Broken Saints

Broken Saints is an award-winning, partially animated, Flash-animated film series by Brooke Burgess, Ian Kirby, and Andrew West. First published in 2001, it is a hybrid of the comic and animation art forms that its creators refer to as a "cinematic novel." Like a comic, characters on the most part remain in static poses and dialogue is indicated by speech balloons. However, rather than exclusively using sequential panels, animated sequences are used to switch scenes and help advance the story, while music (composed by Tobias Tinker and Quentin Grey, as well as classical pieces by Mozart and others) and sound effects are included, lending a more cinematic experience than one would ordinarily achieve with a comic strip alone.Broken Saints is some 12 hours long, split into 24 chapters published online between 2001 and 2003. The chapters become progressively longer, many with two or three acts. The culmination of the series, chapter 24, is five acts long - plus prologue and epilogue - and runs for 1 hour and 23 minutes.
Centered on philosophical, religious, political and spiritual themes, it tells the story of four strangers from "the quiet corners of the globe" connected by a vision they all receive of a coming evil. Their search for the truth behind the vision leads them to each other and to far larger and more disturbing truths than they could have expected.
The details of their respective visions vary, but each one contains a giant red cat's eye (accompanied by a terrific electronic screech), the ubiquitous symbol of the series. After seeing it, the four main characters fall into a temporary coma. The Eye -- a red circle with a thin black slit in the middle -- can easily be mistaken for a simplified Eye of Sauron, yet it is worth noting that Broken Saints made its debut before the release of the first of the three The Lord of the Rings films.
Several haikus (somewhat of a trademark of Brooke's) are presented as each episode loads, as well as quotes at the beginning and end from various sources, both tying in with themes and events of the episode. Several chapters contain animated scenes which introduce and close the chapter, and allude to various pop culture media such as The Matrix, Donnie Darko, Fight Club and The Wizard of Oz. Samples of songs from Montreal based band Godspeed You! Black Emperor were looped extensively in the soundtrack, and much of the dialogue, particularly in Chapter 14, is taken from the spoken word portions of there songs (some directly, and some slightly altered). The group is listed in the credits at the end of chapter 14 under "Loop Worship."
Each of the chapters was written and directed by Burgess, with Kirby doing the technical direction and West providing the artwork. The site was originally hosted (for the first 6 chapters) by Switch Interactive.
In 2005, a DVD version was released in association with Budget Monks Productions and Telefilm Canada, featuring improved or wholly redrawn art for the first several chapters, numerous featurettes, and a voice track for practically all dialogue. The voice actors included William B. Davis, David Kaye, Kirby Morrow, and Emmy-award winner Janyse Jaud. Burgess himself provided a character voice as well.
Recently a new DVD release was in the works, for international retail release. A few changes have been made, including a reworking of Chapter 13's artwork and commentary for each chapter. It was released on August 1st 2006.

The Sixth Sense

The Sixth Sense is a 1999 Academy Award-nominated Psychological thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan that tells the story of Cole, a troubled, isolated boy (played by Haley Joel Osment) who claims to be able to see and talk to the dead, and an equally troubled child psychologist (played by Bruce Willis) who tries to help him. The film, like much of Shyamalan's work, is known for its twist ending.

As the film opens, Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) a prominent child psychologist, returns home one night with his wife from an event in which he was honored for his efforts with children. The two discover they are not alone - a disturbed, nearly naked man named Vincent Gray (Donnie Wahlberg) appears in the doorway of their bathroom with a gun. He says, "I don't want to be afraid anymore." (Cole, a central character in the movie, later says the same thing.) Vincent is upset that Crowe has not helped him, and Crowe realizes that Vincent is a former patient he treated as a child for his hallucinations. He condemns Malcolm for his inability to help him and shoots him in the stomach, and seconds later turns the gun on himself. The scene fades away with Malcolm's wife by his side, aiding him.
Months later, next fall, Malcolm returns to work with another frightened boy, 9-year old Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment), with a condition similar to Vincent's. Malcolm becomes dedicated to this patient, though he is haunted by doubts over his ability to help him, after his failure with Vincent. Meanwhile, he begins to neglect his wife, with whom his relationship is falling apart. Malcolm earns Cole's trust and Cole ultimately confides in him that he is clairvoyant and can "see dead people". Though Malcolm is naturally skeptical at first, he eventually comes to believe that Cole is telling the truth, and that Vincent may have had the same ability as Cole. He suggests to Cole that he try to find a purpose for his gift by communicating with the ghosts, perhaps to aid them in their unfinished business on Earth. Cole is at first skeptical about this advice, as the ghosts terrify him, but soon decides to try it.
Cole communicates with the ghost of one girl who appears in his bedroom and appears to be sick. He finds out where the girl, Kyra Collins (Mischa Barton), lived and goes to her house, where a funeral reception is being held for her. Kyra's ghost gives Cole a videotape, which Cole gives to Kyra's father. The tape reveals that when Kyra was bedridden with illness, her mother was poisoning her food, which led to Kyra's death (this behavior has been suggested as Munchausen syndrome by proxy or Factitious Disorder).[1] Empowered now by his ability to use his gift to positive effect, Cole confesses his ability to his mother, Lynn (Toni Collette). Although his mother is troubled by his story, Cole tells Lynn that her mother (Cole's grandmother) went to see her perform in a dance recital one night when she was a child, though Lynn was not aware of this because her mother stayed in the back of the audience where she could not be seen; he also tells her the answer to a question she asked when alone at her mother's grave. Lynn accepts this as the truth, and her relationship with Cole is strengthened.
His faith in himself now restored as a result of his success with Cole, Malcolm returns to his home, where he finds his wife sleeping on the couch, watching their old wedding video. As she sleeps, Anna's hand releases Malcolm's wedding ring, revealing the twist ending of the film — that Malcolm himself is unwittingly one of Cole's ghosts, having been killed by his ex-patient in the opening scene. Due to Cole's efforts, Malcolm's unfinished business, of rectifying his failure to understand Vincent, is completed. Recalling Cole's advice about talking to his wife while she's asleep, so that she'll have to listen, Malcolm releases her to move on with her life and frees himself to leave behind the world of the living.

