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Production Companies
Woss Group Film Productions
Screen Australia
Essential Entertainment
Good Dog Enterprises
Endymion Films (in association with)
ScreenWest (in association with)
Film Victoria (in association with)
Distribution
Roadshow Films
Genre: Family/Comedy Rating: PG
Runtime: 88 minutes
Budget: $45,000,000
Box Office Gross: A$5,218,716 (Australia)
Plot Summary Eleven-year-old Mick goes to live with his grandfather in a remote territory, where he befriends a dog who will one day become the Australian legend known as Red Dog. Together, they go on many adventures that prove to be life-changing for both of them.
Cast
Phoenix - Blue Dog
Jason Isaacs - Michael Carter
Levi Miller - Mick Bryan Brown - Grandpa
Hanna Mangan Lawrence - Betty Marble
Justine Clarke - Diane Carter
Thomas Cocquerel - Bill Stempie
John Jarratt - Lang Hancock
Steve Le Marquand - Little John
Zen McGrath - Theo Carter
Kee Chan - Jimmy Umbrella
Winta McGrath - Nicholas Carter
Syd Brisbane - Big John
Calen Tassone - Taylor Pete
Kelton Pell - Durack
Josie Alec - Abby
Igor Sas - Dr. Samuel
Jon Doust - McLeod
Catlin Berestford-Ord - Catherine Crew
Director - Kriv Stenders Screenplay - Daniel Taplitz
Executive Producers - Di Bain, Graham Burke, Greg Parker, Joel Pearlman, John Poynton, Colin Vaines and Marc van Buuren
Producer - Bryce Menzies
Producer/Music Supervisor - Nelson Woss
Co-Producer/Editor - Jill Bilcock
Co-Producers - Mark Kraus and Chris Veerhuis
Casting Director - Christine King
Production Designer - Sam Hobbs
Art Director - Emma Fletcher
Set Decorator - Christine Lynch
Costume Designer - Anna Borghesi Director of Photography - Geoffrey Hall
Second Unit Director/Director of Photography -
Ernie Clark
Stunt Coordinator - Zev Eleftheriou
Head Dog/Horse Trainer: Animals All Around -
Zelie Bullen
Additional Dog/Horse Trainer: Animals
All Around - Craig Bullen
Special Effects Supervisor - Peter Stubbs Editor - Rodrigo Balart
Re-Recording Mixers - Marco August Comba
and Chris Goodes
Music - Cezary Skubiszewski
Review
The massive success of Red Doginspired family viewers and dog lovers to flock to Australian cinemas to see the film. The humorous and melancholy drama of this true story has touched them. However, the plans for a prequel surfaced in 2015, when filming had begun. It premiered on Boxing Day in the following year. More family-friendly in its distinctive appeal, TRUE BLUE was a minor disappointment, lacking the same charm as the original movie. The newly added Indigenous themes in the prequel help viewers connect more to the native Australian culture. The narrative is not too reminiscent of several boy-and-his-dog films, such as Disney's Old Yeller.
The movie has a few standout actors, including Bryan Brown, an Aussie legend, who is perfect in his challenging, more severe role as the grandfather. British thespian Jason Isaacs was quite a narrator whenportraying the older version of the young boy. Levi Miller is a natural choice as the young boy who discovered Red Dog and became his first master.
Overall, it was a solid, emotional, and entertaining family movie that seemed to step back from its top-dog predecessor. Viewers like you would see the picture, which I highly recommend.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: Ultimate Edition
Release Date: 20th July 2016 - Australia (Blu-ray Only)
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures (presents)
DC Comics
DC Entertainment
RatPac Entertainment (in association with)
Atlas Entertainment
Cruel and Unusual Films
Genre: Action
Rating: M
Runtime: 182 minutes
Budget: $250,000,000
Plot Summary
It's been nearly two years
since the city of Metropolis
was almost devastated by
the colossal battle between
Superman and General Zod. Some people begin to fear him for his great power, including Gotham City's vigilante Batman, who sees Superman as a threat to everyone else and embarks on a personal vendetta. Contrariwise, Superman fears that Batman's actions are reckless and tries to stop him. Meanwhile, Lex Luthor, owner of Lex Corp, is devising something big that will destroy humanity! Will one triumph over the other? Or will Lex Luthor take over Metropolis?
