVIEW: Scrooge goes 3D Nov 6, 2009
Because I can do shots like that X this is why I love the digital cinema so much, said Zemeckis, whose credits include the Oscar-winning Forrest Gump (1994) as well as a wide range of films in styles both fantastic (Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit) and realistic (What Lies Beneath, Cast Away). The ability to move the camera anywhere, to take any angle on a scene without worrying about the physical thing getting in the way X how wonderful is that. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Filmmaker Zemeckis shares draw of 3-D films Nov 6, 2009
Before adapting the beloved children's book in 2004, Zemeckis had such diverse films to his credit as "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and the Tom Hanks tours de force, "Forrest Gump" and "Cast Away.". Then came "The Polar Express," which incorporated Hanks into multiple roles, the animated epic "Beowulf" and now "A Christmas Carol," in theaters today. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Is 'Fourth Kind' real? Nobody cares Nov 6, 2009
Is 'Fourth Kind' real. Nobody cares - Entertainment - Fresnobee. (Fresno Bee)
Boyle, Searchlight team for '127' Nov 5, 2009
By: Published: Wed, November 04, 2009, 7:11 PM. Fox Searchlight and Danny Boyle have firmed plans to make their next collaboration 127 Hours, a film that tells the story of mountaineer Aron Ralston. (Variety)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Oct 30, 2009
The memoirs of Fritz Darges - who called Hitler 'a genuis' - could cast away the last shred of doubt over the Fuhrer's role in the Holocaust. A groupie who was granted access to the inner sanctums of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones has lifted the lid on their hedonistic lifestyles in a new memoir. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Shankman, Mechanic to produce the Oscars Oct 21, 2009
During Mechanics years at 20th Century Fox, the studios releases and co-productions included such Oscar winners and nominees as Braveheart, The Full Monty and Cast Away. . (MSNBC -- News)
Bringing the books to life Aug 26, 2009
They were inspired by an old Pablo Cruise song that inspired them through the lyric, The time has come to cast away and sail into the sun. We wanna' be worlds away. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Gilligans Island actress has auction in Idaho Jul 31, 2009
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Dawn Wells, the actress who played Mary Ann on TV's "Gilligan's Island," plans to cast away the contents of her eastern Idaho home at an auction on Saturday. The 71-year-old native Idahoan has kept a home in the Driggs area for about 15 years and now lives near Palm Springs, Calif. (MSNBC -- News)
'Gilligan' Actress To Auction Off Belongings Jul 31, 2009
Mary Ann' To Cast Away Contents Of Idaho Home ... IDAHO FALLS, Idaho -- Dawn Wells, the actress who played Mary Ann on TV's "Gilligan's Island," plans to cast away the contents of her eastern Idaho home at an auction on Saturday. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Auction should be more than a 3-hour tour Jul 31, 2009
Dawn Wells, the actress who played Mary Ann on TV's "Gilligan's Island," plans to cast away the contents of her eastern Idaho home at an auction on Saturday ... Gilligan's Island' actress has auction in Idaho Articles (07-30) 11:39 PDT Idaho Falls, Idaho (AP) -- Dawn Wells, the actress who played Mary Ann on TV's "Gilligan's Island," plans to cast away the contents of her eastern Idaho home at an auction on Saturday. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Life on Philippines island is far from paradise Jul 28, 2009
The result is sort of "Cast Away" meets Plymouth Rock. In a nation where half the 90 million residents endure grinding poverty, Pagasa volunteers get free food and housing and guaranteed work. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hope Of Finding Flight 447, Survivors Dims Jun 2, 2009
The air crash scene into the ocean of the Tom Hanks film "Cast Away", offers most curious minds a glimpse of what may have occurred. Posted by pensacola8-2009 at 12:36 AM : Jun 2, 2009. (CBS News)
Which Ben Stiller movie was the funniest? May 23, 2009
"Cast Away" (2000) 8 percent. Chronicle critics. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Found him! Why Tom Hanks wasn't at Dan Brown premiere May 17, 2009
They DID bring up "Cast Away" a few times. I only started watching after midnight, so I have no idea at this point how they opened the show. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
VOTE: Which Tom Hanks character had worst hair? May 16, 2009
Tom Hanks has had to sport some pretty horrific hairstyles for movies over the years a poufy permed wig for Bosom Buddies, a severe buzzcut for Forrest Gump and the "Dog Chapman" for Cast Away. And then there was his Kentucky Fried Col. Sanders 'do for The Ladykillers. (USA Today)
Publicity stunt worth a gander May 16, 2009
I m not just talking about the train; the film is going to be an upgrade in the filming technology that director Robert Zemeckis ( Back To The Future , Cast Away ) dazzled us with in 2004 s The Polar Express. Perhaps launching a train tour in 2004 to promote a movie about a train would have made a little more sense, nonetheless it ll still be worth it. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Movie review: 'Angels & Demons' May 16, 2009
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Hanks shows he canstill make a splash May 15, 2009
Not so bad -- as shown by the hirsute Robinson Crusoe character of "Cast Away" (2000), in which Hanks gave another Oscar-nominated performance. But it was a clean-shaven Hanks who played what for many critics was his most piquant starring role: Charlie Wilson, the hard-drinking, womanizing, reprobate, delinquent congressman of "Charlie Wilson's War" (2007). (Erie Times-News, PA)
What's Playing May 7, 2009
Instead, there is waste, grotesque human waste, some of which ends up illegally buried in the same ground where trees now bear bad fruit, some of which, like the teenager scooped up by a bulldozer on a desolate beach, is cast away like trash. Death has seeped into the earth here, a truism that informs every life in the film, which was adapted from the 2006 best-selling expos; of the same title by the Italian journalist Roberto Saviano. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Stars give thanks for Hanks Apr 28, 2009
"He does everything from the campy comedies like Bosom Buddies to Cast Away. Everyone asks what Tom is like. He's what you want him to be.". Hanks who won Academy Awards for 1993's Philadelphia and 1994's Forrest Gump has perhaps the most unsullied reputation in his industry. (USA Today -- Life)
Patio director promises surprising twists in 'Veronica's Room' Apr 28, 2009
The greatest challenge for Mower as a director involved steering his cast away from melodramatic performance. "It's possible to play it too widely because what's happening is extreme," he said. (North County Times)
'City of Borders' looks at Mideast gay life Apr 19, 2009
"Here's a group that's been cast away by both sides but is modeling for the larger society what tolerance and co-existence can look like," says Suh, who became aware of Jerusalem's gay and lesbian scene during a 2002 reporting trip for KPFA radio. "It's not perfect, but it's a step in the right direction.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Local resident lets faith drive newest film project Apr 8, 2009
It s intriguing how it says in the Old Testament that an adopted child can never be cast away, Norris said. So I based the script around that. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
* [ LETTERS ] Mar 24, 2009
The stigma centered on the fact that the Qing Dynasty considered Taiwan a forsaken island and its dwellers uncultured low-lifes fit only to be cast away as part of a compensation package after it lost a war to Japan more than a century ago. This utter contempt for Taiwanese was in full display during the 228 Incident and stayed there for the nearly four decades of the ensuing White Terror. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
FICKLE GOLD FINGER OF FATE Feb 22, 2009
"Cast Away" and "What Women Want." What they didn't want was that. Louise Fletcher's Best Actress was for playing ratty Nurse Ratched in 1975's "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest." Nothing flew over since and she has the distinction of one of the least impressive post-Academy Award r. (New York Post -- Gossip)
