Film Score Monthly CD: Home From the Hill SEARCH FSM Composer: Keyword: Line: Month: Year: All Titles| Recent Releases| Golden Age Classics| Silver Age Classics| Retrograde Records| Box Sets| Visits since February 5, 2001: 14916936 © 2018. All Rights Reserved.| Home From the Hill (1960) Music by Click to enlarge images. Price: $19.95 Limited #: 3000 Line: Golden Age CD Release: February 2003 Catalog #: Vol. 3 # of Discs: 1 Released by Special Arrangement with Turner Classic Movies Music Home From the Hill (1960) is a Southern family drama featuring a quartet of excellent performances: Robert Mitchum as a powerful Texas patriarch; Eleanor Parker as his brittle wife; George Hamilton as their sheltered son; and George Peppard as Mitchum's worldly (but illegitimate) other son. Masterfully directed by Vincente Minnelli, the film features glossy M-G-M production values on the one hand, and beautifully handled restraint on the other, with each character presented in a sympathetic light even as the plot drives them into inexorable conflict. The score to Home From the Hill is one of the masterpieces of Bronislau Kaper ( The Prodigal, Mutiny on the Bounty), an accomplished composer with a gift for melody. Born in Poland and raised in Europe, Kaper was one of several emigrant composers who ironically had a gift for evoking the American heartland. His themes for Home From the Hill seem as timeless as the land itself and as belonging as the Southern hospitality of the characters. He weaves through the film's interconnected maze of relationships, evoking love—both familial and romantic—as well as tension and violence: first for a dangerous wild boar hunt, and later a climactic manhunt. ![]() George Peppard said of his role in the film: 'There's a long scene in Home From the Hill where the camera stays on me.People are always saying what a fine piece of acting it was. Actually, I didn't do anything but walk and stare ahead. All the acting was done by Kaper.' It is one of the finest compliments ever paid to a film composer, and most deserving in the case of this special score. FSM's premiere release of Home From the Hill features the complete underscore including four alternate selections. It is remixed in stereo from the original 35mm masters, with the exception of five passages recorded on 17.5mm monaural film at a later scoring session. Michael Barker, Co-President & Co-Founder of Sony Pictures Classics, to introduce on July 22. Robert Mitchum is a brash, blustery Texas cattle baron (and lusty small town stud) trying to make a man of insufficiently-rugged son George Hamilton in Minnelli's family saga, released on the heels of his better-known Some. Sep 06, 2013 Southern drama involving a wealthy landowner's conflicts with his wife and two sons, one of which is illegitimate. Bronislau Kaper Scores on FSM About the Composer The Polish-born Bronislau Kaper (1902-1983) parlayed a successful stint in the French film industry (1933-1935) into a longtime Hollywood contract at M-G-M (1935-1962), where he was an indispensable member of the music department and wrote many famous songs and scores ( Green Dolphin Street,, ). He capped his M-G-M career with his mammoth symphonic score to, a fan favorite. He worked in the 1960s as a freelancer, scoring among others. Thanks to our relationship with Turner Classic Movies Music, we have brought a significant amount of Kaper's M-G-M music to CD—with more to come.: or to post your own comments Posted by on December 29, 2012 7:38 PM I got this cd for Christmas. Awfully, awfully pretty music here. I really need to see the film, too. Posted by on December 30, 2012 5:19 PM I've had the title for many years and I listen to it at least once every six months. It's one of the scores that put Mr. Kaper on the map for me. Posted by on December 30, 2012 5:27 PM It is indeed a lovely score, from a fine composer. Posted by on April 10, 2013 11:16 PM Aquired this in a trade with a fellow FSMer.lovely score to a fine movie. Posted by on April 10, 2013 11:21 PM Aquired this in a trade with a fellow FSMer.lovely score to a fine movie.[/endquote] I've also acquired a few titles through trades recently. Wonderful thing getting to share music in that way. Which reminds me, are you still looking for a copy of CAPTAIN NEMO AND THE UNDERWATER CITY Mr. Posted by on April 10, 2013 11:28 PM Anyone else think the main theme sound almost identical to City Slickers? Posted by on April 11, 2013 12:23 AM Which reminds me, are you still looking for a copy of CAPTAIN NEMO AND THE UNDERWATER CITY Mr. Jack?[/endquote] Sure am. E-mail me at and maybe we can hash something out.:) Posted by on April 11, 2013 1:42 AM Which reminds me, are you still looking for a copy of CAPTAIN NEMO AND THE UNDERWATER CITY Mr. Jack?[/endquote] Sure am. E-mail me at and maybe we can hash something out.:)[/endquote] Will do! Track List Click on track TIME for MP3 sound clip. Click on track title (selected tracks only) for Real Audio. Home From the Hill Music Composed by Bronislau Kaper, Conducted by Charles Wolcott• • Don't Press • Father and Son • Goodnight, Son • Well, Men • You Ready? • Is He Gone? • He's Been Here/Too Much • • After the Hunt • One Two Three • • At the Attic • Ann Copley • We Are Alone Now • Rafe! • Pain • • Doctor Carson?