Cast
Henry Cavill - Clark Kent/
Superman
Ben Affleck - Bruce Wayne/
Batman
Jesse Eisenberg - Lex Luthor
Amy Adams - Lois Lane
Diane Lane - Martha Kent
Laurence Fishburne - Perry
White
Jeremy Irons - Alfred
Pennyworth
Holly Hunter - June Finch
Gal Gadot - Wonder Woman
Scoot McNairy - Wallace Keefe
Callan Mulvey - Anatoli Knyazev
Tao Okamoto - Mercy Graves
Michael Cassidy - Jimmy Olsen
James Mamoa - Aquaman (Cameo)
Ray Fisher - Victor Stone/
Cyborg (Cameo)
Joe Morton - Silas Stone (Cameo)
Ezra Miller - Barry Allen/
Flash (Cameo)
Kevin Costner - Jonathan Kent
Jeffrey Dean Morgan - Thomas Wayne
Lauren Cohan - Martha Wayne
Brandon Spink - Young Bruce
Wayne
Robin Atkin Downes -
Doomsday
Harry Lennix - Secretary
Swanwick
Carla Gugino - Kelor (Voice)
Christina Wren - Major Carrie
Farris
Jena Malone - Jenet Klyburn
Wunmi Mosaku - Kahina Ziri
Dennis North - Senator
Barrows
Sebastian Sozzi - Cesar
Santos
Rebecca Buller - Jenny
Coburn Goss - Father Leone
Joseph Cranford - Pete Ross
Emily Peterson - Lana
Patrick Wilson - President of the United States (Voice)
Patrick Leahy - Senator Purrington (Cameo)
Debbie Stabenow - Metropolis Governor (Cameo)
Vikram Gandhi - Himself
(Cameo)
Andrew Sullivan - Himself
(Cameo)
Charlie Rose - Himself
(Cameo)
Neil deGrasse Tyson -
Himself (Cameo)
Crew
Director - Zack Snyder
Batman Creators - Bob Kane and Bill Finger
Superman Creators - Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
Character Creator: Wonder
Woman - William Moulton Marston
Character: Alfred Pennyworth -
Jerry Robinson (Uncredited)
Writer/Executive Producer - David S. Goyer
Writer - Chris S. Terrio
Associate Producer/First Assistant Director - Bruce Moriarty
Executive Producers - Christopher Nolan,
Wesley Coller, Geoff Johns, Benjamin Melniker, Michael Uslan and Emma Thomas
Producers - Charles Roven
and Deborah Snyder
Co-Producer - Curt Kanemoto
Co-Producers/Unit Production Managers -
Jim Rowe and Gregor Wilson
Casting Directors - Jo Edna Boldin,
Kristy Carlson and Lora Kennedy
Production Designer - Patrick Tatopoulos
Concept Artists - Michael Meyers,
Vance Kovacs, Victor Martinez, Robert KcKinnon,
Christian Schuerer and Ed Natividad
Supervising Art Director - Tom Sizemore
Art Directors - Lorin Flemming,
Beat Frutiger, Gregory S. Hooper and
Tom Frohling
Art Director: New Mexico Unit - Patricio M. Farrell
Specialty Vehicles/Batmobile - Dennis McCarthy
Set Decorator - Carolyn Loucks
Property Master - Doug Harlocker
Costume Designer - Michael Wilkinson
Makeup Department Head - Victoria Down
Key Makeup Artist - Kate Biscoe
Director of Photography - Larry Fong
Aerial Director of Photography - David B. Nowell
"B" Camera Operator/Director of Photography:
Second Unit - William R. Dalgleish
Supervising Location Manager/Production
Supervisor - William Doyle
Location Manager: Chicago - James McAllister
Production Supervisor - Matthew Hirsch
First Assistant Directors: Second Unit - Rob Burgess,
Brandon Lamboin and Julian Wall
Second Assistant Director - Misha Bukowski
Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator - Damon Caro
Stunt Coordinator - Tim Rigby
Fight Choreographers - Ryan Watson
and Guillermo Grispo
Aerial Coordinator - David Paris
Special Effects Supervisor - Joel Whist
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor - Joe Letteri
Visual Effects Supervisor - John 'D.J.' Des Jardin
