WINGS OF THE DOVE

GENRE:  Romance/ Drama
MADE:  1997
CAST:  Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Alison Elliott
DIRECTOR:  Iain Softley
WRITER:  Henry James, Hossein Amini

PLOT:  Kate is forced to choose between her lover and living a life of wealth with her aunt, in the circle of high society when Kate befriends a dying heiress she plots to have both wealth and her former lover.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  A Room With A View, The Age Of Innocence, Pride & Prejudice

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FIGHT CLUB

GENRE:  Drama/ Mystery/ Thriller
MADE:  1999
CAST:  Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, Helena Bonham Carter
DIRECTOR:  David Fincher
WRITER:  Chuck Palahnuik, Jim Uhls

PLOT:  When an insurance agent's apartment gets blown up he calls one person, a man he just met on a plane, a traveling soap salesman.  The two build a friendship and begin an organization called the Fight Club where men gather to vent.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:   Memento, Inglourious Basterds, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, Primal Fear

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BIG FISH

GENRE:  Fantasy/ Adventure/ Drama
MADE:  2003
CAST:  Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Alison Lohman
DIRECTOR:  Tim Burton
WRITER:  Daniel Wallace, John August

PLOT:  When a father lies dying his son tries to understand and get to know his father by reliving his father's stories of the past.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, Delicatessen

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THE KING'S SPEECH

GENRE:  Drama/ Comedy/ Biographical
MADE:  2010
CAST:  Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter
DIRECTOR:  Tom Hooper
WRITER:  David Seidler

PLOT:  The true story of King George VI of Britain and his obstacle of over-coming his speech impediment.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  The Queen, Girl With A Pearl Earring, The Young Victoria

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NOTE:  Just sit back and relax and enjoy the content of the film- this is the only way to enjoy the film.  There's no action and nothing absolutely great happens in the film, but the acting is nothing less than great, Geoffrey Rush is funny in his non-challant way, Colin Firth is his usual charming hopeless self and Helena Bonham Carter...?  Well, who doesn't like watching her.  And the content of the film was made more interesting by the fact that it was based off a true story and events.  If you're a person in need of some action or a film with an explosive end this definitely is not the film to be watching.  I thought it was rather enjoyable indeed.

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY by Tim Burton

GENRE:  Remake/ Family
MADE:  2005
CAST:  Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly
DIRECTOR:  Tim Burton
WRITER:  Roald Dahl, John August

PLOT:  A young boy from an impoverished but optimistic good-natured family wins a tour of the great chocolate factory in his town.  The film, a remake, follows the young boy's adventurous tour through the factory.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Alice In Wonderland by Tim Burton, Science Of Sleep, Sleepy Hollow

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ALICE IN WONDERLAND by Tim Burton

GENRE:  Fantasy/ Adaptation
MADE:  2010
CAST:  Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Mia Wasikowska, Anne Hathaway
DIRECTOR:  Tim Burton
WRITER:  Linda Woolverton, Lewis Carroll

PLOT:  Not a child anymore Alice returns to Wonderland unable to remember that she has been there before as a child.  This time she must fight the dragon in order to end the Red Queens reign as queen of Wonderland.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE:  Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Sleepy Hollow, Science Of Sleep

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