/Go On • Parting • • I'll Fix It/Juke Box • Private • About Theron • • • Death Part III/Getting Dark • Total Time: 70:39 Bonus Tracks • Juke Box (second alternate) • He's Been Here (original version) • After the Hunt (revised) • Total Time: 8:46 Total Disc Time: 79:26 Instruments/Musicians Click on each musician name for more credits. Running time 150 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $2,354,000 Box office $5,075,000 Home from the Hill is a 1960 film in directed by and starring,,,,, and. The script was adapted from the 1958. The film was entered into the. The film's title is from the last line of 's short poem 'Requiem'. This film was originally intended for actors and, but the roles then went to Robert Mitchum and Eleanor Parker. As of June 2016 the film's only surviving credited cast member was. Contents • • • • • • • • Plot [ ] In the beginning, Captain Wade Hunnicutt (), the wealthiest and most powerful person in his town, is wounded by a jealous husband. Wade is a notorious womanizer, who lives with his beautiful wife Hannah () who scorns him. She has raised their son Theron () to be dependent upon her, but as he reaches adulthood Theron seeks his father’s help in becoming a man. Wade initiates Theron in hunting and other masculine pursuits under the watchful eye of Rafe (), Hunnicutt's loyal employee. Theron admires the slightly older and more worldly Rafe, and rapidly develops into a marksman and skilled hunter; he also learns about women from Rafe. Theron's new lifestyle leads him into a love affair with Libby Halstead (), a local girl from a proper family, but her father, Albert’s () animosity forces a secret relationship. Theron learns from his mother that the reason for Libby’s father's scorn is Wade's reputation as a womanizer. In this conversation he learns things about his parents that were previously hidden from him, including that Rafe is his illegitimate half-brother. We learn that Rafe’s mother is the root of Hannah’s anger at Wade, although the affair and Rafe’s birth preceded Hannah, and that Wade became unfaithful to her after Hannah turned him out. While Wade respects Rafe, his position is staunch that a bastard is not to be included or acknowledged. Theron becomes disturbed by his parents' dysfunctional relationship and his father’s treatment of Rafe. A disillusioned Theron rejects both his parents along with the concept of family, and thus Libby, his true love. Unbeknownst to Theron, Libby is pregnant, but she does not want this to be the reason for their marriage. However, a confused and despondent Libby turns to Rafe, who out of passion and compassion agrees to marry her. This devastates Theron who then realized his error. All seems resolved until on the day of Libby's newborn son's christening, her father overhears gossip that his daughter was impregnated by Captain Hunnicutt, and goes into a rage. We then see Wade and Hannah reconcile, at home, after seventeen years. After Hannah leaves the room, Wade is then shot down by an unknown murderer who escapes. Theron tracks down his father's killer and sees he is Halstead. Theron kills Halstead in self-defense and soon after Rafe catches up. Though Rafe objects, Theron decides to leave town never to return. In the end, several months later, Rafe encounters Hannah at Wade’s grave. He offers to include her in the life of her grandson, and she shows him that she has acknowledged him as Wade’s son on the headstone. Cast [ ] • as Capt. Wade Hunnicutt • as Hannah Hunnicutt • as Raphael 'Rafe' Copley • as Theron Hunnicutt • as Albert Halstead • as Elizabeth 'Libby' Halstead • as Sarah Halstead • as Opal Bixby • as Chauncey (Hunnicutt butler) • as Dr. Reuben Carson Production [ ] George Hamilton was cast after MGM executives were impressed by his performance in. He later said 'What Vincente later told me he saw in me was not my tortured soul but that I had the quality of a privileged but sensitive mama's boy.' Hamilton and Peppard were signed to long-term contracts with the studio. The lead role was intended for. Filming location [ ] Despite being set in,, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer filmed the movie at, near the campus. [ ] Home from the Hill was filmed in and around and Clarksville. The homes used in the movie, particularly the interior shots, are in Clarksville. The downtown area is Clarksville. Some hunting scenes were filmed near Lake Crook, the Paris, TX, water supply. [ ] Other scenes, including 'Sulfur Bottom,' where filmed south of the Cuthand, Texas community in Red River County. Remnants of the steel truss bridge seen in the movie still exist and are near the Sulfur River crossing between Titus and Red River Counties on RR CR 1412 33°23'25.5'N 95°03'44.4'W [ ] Box office [ ] According to MGM records the film earned $3,275,000 in the US and Canada and $1.8 million elsewhere but because of its high production cost incurred a loss of $122,000. See also [ ] • • References [ ]. • ^ The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study. • US and Canada figures see 'Rental Potentials of 1960', Variety, 4 January 1961 p 47. Archived from on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2009-02-15. • 'Bull Halsey' Role Readied by Cagney: Robert Montgomery to Direct; Bikel Opposed Sheriff Role. Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) 13 Mar 1959: A7. • George Hamilton & William Stadiem, Don't Mind If I Do, Simon & Schuster 2008 p 130 • 'Young Men of Movies Adopting Suave Style'. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) 14 May 1959: B9. External links [ ] • on • at • at the • at the.
