Anatoly Zinoviev Movies
This remake of the classic 1975 science fiction film follows the same basic story line but focuses far more on the sports action of the fictional game at its center. Chris Klein stars as all-American athlete Jonathan Cross, the most popular player of "Rollerball," a violent 21st century sport mixing elements of basketball, hockey, roller derby, and extreme sports, along with the development of live wagering that tracks each game's action. Along with his friends and teammates Marcus (L.L. Cool J) and Aurora (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos), Jonathan is living the life of a media celebrity and millionaire, enjoying the adoration of fans and all of the perks that his fame brings. When the creator of Rollerball, Alexi Petrovich (Jean Reno), realizes that the sport's ratings spike during the on-court accidents that are de rigueur for the game, he schemes to create the bloody incidents that are popular with viewers but put the athletes in mortal jeopardy. Soon, Jonathan and his friends find themselves pawns in a vast corporate conspiracy in which their lives are far less important than profits. Rollerball (2002) also stars pop singer Pink in her acting debut. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Chris Klein, Jean Reno, (more)
- 1999
- NR
In Le Dernier Souffle/Deep End, a policeman is forced to discover just how far his family has chosen to live on the other side of the law. Quebec peace officer Laurent (Luc Picard) arrives at a crime scene to discover a particularly brutal murder has been committed -- and that the victim was his brother Martin. Laurent is determined to get to the bottom of the killing, but the deeper he digs the more unpleasant the facts become. It seems Martin was being investigated by the police at the time of his death; he was a member of a white supremacist organization in cahoots with Russian gangsters and tied to many illegal activities. Laurent's unpleasant discoveries don't stop there, when he finds out his father is a terrorist wanted by the law, and the trail of suspects in Martin's murder leads him to a small town in Arkansas and a fanatical right-wing militia group. This French-Canadian drama features dialogue in both French and English, with different parts of the story taking place in Quebec and the United States. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Luc Picard, Julien Poulin, (more)