Freddy Krueger Is Back!

Freddy Krueger, full name Frederick Charles Krueger — is the main fictional character from the Nightmare on Elm Street series of films. Created by Wes Craven and portrayed by actor Robert Englund in every film of the series, he is an undead serial killer[2] who can attack his victims supernaturally from within their own dreams when they are in a state of sleep. Freddy is commonly identified by his burnt disfigured face, red and green striped sweater, brown fedora hat, and trademark metal-clawed leather glove. Freddy Krueger’s origin has slowly evolved over the course of the film series. Each subsequent film revealed new information that intertwined with the backstory established in the original film A Nightmare on Elm Street.A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child provided the origin of Krueger’s birth; which began with a tragic incident involving his mother in the early 1940s. During a Christmas holiday, a young nun named Sister Mary Helena (a.k.a Amanda Krueger) was accidentally trapped inside “the Tower”, a wing containing the worst of the criminally insane at Westin Hills psychiatric hospital. Amanda was raped and tortured numerous times by the one hundred patients confined there. She was found days later, close to death and now pregnant. Frederick Charles Krueger was born months later after a breech birth and was given up for adoption.

The sequel Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare showed that Krueger was placed with an abusive alcoholic named Mr. Underwood (portrayed by Alice Cooper) who abused him physically and emotionally. As a child, Freddy exhibited sociopathic behavior, which included killing small animals. Socially, he was often ridiculed by his peers. In his late teens, Freddy practiced self-mutilation; learning the "secret of pain", he murdered Underwood.Later in adulthood, Krueger would go on to marry Loretta, with whom he would have his daughter Kathryn Krueger. The Krueger family resided in Freddy's childhood home at 1428 Elm Street.[3] Kathryn was shown to still be a child when children from the neighborhood went missing and were later found dead. Soon after, Loretta learned that in the basement of the house, Freddy had a secret room where he would keep devices of torture, newspaper clippings of his crimes, and different versions of his clawed glove. Promising that "she won't tell" she was strangled by Freddy in front of Kathryn, "for snooping in daddy's special work". Krueger worked at the local power plant, and it was there where he had taken and murdered twenty missing neighborhood children; killing them in the plant's boiler room. The police were unable to solve the cases and newspapers dubbed the mysterious killer the "Springwood Slasher".

In 1966, Freddy was arrested for the murders of the missing children. Young Kathryn was put into foster care and was later adopted. Due to the search warrant not being signed correctly, all evidence was considered inadmissible, and Krueger was released in 1968. Amanda Krueger, who had followed Freddy’s trial, heard of his release and hung herself in the tower where she was raped. The neighborhood parents of the children Freddy had murdered found him in his boiler room later that night and threw Molotov cocktails in the building, trapping Freddy within. Just moments before his death, Freddy was approached by three dream demons. These demons search the mortal world for the most evil soul and, in turn, give that person the power to turn dreams into reality. Freddy accepted their offer to "be forever" as the flames consumed him. Afterward, Freddy's remains were taken to Penny Brothers Auto Salvage and locked in the trunk of an old red Cadillac. Presumably to help erase Krueger's existence, the Thompson family moved into the house on 1428 Elm Street. Adopted by the Burroughs family, young Kathryn was taken away from Springwood and her records were sealed.