Visual Effects Supervisor: Weta Digital - Keith Miller
Visual Effects Producer - Josh R. Jaggars
Visual Effects: Method Studios - Olivier Dumont,
Troy Moore, Douglas Bloom, Lisa Goldberg,
Christopher D. Sanchez and Crystal Rossman
Animation Supervisor: Weta Digital - Simeon Duncombe
Visual Effects Production Supervisors:
Scanline VFX - Frank Belina, Stephen Davis,
Evan Fraser, Hans Heymans, Joel Kittle,
Yvonne Munde, Eric Petey, László Sebõ and
Dan Warom
Sound Designer & Supervisor - Scott Hecker
Sound Designer - Chuck Michael
Re-Recording Mixers - Chris Jenkins
and Michael Keller
Foley Artists - Gary A. Hecker
and Rick Owens
Editor - David Brenner
Music - Hans Zimmer and Junkie XL
Additional Music - Steve Mazzaro,
Andrew Kawczynski and Benjamin Wallfisch
Score Mixer & Recordist - Alan Meyerson
Score Wrangler - Bob Badami
Review
It originally premiered in its theatrical cut in 2016, BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE remains starkly divisive among fans of DC's two titular protagonists, who were the main centre of this movie. Those displeased with the film's dour tone and characterisation should have balanced some lightheartedness instead of its brutal and gritty nature. I had imagined this would be a mild disaster for director Zack Snyder and the DC Extended Universe, which he helped to create while trying to face the shadow of Marvel. In the film's history, the studio compromised it when they insisted on having a faster-paced cut and trimmed 31 minutes of the picture. Because of this, the final product received a negative backlash, and Snyder took the blame for its reception.
Now that the ULTIMATE EDITION is available to the general public, we can finally experience the missing scenes. However, some bits of awkwardness remained in the new and improved feature. One of those would be the unnecessary introduction of Doomsday and a few expositional scenes. The ULTIMATE version improves the coherence taken down from the narrative and the characterisation. Some of the acting performances in this movie also improved (minus Jesse Eisenberg's insane Lex Luthor).
TheULTIMATE EDITION of BATMAN V SUPERMAN is promising and might make up for those greatly disappointed by the final version. Unfortunately, this edition is out on Blu-ray. It's for those who have waited for a long time for this movie.
Executive Producers - Ute Emmerich and Michael Wimer
Producers - Mark Gordon and Larry Franco
Co-Producers/Visual Effects Supervisors -
Volker Engel and Marc Weigert
Co-Producer/Second Unit Director - Aaron Boyd
Casting Director - April Webster
Military Advisor - Ron Blecker
Production Designer - Barry Chusid
Concept Artists - Tex Kadonaga and
James Clyne
Supervising Art Director - Don MacAulay
Construction Coordinator - Doug Hardwick
Set Decorator - Elizabeth Wilcox
Costume Designer - Shay Cunliffe
Director of Photography - Dean Semler
Aerial Directors of Photography: Second Unit -
Anne Foerster and Hans Bjerno
Underwater Director of Photography - Pete Romano
Unit Production Manager - Michael J. Malone
Location Managers - Hans Dayal, Ann Goobie
and Frederick G. Schroeder (Uncredited)
First Assistant Director - Tommy Gormley
First Assistant Directors: Second Unit -
James Bitonti and Andrew M. Robinson
Second Assistant Director: Second Unit -
Misha Bukowski
Second Second Assistant Director - Gary Hawes
Stunt Coordinator - John Stoneham Jr.
