Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger, delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. But, pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don’t know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.
As an actor, Clint Eastwood has made a living from perceived violence. However, as a man, he absolutely despises violence and has shown its horrors in recent films such as Unforgiven (1992), A Perfect World (1993), Absolute Power (1997), Mystic River (2003) Million Dollar Baby (2004) and Gran Torino (2008).
When directing, he simply says “okay” instead of “action” and “cut.”
In 2004 – at the age 74 – Clint Eastwood became the oldest person to win the Best Director Oscar for Million Dollar Baby.
Gran Torino grossed $30 million during its opening weekend in 2009, making Clint Eastwood the oldest leading man to reach #1 at the box office.
He wore the same poncho, without ever having washed it, in all three of his “Man with No Name” Westerns.
Taking a page from the „Family Guy“ resurrection guidebook, the canceled Fox animated comedy is returning with an order from Comedy Central for 26 new episodes to run over two seasons. […]
Comedy Central was happy with the specials and with the 72 produced episodes of „Futurama“ it acquired from 20th Century Fox TV in 2006. „Yet there is nothing like new, self-contained episodes week to week,“ said Comedy Central’s senior vp programming David Bernath. „This is all about reinvigorating the franchise, giving it a new burst of energy. […]
„When we brought back ‘Family Guy’ several years ago, everyone said that it was a once in a lifetime thing that canceled series stay canceled and cannot be revived,“ said 20thTV chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden. „But ‘Futurama’ was another series that fans simply demanded we bring back.“
Columbia Pictures’ and Sony Pictures Animation’s Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs will be the most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved children’s book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain.
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