New Theatrical
Romantic Releases:
"The Scorpion King," "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," and "Triumph of Love"
Romantic Releases:
"The Scorpion King," "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," and "Triumph of Love"
Synopsis - "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"
Everyone in the Portokalos family worries about Toula (Vardalos). 30 and single, Toula changes jobs from working at her parents' Greek restaurant to working for her aunt's travel agency. There she falls in love with Ian Miller (Corbett). He's not Greek, and he's a vegetarian.None of that matters once he asks her to marry him. Toula knows that if he can pass muster with her crazy relatives and baptized in the Greek Orthodox Church...their big fat Greek wedding will be a piece of cake.
Release Date: April 19, 2002 (Limited)
Directed By: Joel Zwick
Screenwriter: Nia Vardalos
Producers: Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks
Director of Photography: Jeffrey Jur
Film Editor: Mia Goldman
Production Designer: Gregory Keen
Costume Designer: Michael Clancy
Casting: Liberman/Patton, C.S.A.
Art Director: Kei Ng
Starring: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Michael Constantine, Lainie Kazan, Andrea Martin, Louis Mandylor, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone, Ian Gomez, and Jayne Eastwood
Rating: Rated PG for sensuality and language
More Info: "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" Websites
Photos: Gallery of Publicity Stills
Synopsis - "The Scorpion King"
WWF champion The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) stars as the title character in what he describes as a movie having "all the classic elements of a great film – action, comedy, romance, special effects, you name it." The story takes place 5,000 years ago when a ruthlessly ambitious warlord named Memnon believed he was destined to rule. With an army of barbarians at his command, he enslaved those he did not slaughter. He struck with precision that filled those who opposed him with dread because as his enemies were aware, Memnon's strategies were plotted by a seer who advised him on when, where and how to attack.
Only a few tribes stand between Memnon and the throne. Knowing his final strike is inevitable, they unite against their common foe by enlisting the services of Mathayus to eliminate the sorcerer and deprive Memnon of his most dangerous asset. Mathayus slips into Memnon's palace in Gomorrah, and discovers that the visionary is a woman, the beautiful Cassandra. Rather than kill her, he takes her hostage, deep into the Valley of the Dead. Cassandra's visions predict Mathayus will die in a fight with Memnon. But Mathayus' has always lived by the simple creed - live free, die well. He also believes he can create his own destiny, and with that conviction, transcends his heritage, evolving from assassin to legend...to The Scorpion King.
Release Date: April 19, 2002
Directed By: Chuck Russell
Screenwriters: Stephen Sommers and Jonathan Hales
Producers: Stephen Sommers, Sean Daniel, James Jacks, and Kevin Misher
Director of Photography: John R Leonetti
Film Editor: Michael Tronick
Production Designer: Ed Verreaux
Costume Designer: John Bloomfield
Casting: Sarah Halley Finn and Randi Hiller
Art Director: Doug Meerdink
Music By: John Debney
Stunt Coordinator: Thomas L Lupo
Starring: The Rock, Steven Brand, Michael Clarke Duncan, Kelly Hu, Bernard Hill, Grant Heslov, Peter Facinelli, Ralf Moeller, Branscombe Richmond, Roger Rees, Sherri Howard, and Conrad Roberts
Rating: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of action violence and some sensuality
More Info: "The Scorpion King" Websites
Photos: Gallery of Production Stills
Interviews: Quotes from the Red Carpet
Premiere Photos: Photos from the World Premiere
Synopsis - "Triumph of Love"
This is the tale of a beautiful and bold Princess (Mira Sorvino), who falls head over heels for her sworn enemy: Agis (Jay Rodan), the rightful heir to the Princess' stolen kingdom. To get close to Agis, who is exiled in a secluded villa, she first must get past Agis' life-long protectors: the rational philosopher Hemocrates (Ben Kingsley) and his scientific spinster sister Leontine (Fiona Shaw), who have raised Agis to avoid all things romantic and emotional. Using her powerful talent for seduction - and slipping back and forth between male and female personalities - the Princess whittles away the defences of everyone in the villa. But, in the process, she winds up engaged to three different people. Now, as she attempts to unravel her wildly tangled web, she risks losing the very heart she was aiming for in the first place.
Release Date: April 17, 2002 (Limited)
Directed By: Clare Peploe
Screenwriters: Clare Peploe with Marilyn Goldin and Bernardo Bertolucci
Producer: Bernardo Bertolucci
Director of Photography: Fabio Cianchetti
Film Editor: Jacopo Quadri
Production Designer: Ben Van Os
Costume Designer: Metka Kosak
Casting: Nina Gold and Shaila Rubin
Starring: Mira Sorvino, Fiona Shaw, Jay Rodan, Rachael Stirling, Ignazio Oliva, Luis Molteni, and Ben Kingsley
Rating: Rated PG-13 for some nudity and sensuality
Official Site: "Triumph of Love"
Interviews: Ben Kingsley and Mira Sorvino Interviews
Photos: Gallery of Production Photos
NEW ON VIDEO - ROMANCE FILMS:
"The Deep End" Release Date - April 16, 2002
"The Man Who Wasn't There" Release Date - April 16, 2002
NEW IN THEATERS - OTHER GENRES:
"Murder by Numbers"