Most Beautiful Smile of The World

Julia Fiona Roberts (October 28, 1967) is an actress with a famous smile and she is also Academy Award-winning American film actress and former fashion model. She shot to fame during the early 1990s after starring in the romantic comedy, Pretty Woman, opposite Richard Gere. Since then, Roberts has become the highest-paid actress in the world, topping the Hollywood Reporter's annual power list of top-earning female stars for four consecutive years (2002-2005). Her career includes films such as Pretty Woman, Runaway Bride, and Ocean's Eleven, which have collectively earned box office receipts well over $2 billion. She won the Best Actress Academy Award in 2001 for her critically praised turn as the title character in Erin Brockovich after two previous nominations during the 1990s. For her fame and wholesome image, she is often referred to as "America's Sweetheart". An unprecedented $25 million was paid to Roberts for her role in 2003's Mona Lisa Smile. As of 2007, Roberts' net worth was estimated around US$140,000,000.[2] She was also the first actress to appear on the cover of Vogue and the first woman to land on the cover of GQ. She has been named one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" a record-setting eleven times, tied with Halle Berry. In 2001 Ladies Home Journal ranked her as the 11th most powerful woman in America beating out then national security advisor Condoleezza Rice and first lady Laura Bush.
She maintains a close friendship with actress-activist Susan Sarandon.

Jaime Zavala's Virtuosity

Nacido en 1976 en Viña del Mar, Jaime Zavala Benavente comenzó en 1988 sus estudios de guitarra y teoría. Aunque siempre se negó a tomar clases, sus propios métodos, altamente rigurosos y disciplinados, lo llevaron a transformarse en uno de los guitarristas más dotados técnica e interpretativamente, lo que habla de su gran capacidad musical y creativa.
Durante sus primeros años, Jaime Zavala se dedicó a absorber todo lo que llegaba a sus oídos: el rito diario lo constituían las 8 horas de estudio que cumplía religiosamente, donde analizaba la técnica de los guitarristas de bandas que sonaban en las radios en aquellos años, y estudiaba también Guitarra Clásica y Teoría Musical.
El esfuerzo de Zavala rápidamente daría que hablar. Ya en 1991, Jaime Zavala era permanentemente invitado a eventos en distintos colegios de Viña del Mar, donde deslumbraba a la audiencia por su virtuosismo y juventud. Pero Zavala, siempre en una posición extremadamente autocrítica, solía reprobar sus interpretaciones. Esto se debía a que recién durante ese tiempo tuvo la oportunidad de escuchar a algunos de los mejores guitarristas del mundo. Yngwie Malmsteen, Vinnie Moore y Joe Satriani se transformaron en la obsesión desde ese entonces para Zavala. Por ello estuvo ausente de todo evento hasta fines de 1992; sólo en ese entonces consideró que estaba en condiciones de presentarse. Pero la obra de los grandes maestros clásicos desde el comienzo acompañó a Zavala. Johann Sebastian Bach y Nicolò Paganini, sus preferidos, siempre tuvieron el más alto sitial en el concepto musical de Zavala. El problema era que no había forma de unir escuelas tan distintas, por ello Zavala se mantenía estudiando Guitarra Clásica, Guitarra Eléctrica y Teoría Musical en forma separada.
Definitivamente inclinado a estudiar Guitarra Eléctrica, pero sin intenciones de olvidar sus estudios paralelos, Zavala logró depurar su técnica hasta lograr un nivel jamás imaginado. En 1994, con sólo 18 años, se había transformado en uno de los mejores guitarristas de la región.
Al ingresar a la carrera de Ingeniería Civil Electrónica, en la Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Zavala debió ceder la mayor parte de su tiempo, antes dedicado a la música, al estudio científico. Pero eso no significó un obstáculo en la carrera musical Jaime Zavala, puesto que al verse limitado en el estudio y ejecución de la Guitarra Eléctrica, se dedicó a perfeccionar sus conocimientos de Teoría Musical, con el apoyo del músico Javier Pozo. En ese momento comienza a concretarse uno de los sueños más profundos de Jaime Zavala: componer música, bajo una sólida base teórica y una fuerte inspiración emocional. En 1994 se integra al staff de trabajo de Yngwie Malmsteen, lo que facilita de gran manera su difusión internacional. Durante el verano de 1995 Zavala se presentó con gran éxito en distintos eventos en Santiago. Su reputación de virtuoso, que siempre le ha molestado, comenzaba a conocerse. Pero en ese año Zavala estuvo muy complicado con su problema vocacional: Tenía mucho que entregar pero sus estudios de Ingeniería no lo dejaban rendir el cien por ciento. Y Zavala no estaba dispuesto a rendir menos que eso. Fue durante 1995 en que Jaime Zavala se dio cuenta que "hacer música es mucho más que interpretarla". En ese momento decidió dar prioridad al estudio y a la composición que al escenario.