Aerial Coordinator: Second Unit - Frédéric North Special Effects Supervisor - Mike Vézina
Special Effects Coordinator - Cameron Waldbauer
Animatronic Effects: Legacy Effects - J. Alan Scott,
Rob Ramsdell and Brian Namanny
Visual Effects Supervisor: SPI - Peter Nofz
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor: Scanline VFX -
Stephan Trojansky
Visual Effects Supervisor: Scanline VFX - John H. Han
Visual Effects Supervisor: Double Negative - Alex Wuttke
Visual Effects Supervisor: Digital Domain - Mohen Leo
Additional Visual Effects Supervisor:
Scanline VFX - Bryan Grill
Visual Effects Designers: Hydraulx - Colin & Greg Strause
Visual Effects Producer - Josh R. Jaggars
Digital Effects Supervisors: Digital Domain -
David Hodgins and Darren Poe
Animation Supervisor: Hydraulx - Joshua Cordes
CG Supervisor: Uncharted Territory - Michael Grobe
Computer Graphics Supervisors: Digital Domain -
Haarm-Pieter Duiker and David J. Stephens
Computer Graphics Supervisors: SPI - Daniel Eaton
and John Haley
Compositing Supervisor: Double Negative -
Matthew Twyford
Editors - David Brenner and
Peter S. Elliott
Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer -
Paul N.J. Ottosson
Supervising Sound Mixers - Jeffrey J. Haboush,
Michael Keller and Rick Kline
Production Sound Mixer - Michael McGee
Foley Artists - Gary A. Hecker and
Michael Broomberg
Music - Thomas Wander
Score Mixer - Shawn Murphy
Review
As New Year's Eve approached, I revisited the apocalyptic disaster flick 2012. The film premiered in 2009, and the supposed doomsday prediction for 2012, integral to the storyline, fortunately didn't come true. Since then, all the fears and scepticism, including mine, about the movie have faded because no such world cataclysm happened in this timeline. I'm aware that 2012 was a flawed, big-budget disaster movie with a lengthy runtime that minimised the impact of the destruction scenes. Director Roland Emmerich seems more interested in the dark tone and visual effects than in fixing the incoherent storyline.
John Cusack, Amanda Peet, and Danny Glover's characterisation seemed too thin for an ambitious movie with such a mediocre script. While Danny is a suitable actor to portray a Barack Obama-like authority figure, his role wasn't the biggest in his career. The best actor to pull this picture off is Woody Harrelson. He overacts as an ill-fated conspiracy theorist, informing Cusack that the world is coming to an end.
However, this isn't exactly a deep, profound, and emotional feature. This movie isn't worth a second viewing and likely insults moviegoers' intelligence. It's likely better than Michael Bay's Revenge of the Fallen, which came out in the same year.
Clark Griswold yearns to celebrate the perfect family Christmas as the holiday season approaches. He pesters his wife, Ellen, and their two kids to get everything ready for the holiday, including the Christmas tree and decorations. However, things don't go smoothly for the Griswolds, and to make matters worse for Clark, Ellen's hick cousin Eddie shows up uninvited and unannounced,
setting up his RV home
on the Griswold property.
Will Clark keep it together
before the ultimate
Christmas Eve celebration
takes a more disastrous
turn?
