New Theatrical
Romantic Releases:
"A Beautiful Mind," "Kate and Leopold," "The Shipping News," and "Monster's Ball"
Romantic Releases:
"A Beautiful Mind," "Kate and Leopold," "The Shipping News," and "Monster's Ball"
Synopsis - "A Beautiful Mind"
A mathematical genius, John Forbes Nash, Jr., made an astonishing discovery early in life and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But his prodigious career was sidetracked by problems that would have broken many men. Nash, however, fought back. He had always been driven by his quest for one truly original idea and never lost sight of that dream. After many years of struggle, he triumphed over tragedy and literally changed the world.
Release Date: December 25, 2001 (limited - opens wide on January 4, 2002)
Directed By: Ron Howard
Screenwriter: Akiva Goldsman
Producer: Brian Grazer
Executive Producer: Karen Kehela
Cinematographer: Roger Deakins
Film Editors: Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
Costume Designer: Rita Ryack
Production Designer: Wynn P. Thomas
Composer: James Horner
Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Adam Goldberg, Judd Hirsch, Paul Bettany, and Christopher Plummer
Rating: PG-13 for intense thematic material, sexual content, and a scene of violence.
Official Site: "A Beautiful Mind"
Interviews: Jennifer Connelly & Ron Howard Interviews
Article: Production Notes
Photos: Gallery of Publicity Stills
Synopsis - "Kate and Leopold"
Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman star in "Kate and Leopold," the story of two strangers in New York City, separated by a hundred years. When they meet, a century's worth of differences come crashing together.
Kate McKay is a modern-day executive, a 21st century woman driven to succeed in the corporate world. Leopold, the Third Duke of Albany, is a charming 19th century bachelor. Each has grown weary of waiting for love. But when a dramatic twist of fate lands Leopold in present-day New York, they must confront the prospect of a love affair 100 years in the making.
Release Date: Moved from December 21st to December 25, 2001
Directed By: James Mangold
Screenwriters: Steven Rogers and James Mangold
Producer: Cathy Konrad
Executive Producers: Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, and Meryl Poster
Director of Photography: Stuart Dryburgh
Film Editor: David Brenner
Production Designer: Mark Friedberg
Costume Designer: Donna Zakowska
Casting By: Billy Hopkins, Suzanne Smith, and Kerry Barden
Music By: Rolfe Kent
Starring: Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Breckin Meyer, Bradley Whitford, Charlotte Ayanna, and Natasha Lyonne
Rating: PG-13 for brief strong language.
Official Site: "Kate and Leopold"
Article: Interviews from the LA Premiere
Photos: Photos from the LA Premiere
Publicity Stills: Gallery of stills from the film
Synopsis - "Monster's Ball"
"Monster's Ball" is a hard-hitting Southern drama tempered by a story of powerful, life-changing love. It is the story of Hank, an embittered prison guard working on Death Row in rural Georgia. He begins an unlikely but emotionally-charged affair with Leticia, the wife of a man who he has just executed.
Release Date: December 26, 2001 (limited to NY/LA)
Directed By: Marc Forster
Screenwriters: Milo Addica and Will Rokos
Producers: Lee Daniels
Director of Photography: Roberto Schaefer
Film Editor: Matt Chesse
Production Designer: Monroe Kelly
Costume Designer: Frank Fleming
Art Director: Leonard Spears
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Heath Ledger, Peter Boyle, Sean Combs, Mos Def, and Coronji Calhoun
Rating: R for language and sexuality.
Official Site: "Monster's Ball"
Photos: Gallery of Publicity Stills
Article: More info on the film
Synopsis - "The Shipping News"
"The Shipping News" traces one man's extraordinary journey toward self-discovery when he returns to his ancestral home on the coast of Newfoundland. After the death of his estranged wife, his fortune begins to change when his long lost Aunt convinces him and his daughter to head north. In the course of his new career, he begins to uncover some dark family mysteries and finds friendship and love with a single mother who has a secret of her own.
Release Date: December 25, 2001 (limited - January 11, 2002 wide release)
Directed By: Lasse Hallström
Screenwriter: Robert Nelson Jacobs
Producer: Irwin Winkler
Cinematographer: Oliver Stapleton
Film Editor: Andrew Mondshein
Production Designer: David Gropman
Costume Designer: Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Art Direction By: Karen Schulz Gropman, Mark Laing, and Peter Rogness
Composer: Christopher Young
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Jason Behr, John Dunsworth, Scott Glenn, Rhys Ifans, Katherine Moennig, Gordon Pinsent, and Pete Postlethwaite
Rating: Rated R for some language, sexuality and disturbing images.
Official Site: "The Shipping News"
Review: Movie Review
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