En 1996 Zavala ya era reconocido como uno de los grandes guitarristas de Chile. En Mayo, el GIT del Musician's Institute of California, en Estados Unidos, publica durante un mes sus lecciones "Advanced Techniques for Electric Guitar". En ese año comienza a concebir la idea de transcribir obras doctas para ser interpretadas por instrumentos modernos, en su afán de lograr la perfecta comunión de sus dos tendencias musicales, y compone varias de las Sonatas que componen su Op.1. También se presenta con éxito en conciertos en Viña del Mar y Santiago.
1997 es uno los años más fructíferos para Zavala. Compone la gigantesca obra "Magno Himno CDP Op.2", para orquesta sinfónica y banda; termina de escribir las "7 Sonatas para Guitarra Clásica Op.1", comienza con sus primeras transcripciones de obras doctas, que finalmente conformarán el Op.4, y escribe un grupo de 4 estudios para Guitarra Eléctrica publicados como "The Electric Guitar Etudes Op.3", piezas que persiguen el afán instructivo de los 24 Capricci de Nicolò Paganini.
En 1998, crea el Tour de Force, nombre con el que bautizó sus conciertos de música docta para Guitarra Eléctrica (y el nombre que se daba en el siglo XVIII a los conciertos para violín de compleja ejecución). Decide dar prioridad al estudio y la composición, y realiza sólo 4 conciertos durante este año. Hace una magistral transcripción del Himno Nacional de Chile, para Guitarra Clásica, y del Himno Inglés "God Save The Queen", que forman "Transcriptions of National Anthems Op.5" y crea su primera obra para orquesta de cámara, "Concerto Nº1 in Sol maggiore Op.6". Trabaja inspirado en las composiciones de Jaime Barría, fundador de la banda chilena Bordemar, en un proyecto de folklore moderno, de donde aparecerá la "Cueca Progresiva". En Noviembre es aceptado como miembro del grupo mundial de Discusión y Análisis de la obra de Johann Sebastian Bach.
Durante 1999, compone un par de sonatas para Guitarra Clásica bautizadas como "Madre e Hija Op.7"; el "Concerto Nº2 in Mi minore Op.8", la "Overture Lorena Op.10" y "Allegro for Gabriela Op.11" (Obras para orquesta de cámara); el "Presto Op.9" (Obra para Clavecín), y varios experimentos musicales no catalogados. Realiza un par de conciertos en Santiago, fuera del concepto de Tour de Force.
El año 2000 momentos importantes suceden en la carrera de Jaime Zavala. Viaja a Estados Unidos, a buscar la magnífica guitarra que encargó a Ibanez, bautizada como "Ibanez Guarneri del Gesú", un verdadero lujo de instrumento que contribuye a realzar la técnica y calidad interpretativa de Jaime Zavala. En Mayo, el Istituto di Studi Paganiniani de Génova declara aprobada su transcripción para Guitarra Eléctrica de una de las sonatas para violín de Nicolò Paganini. Algunos críticos afirman que "hay muchos virtuosos pero Zavala es el único que logra hacer hablar su guitarra", por lo que la demanda por ver en vivo a Zavala, interpretando sus complejas transcripciones en su excepcional guitarra, se torna aún más alta cuando anuncia que el 2000 será el último año del Tour de Force. Finalmente, en los últimos días de Diciembre, en un pequeño lugar y acompañado por sus familiares y amistades más cercanas, realiza el Grand Finale del Tour de Force. En Febrero del año 2001, Jaime Zavala se incorpora como guitarrista estable al proyecto musical de MOMO. En una nueva faceta, totalmente ajena al virtuosismo que le valió el respeto de mucha gente y en muchos lugares del mundo, Zavala espera seguir con su objetivo: "más allá de la música, de la técnica y de lo que representa en sí la interpretación, están los sentimientos y los lugares mágicos a los cuales te puede llevar una melodía. Si yo, con mi música, soy capaz de llevar a alguien a esos lugares y de lograr que afloren los sentimientos, ese es el mejor premio que puedo recibir".

