Archive for March 2, 2007

Movie Title: Once a Hero (1987)

Movie Plot Summary: The creator of comic superhero Captain Justice, Abner Bevis, is in a rut, repeating old storylines. The comic’s owners want to kill the strip off due to falling sales, and children are losing interest in it. This transfers itself to the world of the comic strip, Pleasantville, where Justice realises his adventures are repeats, and the characters of the world are starting to fade. So Justice crosses into the real world. He finds he has lost his superpowers, but the comic’s Gumshoe has followed him and is looking out for him. His antics create renewed interest in the strip. Bevis is inspired to make Justice more contemporary, and the owners agree not to cancel it.

Movie Title: Oprah Winfrey Show, The (1986) {(2004-10-12)}

Movie Plot Summary: Oscar® winner Tatum O’Neal’s explosive confessions: her headline making life with her father, actor Ryan O’Neal, her marriage to tennis bad boy John McEnroe and her drug addiction. Tatum O’Neal reveals the untold stories behind her notorious Hollywood life-a horrifying combination of dark family secrets, abuse, addiction, sex and scandal.

Movie Title: Victor Nobel (2006)

Movie Plot Summary: The short film Victor Nobel with the length of 22 minutes, tells the story of Victor Nobel, a young man against his thirties. Because he’s unable to make any choice in life, he decides to stay in bed. A total apathy has made control over him. Nobel chooses his dreamworld before his daily reality. He takes himself further and further in an impossible position and gets a feeling of guilt over his laziness. He ignores all influences from the outside. When his telephone rings, he covers it with pillows. He is a dreamer, endlessly escaping from daily business. Rediscovering reality is a central point in this film. The main character is dwelling off so far that his dreamworld becomes his reality. Eventualy his indifference and pent-up feelings breaks loose into tears. Realising that every second that ticks is an utter new and unique experience, he learns just like a child to watch with astonishment at his own environment. The agony he is experiencing in daily life is replaced by a new view in the art of living.