Cast
Chevy Chase - Clark Griswold
Beverly D'Angelo - Ellen Griswold
Randy Quaid - Cousin Eddie
Juliette Lewis - Audrey Griswold
Johnny Galecki - Russ Griswold
Diane Ladd - Nora Griswold
John Randolph - Clark Griswold, Sr
E. G. Marshall - Art Smith
Doris Roberts - Frances Smith
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Margo Chester
Miriam Flynn - Cousin Catherine
Cody Burger - Cousin Rocky
Ellen Hamilton Latzen - Cousin Ruby Sue
William Hickey - Uncle Lewis
Mae Questel - Aunt Bethany
Sam McMurray - Bill
Nicholas Guest - Todd Chester
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Margo Chester
Nicolette Scorsese - Mary
Keith MacKechnie - Delivery Boy
Brian Doyle-Murray - Frank Shirley
Natalija Nogulich - Helen Shirley
Tony Epper - Bozo #1
Billy Hank Hooker - Bozo #2
Alexander Folk - Swat Officer
Jeremy Roberts - Cop
Woody Weaver - Cop
Michael Kaufman - Young Executive
Doug Llewelyn - Parade Announcer (Voice)
Devin Bailey - Young Clark Griswold
(Uncredited)
Crew
Director - Jeremiah S. Chechik
Writer/Producer - John Hughes
Associate Producer/Unit Production Manager -
William S. Beasley
Executive Producers - Matty Simmons and Daniel Grodnik (Uncredited)
Producer - Tom Jacobson Casting Directors - Risa Bramon Garcia, Billy Hopkins and Heidi Levitt
Production Designer - Stephen Marsh Art Director - Beala Neel
Set Decorator - Lisa Fischer
Costume Designer - Michael Kaplan
Director of Photography - Thomas Ackerman Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator - Charlie Picerni Special Effects - Allen Hall and Gary L. Karas
Special Visual Effects - Justin Klarenbeck
and Dave McCullough Animator: Main Title - Bill Kroyer (Uncredited)
Editors - Jerry Greenberg and Michael A. Stevenson
Supervising Sound Editors - Larry Kemp
and Wylie Stateman
Sound Editors - George H. Anderson,
David Baldwin, Neal Burger, Dan Hegeman,
Lou Kleinman, Glenn T. Morgan,
Victoria Rose Sampson and Mark P. Stoeckinger
Re-Recording Mixers - Doug Hemphill,
Chris Jenkins and Mark Smith
Foley Artists - Edward Steidele
and Gary A. Hecker
Music - Angelo Badalamenti
Review
Admittedly, I have never seen any of the Vacation movies, including CHRISTMAS VACATION, which I saw before Christmas Eve. CHRISTMAS VACATION is the last film of the series that John Hughes wrote and produced towards the end of his tenure. It celebrates the holiday spirit while keeping the movie fresh with slapstick comedy and a bit of crudeness to bring on the Yuletide laughter. A few actors from the previous two films return, including Chevy Chase, who once again portrays Clark Griswold: the optimistic father who frequently causes havoc for himself and his family instead of having a good time together. He has co-starred with the not-yet-famous actress Juliette Lewis as his daughter, future Big Bang Theory actor Johnny Galecki, and Randy Quaid, who also returns as his cousin-in-law, Eddie.
I could never stop laughing while watching this film. CHRISTMAS VACATION is the comedy film of the holiday season, and it'll be good to see it again next December. If you enjoyed the movie, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Debbie Reynolds, the actress who paired with Gene Kelly in "Singin' in the Rain," passed away from a stroke on 28th December 2016. She was 84, just one day after the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher. Unfortunately, we have lost both actresses, who were mother and daughter of Hollywood royalty. Debbie's acting career began when talent scouts at MGM and Warner Bros. discovered her after she won the 1948 Miss Burbank beauty contest. She appeared in a few movie musicals there, including her breakout role in "Three Little Words," starring Fred Astaire and Red Skelton. The other had a top-hit song, "Aba Daba Honeymoon," titled "Two Weeks with Love." In 1952, she portrayed up-and-coming actress Kathy Selden in her highest-profile role, the musical satire "Singin' in the Rain." Debbie's career grew as she appeared in films, including "Bundle of Joy" with singer Eddie Fisher (whom she later married). She received her first Oscar nomination for Best Actress in 1964 for "The Unsinkable Molly Brown." Two years later, she signed on for a semi-biographical movie, "The Singing Nun," which was the last of her MGM contract.
