Producer Clifford Werber, who originated and developed the idea of a “smart, contemporary Cinderella story with comedic parallels to the classic,” notes that the enduring appeal of the original is its “heart and soul, the ultimate wish-fulfillment fantasy and an underlying message of empowerment. In that sense it’s as relevant today as when it was…
A Cinderella Story (2004)
Cinderella never had it this bad. In A Cinderella Story – a twisted and hilarious update of the classic fairy tale – high school senior Sam Montgomery (Hilary Duff) lives at the beck and call of her self-obsessed step-mother Fiona (Jennnifer Coolidge) and her sinfully wicked step-sisters, who treat her more like a servant than…
A Love Song for Bobby Long Production Notes (2004)
About the Film “Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length.” Robert Frost A rich, emotionally stirring three-character drama, A Love Song for Bobby Long proved to be a considerable labor of love for writer / director Shainee Gabel. A documentary filmmaker who co-directed the acclaimed cross-country odyssey ANTHEM, Gabel spent five years…
A Love Song for Bobby Long (2004)
Tagline: The heart is a lonely hunter. A Love Song for Bobby Long is the poignant story of a wayward girl and two men, each scarred by their pasts, who struggle to mend their broken lives and create a home together in a forgotten section of New Orleans. Starring John Travolta, Scarlett Johansson, Gabriel Macht…
A Very Long Engagement (2004)
Tagline: Never Let Go. From the director and star of Amelie(Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Audrey Tautou) comes a very different love story, A Very Long Engagement, based on the acclaimed novel by Sebastien Japrisot. Screenplay adaptation by Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Guillaume Laurant. The film is set in France near the end of World War I in…
After the Sunset Production Notes (2004)
About the Film Paul Zybszewski’s original screenplay for After the Sunset was discovered by producers Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson, highly-respected for producing such critically-acclaimed movies as Tigerland and Requiem For A Dream. The script was purchased by New Line Cinema and the producers hired Australian screenwriter Craig Rosenberg for a re-write. Both the studio…