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Oct 17, 2013. “12 Years a Slave” isn't the first movie about slavery in the United States — but it may be the one that finally makes it impossible for American cinema to continue to sell the ugly lies it's been hawking for more than a century. Written by John Ridley and directed by Steve McQueen, it tells the true story of. • United States • United Kingdom Language English Budget $17.1 million Box office $187.7 million 12 Years a Slave is a 2013 and an adaptation of the 1853 memoir by, a New York State-born free man who was kidnapped in by two conmen in 1841 and sold into. Northup was put to work on plantations in the state of for 12 years before being released. The first scholarly edition of Northup's memoir, co-edited in 1968 by and, carefully retraced and validated the account and concluded it to be accurate. Other characters in the film were also real people, including Edwin and Mary Epps, and. The film was directed. The screenplay was written. Stars as Solomon Northup.,,,,,,, and are all featured in supporting roles. Principal photography took place in, from June 27 to August 13, 2012. The locations used were four historic:,,, and. Of the four, Magnolia is nearest to the actual plantation where Northup was held. Major Characters Solomon Northup, aka “Platt” A free black man who lived in the northern United States in the 1800s, Solomon was kidnapped in 1841. 12 Years a Slave. 843333 likes 693 talking about this. Available now on DIGITAL: http://apple.co/2uRhl2i. 12 Years a Slave received widespread critical acclaim, and was named the best film of 2013 by several media outlets. It proved to be a box office success, earning over $187 million on a production budget of $22 million. The film won three:, for Nyong'o, and for Ridley. The Best Picture win made McQueen the first African British producer to ever receive the award and the first African British director of a Best Picture winner. The film was awarded the, and the recognized it with the and the award for Ejiofor. 12 Years a Slave was later named the 44th greatest film since 2000 in a poll of 177 critics. ![]() Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Plot [ ] In 1841, is a free African-American man working as a violinist, living with his wife and two children in. Two white men, Brown and Hamilton, offer him short-term employment as a musician if he will travel with them to Washington, D.C. However, once they arrive they drug Northup and deliver him to a run by a man named Burch. Northup proclaims that he is a free man, only to be savagely beaten with, at first, a wooden paddle, then, a leather belt. Northup is later shipped to along with other captive African Americans. He is told by the others that if he wants to survive in the South, he must adapt to being a slave and not tell anyone he is a free man. A slave trader named Freeman gives Northup the identity of 'Platt', a runaway slave from Georgia, and sells him to plantation owner. Tension grows between Northup and a plantation overseer which ends with Northup savagely beating and whipping the overseer. To save Northup's life, Ford sells him to another slave owner named Edwin Epps. In the process, Northup attempts to explain that he is actually a free man, but Ford tells him he is too afraid and that he cannot help him now. At the plantation, Northup meets Patsey, a favored slave who can pick over 500 pounds of cotton a day, twice the usual quota, whom Epps regularly rapes and abuses. Some time later, destroy Epps's cotton. Unable to work his fields, Epps leases his slaves to a neighboring plantation for the season. While there, Northup gains the favor of the plantation's owner, Judge Turner, who allows him to play the fiddle at a neighbor's wedding anniversary celebration and to keep his earnings. Northup is also raped by a female slave in the middle of the night. When Northup returns to Epps, he uses the money to pay a white field hand and former overseer, Armsby, to mail a letter to his friends in New York. Armsby agrees and accepts Northup's saved money, but immediately betrays him to Epps. In the middle of the night, a drunken Epps wakes Northup and questions him menacingly about the letter. Northup is narrowly able to convince Epps that Armsby is lying and Epps relents. Solomon then emotionally burns the letter he intended to give to Armsby. Northup begins working on the construction of a with a Canadian laborer named Samuel