Antonio Jara, Kammermusic das Köln Orchester, Mayo 2001.

Contact: jzavalab@hotmail.com

Lisa Krueger's Cut

Lisa Krueger directs Heather Graham on the set of Miramax's Committed - 2000

LISA KRUEGER (writer/director) grew up in the suburbs of San Francisco and attended the University of California at Berkeley. In her Junior year she was one of three undergraduates to be invited to the university's graduate-level Paris Film Program. After her year in Paris, Krueger returned to Berkeley, where she wrote an honors thesis on film music. After graduation, she returned to Paris, where she continued her studies under the direction of Christian Metz at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, and taught English at the University of Paris and at the American Center for Students and Artists. She began experimenting with the American Center's extensive video equipment, and was commissioned by the Center to create a series of video vignettes for use in its classrooms. Moving to New York City, Krueger worked briefly as an assistant to the video curator of the Museum of Modern Art, and then became a production manager for Academy Award-winning director Zbigniew Rybczynski. She also line-produced the American segments for Alain Tanner's "La Vallée Fantôme" and Pierre Granier Deferre's "La Couleur de Vent." Eager to move from production to directing, Krueger took up script supervision, or continuity, as a kind of "earn while your learn" film school. As a script supervisor, she worked closely with such directors as Jim Jarmusch (on "Mystery Train" and "Night on Earth"), Abel Ferrara ("King of New York") and James Ivory ("Mr. and Mrs. Bridge"), and was able to absorb first-hand the creative and technical aspects of movie-making. She then wrote, directed and co-edited "Best Offer," a half hour short described as a "coming of age story about a young girl's transition from four-legged love objects (horses) to two-legged ones (boys)." Featuring cinematography by her brother Tom and production design by her brother Mathew, "Best Offer" premiered at the 1993 Sundance Film Festival and went on to win awards at the San Francisco Film Festival, Chicago Film Festival, Houston Worldfest, Oberhausen and the CINE Golden Eagle, among others. "Best Offer" was also licensed for numerous television showings around the world. Krueger's first feature-length screenplay, "Manny & Lo," was honored by Robert Redford's Sundance Institute when it was chosen for its 1994 June Filmmakers and Writers Lab. As a "Sundance Fellow," Lisa was invited to rehearse, shoot on video and edit scenes from "Manny & Lo" with the actors of her choice (among them Mary Kay Place) over the course of four weeks in the mountains of Utah. Seasoned filmmakers/advisors were on hand to offer feedback, including Robert Redford, Arthur Penn, Alan Pakula, Paul Brickman, Richard Pierce, Morgan Freeman, Sally Field, and others. The institute also organized a stage reading of "Manny & Lo" with Morgan Freeman narrating. (Other films developed at the Sundance Filmmakers Lab include "Reservoir Dogs," "Impromptu," "Fresh," and "I Like It Like That.") Lisa Krueger currently divides her time among Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York.

9 Pirate Lords of The Brotherhood

The film begins with Lord Cutler Beckett unmercifully executing mass amounts of people who are associated with piracy. Among them is an innocent looking young boy who starts singing a pirate song, Hoist the Colours. This song continues to be sung by the group who is waiting to be executed and it leads on to Elizabeth Swann, who is rowing a small sampan in Singapore. She arrives on shore with Captain Barbossa and they enter the bath house of Chinese pirate Sao Feng. Outside, Tia Dalma is disguised as a common hawker, and the rest of the crew break into the bath house for backup in case a fight breaks out. Inside, Captain Barbossa and Elizabeth reveal that they are here to ask for a ship and crew so they can rescue Jack Sparrow, who is trapped in Davy Jones' Locker. Sao Feng laughs as this request, claiming to be mortal enemies with Jack Sparrow, and revealing the coincidence that a thief had come to steal his navigational charts earlier that day. Will Turner, the thief, is pulled out of a tub of water and both Elizabeth and Barbossa look surprised, as they never expected Will to get caught. Sao Feng asks if the thief is part of theirs, and both of them deny it. But Elizabeth cries out just as Sao is about to stab Will. Sao Feng stops and spots a man with a fake dragon tattoo. Assuming that he is part of Barbossa's crew, Sao Feng's men pull out their swords, ready to fight and Barbossa and Elizabeth. Will points out the fake tattoo man isn't part of either party and suddenly, soldiers of the East India Trading Company burst in through the door firing their guns. A fight between the pirates and the Company ensue. Sao Feng and Will fight but negotiate a deal and Sao Feng offers them a junk and crew. Mr. Mercer, Beckett's right hand man in hiding overhears this but does not kill either of them.

