In the early ’70s, police corruption was rampant in New York City. The Vietnam War was taking a devastating toll overseas and at home. Soldiers were brought back to the U.S. either in body bags or addicted to an imported opiate called heroin-which they shared with curious experimenters who became instantly hooked. With the assistance…
Author: madeinatlantis
Angel-A (2007)
Tagline: A man meets a woman in Paris… Down-on-his-luck petty criminal Andre (Jamel Debbouze) has reached the end of his rope. Irreversibly in debt to a local gangster, with no one to turn to, his only solution is to plunge himself into the Seine. Just as he is perched to do so, a fellow bridge-jumper…
Angel-A: Luc Besson From A – Z (2007)
A is for Actors I didn’t miss the actual process of directing all that much. It’s a full-on mission and a responsibility that demands so much time, energy and perspiration that you don’t necessarily want to go back to it right away. To me, directing is a bit like a sailor in a single-handed round-the-world…
Angel-A Interview: Jamel Debbouze’s First Times (2007)
Having made his name in TV, stand-up comic star Jamel Debbouze, made his screen début in 1998 with Zonzon and Le ciel, les oiseaux et… ta mere! He catapulted to international success with his comedic role of Lucien in Amélie (2001) and, again with, Asterix and Obelix Meet Cleopatra with Alain Chabat (2002). Jamel’s career…
Angel-A: Who Are You, Rie Rasmussen? (2007)
Unknown to mainstream audiences, Rie Rasmussen is anything but a movie debutant: her first short film as writer-director, Thinning The Herd (2004), was selected for the Cannes Festival 2004. After a small part in Brian de Palma’s Femme Fatale (2002), Angel-A is her first lead role. Where are you from? I was born in Denmark…
Are We Done Yet? (2007)
Tagline: New House. New Family. What could possibly go wrong? In this sequel to the 2005 hit comedy “Are We There Yet?”, Nick Persons (Ice Cube), his girlfriend (Nia Long) and her two kids leave the city for the suburbs, but the dream home they plan to fix-up soon turns into a nightmare. “Are We…