Bass. Bass is unsettled by the brutal way that Epps treats his slaves and expresses his opposition to American slavery, earning Epps's enmity. Northup overhears the conversation and decides to reveal his kidnapping to Bass. Once again, Northup asks for help in getting a letter to Saratoga Springs. Bass agrees to send it. One day, the local sheriff arrives in a carriage with another man. The sheriff asks Northup a series of questions to confirm that his answers match the facts of his life in New York. Northup recognizes the sheriff's companion as Mr. Parker, a shopkeeper he knew in Saratoga. Parker has come to free him, and the two embrace, though an enraged Epps furiously protests the circumstances and tries to prevent Northup from leaving. Northup gives an emotional farewell to Patsey and rides off to his freedom. Patsey faints as Northup leaves. After being enslaved for 12 years, Northup is restored to freedom and returned to his family, leaving behind the other slaves. As he walks into his home, he sees his wife with their son and daughter (fully grown) and her husband, who present him with his grandson and namesake, Solomon Northup Staunton. Northup apologizes for his long absence while his family comforts him. The film's epilogue displays a series of graphics recounting Northup's unsuccessful suits against Brown, Hamilton, and Burch, along with the 1853 publication of Northup's memoir,. The memoir describes his role in the abolitionist movement and the mystery surrounding details of his death and burial. Patsey and Northup never met again. At the 2013 After meeting screenwriter at a screening of in 2008, director got in touch with Ridley about his interest in making a film about 'the slave era in America' with 'a character that was not obvious in terms of their trade in slavery.' Developing the idea back and forth, the two did not strike a chord until McQueen's partner, Bianca Stigter, found 's 1853 memoir. McQueen later told an interviewer: I read this book, and I was totally stunned. At the same time I was pretty upset with myself that I didn't know this book. I live in where is a national hero, and for me this book read like but written 97 years before – a firsthand account of slavery. I basically made it my passion to make this book into a film. After a lengthy development process, during which Brad Pitt's production company backed the project, which eventually helped get some financing from various film studios, the film was officially announced in August 2011 with McQueen to direct and to star as, a who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the. McQueen compared Ejiofor's conduct 'of class and dignity' to that of and. In October 2011, (who starred in McQueen's previous films Hunger and ) joined the cast. In early 2012, the rest of the roles were cast, and filming was scheduled to begin at the end of June 2012. To capture the language and dialects of the era and regions in which the film takes place, dialect coach Michael Buster assisted the cast in altering their speech. The language has a literary quality related to the style of writing of the day and the strong influence of the. Buster explained: We don't know what slaves sounded like in the 1840s, so I just used rural samples from Mississippi and Louisiana [for actors Ejiofor and Fassbender]. Then for, I found some real upper-class New Orleanians from the '30s. And then I also worked with, who is Kenyan but she did her training at Yale. So she really shifted her speech so she could do American speech. After both won Oscars at the, it was reported that McQueen and Ridley had been in an ongoing feud over screenplay credit. McQueen reportedly had asked Ridley for shared credit, which he declined. McQueen appealed to Fox Searchlight, which sided with Ridley. Neither thanked the other during their respective acceptance speeches at the event. Since the event, Ridley has noted his regret for not mentioning McQueen and denied the feud. He spoke favorably of working with McQueen, and explained that his sole screenplay credit was due to the rules of the. McQueen has not commented on the alleged feud. Director at the premiere of 12 Years a Slave at the 2013 With a production budget of $22 million, principal photography began in, Louisiana, on June 27, 2012. After seven weeks, filming concluded on August 13, 2012. As a way to keep down production costs, a bulk of the filming took place around the area – mostly south of the country in the north of the state, where the historic Northup was enslaved. Among locations used were four historic plantations:,,, and. Magnolia, a plantation in, is just a few miles from one of the historic sites where Northup was held. 'To know that we were right there in the place where these things occurred was so powerful and emotional,' said actor Chiwetel Ejiofor. 'That feeling of dancing with ghosts – it's palpable.' Filming also took place at the Columns Hotel and in the of New Orleans. Cinematographer, the film's primary camera operator, shot 12 Years a Slave on with a 2.35:1 aspect ratio using both an LT and ST. 