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A new decade, a new year for watching incredible films. We got an Edgar Wright movie coming, a new James Bond film, and a new Christopher Nolan film. Let us have a great year for film.- I have to point out this was written back in January. Best Picture: Sound of Metal Best Director: Eliza Hittman for Never Rarely Sometimes Always Best Director Debut: Darius Marder for Sound of Metal Best Lead ...
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Mar 30, 2021 · Witness Infection: Directed by Andy Palmer. With Robert Belushi, Jill-Michele Meleán, Vince Donvito, Erinn Hayes. Sometimes the past comes back to bite you. Two rival mob families are transferred from the Witness Protection Agency by mistake to same city: Temecula, California.
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- Andy Palmer
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- Harrison Ford and The Cast Truly Shine
- The Dance Scene
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- John Seale
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Witnessstars Harrison Ford as John Book, a Philadelphia police detective protecting a young Amish boy, Samuel Lapp (Lukas Haas), the sole witness of the murder of an undercover cop. When it becomes clear his fellow officer James McFee (Danny Glover) and his lieutenant, Detective Schaeffer (Josef Sommer) are involved, John Book goes into hiding in a...
Witnessbegan life as a pretty standard police thriller. It was written by screenwriters William Kelley and Pamela & Earl W. Wallace, two TV veterans with no major big-screen credits. The script made the rounds in Hollywood for years and was passed on by several studios, directors, and actors including Sylvester Stallone, Jack Nicholson, Richard Ger...
It’s odd that a film that garnered so much praise and won so many awards is perhaps Peter Weir’s least talked about film, even amongst fans of his work. It was his first directorial foray outside of Australia; it brought Weir his first Oscar nomination for directing; it features arguably Harrison Ford’s best performance— and it’s a really good crim...
Witnessadded a new edge to Harrison Ford’s persona and gave him an opportunity to try something new without wandering too far off the beaten path. The result is one of the most nuanced and competent performances of his career— some have even argued that Ford gives his best performance and it is so good, it earned him his only Academy Award nominati...
In a classic moment of movie magic, Rachel goes to help Book who’s trying to fix his car; as he gets the engine working, the radio comes on, playing Greg Chapman’s cover of Sam Cooke’s “What a Wonderful World”. It’s the first time Rachel has heard pop music since such music is forbidden to the Amish, and so John takes advantage of the moment and le...
The dance sequence is just one of many great scenes; in fact, the best moments all revolve around the excitement and danger of– wait for it— witnessing something for the first time. The murder itself is expertly directed because of how we see it from the point of view of a child and not just any child, but one who’s grown up in an entirely isolated...
It’s impressive how Peter Weir managed to make a Hollywood crime thriller advocating peace and harmony during the Regan-era when Cold War thrillers and over-the-top action heroes dominated the box office. This question of pacifism vs. violence becomes a key theme of the film, something of a rarity among American movies at the time— especially movie...
As much as I’d like to continue to praise the work of Peter Weir, I should set aside some time to discuss John Seale, best-known for his cinematography on such movies as The English Patient, Cold Mountain, and Mad Max: Fury Road. The opening, which focuses on Samuel making his first trip away from the Amish countryside of Pennsylvania to the big ci...
Witness became a huge hit, grossing just over 4.5 million in its opening weekend (in second place behind Beverly Hills Cop) and remained in second place at the box office for the next three weeks— eventually topping the charts in its fifth week (a rare accomplishment for any movie, ever). It eventually earned $68,706,993 in the United States and wa...
Gross: $68.7 million. Witness is a 1985 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Peter Weir. The film stars Harrison Ford, Kelly McGillis and Lukas Haas, with Jan Rubeš, Danny Glover, Josef Sommer, Alexander Godunov, Patti LuPone and Viggo Mortensen (in his feature film debut). Its plot focuses on a police detective protecting an ...
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- Earl W. WallaceWilliam Kelley
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- William KelleyPamela WallaceEarl W. Wallace
Permalink. 8/10. An excellent crime mystery. tsimmen1868 29 April 2020. Il testimone invisibile is a great crime mystery movie. The story starts with a traffic accident in the mountains that has unexpected, tragic consequences for an important business tycoon from Milano. He spends the evening discussing the trial strategy with his female lawyer.
Witness. Page 1 of 2, 2 total items. After witnessing a brutal murder, young Amish boy Samuel (Lukas Haas) and his mother Rachel (Kelly McGillis) seek protection from police officer John Book ...
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Our review: Parents say ( 4 ): Kids say ( 2 ): Witness is a well made fish-out-of-water story, contrasting the violence and complications of the big city with the simpler lifestyle of the Amish, who decline modern technology. Book is initially perplexed by their choices, but gradually comes to appreciate their quiet ways.