Barbossa, Elizabeth, Will and the crew journey through a frozen ocean, with the help of Sao Feng's maps which Will stole after the fight. Tia Dalma explains that she couldn't revive Captain Jack Sparrow the same way as Barbossa as Barbossa was only killed, and his soul was taken to the land of the dead. As for Jack, he was taken both body and soul to Davy Jones' Locker. They continue sailing until Will spots at the horizon an enormous waterfall, which is the world's edge where all the sea ater pours over, and orders the crew to turn the ship around. However, Barbossa dismisses that order and shouts for the crew to let the ship be. They fall down the waterfall and into Davy Jones' Locker.
While imprisoned there, Jack Sparrow is confronted with the many facets of his character before jumping off his marooned Black Pearl. All around the ship is plain desert and with the help of some crabs, the Black Pearl is able to be dragged towards a beach. At that moment, the crew from the junk arrive and see the ship and Jack himself. They greet him warm heartedly, but Jack retorts that why should he sail with them, since four of them had tried to kill him, and one of them succeeded. Will turns around to see Elizabeth looking guilty as ever.
Despite their mutual animosity and distrust, Sparrow and Barbossa form an alliance when they discover Cutler Beckett possesses the heart of Davy Jones, has begun purging piracy with the commanded assistance of Davy Jones and the Flying Dutchman ship. The world's pirates must gather for a meeting of the brotherhood known as the Brethren of the Coast, consisting of nine pirate lords, and they should hurry, because the pirate song has already been sung.
During a squabble between Sparrow and Barbossa on board the Black Pearl, Sao Feng and his men appear claiming the ship and names Will as captain. Everyone is taken by surprise, especially Elizabeth. Barbossa tries to negotiate a deal, claiming he has Calypso, goddess of the sea, in her human form. Sao Feng looks at Elizabeth and captures her to his ship, the Empress. That evening Sao Feng pampers the captured Elizabeth and calls her Calypso. The Empress is suddenly attacked by the Flying Dutchman and Sao Feng is killed. Elizabeth is chosen by him to be the new captain of the Empress, due to his belief that she is Calypso, despite the revelation that Tia Dalma is. The Empress crew and Elizabeth is then held prisoner in the Flying Dutchman, controlled by Lord Beckett.
On board the Flying Dutchman, Elizabeth meets Will's father, Bootstrap Bill who appears to have amnesia. James Norrington, the East India Trading Company commander of the Flying Dutchman frees the Empress crew and Elizabeth. Bootstrap Bill realizes this, alarms others and then kills James Norrington.
At the Brethren of the Coast, eight of the nine pirate lords discuss the threat of Beckett and the release of Calypso from her imprisoned human form. Expecting Sao Feng to show up and reach a decision, they see Elizabeth instead. Every pirate argues over the matters at hand and Jack proposes they make a king. Since every pirate lord only has one vote, and that they would only vote for themselves, everyone is taken by awe when Jack votes for Elizabeth instead of himself, making her the Pirate King of the Brethren. Against Barbossa's persuasion, Elizabeth orders the pirates to fight against Beckett and leave Calypso be.
As all the pirates get ready to fight they see the horizon filled with Lord Beckett's massive fleet and are dumbstruck. Barbossa then frees Tia Dalma/Calypso and ask her to help in the battle between pirates, Davy Jones, the Royal Navy, and the East India Trading Company. In this climactic battle in a maelstrom, Elizabeth and Will are joined in matrimony by Captain Barbossa whilst fighting the crew of the Flying Dutchman. Soon after Davy Jones stabs Will in the heart, but Jack takes Davy Jones' heart and Will stabs it, killing Davy Jones.
He who kills the captain of the Flying Dutchman must replace the captain for eternity. Therefore Will is now the captain of the Flying Dutchman. Elizabeth is heartbroken, thinking Will is dead, but as the Flying Dutchman emerges from within the sea, Will is alive and the crew has returned to normal. The pirates of the Black Pearl and the Flying Dutchman then turn to face Cutler Beckett, and sink him and his ship to the depths.
The pirates emerge victorious, but learn that the Flying Dutchman must stay in the undersea-world and can only come to shore for one day, every ten years. Will and Elizabeth spend their "last day" together on a beach and she promises she will wait for him and keep his heart safe. Jack embarks on a quest to find the fountain of youth. After the credits, it is revealed that Will and Elizabeth have had a son, whose name is also William Turner, and the family is seen reuniting ten years later. Whether Will will have to stay on the Flying Dutchman, or whether Elizabeth's fidelity will allow them to be together, is unclear at the finale.

300: Atlanteans versus Lemurians

300 is a 2007 film adaptation of the graphic novel 300 by Frank Miller, itself partly inspired by another film, The 300 Spartans,[1] and is a fictional[2] account of the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC. The film is directed by Zack Snyder with Frank Miller attached as an executive producer and consultant, and was shot mostly with bluescreen to duplicate the imagery of the original comic book.