'Particularly for a period piece, film gives the audience a definite sense of period and quality,' said Bobbitt. 'And because of the story's epic nature, widescreen clearly made the most sense. Widescreen means a big film, an epic tale – in this case an epic tale of human endurance.' The filmmakers avoided the desaturated visual style that is typical of a more gritty documentary aesthetic. Deliberately drawing visual comparisons in the filming to the works of Spanish painter, McQueen explained: When you think about Goya, who painted the most horrendous pictures of violence and torture and so forth, and they're amazing, exquisite paintings, one of the reasons they're such wonderful paintings is because what he's saying is, 'Look – look at this.' So if you paint it badly or put it in the sort of wrong perspective, you draw more attention to what's wrong with the image rather than looking at the image. Design [ ] To accurately depict the time period of the film, the filmmakers conducted extensive research that included studying artwork from the era. With eight weeks to create the wardrobe, costume designer collaborated with to compile costumes that would illustrate the passage of time while also being historically accurate. Using an earth tone color palette, Norris created nearly 1,000 costumes for the film. 'She [Norris] took earth samples from all three of the plantations to match the clothes,' McQueen said, 'and she had the conversation with Sean [Bobbitt] to deal with the character temperature on each plantation, there was a lot of that minute detail.' The filmmakers also used some pieces of clothing discovered on set that were worn by slaves. Main articles: and The musical score to 12 Years a Slave was composed by, with original on-screen violin music written and arranged by and performed. The film also features a few pieces of western classical and American folk music such as 's 'Trio in B-flat, D471' and and 's arrangement of '. A soundtrack album, Music from and Inspired by 12 Years a Slave, was released digitally on November 5 and received a physical format release on November 11, 2013,. In addition to Zimmer's score, the album features music inspired by the film by artists such as,,,, and. Legend's cover of ' debuted online three weeks prior to the soundtrack's release. Historical accuracy [ ] African-American history and culture scholar was a consultant on the film, and researcher David Fiske, co-author of Solomon Northup: The Complete Story of the Author of Twelve Years a Slave, provided some material used to market the film. Nevertheless, news and magazine articles around the time of the film's release described a scholar alleging some license that Northup could have taken with his book, and liberties that McQueen definitely took with Northup's original, for dramatic, modernizing, or other reasons. Scott Feinberg wrote in about a September 22 New York Times article that 'dredged up and highlighted a 1985 essay by another scholar, James Olney, that questioned the 'literal truth' of specific incidents in Northup's account and suggested that David Wilson, the white to whom Northup had dictated his story, had taken the liberty of sprucing it up to make it even more effective at rallying public opinion against slavery.' According to Olney, when invited an ex-slave to share his experience in slavery at an antislavery convention, and when they subsequently funded the appearance of that story in print, 'they had certain clear expectations, well understood by themselves and well understood by the ex-slave, too.' Wrote in about a scene in McQueen's adaptation. Shortly after Northup's kidnapping, he is sent on a slave ship. One of the sailors attempts to rape a female slave, but is stopped by a male slave. 'The sailor unhesitatingly stabs and kills [the male slave],' he wrote, stating that 'this seems unlikely on its face—slaves are valuable, and the sailor is not the owner. And, sure enough, the scene is not in the book.' Forrest Wickman of wrote of Northup's book giving a more favorable account of the author's onetime master, William Ford, than the McQueen film. In Northup's own words, 'There never was a more kind, noble, candid, Christian man than William Ford,' adding that Ford's circumstances 'blinded [Ford] to the inherent wrong at the bottom of the system of Slavery.' The movie, however, according to Wickham, 'frequently undermines Ford.' McQueen undercuts Christianity itself as well, in an effort to update the ethical lessons from Northup's story for the 21st century, by holding the institutions of Christianity up to the light for their ability to justify slavery at the time. Northup was a Christian of his time, writing of his former master being 'blinded' by 'circumstances' that in retrospect meant a racist acceptance of slavery despite being a Christian, a position untenable to Christians now and to of the 19th century but not contradictory to Northup himself. Valerie Elverton Dixon in characterized the Christianity depicted in the movie as 'broken'. Emily West, an associate professor of history at the who specializes in the history of slavery in the U.S., said she had 'never seen