Hawk (Tom), Buzz (Jack), Lucky (Lloyd) are the leaders of the Hellraisers. In societies were the innocent are defenceless, they have taken it upon themselves to protect the weak. They do this by attacking the oppressors, the dictators and the corrupt regimes around the world. A crack team of former marines, RAF and SAS personnel's, they work alone to bring democracy to countries that have been failed by their western leaders. With ripples of fear running through the leaders of the world, see how far they will go in their fight for justice.
Character profile
Hawk - leader, strong, macho
Buzz- “the crazy one”, acts before he thinks, always looking for a thrill
Lucky- funny, happy go lucky
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
WAR FILMS
War films often depict the horror and heartbreak involved in war, letting the actual combat fighting or conflict provide the main plot or background for the action of the film. These battles could be against nations or humankind. Usual elements in the action-oriented war plots include POW camp experiences and escapes, air battles, personal bravery, espionage, "war is hell" brutal scenes, submarine combat, trench/infantry accounts, or male-bonding buddy adventures during wartime. A popular sub-genre war films in the 1950s and '60s was the prisoner of war film (POW).
A recent film in this genre is Hart's War. It is a World War II prisoner of war based on a novel by John Katzenbach. Starring Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell and Terrence Howard. The film, directed by Gregory Hoblit, was shot at Barrandov Studios in Prague, and released on 15 February 2002(US), 24 May 2002 (UK).
This is an American TV program which includes interviews with A-list movie stars before their films are released. They highlight how movies are made, who makes them and where they shop, dine, party and travel. The Movie Show Plus also goes out on the road shooting shows in Los Angeles and New York. There tagline is “If they are IN a movie, then they are ON Movie Show Plus!” The psychographics of the audience that might watch this show are people who like to keep up to date with the celebrity culture. They might also aspire to become a celebrity and want the things being that status might entails.
"Valkyrie” promotional helicopter
"New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) Hollywood filmmaker Bryan Singer, who is currently on a promotional tour across Asia and Europe with superstar Tom Cruise for his Nazi thriller "Valkyrie", has revealed that the actor is keen on visiting India to promote the film.
"Tom wants to go to India for the promotion. His daughter (Isabella, 16, adopted) has told him a lot about the country and he is eager to go there. India is also an emerging and growing market in terms of business for us," Singer told IANS over phone from Seoul, South Korea.
"I'd also like the Indian audience to know that 'Valkyrie' is a true and extraordinary story. It's an edge-of-the-seat assassination thriller and is the story of a neglected event in time," added the director who is also contemplating visiting Japan and China as a part of the promotional tour." (taken from http://www.nowrunning.com/news/english/cruise-wants-to-promote-valkyrie-in-india/20652/story.htm)
Part of the promotion of Valkyrie included a promotional tour. Tom Cruise has been very busy with his world promotional tour and has visited Korea, Berlin, London, Moscow and Madrid.
"Tom Cruise to visit Seoul
December 30th, 2008 by Chantal
Tom Cruise will visit Korea for the first time in seven years as part of a promotional tour for his upcoming movie, “Valkyrie.’’ The 46-year-old actor will arrive with filmmaker Bryan Singer and stay for two days, appearing at a red carpet event, Jan. 17 and at a press conference at the Grand Hyatt Seoul, Jan. 18. According to 20th Century Fox Korea, Korea is the only Asian country the two figures will visit during their tour."
United Artists is a host studio that Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner partly own. With UA’s recent films not doing so well (Lions for Lambs performed badly in the box office and the intended production for Pinkville by Oliver Stone was cancelled), demands was put on Valkyrie to do will. The film changed release dates multiple times. It was originally slated to be released in August 8, 2008, then moved up earlier to June 27, 2008. The film was then held off to October 3, 2008 to avoid competition from WALL-E and Wanted, and to enable the late filming of the North African battle sequence. The October date was also originally chosen to increase the film's chances of awards success. In April 2008, the release date was pushed back to February 13, 2009, with the studio citing the early fall schedule as too crowded with Academy Award prospects. Valkyrie would have taken advantage of the lucrative President's Day weekend, after The Wolfman and The Pink Panther 2 were moved from this date.
