Oscar-winning producer Mark Johnson and producer Lynn Harris, who at the time was a production executive at New Line Cinema, first read Nicholas Sparks’ novel The Notebook in galley form and went on to spend seven years developing it together as a feature film. During this time, the book shot onto the New York Times…
The Notebook (2004)
Tagline: Behind every great love story is a story. A young woman comes to the coastal town of Seabrook, North Carolina in the 1940’s to spend the summer with her family. Still in her teens, Allie Hamilton (Rachel McAdams) meets local boy Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling) at a Carnival. On the spot, Noah senses that…
Ocean’s Twelve Production Notes (2004)
A New Plan “I always had high hopes for Ocean’s Eleven, because we had a fantastic cast, a brilliant director, a great script and a wonderful story,” recalls Weintraub, who has more than a little experience crafting hit films, having produced the wildly popular Karate Kid series, as well as the seminal motion pictures Nashville,…
Ocean’s Twelve (2004)
Tagline: Twelve is the New Eleven. In this sequel to the blockbuster hit Ocean’s Eleven, rival cat burglars who are masters of their craft team up to outfox the beautiful FBI agent one of them is in love with. It’s been three years since Danny Ocean (George Clooney) and his crew – fronted by detail…
Open Water Production Notes (2004)
About the Film Writer – director Chris Kentis and producer Laura Lau took a killer “based on true events” premise — a couple scuba diving in tropical waters is mistakenly abandoned in the middle of the ocean — and went on to create an ingeniously harrowing, knees-to-your-chest thriller. Shot on weekends and holidays, Open Water…
Open Water (2004)
Tagline: Drifting into theaters this summer. Based on true events, Open Water follows a young couple, Daniel and Susan, (Daniel Travis and Blanchard Ryan) on an island holiday. Even before they leave for the airport, we learn that Daniel and Susan’s relationship is under strain from their workaholic lifestyles, and they need a vacation even…