| Posted by: ilovemovies at July 11, 2008, 7:12 pm | | Topic: death defying acts Forum: JoBlo | | I just found out that this movie opened today in New York and LA. I hope this isn't being dumped because it's a VERY good movie IMO and deserves to be seen. The performances from Guy Pearce, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Atonement's Saoirse Ronan and Timothy Spall are terrific. And the movie is compelling and haunting. One of the better movies of 2008 thus far. I really hope this isn't a case of the movie's studio fucking it over. That would be very sad and make me very angry. Here is the plot for the movie, taken from cominsoon.net: When famous escape artist Harry Houdini arrives in Edinburgh and offers a $10,000 reward to anyone who can contact his mother from beyond the grave, a beautiful but deceptive psychic and her young 'sidekick' daughter take the challenge. As Houdini spends time with this mysterious woman, he is beguiled by her charms, and what begins as a con evolves into a far more complicated and dangerous affair. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: yorrick brown at February 15, 2008, 6:14 pm | | Topic: death defying acts Forum: JoBlo | | it looks like they are setting up for HH death in the water tank,must be the ending.i`m sure in real life he died doing that trick?(runs off to check wikipedia.) looks good,plays like a thriller or thriller-ish at the start of the trailer.Plus guy is awesome and cath looks and sounds great. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: bonoferox at February 15, 2008, 11:01 am | | Topic: death defying acts Forum: JoBlo | | I'm hoping it's really loosely based on HH. Guy Pearce just doesn't seem right for the role. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Rawlin67 at February 15, 2008, 8:04 am | | Topic: death defying acts Forum: JoBlo | | Guy Pearce as Harry Houdini? hes certainly rocking the famous names. first Andy Warhol, now Houdini. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: axe vs head at February 15, 2008, 5:56 am | | Topic: death defying acts Forum: JoBlo | | During Harry Houdini’s tour of Britain in 1926, the master escapologist enters into a passionate affair with a Scottish psychic. The psychic and her daughter attempt to con Houdini during a highly publicized séance to contact his mother whose death has haunted him for many years. However all does not go to plan trailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE_zn...eature=related Starring Guy Pearce, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Frankey Martyn, Timothy Spall, MacKay Crawford, and directed by Gillian Armstrong. | | Static Link |
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