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Hollywood films take on the heavy side for the fall - Reuters

Actor Leonardo DicCaprio is shown in a scene from the film ''J. Edgar'', in this publicity photo released to Reuters August 31, 2011. With kids back at school, summer's youth-oriented movies give way to many more serious Hollywood dramas as some of the world's top filmmakers jockey for position in the annual awards season that culminates with February's Oscars. REUTERS/Keith Bernstein/Warner Bros Pictures/Handout

1 of 7. actor Leonardo DicCaprio shows a scene from the film "j. Edgar cm, in this advertising photo published Reuters 31 August 2011. With children back in school prices summer youth-oriented films give away, to many more serious Hollywood dramas as some of the world's best filmmakers for position in the annual jockey season, culminating with February of Oscars.

Credit: Reuters/Keith Bernstein / Warner Bros pictures/HandoutBy-Zorianna-Kit

LOS ANGELES | Wednesday, 31 August 2011 3: 59 pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — after a summer of superhero of full, monkeys, which runs amok and trash talk comedians, Hollywood's next autumn focus films of less effects-filled blockbuster and more performance-oriented movies.

With children again beats in the school summer youth-oriented comic book way give to more serious dramas such as some of the world's best filmmakers Jockey for position in the annual awards season, which culminates with February the Oscars.

"Autumn is the time where popcorn movie stars to stretching their muscles a little and do things that are rewarded creative, get", Dave Karger said magazine entertainment weekly.

From September 9, examines Director Steven Soderbergh panic in "Infection," a thriller about the outbreak of a virus, the million-kills, some of which under its all star cast, Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Jude can be law and Laurence Fishburne.

"The virus did not speak and it does not have a brain, but this thing is alive and it will remain alive and spread," Soderbergh Reuters said on the portent-which is probably the actual star-in "Contagion."

On 30 September box office comedy star Seth Rogen headlines cancer film "50" made independent, while the married father creates Daniel "James Bond" Craig the role that unwittingly moved his family into a House that was once the scene of grisly murders in film by Director Jim Sheridan "Dream House".

Not to exceed, "Captain America" Star makes Chris Evans a heroin addicted lawyer in "Puncture" (September 23 plays) and Johnny Depp one break of the his films "Curse of the Caribbean" for the Star newspaper in Puerto Rico in "the rum diary", based on the Hunter S. Thompson novel (October 28) down and externally connected.

SPORTS, HORROR AND OSCARS

Sport in the movie figure prominently also in the fall lineup. On 9 September sees mixed martial Arts--a sport, which quickly mainstream popularity-hit its traditional cage WINS fight against each other will be played to a new level in "Warrior" as estranged brothers (Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton).

Brad Pitt stars as the Oakland A's general manager, the baseball team animated with computer-generated math analysis in "Moneyball" (September 23).

Hugh Jackman portrays a father, with his son is a robot and in the world of remote-controlled boxes in "Real steel" (October). And when auto racing is your thing, Ryan Gosling a Hollywood stunt driver, as the getaway driver in "Drive" (September 16) moonlights.

With October is ripe with gray just before Halloween, from edge of your seat thriller, fright campy movies. Plastic surgeons in Pedro Almodovar, Antonio Banderas is insane "the skin I live in" (October), two police checkpoint a series of murders in "Texas killing fields" (October), John Carpenter's "the thing" Gets a prequel (October) and ghostly material again in recorded is "paranormal activity 3" (October).

While traditionally features a flood of Oscar contenders fall of late, some movies are an early jump on the competition always. On 7 October, Oscar-winner George Clooney stars, directs and produces the political drama "The Ides of March", co-staring perennial Oscar Favorites Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti.

Twice on 4 November, the Michelle Williams star as Marilyn Monroe in "My week with Marilyn" and on 9 November four times Oscar winner Clint Eastwood "j. Edgar", a strong Hollywood tradition-Oscar winning screenwriter leads, Dustin Lance black ("milk") and three times nominee Leonardo DiCaprio wears in the title role.

COMEDIES AND MASSES

But Hollywood is focused not only on the prices. It must also big sale at ticket offices, and the industry's major studios count always comedies, to lure audiences.

Funny girl Anna Faris takes all their past relations in "What's your number?" (September 30). Jack Black, Owen Wilson, and Steve Martin are three competitive birders in "the big year" (October) and a family man and twin of character abrasive sister, who refuses, his homeland playing Adam Sandler after Thanksgiving in "Jack & Jill" (November 11) to leave.

November 4 is a triple-threat full action-comedy weekend: Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy star in Director Brett Ratner "Tower Heist." "Shrek" preferred sword of swinging kitty cat gets his own spin off film in the animated "Puss in boots", and these two Stoner's Harold and Kumar (along with Neil Patrick Harris) are back for a more unsuitable adventures in "A very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas."

But those not only three possibilities on 4 November weekend crowded. "Another happy day" starring Demi Moore and "the son of no one" with Channing Tatum, Al Pacino, are also in the mix.

October 14 weekend is too crammed. The bird watchers are in "The Good Year" and the Almodovar "the skin I live in" a remake of the 1984 classic "footloose" starring 'Dancing with Stars' Julianne Hough graduate. And the indie-drama "Fireflies in the Garden," with Julia Roberts and Ryan Reynolds, also hits theatres this weekend.

