Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) has trained and managed some incredible fighters during a lifetime spent in the ring. The most important lesson he teaches his boxers is the one that rules his life: above all, always protect yourself. In the wake of a painful estrangement from his daughter, Frankie has been unwilling to let himself…
Miracle Movie Production Notes (2004)
About the Film “It’s important to understand the social and political climate of the country back in 1980,” says Gavin O’Connor, director of Walt Disney Pictures’ exciting and uplifting motion picture, “Miracle.” “Our psyche was fractured. We were a nation feeling really sorry for ourselves. Long gas lines. High interest rates. The hostage crisis. No…
Miracle (2004)
Tagline: The Story Of The Greatest Moment In Sports History. Kurt Russell stars as coach Herb Brooks in the story of how the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team toppled the seemingly invincible Soviet Union squad to capture the gold medal. A former U.S. player himself, Brooks was the last skater to be cut from the…
Monsieur Ibrahim Production Notes (2004)
Interview with the Director As Momo and Ibrahim find each other and become friends, their religious backgrounds/differences are of little real importance. Can you comment on this given that religion has become such a polarizing force? FD: The answer, I believe, is in the question itself. Is a religion that separates men still a “religion”?…
Monsieur Ibrahim (2004)
During the early 1960’s, Paris was an explosion of life. As the old gave way to the new, everything was in flux and the city was filled with a energy that promised cultural shifts and social change. Against this background, in a working class neighborhood, two unlikely characters–a young Jew and an elderly Muslim–begin a…
The Motorcycle Diaries Production Notes (2004)
Their experiences at the colony awaken within them the men they will later become by defining the ethical and political journey that they will take in their lives. Let the world change you, and you can change the world. The Motorcycle Diaries, which world-premiered to a standing ovation at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, follows…