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Topic: Fearless (1993 film)

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O.F.C.S.: The Online Film Critics Society Fearless was passed over at the box office and was overlooked during the awards season because it had the misfortune of coming out the same year (1993) as Fearless becomes more rich and intriguing with repeat viewings, and the film has haunting observations about how people react to catastrophic events. Bridges plays Max Klein, an architect who miraculously survives a plane crash and even manages to save many of his fellow passengers. ofcs.rottentomatoes.com /pages/pr/1990overlooked/ofcs10   (240 words)

Morphizm.com -- "Why Does It Have to Be Like This?": Leslie Cheung, 1956-2003 His most visible success came in the 1993 Oscar-nominated film Farewell My Concubine (Ba wang bie ji, 1993), in which he appeared as the transvestite Douzi, who kills himself at the film's conclusion. His film career paralleled the golden age of Hong Kong cinema of the late '80s and early '90s, along with the rise in popularity of Cantonese stars like Jet Li, Andy Lau, Maggie Cheung, and directors John Woo, Tsui Hark, and Peter Chan. Openly gay, he was fearless in his choice of roles, often playing flamboyantly gay characters at a time when Hong Kong was hardly tolerant of homosexuality. www.morphizm.com /recommends/film/leslie_cheung.html   (1385 words)

The VH1 Shop - Peter Weir After a disappointing reception for Fearless, a 1993 film starring Jeff Bridges as an airplane crash survivor trying to make sense out of his life, Weir rebounded strongly in 1998 with The Truman Show. Starring Jim Carrey in his first serious role as a man trapped in a TV show about his own artificially constructed life, the film was a surreal, darkly humorous take on contemporary society's obsession with the media and celebrity. Doing for star Robin Williams what Witness had done for Ford, the film earned Weir his second Oscar nomination, won a French Csar for Best Foreign Film, and became a stock reference point in the teen angst film lexicon. vh1shop.vh1.com /namepage.aspx?pid=P116294&type=V&loc=   (1385 words)

Clint Eastwood --  Encyclopædia Britannica He was best known for his roles as a murderously effective police officer in such films as Dirty Harry (1971), Sudden Impact (1983), and In the Line of Fire (1993) and as a fearless, solitary gunfighter in such Westerns as The Outlaw... One of the hottest entertainers of the early 1980s, the multitalented Irene Cara achieved popular and critical acclaim for her performance in the film ‘Fame' (1980) and for her contributions to the soundtrack of the hit film ‘Flashdance' (1983). Indian film actor, perhaps the most popular star in the history of that nation's cinema, known primarily for his roles in action films. www.britannica.com /eb/article-9031837?tocId=9031837   (690 words)

Jill Hennessy @ Filmbug Hennessy can currently be seen starring in NBC's Crossing Jordan, where she plays a sexy, brilliant and fearless Boston medical examiner. Television audiences know Hennessy best from the years (1993-96) she spent playing the role of assistant district attorney Claire Kincaid on the Emmy-winning NBC drama series Law & Order. Tell us what you think of Jill Hennessy in the Filmbug forum... www.filmbug.com /db/30432   (273 words)

Biography for Peter Weir His next film didn't appear until 1993, but it was worth the wait: Fearless was one of his strongest in years, an arresting study of a man who survives an airplane crash, and finds his life irrevocably changed by the experience. This pseudo-mystic tale (based on a true story) of private-school girls who mysteriously disappear in the Australian outback not only established Weir as a bold new talent, but was the first film to explore the director's favorite theme, that of clashing cultures. Weir enjoyed great commercial success with Dead Poets Society (1989), and earned his second Oscar nomination (the first was for Witness the following year he was nominated for a Best Screenplay Oscar for his more commercially contrived comedy Green Card (1990). us.imdb.com /Bio?Weir,+Peter   (273 words)

Peter Weir After a disappointing reception for Fearless, a 1993 film starring Jeff Bridges as an airplane crash survivor trying to make sense out of his life, Weir rebounded strongly in 1998 with The Truman Show. Despite strong material and an excellent cast that included Ford, Helen Mirren, and River Phoenix, the film failed to find success with either critics or audiences. Weir took five years to follow up The Truman Show, but when the Napoleonic-era naval epic Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World came along in 2003, it was greeted with many rapturous reviews and earned multiple Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and yet another Best Director nod for Weir. www.djangomusic.com /actor_bio.asp?pid=P116294   (273 words)

JEFF BRIDGES at THESPIAN NET Jeff showed his versatility in a trio of roles in 1993 ranging from an eerie stranger in "The Vanishing", an ex-con hoping to change his ways in "American Heart" and a plane crash survivor in "Fearless". Bridges bought the Montana ranch used as a brothel in the film as his Hollywood retreat. Jeff Bridges was the second of three children born to actors Lloyd Bridges and Dorothy. www.thespiannet.com /actors/B/bridges_jeff/index.shtml   (852 words)

The Mommies- Caryl & Marilyn and The SMART Technique On the creative front, Caryl is entering the world of documentary film-making and is excited to tell some amazing stories. The Mommies' NBC sitcom (1993-1995) of the same name, their ABC talk show (1996-1997), their Showtime and Lifetime specials and their highly successful book, The Mother Load, all illustrate their bitingly honest and comedic view on life. Her new book, Not Your Mother's Midlife: A Ten Step Guide to Fearless Aging (Andrews McMeel) is currently in bookstores and at Amazon.com. www.themommies.com   (852 words)

United Airlines Flight 232 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia It was also one of the inspirations for the Peter Weir's 1993 film version of Fearless, adapted from a novel by Rafael Yglesias. United Airlines flight 232 "UA232", "UAL232" (United 232 Heavy) was a scheduled flight operated by United Airlines. Eventually the flight crew figured out that the only way to control the plane was by adjusting the thrust on the two remaining wing-mounted engines. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_232   (1238 words)

Peter Weir, filmmaker Even Weir films that fail to connect (i.e., 1993's "Fearless") are worthy of examination as proof that there is still room for an auteur to make big pictures in today's Hollywood machine. To watch a Peter Weir film is to step into an otherworldly place. In the early part of his career, Sydney-born Weir alternated between television and features with what was becoming a signature style -- thoughtful, yet often terrifying tales of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. www.vnuemedia.com /thr/interviews/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=2024216   (1238 words)

John Turturro Biography, Bio, Profile, pictures, photos from Netglimse.com He followed up with a supporting role as an airline therapist in Peter Weir's "Fearless" (1993) and an acclaimed performance as a game show contestant who is rejected via rigged TV tapings in favor of a more photogenic winner in Robert Redford's "Quiz Show" (1994). Turturro is married to actress Katherine Borowitz, whom he acted opposite in "Men of Respect" (1991), a modern-day updating of "Macbeth", and "Iluminata". Brother of fellow actor, Nicholas Turturro, John Turturro is an impressively versatile, stage-trained native New Yorker whose dark intensity has served him well in such volatile, neurotic film roles as the psychopathic parolee in "Five Corners" (1988) and the racist pizza-maker in Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" (1989). www.netglimse.com /celebs/pages/john_turturro/index.shtml   (511 words)

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