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Tag Archives: research
Hollow Man (2000)
Director: Paul Verhoeven Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe (Story by Gary Scott Thompson and Andrew W. Marlowe) Not good. Probably my least favorite Verhoeven. Special effects hold up pretty well though so worth watching for that.
Posted in Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Tagged 2000, alan marshall, andrew w. marlowe, douglas wick, elisabeth shue, experiment, Gary Scott Thompson, gorilla, greg grunberg, hollow man, horror, insane, invisible, jerry goldsmith, joey slotnick, josh brolin, kevin bacon, killer, kim dickens, mary randle, paul verhoeven, rape, research, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, stalk, stalker, thriller, william devane
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Underwater (2020)
Director: William Eubank Writer: Brian Duffield and Adam Cozad (Story by Brian Duffield) Right on the edge of being good.
Posted in Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Tagged 2020, action, adam cozad, brian duffield, cthulhu, deepwater, drill, drilling, earthquake, gunner wright, h.p. lovecraft, horror, Jenno topping, jessica henwick, john gallagher jr., kristen stewart, lovecraftian, mamoudou athie, mariana trench, monster, monsters, ocean, peter chernin, research, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, sea, T.J. Miller, thriller, tonia davis, underwater, vincent cassel, water, william eubank
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The Weight of Water (2002)
Director: Kathryn Bigelow Writers: Alice Arlen and Christopher Kyle (Based on the novel by Anita Shreve) Bigelow? More like Bigel-NO! A real stinker.
Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery
Tagged 2000, 2002, a. kitman ho, adaptation, alice arlen, anita shreve, boat, catherine mccormack, christopher kyle, ciaran hinds, crime, drama, elizabeth hurley, homicide, immigrant, island, janet yang, josh lucas, kathryn bigelow, murder, new england, norway, norwegian, photographer, poet, research, sail boat, sarah polley, sean penn, sigurjon sighvatsson, the weight of water, thriller
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Hollow Man (2000)
Director: Paul Verhoeven Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe (Story by Gary Scott Thompson and Andrew W. Marlowe)
Posted in Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Tagged 2000, andrew w. marlowe, elisabeth shue, Gary Scott Thompson, greg grunberg, hollow man, horror, insane, invisible, joey slotnick, josh brolin, kevin bacon, killer, kim dickens, paul verhoeven, research, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, stalk, thriller
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Desk Set (1957)
Director: Walter Lang Writers: Phoebe Ephron and Henry Ephron (Based on the play by William Marchant)
Posted in Comedy, Romance
Tagged 1957, adaptation, christmas, comedy, computer, computers, desk set, dina merrill, gig young, henry ephron, holiday, joan blondell, katharine hepburn, office, phoebe ephron, play, research, romance, romantic comedy, spencer tracy, technology, television, tv, walter lang, william marchant
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Solaris (2002)
Director: Steven Soderbergh Writer: Steven Soderbergh (Based on the novel by Stanislaw Lem) I understand why this wasn’t a big mainstream hit but I think it is really great and due for re-discovery. I watched it and then again immediately … Continue reading
Posted in Drama, Mystery, Review, Romance, Science Fiction
Tagged abortion, adaptation, doctor, drama, dream, fantasy, george clooney, james cameron, jeremy davies, john cho, mystery, natascha mcelhone, planet, psychologist, research, romance, sci-fi, science fiction, solaris, space, space station, stanislaw lem, steven soderbergh, suicide, ulrich tukur, viola davis
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The Insider (1999)
Director: Michael Mann Writers: Eric Roth & Michael Mann (Based on the article “The Man Who Knew Too Much” by Marie Brenner) Really great. I think it is a damn shame that while it was nominated for 7 Academy Awards … Continue reading
Posted in Drama, Review, Thriller
Tagged 1999, 60 minutes, al pacino, big tobacco, breckin meyer, bruce mcgill, cbs, chemist, christopher plummer, cigarette, colm feore, confidential, confidentiality, death threat, debi mazar, diane venore, drama, eric roth, expose, gina gershon, hallie kate eisenberg, interview, jeffrey wigand, lindsay crouse, lowell bergman, lynne thigpen, marie brenner, michael gambon, michael mann, mike wallace, news, philip baker hall, producer, report, reporter, research, rip torn, russell crowe, scientist, stephen tobolowsky, teacher, the insider, thriller, tobacco, true story
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Outbreak (1995)
Director: Wolfgang Petersen Writers: Laurence Dworet & Robert Roy Pool
Posted in Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
Tagged 1995, africa, airborne, army, california, containment, cuba gooding jr., disease, Donald Sutherland, drama, dustin hoffman, epidemic, kevin spacey, laurence dworet, medical research, medicine, military, monkey, morgan freeman, outbreak, patrick dempsey, renee russo, research, robert roy pool, sci-fi, science fiction, scientist, thriller, virus, wolfgang petersen
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The Thing (2011)
Director: Matthijs van Heijningen Writers: Eric Heisserer (Based on the short story “Who Goes There?” by John W. Campbell Jr.)
Posted in Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Tagged 2011, adaptation, adewale akinnuoye-agbaje, alien, antarctica, camp, creature, doctor, eric christian olsen, eric heisserer, horror, ice, joel edgerton, john w. campbell jr., mary elizabeth winstead, Matthijs van Heijningen, monster, mystery, paleontologist, remake, research, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, scientists, snow, spaceship, student, team, the thing, ulrich thomsen, who goes there
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