Spartan King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fight to the last man against Persian King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) and his army of over one million soldiers, while in Sparta, Queen Gorgo (Lena Headey) attempts to rally support for her husband. The story is framed by a voice-over narrative by the Spartan soldier Dilios (David Wenham). Through this narrative technique, all manner of fantastical creatures are introduced, placing 300 within the genre of historical fantasy.
300 was released in both conventional and IMAX theaters in America on March 9, 2007. The film broke box office records, although critics were divided over its look and style. Some acclaimed it as an original achievement, while others accused it of favoring visuals over characterization. Controversy arose over its depiction of the ancient world. A group of Persian messengers arrive at Sparta, demanding Sparta's submission to King Xerxes. Outraged and offended at their behavior, King Leonidas and his guards throw the messengers into a pit, resolving to face the Persians. Leonidas then visits the Oracle, explaining his plan of war with the Persians and offers a customary payment in gold. The priests of the Oracle, having already been bribed by Xerxes, interpret her message to mean that Sparta should not go to war, so as to not interrupt the sacred Carneian festival.
Despite the warning, Leonidas gathers 300 of his best soldiers to fight the Persians, selecting only those who have already sired male children. As they march North, they are joined by a group of Arcadians and other Greeks. Arriving at the narrow cliffs of Thermopylae (referred to as the "Hot Gates"), in sight of the Persian army, they build a wall to halt the Persians' advance. Ephialtes, a hunchbacked Spartan whose parents had fled to save him from customary infanticide, approaches Leonidas, requesting to redeem his father's name in battle, and warning him about a secret goat path that the Persians could use to surround them. Leonidas turns him away as his inability to properly hold the shield would create a weak spot in the phalanx.
Before the battle starts, the Persians ask that the 300 drop their arms. Leonidas responds; "Persians! Come and take them!" The Spartans use the phalanx formation and hand to hand combat to fight off numerous waves of attackers including Xerxes's elite guard, the Immortals. The 300 defend their position while suffering relatively few losses. Xerxes, impressed, personally approaches Leonidas and promises him wealth and power in exchange for his surrender. The Spartan king declines, saying that he will instead make the "God King" bleed. Shortly thereafter, an embittered Ephialtes reveals the location of the goat path to Xerxes, having been promised a lucrative and powerful position in the Persian Empire.
Back in Sparta, Queen Gorgo, upon the advice of a councilman, attempts to enlist the influential Theron to help her persuade the Spartan council to send reinforcements to Leonidas. Theron agrees to help, but demands that Gorgo submit sexually to him; Gorgo reluctantly assents. Meanwhile, the Greeks realize that Ephialtes has betrayed them, and the Arcadians decide to retreat in the face of certain death. The Spartans refuse to follow, obedient to their law. Leonidas orders only one man, Dilios, to retreat and use his rhetorical skills to tell the story of the 300 to the Spartan people, ensuring that they be remembered. Dilios reluctantly leaves with the Arcadians. At Sparta, Queen Gorgo appears in front of the council, but is not supported by Theron, who furthermore accuses her of adultery. The Queen, enraged at this betrayal, snatches a sword from a nearby soldier and kills Theron. Persian coins fall from his purse, the Council denounces him as a traitor, and unites against Persia.
At Thermopylae, the Persians have surrounded the 300 on all sides. Xerxes's spokesman demands their surrender, saying that Leonidas may keep his title as King of Sparta and become warlord of all Greece, answerable only to Xerxes. In defiance, Leonidas throws his spear at Xerxes, cutting his cheek, delivering on his promise to "make the 'God King' bleed." Shaken at the reminder of his own mortality, Xerxes orders his archers to fire. The remaining Spartans are killed in the hail of arrows, with Leonidas dying last. Dilios eventually returns to Sparta and inspires the council with the bravery of the 300.
Dilios finishes his tale of the 300 on a new battlefield surrounded by raptly listening soldiers. He concludes that the Persian army, who defeated a mere 300 Spartans a year earlier with great difficulty, must now be terrified to face 10,000 Spartans and 30,000 Greeks from the other city-states. The roused Greek host heads off to fight the Persian army, beginning the Battle of Plataea.

Edward Abramovitz, The Alquimist

"Mesmerizing; the Illusionist casts an exquisitely bewitching spell with its dreamy atmosphere and persuasive sense of suspense. Neil Burger has fashioned a beautifully shot mystery, with precise and elegant attention to period detail, which heightens the sense of intrigue in this romantic thriller. The well crafted tale is bolstered by the powerful performance of Edward Norton. Just as strong are Paul Giamatti and Rufus Sewell. This suspenseful and stylish film has a welcome sense of originality. The story is rendered fluidly, with gorgeous production design, and the haunting score by Philip Glass adds to the spellbinding quality. It is a pleasure to see Edward Norton deliver yet another remarkable performance."

