After the success of The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, Apatow decided he wanted his third story to revolve around the people he had grown up alongside in the comedy world. He was curious to explore the reasons performers were drawn into stand-up and wondered why they tried so hard to get attention as they…
Tag: Eric Bana
Funny People (2009)
George is a very successful stand up comedian who learns that he has an untreatable blood disorder and is given less than a year to live. Ira is a struggling up-and-coming stand up comedian who works at a deli and has yet to figure out his onstage persona. One night, these two perform at the…
Star Trek – Lights, Camera, Cosmos (2009)
One of the eternally compelling themes of “Star Trek” is how human beings put ingenuity, passion and optimism to work in tackling seemingly impossible problems. The production took those precepts very much to heart. Astonishingly, the epic shoot that recreated a cosmos light years away from earth was shot almost entirely in Southern California and…
Star Trek Production Notes (2009)
Back to the Final Frontier In its more than 40-year history, one that has impacted multiple generations, “Star Trek” has carved out an iconic place in modern pop culture as the only ongoing story that encapsulates the awe, wonder and bold audacity of the human desire to reach for the stars. With the indelible opening…
Star Trek (2009)
Tagline: The future begins. The greatest adventure of all time begins with “Star Trek,” the incredible story of a young crew’s maiden voyage onboard the most advanced starship ever created: the U.S.S. Enterprise. In the midst of an incredible journey full of optimism, intrigue, comedy and cosmic peril, the new recruits must find a way…
The Time Traveler’s Wife Production Notes (2009)
Playing the role of Henry, Eric Bana adds that the concept of time travel and the fact that Henry and Clare can be separated in an instant “is very difficult for them in terms of how much control they have over their own destinies. In any love story, you need things that dramatically drive and…