a film represent slavery so accurately'. Reviewing the film for History Extra, the website of BBC History Magazine, she said: 'The film starkly and powerfully unveiled the sights and sounds of enslavement – from slaves picking cotton as they sang in the fields, to the crack of the lash down people's backs. We also heard a lot about the ideology behind enslavement. Masters such as William Ford and Edwin Epps, although very different characters, both used an interpretation of Christianity to justify their ownership of slaves. They believed the Bible sanctioned slavery, and that it was their 'Christian duty' to preach the scriptures to their slaves.' Release [ ] Initial screenings [ ]. Michael Fassbender and Lupita Nyong'o at the 2013 12 Years a Slave at the on August 30, 2013; it was later screened at the on September 6, the on October 8, the on October 10, and the on October 19. On November 15, 2011, announced it had secured a deal to distribute 12 Years a Slave to international markets. In April 2012, a few weeks before principal photography, agreed to co-finance the film. Because of a distribution pact between and New Regency, acquired the film's United States distribution rights. However, instead of paying for the distribution rights, Fox Searchlight made a deal in which it would share box-office proceeds with the financiers of the independently financed film. 12 Years a Slave was commercially released on October 18, 2013 in the United States for a limited release of 19 theaters, with a wide release in subsequent weeks. The film was initially scheduled to be released in late December 2013, but 'some exuberant test screenings' led to the decision to move up the release date. The film was distributed by in the United Kingdom. Marketing [ ] Due to both the film's explicit nature and award contender status, 12 Years a Slave's financial success was being watched closely. Many analysts compared the film's content to other drama films of a similar vein such as (1993) and (2004), which became box office successes despite their respective subject matters. 'It may be a tough subject matter, but when handled well. Films that are tough to sit through can still be commercially successful,' said Phil Contrino of. Despite its content, the film's critical success has assisted its domestic distribution by that began with a limited released aimed primarily towards and African-American patrons. The film's release was gradually widened in subsequent weeks, similarly to how the studio had successfully done in years prior with films such as and. International release dates for 12 Years a Slave were largely delayed to early 2014 in order to take advantage of the attention created. During its marketing campaign, 12 Years a Slave received unpaid endorsements by celebrities such as and. In a video posted by, Combs urged viewers to see 12 Years a Slave by stating: 'This movie is very painful but very honest, and is a part of the healing process. I beg all of you to take your kids, everybody to see it.. You have to see this so you can understand, so you can just start to understand.' Home media [ ] Following its cinematic release in theaters, the edition of the film was released on in the United States on March 4, 2014. Special features for the DVD include; a Closed Caption option, The Team - Meet the creative minds assembled by Director Steve McQueen and bring Solomon Northup's journey to life bonus selection, and The Score - Follow film Composer Hans Zimmer creating his dramatic score feature. In supplemental fashion, a widescreen hi-definition version of the film was also released on the same day. Special features include; a historical portrait from Director Steve McQueen's documentary feature, cast and crew interviews, The Team special feature, and The Score selection. An additional viewing option for the film in the media format of has been made available as well. Reception [ ] Box office [ ] 12 Years a Slave earned $187.7 million, including $56.7 million in the United States. During its opening limited release in the United States, 12 Years a Slave debuted with a weekend total of $923,715 on 19 screens for a $48,617 per-screen average. The following weekend, the film entered the top ten after expanding to 123 theatres and grossing an additional $2.1 million. It continued to improve into its third weekend, grossing $4.6 million at 410 locations. The film release was expanded to over 1,100 locations on November 8, 2013. In 2014, 12 Years a Slave was the 10th most-illegally downloaded movie, with 23.653 million such downloads, according to. Critical response [ ]. Signing autographs at the premiere of the film at TIFF, September 2013 of praised it as 'a new movie landmark of cruelty and transcendence' and as 'a movie about a life that gets taken away, and that's why it lets us touch what life is'. He also commented very positively about Ejiofor's performance, while further stating, ' 12 Years a Slave lets us stare at the primal sin of America with open eyes, and at moments it is hard to watch, yet it's a movie of such humanity and grace that at every moment, you feel you're seeing something essential. It is Chiwetel Ejiofor's extraordinary performance that holds the movie together, and that allows us to watch it without blinking. He plays Solomon with a powerful inner strength, yet he never soft-pedals the silent nightmare that is Solomon's daily existence.' Of, gave the film a four-star rating and said: 'you won't be able to tuck this powder keg in the corner of your mind and forget it. 