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Articles tagged "alex proyas" News‘Knowing’ tops weekend box officeby William Spain [MarketWatch (MCT)][23.Mar.09] :. The debut of the Nicholas Cage science-fiction thriller “Knowing” took top honors at the weekend box office, raking in some $24.8 million through Sunday morning, according to studio...  Film ReviewKnowingby Renee Scolaro Mora[20.Mar.09] :. Knowing’s premise is intriguing, even if it ends up being a familiar race-against-time-disaster-movie.  Film FeatureFuture Shock: The Death of Serious Science Fictionby Bill Gibron[29.May.07] :. The serious Science Fiction film genre is dead or at least on cinematic life support. As the new millennial marches forward, and an omnipresent production paradigm that substitutes spectacle for smarts, futurist filmmaking is definitely gasping for breath.  Film DVD ReviewI, Robot (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Dec.04] :. 'It's harder and harder to make straight-ahead sci-fi and straight-ahead comic book movies,' says Akiva Goldsman.  Film DVD ReviewGarage Days (2004)by Adrien Begrand[23.Aug.04] :. Garage Days chronicles the adventures of a struggling young Sydney band as they try desperately to land that ever-elusive first paying gig. Film ReviewI, Robot (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[15.Jul.04] :. These green-screen jamborees are utterly summer-blockbustery (or maybe just Will-Smithy), but they also tend to substitute for ideas. Garage Days (2002)by Nikki Tranter[17.Jul.03] :. Director Alex Proyas comes out of his moody cave with this flick about a band's efforts to find fame. |
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