"There are many movies per week this fall be found", entertainment weekly said Karger. "In the summer Studios get frightened." As soon as a ' pirates' or a weekend claimed, nobody wants a "hangover" against it. In the autumn, with less Tentpole films, not the weekend feel as holy. "Every week seems viable."

But there is no need to be overwhelmed, EW Chief screenwriter, said there is simply "More treasures hidden."

"Case if you find that films, which kinda are special route, still interesting people in them", he said. "It is unpredictable."

(Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)

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Puncture: Film review - Hollywood Reporter

Puncture

It is a true story, which includes an annoying protagonist and an expose of corrupt practices U.S. healthcare.

Adam funds, mark coffers

Chris Lopata

Chris Evans, mark funds, Brett Cullen

Hero the thing about quixotic film go against big clubs without scruples or moral is that you do not want a hero, which let you down. Puncture, Director: the brother team of Adam and Mark funds, told real probably the filmmakers with a completely irresponsible, unreliable, delusional protagonist were stuck. The film concerns a late 1990s case in Texas with a pharmaceutical conspiracy, which touches on the AIDs epidemic, which is certainly important, but more the stuff of a New York profile instead of a movie. So here the concentration on the unusual personality - to say the least! -the lead lawyer of the plaintiff.

Puncture is definitely not a uninteresting film, but without heavy Festival - it played only in the Tribeca - and serbien by critics, it is probably not too much of a dent in the indie film box office despite vague similarities with another unusual legal Eagle movie called Erin Brockovich.

Press notes describe the late Mike white, potentially played Toowell by Chris Evansas a "functioning drug addict". It is unclear, how the notes would define "work". In the opening moments see Mike large case thanks to win an epiphany experienced in a drug-induced moment of clarity. Then he checks out mentally.

At the festive party at his house that his wife fires a weapon, and makes for good get things so out of hand - he is a junkie and sex-addicted -. He quickly falls to his own personal chaos.

Then comes his biggest case. An ER nurse (Vinessa Shaw), injured two years previously of an exposed needle, has contracted HIV. So it comes to Mike about a lawsuit. Surprisingly, it's not about her case but instead a complaint against industry giants of health for the rejection of a wonderful safety needle to buy from a cranky old inventor (Marshall Bell). The invention is that a syringe used once then discarded, so that almost 800,000 annual wounds, worn by nursing staff, often lead to serious injury or death.

Tired of the routine personal injury cases he pursues with his partner Paul Danziger (played by co-director Mark coffers), Mike sees this as the company big case. He is not necessarily wrong, but now he is totally unable to appear before a judge, or indeed a U.S. Senator (Kate Burton) without his drugs is clear without further ADO. So that the film has its own peculiar Dynamics - a often said searches David against Goliath in the competition and against a history of extreme history.

The film is sugar regulation with extraordinary performance, and no one will blame either filmmaking. This is a well-made film, make no mistake. It has only a dysfunctional hero.

It could be argued that without its coke never earned a lawsuit against a such legally protected fueled delusions of grandeur, Mike bunch of crooks would have asked. So that the Upsideto drugs. On the other hand... tardy court appearances, error thought process that missed insurance - no, he is not Sir Galahad.

The movie charm lie on the outskirts of this marginal life - in the Mike resides in, after his wife intelligent him almost ditches less furniture House in the sympathetic moments tells Mike with his customers and the seriously ill sister; and in its tilt against a heavyweight Texas lawyer (Brett Cullen), which is so oily, damage large dollar, almost like the guy for his undisguised felt. Or at least see his point of view, go against this drug-addled do-gooders who will solve the case, if it is likely, in the best interest of its customers.

Also a compelling expose is purchasing in the margins cartels, negotiating contracts for more than 5,000 U.S. allow hospitals and healthcare facilities, contracts the bribes and incentives Notto better, buy safe products. These practices are to this day.

The film of the story was collected by the brothers and author Chris Lopata, in close collaboration with Mike's partner, Paul Danziger. . So has the film no doubt more paintings than your average "is based on a true story" - film. And you can probably not the fault of Danzig for the Hollywood touch-, that man is moving the mirrors Mike as he himself to Houston, which turns out to be a wrong track, or one forces later sinking without a shed of proof, that role was still possible in the Mike's notes, the darkness.

The film gives much to consider, then from the hospital, the practices, which no doubt to the spread of HIV and our legal system of the messed-Up to the non-glamorous side looking to buy. (The title was clearly designed, have more than a meaning.)

Move from rundown streets on high-rise office suites, ambles puncture in the Houston area a murky daylight atmosphere in the blazing sun. It is an admirable film about a crazy character and a very unjust medical system that leaves an own puncture wounds.

Opened: Friday, Sept. 23 (Millennium entertainment)
Company: Millennium entertainment
Starring: Chris Evans, mark funds, Brett Cullen, Marshall Bell, Michael Biehn, Jesse L. Martin, Roxanna hope, Tess Parker, Kate Burton, Vinessa Shaw
Directors/producers: Adam funds, mark coffers
Screenwriter: Chris Lopata
Story by: Paul Danziger, ELA thier
Executive producers: Joan Huang, Jeffrey GOU, Rod de Llano, Craig Cohen, Paul Danziger
Director of photography: Helge Gerull
Art Director: Chris Stull
Music: Ryan Ross Smith
Costumes: Kari Perkins
Publisher: Chip Smith
R rating, 99 minutes

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