Claudia Puig - USA TODAY

The film begins in medias res (in the middle of the story) as chief inspector Uhl (Giamatti) recounts the history of Eisenheim for Crown Prince Leopold, following Eisenheim's arrest during what appears to be necromancy passed off as a magic show. As a teenager, young Eisenheim (played by Aaron Johnson) is the son of a cabinetmaker. One day, he meets a traveling magician along a road. The magician performs several tricks for him and then, according to various accounts, both the magician and the tree he was sitting under vanish. Eisenheim becomes obsessed with magic tricks after this and also falls in love with Sophie von Teschen (Biel), a duchess well above his social standing, and the daughter of the parents that have hired Eisenheim's father as a cabinetmaker. Although the two are forbidden to see each other, they meet in a secret hideout in the woods, where Eisenheim tells of his plans to go to China to learn more magic and Sophie promises to go with him. On the day that they are going to leave, however, the police come looking for Sophie. The two hide in the secret room and Sophie begs Eisenheim to make them both disappear. He is unable to fulfill this request, however, and the two are separated. Eisenheim leaves his village to travel the world and perfect his magic after this. He returns a master illusionist. He meets Sophie at his performance when she volunteers as a participant in his trick. He soon learns that Sophie is expected to marry the ruthless Crown Prince Leopold (Sewell), who is well known for abusing his lady friends. After humiliating the crown prince during a private show, Eisenheim finds his hit performance shut out of Vienna. Eisenheim and Sophie, having recognized each other from his previous performance, meet privately and finally consummate their love. Their romance begun anew, they plan to elope; but first, Sophie points out, something must be done to stop Leopold, who, she reveals, is planning a coup d'etat to take control of Austria from his aging father, Emperor Franz Joseph, while using his engagement to her to win the support of Hungary. When Leopold finds out from Uhl, who was following the couple, he apparently kills Sophie in a drunken rage. Unfortunately, Leopold's aristocratic social standing makes any accusations against him unthinkable. As Eisenheim plunges into despair and the citizens of Vienna begin to suspect Leopold of murder, Uhl begins to observe Eisenheim's actions more closely.
Racked with grief, Eisenheim prepares a new kind of magic show, using mysterious equipment and Chinese stagehands. Eisenheim purchases a run-down theater and opens a new performance. During his show, Eisenheim apparently summons spirits, leading many to believe that he possesses supernatural powers. Uhl attempts to stop his show but is unsuccessful.
Leopold decides to attend one of Eisenheim's shows in disguise. During this show, Eisenheim summons the spirit of Sophie, who says someone in the theater murdered her, panicking Leopold. Uhl pleads with Eisenheim to stop, but Eisenheim refuses; he is bent on being with Sophie and ruining the crown prince and the ruling Habsburg house. Finally, Leopold orders Eisenheim's arrest, but when Uhl tries to arrest him during a live show, Eisenheim's body fades and disappears, implying that he did not perform the show as a corporeal human being that night but, rather, as a "spirit".
At this point, we return to the first scene of the movie. Uhl reveals to Leopold that he has found evidence which points to the crown prince as Sophie's murderer: a jewel from the prince's sword, and Sophie's locket that Eisenheim gave her when they were kids. After ordering, then begging Uhl to keep silent, Leopold discovers that Uhl has already informed the emperor's general staff not only of his findings but of Leopold's plans to usurp the Austrian throne. When the general staff arrives at his palace, Leopold shoots himself in despair after sadly reflecting on the state of Austria's corrupt government.

In the next scene, Uhl is shown leaving the imperial castle. After he takes a few steps, a boy runs up to hand him a folio labeled "Orange Tree" – the name of one of Eisenheim's illusions which had intrigued Uhl – and unlike before, it is filled with plans detailing a geared mechanism to make the tree "grow". Uhl demands to know where the child found the folio and is told that Eisenheim had given it to him. Uhl spots Eisenheim wearing a disguise and follows him to the train station. During his chase, Uhl begins to make mental connections, shown in the form of flashbacks. He realizes that Sophie's murder was in fact itself an illusion created by Eisenheim in order to escape with his love and bring down Leopold. After the flashbacks, Eisenheim is seen making his way to the country, where Sophie awaits him.

Family As A House

Life as a House is a 2001 film starring Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Hayden Christensen. Directed by Irwin Winkler and written by Mark Andrus, the film involves the metaphorical and emotional underpinnings of demolishing and reconstructing a house. The film is set in picturesque Rancho Palos Verdes, California and is notable for its dramatic use of the coast and of sunsets.Kevin Kline plays George Monroe, who is fired from his job as a designer of architectural models and is diagnosed with terminal cancer. He enlists the help of his reluctant and rebellious son Sam, played by Hayden Christensen, to demolish the shack that George inherited from his abusive father and build an elegant home in its place. During this experience, George reconnects with his son and his divorced wife Robin, played by Kristin Scott Thomas. The movie is a source of discovery both for George and Sam. Sam in particular changes from a rebellious drug taking teen into something more closely resembling his father. This is evident in the final sequence, in which Sam gives the house to a woman disabled by a car accident caused by George's father while driving under the influence.

"Life as a house seen from a distance, it's perfect."

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The Body

The Body is a 2001 film based on a novel by Richard Sapir, and starring Antonio Banderas and Olivia Williams.
The movie follows Father Matt Gutierrez (Banderas), a Jesuit priest sent by the Vatican to investigate an archaeologic finding by Dr. Sharon Golban (Williams) which is suspected to be the remains of the body of Jesus Christ. This finding puts Gutierrez' faith and his doubts in constant confrontation with Golban's scientific views. Also, the finding stirres the political problems between Palestine and Israel in the area, while also shaking the foundations of Christianity itself. Both of these problems put Dr. Golban, and Gutierrez himself, in danger. Dr. Sharon Golban (Williams) finds an ancient skeleton in Jerusalem in a rich man's tomb. Coloration of the wrist and leg bones indicates the cause of death was crucifixion. other signs, include a gold coin bearing the marks of Pontius Pilate and faint markings around the skull, lead authorities to suspect that these could be the bones of Christ. The different reactions of politicians, clerics, religious extremists—some prepared to use terror to gain their ends—to the religious, cultural and political implications of the find, make life difficult and dangerous for the investigators as they seek to unearth the truth.
Father Matt Gutierrez, is assigned by the Vatican to investigate the case and to protect the Christian faith. Troubled by his case, he comes to understand that it is the Church that he is protecting and not the faith.

The Body by James Cameron