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Encino Man and Son in Law were decent comedies. After that, Pauly became so repetitive and unfunny so fast that it's no wonder that he's in the where are they now file. Briefly, a group of people are sealed into a Bio-Dome which is supposed to be a miniature self-sufficient ecology, sealed off from the outside world. This film is stupid, dimwitted, excrutiatingly painful to watch. Bio-Dome is a poorly made comedy with no laughs whatsoever, there's only one chuckle to be had in the film. The film insults the intellect and has nothing good whatsoever going on to interest the viewer. The film sucks, the characters terrible, and worst, some good talent chose to be in this film. Signing on to do a Pauly Shore film is the nail in the coffin to many up and coming actors. Just look at Stephen Baldwin, this film ended his career. Bio-Dome is the perfect example of a film that should've never been made in the first place. The film misses the mark on so many levels and can only be described as a really bad comedy and film overall. This film sucks. It's no wonder why Pauly Shore's career went downhill from here. There's only so much one can do, and his gimmick became old after two films. Avoid this film. Summary: Rebecca is a young girl who, haunted by her father’s suicide, enrolls in an elite boarding school for girls. Before long, Rebecca’s friendship with the popular Lucy is shattered by the arrival of a dark and mysterious new student named Ernessa. Lucy falls under Ernessa’s spell and becomes emotionally and physically consumed by her Rebecca is a young girl who, haunted by her father’s suicide, enrolls in an elite boarding school for girls. Before long, Rebecca’s friendship with the popular Lucy is shattered by the arrival of a dark and mysterious new student named Ernessa. Directed by Mary Harron. With Sarah Bolger, Sarah Gadon, Lily Cole, Anne Day-Jones. Rebecca is suspicious of Ernessa, the new arrival at her boarding school. Watch The Moth Diaries movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at TVGuide.com. ![]() Lucy falls under Ernessa’s spell and becomes emotionally and physically consumed by her glamorous new friend. Rebecca, whose overtures of concern are rejected by Lucy, finds herself lost and confused. She begins to develop a crush on her handsome English teacher, Mr. Davies and immerses herself in the Gothic vampire novel Carilla for his class. Rebecca starts to suspect that Ernessa is a vampire, but, despite the suspicious deaths that begin to occur, her fears are treated as simple girlish jealousy. As the bodies of young girls pile up and the line between reality and the supernatural starts to blur, Rebecca decides to take matters into her own hands and get rid of Ernessa. Who can say what is real and what is unreal to the heart consumed by passion and a mind afire with loss? When the new girl in school starts to come between Rebecca and her best friend, Lucy, she begins to suspect that there is something far more sinister behind their relationship. Rachel Klein's modern update on traditional Gothic storytelling is brought to life in Mary Harron's screen When the new girl in school starts to come between Rebecca and her best friend, Lucy, she begins to suspect that there is something far more sinister behind their relationship. Rachel Klein's modern update on traditional Gothic storytelling is brought to life in Mary Harron's screen adaptation of THE MOTH DIARIES, from 2011. Rebecca and the other girls transpose their teenage anxieties like anorexia, depression, suicide, and sexuality on to their ghostly classmate as a means of dealing with their internal struggles. While Ernessa may not be seen physically drawing the blood from her victims, her presence at the school certainly saps the other girls of their strength and happiness, leading them in to despair. The lesbianic undertones that are present in the plot also draw strongly from the classic tale of Carmilla, which is frequently referenced throughout the girls' schoolwork. Harron takes a timely approach in developing the characters and mood of the picture, but unfortunately, her deliberate pacing begins to wear during the long periods of inaction and leaves the audience feeling deprived as the film draws to its anticlimactic ending. Still, we are left on a positive note, having grown with Rebecca as she overcomes her pain and loss to find a renewed strength in herself. THE MOTH DIARIES ultimately falls short of becoming a modern classic, but it does provide another unique and emotionally charged vampire tale in the same vein as LET THE RIGHT ONE IN. |
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