Rod Lurie Articles
Box Office: DRIVE Slow; STRAW DOGS, I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT Bomb
Marion Cotillard, Contagion THE LION KING 3D to Gross $35 Million?: Box Office Last weekend's top movie, Steven Soderbergh's disease & hysteria drama Contagion, was down to no. 2 on Friday, Sept. 16, taking in an estimated $4.63 million as per Box Office Mojo. Despite all the buzz and an 86% approval rating among Rotten Tomatoes' top critics, Cannes Film Festival Best Director winner Nicolas [...]
Weekend Box Office: THE LION KING to Rule; DRIVE, CONTAGION Battle for Second Spot
The Lion King According to early, rough estimates found in The Hollywood Reporter, the 3D'ed version of Disney's 1994 megahit The Lion King will top the North American box office this weekend, Sept. 16-18. Partly thanks to 3D surcharges, The Lion King is expected to gross around $15 million, thus taking over the weekend box-office crown from Steven Soderbergh's all-star epi-drama Contagion. When it first [...]
THE CONTENDER Review – Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, Gary Oldman d: Rod Lurie
THE CONTENDER (2000) Direction and screenplay: Rod Lurie Cast: Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, Sam Elliott, William L. Petersen, Saul Rubinek, Philip Baker Hall, Robin Thomas, Mike Binder, Mariel Hemingway, Kathryn Morris, Kristen Shaw Oscar Movies Recommended with Reservations Saul Rubinek, Joan Allen, Sam Elliott, The Contender "Principles only mean anything when we stick by them when they're inconvenient," says Senator Laine [...]