Reynolds broadened her career to include television and voice work, most notably in 1973's "Charlotte's Web" and two animated television shows, "Rugrats" and "Kim Possible." She also performed on Broadway, including appearing with her daughter in the musical "Irene" and reprising her role in the stage version of "The Unsinkable Molly Brown." She was notable for her work as a singer in film musicals, nightclub acts, and as a recording artist.
Wherever you are, Debbie, you'll always be our lucky star. And to be with Carrie Fisher.
It is a time of sorrow with the announcement of the passing of actress Carrie Fisher, who died of a fatal heart attack at 60 on December 27, 2016.Star Wars fans probably remember her role as Princess Leia Organa, and she was the daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds, who stood by her on her deathbed.
Born in 1956, Carrie Fisher grew up in the entertainment industry. She appeared on stage with her mother in the Broadway musical "Irene" at age 15. Her film career began with her debut role in the comedy "Shampoo" alongside Warren Beatty and Julie Christie. Her big break in 1977 came when she starred opposite Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford (with whom she had a real-life romance) in an unforgettable epic space adventure directed by George Lucas. It would soon become the top-grossing movie franchise, titled "Star Wars," in her iconic role as Princess Leia. Fisher reprises the role in the infamous "Star Wars Holiday Special" and two more films, "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi." Thirty-two years later, she would return to the character she portrayed in "The Force Awakens" in 2015. Before her death, she had already finished her work on the upcoming chapter, "Episode VIII," and scheduled its release in December 2017.
Outside her fame as Leia, Fisher made other film appearances, mostly cameos and supporting roles. These include "The Blues Brothers," "Hannah and Her Sisters," "The 'Burbs," "When Harry Met Sally...," "Scream 3," "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back," "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle," "Fanboys," and more. She had also worked on television outside of film, notably in the animated sitcom "Family Guy" as Peter Griffin's boss and supervisor, Angela. In addition to her film and television acting, she has also doctored film scripts. Carrie had written semi-autobiographical novels and an autobiography.
My condolences go to her family and friends. All I can say is farewell, Carrie Fisher. You gave us a strong female character, and may the Force be with you.
Jyn Erso, the daughter of an Imperial officer, has been on her own and is now recruited by the Rebel Alliance to gather information about the Empire's newly built weapon, the Death Star.
Jyn, Cassian Andor, Bodhi Rook, and their practical droid K-2SO need to find a squadron to bring peace to the galaxy by stealing the Death Star's technical readout. They join forces with the assassin Baze Malbus and his spiritual partner, Chirrut Imwe. They also meet Saw Gerrera, a Clone Wars veteran.
Under pressure, military director Orson Krennic will not stop until the Death Star is operational. Meanwhile, Darth Vader watches over the weapon.
