Chicago – When Paul Greengrass’s “United 93” opened in American cinemas on April 28, 2006, the vast majority of buzz surrounding the film centered on the controversial question of whether it was in fact “too soon” for a film based on the 9/11 terrorist attacks to hit the big screen. It apparently wasn’t too soon for the small screen, since Peter Markle’s TV dramatization “Flight 93” played to little fanfare in January of that year.
Watching Greengrass’s “United 93” a mere five years after the historic tragedy was one of the great out-of-body experiences I’ve ever had in a theater. Though various films have attempted to function as memorials, this one actually succeeds in honoring the lives that were lost while resisting every opportunity to exploit the material for cheap theatrics. The film takes an intimate god’s eye view of the people on the ground and in the air,...
Watching Greengrass’s “United 93” a mere five years after the historic tragedy was one of the great out-of-body experiences I’ve ever had in a theater. Though various films have attempted to function as memorials, this one actually succeeds in honoring the lives that were lost while resisting every opportunity to exploit the material for cheap theatrics. The film takes an intimate god’s eye view of the people on the ground and in the air,...
- 9/8/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
- [Ed's note: Pictured above was a protest of sorts that took place in front of the theatre. Check out both sites for further info.! While there seems to be family members that grieve for the victims of United 93, what ever happen to those who lost their lives in the fake pentagon Boeing 757 crash. Now that’s a movie I want to see!] United 93: Cheyenne Jackson. United 93: Trish Gates. United 93: Trieste Dunn. United 93: David Alan Basche. Lourdes Lebron holds a picture of her relative Waleska Martinez. Festival judge Josh Lucas - you handsome devil you!. Celebrity audience member #1: Joan Allen. Celebrity audience member #2. Julia Stiles Celebrity audience member #3. Gabriel Byrne All pictures © of Pierre-Alexandre Despatis 2006. ...
- 4/26/2006
- IONCINEMA.com
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