Daniel Bobker Movies
Two men who have made a career out of spinning remarkable stories find themselves bringing them to life in this inventive fantasy inspired by the creators of some of the world's best-loved fairy tales. Will Grimm (Matt Damon) and his brother Jake Grimm (Heath Ledger) earn their living by traveling from village to village and vanquishing strange supernatural beasts that have been menacing the populace. Or at least that's what their clients think has been happening; as it happens, Will and Jake are confidence men who cleverly stage the ghostly attacks and then take payment for making the creatures they fabricated go away. One day, the brothers arrive in a town and offer to help its people drive away evil spirits, unaware that the community is bordered by a genuine enchanted forest, and that young girls in the village have been disappearing at a frightful rate. The Grimm Brothers must now learn how to deal with real magic, with the help of the lovely but fearless Angelika (Lena Headey). Directed by Terry Gilliam, The Brothers Grimm also stars Monica Bellucci, Peter Stormare, and Jonathan Pryce. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, (more)
A young woman discovers a terrible secret while caring for an elderly man in this supernatural thriller. Caroline (Kate Hudson) is a care provider for the aged who is hired away from the hospice where she works by Violet Devereaux (Gena Rowlands). Violet needs someone to help take care of her husband, Ben (John Hurt), who is in poor health and doesn't have long to live. Violet and Ben live in a decaying rattletrap mansion not far from New Orleans, and as she settles into her work, Caroline spends her spare time exploring the house. It isn't long before Caroline discovers evidence that suggests Ben and Violet are members of a sinister voodoo cult, and that ghosts walk in the Devereaux mansion. The Skeleton Key also stars Peter Sarsgaard and Joy Bryant. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Starring:
- Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, (more)
- 2008
A man unable to distinguish between dreams and reality finds himself struggling to separate truth from fantasy after witnessing a horrific murder in director Mark Pellington's tense supernatural thriller. Screenwriter John Bokenkamp adapts author Ken Kalfus' chilling short story for the big screen under the watchful eyes of producers Daniel Bobker and Ehren Kruger. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
A successful New York writer (Daniel Craig) discovers that the country holds just as much menace as the big city after moving his family to a cozy New England town and discovering that their gorgeous new home was once the site of a brutal murder. The closer the writer and his wife (Rachel Weisz) get to their new neighbor (Naomi Watts), the more that details begin to emerge about the slaying of a devoted mother and her two children. Jim Sheridan (In America, Brothers) directs a script by David Loucka (The Dream Team, Problem Child). ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Daniel Craig, Naomi Watts, (more)
- 2014
Universal Pictures continues the remake game with this big-budgeted revamp of David Cronenberg's Videodrome. Commercial director Adam Berg helms a screenplay by Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon's Ehren Kruger, which will once again focus on a violent program that drives its audience to question their grip on reality, this time through nanotechnology. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
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