Cast
Felicity Jones - Jyn Erso
Diego Luna - Cassian Andor
Alan Tudyk - K-2SO
Donnie Yen - Chirrut Îmwe
Wen Jiang - Baze Malbus
Ben Mendelsohn - Orson Krennic
Guy Henry - Governor Tarkin
Forest Whitaker - Saw Gerrera
Riz Ahmed - Bodhi Rook
Mads Mikkelsen - Galen Erso
Jimmy Smits - Bail Organa
Alistair Petrie - General Draven
Genevieve O'Reilly - Mon Mothma
Ben Daniels - General Merrick
Paul Kasey - Admiral Raddus
Stephen Standon - Admiral
Raddus (Voice)
Ian McElhenny - General Dodonna
Fares Fares - Senator Vaspar
Jonathan Aris - Senator Jebel
Sharon Duncan-Brewster -
Senator Pamlo
Spencer Wilding - Darth Vader
Daniel Naprous - Darth Vader
James Earl Jones - Darth Vader (Voice)
Ingvild Delia - Princess Leia
Anthony Daniels - C-3PO (Cameo)
Valene Kane - Lyra Erso
Beau Gadsdon - Young Lyn
Dolly Gadsdon - Younger Lyn
Duncan Pow - Sergeant Melshi
Jordan Stephens - Corporal Tenc
Babou Ceesay - Lieutenant Sefia
Aidan Cook - Two Tubes
Daniel Mays - Tivik
Andy de la Tour - General Hurst Romodi
Tony Pitts - Captain Pterro
Martin Gordon - Vaneé
Eric MacLennan - Rebel Tech
Robin Pearce - Rebel Tech
Francis Magee - Grizzly Rebel
Bronson Webb - Rebel MP
Tim Beckmann - Captain Antilles
Geraldine James - Blue Three
Ariyon Bakare - Blue Four Simon Farnaby - Blue Five
Susan Towner
Casting Director - Jina Jay
Dialect Coach - Andrew Jack
Production Designers - Doug Chaing and
Neil Lamont
Concept Designer: Lucasfilm - Kevin Jenkins
Lead Concept Artist - Matt Allsopp
Concept Artists - Christian Alzmann,
Chris & Julian Caldow, Kinman Chan,
Ryan Church, Rene Garcia, David Hobbins,
Will Htay, Vincent Jenkins, Dominic Lavery,
Khang Le, Richard Lim, Aaron McBride,
Jon McCoy, John Park, Matt Savage,
Thom Tenery, Erik Tiemens, Jan Urschel
and Andree Wallin
Supervising Art Director - Alastair Bullock
Senior Art Directors - Stuart Rose
and Gary Tomkins
Art Directors - Alex Baily, Robert Cowper,
Jordana Finkel, Lydia Fry, Ashley Lamont,
Steven Lawrence, Oliver Roberts,
Stephen Swain and Helen Xenopoulos
Construction Manager - Paul J. Hayes
Set Decorator - Lee Sandales
Property Master - Jamie Wilkinson
Costume Designers - David Crossman
and Glyn Dillon
Costume Supervisor - Graham Churchyard
Head of Department Modeller - Pierre Bohanna
Makeup Designer - Amanda Knight
Hair Designer - Lisa Tomblin
Director of Photography - Greig Fraser
Director of Photography: Action Unit -
Fraser Taggart
Director of Photography: Second Unit/
Camera Operator - Barry Baz Idoine
Aerial Director of Photography: Second Unit -
Adam Dale
Pilot: Second Unit - Marc Wolff
First Assistant Director - Toby Hefferman
Second Assistant Directors: Second Unit -
Tom Edmondson, David Keadell,
Tom Mulburge and Andrew Young
Supervising Location Manager - Mark Somner
Location Manager: Iceland Unit - Thor Kjartansson
Production Coordinator: Jordan Unit - Nada Atieh
Second Unit Director/Stunt Coordinator:
Reshoots - Simon Crane
Second Unit Director - John Mahaffie
Stunt Coordinator - Rob Inch
Fight Coordinator - C.C. Smiff
Assistant Fight Coordinator - Liang Yang
Creature Movement Choreographer - Paul Kasey
Special Effects Supervisor - Neil Corbould
Special Effects Floor Supervisor - Caimin Bourne
Special Creature Effects - Neal Scanlan
Electronic Design and Development Supervisor -
Matthew Denton
Supervising Animatronic Designers - Gustav Hoegen,
Vanessa Bastyan and Maria Cork
Visual Effects Supervisors: ILM - Nigel Sumner,
Dave Dally and Craig Hammack
Additional Visual Effects: Whiskytree - Joe Ceballos,
Jonathan Harb, Tuan Ho, Paul Hudson,
Michael Kennen, Brian Meanley,
Juan Pablo Monroy, Allison Meyers and
Pierre Nahoum
Additional Visual Effects: Atomic Fiction -
Wayne Brinton, Kevin Couture, Darnie Galloway,
Seth Hill, Woei His Lee, Marc Sadeghi,
Dale Taylor and Ryan Tudhope
Visual Effects Producers - Lucas Tewin
and Erin D. O'Connor
Visual Effects Producers: ILM - TJ Falls,
Sophie Cullen and Ben Lock
Visual Effects Art Director: ILM - Yanick Dusseault
Art Department: ILM - Jennifer Coronado
and David Nakabayashi
Animation Supervisor: ILM - Hal T. Hickel
Computer Graphics Supervisor: BLIND LTD -
Andrew Booth
Asset and Environment Supervisors: ILM -
Enrico Damm, Paul Giacoppo, Russell Paul
and Steve Walton
Digital Artist Supervisors: ILM - Beth D'Amato,
Ryan Hopkins, Cyrus Jam, John Levin,
Patrik Marek, David Meny and James Tooley
Compositing Supervisors: ILM - Ivan Busquets,
John J. Galloway, Alex Prichard and
Jeff Sutherland
Editors - John Gilroy, Colin Goudie
and Jabez Olssen
Additional Editor - Stuart Baird
Supervising Sound Editor (Uncredited)/
Sound Designer - David Acord
Re-Recording Mixer/Sound Designer/
Supervising Sound Editor - Christopher Scarabosio
Supervising Sound Editor - Matthew Wood
Foley Supervisor/Artist (Uncredited) -
Frank Rinella
Foley Editors - Ryan J. Frias and
Kimberly Patrick
Foley Artists - Ronni Brown and
Margie O'Malley
Sound Mixer - Stuart Wilson
Re-Recording Mixer - David Parker
Additional Re-Recording Mixers -
Michael Semanick, Luke Dunn-Gielmuda
and Tony Villafor
Original Star Wars Music - John Williams
Music - Michael Giacchino
Supervising Music Editor - John Finklea
Scoring & Mixing Engineers - Peter Cobbin
and Joel Iwataki
Review
A new hope begins for Star Wars with Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm and the spectacular 2015 release of J.J. Abrams' The Force Awakens. It restored the adventure, magic, thrills, and excitement the divisive prequel trilogy lacked. This film generated renewed interest among fans and proved the series could continue without George Lucas' involvement. ROGUE ONE marks the series' first standalone spinoff. However, the film required extensive reshoots to finish. It is said to have a darker, more melancholy tone, similar to that ofThe Empire Strikes BackandRevenge of the Sith.
In ROGUE ONE, the characters weren't as compelling as those in The Force Awakens, though a few exceptions, such as the snarky droid K-2SO, stood out. Intriguingly, the film set up the plot for the first Star Wars movie 39 years ago (click here). It also featured impressive action and drama, demonstrating what the Rebels were like before they scored their first victory against the Empire.
Several familiar characters introduced in A New Hope return in cameo or supporting roles, including Grand Moff Tarkin. However, its CGI reconstructs Peter Cushing's likeness as the character he portrayed 29 years ago. Also returning is our beloved Sith Lord, Darth Vader. He is no longer the tragic figure of the prequels; instead, he shows a brutal side the originals never showed.
ROGUE ONE is a natural byproduct of the Star Wars series and the closest thing you'll get to a prequel. It is also a perfect entry point for newcomers if a few people are unfamiliar with Star Wars.
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Eleven-year-old Mick goes to live with his grandfather in a remote territory, where he befriends a dog who will one day become the Australian legend known as Red Dog. Together, they go on many adventures that prove to be life-changing for both of them.
Bryan Brown - Grandpa
