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	Splash - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Splash is a 1984 fantasy film and romantic comedy film directed by Ron Howard and written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel.
		For sudden disturbances on the surface of water see splash (fluid mechanics); for other uses see splash (disambiguation).
		It was the first movie released by Touchstone Pictures, which was established by The Walt Disney Company to release films designed for older audiences.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Splash (712 words)

	Gary Westfahl's Bio-Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Film: Ron Howard
		Rather, his only priorities seem to be: first, to make as many different sorts of films as possible; second, to make every one of his films as financially successful as possible; and third, to ensure by doing so that he will always be able to get more directing jobs.
		Schooled by French film critics, we now prefer to regard directors as auteurs, who make films in order to explore certain subjects and themes that are personally important to them.
		No one noticed Through the Magic Pyramid, a harmless children's adventure about travelling back in time to the age of King Tutankhamen, but his next venture into the fantastic made more of a Splash....
	www.sfsite.com /gary/howa01.htm (712 words)

	Splash
		"Splash is a light-hearted comedy directed by Ron Howard that sparkles here and there thanks to its fairy tale elements.
		"Splash is probably the ultimate fish-out-of-water film, primarily because it literally features a fish out of water."
		If you like Splash, the following films may interest you
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/Splash-1019641 (530 words)

	Splash - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Splash is a 1984 fantasy film directed by Ron Howard and written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandell.
		For sudden disturbances on the surface of water see splash (fluid mechanics) and for other uses see splash (disambiguation).
		A sequel, Splash, Too (directed by Greg Antonacci), appeared in 1988, but starred none of the original cast.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Splash (530 words)

	WDW: Splash Mountain
		To really appreciate Splash Mountain fully, you need to be aware of the story line of the 1946 Disney film "Song of the South", but not knowing the storyline doesn't detract from the attraction in any way.
		Splash Mountain was introduced to Walt Disney World in 1992, and ever since then has been one of The Magic Kingdom's most popular rides, and it's always likely to be busy, so expect some form of queue no matter when you plan to visit it.
		At 52 feet, Splash Mountain's main drop isn't actually all that big compared to some of the flume rides around, and at 45-degrees it's certainly not the steepest, though it feels like a near vertical drop while you're going down at speeds of up to 40 miles per hour.
	www.solarius.com /dvp/wdw/splash-mountain.htm (334 words)

	Splash Mountain
		Splash Mountain is based on the Disney film classic "Song Of The South".
		Splash Mountain reaches a height of 87 feet and is comprised of 5 stories of thrilling adventure.
		Splash Mountain also has the FASTPASS system which can help cut down on those long wait times.
	www.magictrips.com /parks/mk/splashmtn.shtml (490 words)

	Frontierland
		Splash Mountain, one of the three mountains at The Magic Kingdom is based on Walt Disney's 1946 film "Song of the South." Here guests will board a hollowed out-log and travel through backwoods, swamps and bayous in search of Brer Rabbit's laughing place.
		Frontierland is home to some of the best attractions at The Magic Kingdom including Splash Mountain and The Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.
		The mountain itself is made entirely of cement, and paint was used to make the cement look like rocks.
	pages.prodigy.net /disneyworld/mk/frontier.htm (619 words)

	Bewitched Review
		Easily the best 'film within the film' element is the almost "Splash" or "My Stepmother is an Alien" like scenes early on of witch Kidman having a ball playing with everyday items in her house.
		When the film follows its early path of affectionately paying tribute whilst sending up the original series and staying along that line its a pretty enjoyable little ride.
		Now comes "Bewitched", another remake (albeit of a great sitcom) which had a much smoother production history and is written with a far bolder style.
	www.darkhorizons.com /reviews/bewitch-n.php (829 words)

	Cocoon. The Reel Image Features
		Fortunately this does not seriously weaken this otherwise extremely enjoyable film, filled with good humour and excellent special effects, the best of which are kept to the very end, and a cracking good musical score by James Horner.
		Interwoven into all this is a rather mawkish plot of one of the trio and his young grandson, director Ron Howard of "Splash" (not "Slash" as mentioned in the last Derann newsletter!) fame etc very nearly goes OTT with this strand.
		And what a pleasant change it is to find a contemporary film that does not pander to the myth that if you are over 25 you are ancient history!
	valueservices.org /reelimage/reviews/cocoon/cocoon.htm (556 words)

	Film Review: TITUS
		However, despite striking costumes and haunting sets, the film lacks coherence; anachronisms jostle and jangle with cluttered, inchoate ideas, thematic patterns fail to form, the sense of spectacle is strangled.
		It is not in hopes of encountering subtlety that we look forward to a film version with something akin to glee, for even the silver screen treatment seems unlikely to transform the leaden-versed, over-plotted play into a miracle of depth and complexity.
		What we've come for is not taste, but spectacle, our appetites whetted already by Gladiator's feast of Roman blood, guts and vengeance; we look to director Julie Taymor's much-lauded originality to splash even more searing images across the screen, to hyperstimulate our imagination, along with our adrenal glands.
	www.dailyinfo.co.uk /reviews/film/Titus.htm (446 words)

	Review: Snatch
		The film isn't quite as enjoyable as its predecessor, largely because the "been there, done that" factor comes into play.
		Ritchie came out of nowhere to make a big splash with Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.
		Boiled down to its essentials, Snatch is about a group of goons, low-level gangsters, and assorted undesirables, all of whom are after the same thing - a stolen, 84 karat diamond that's the size of a chubby baby's fist.
	movie-reviews.colossus.net /movies/s/snatch.html (809 words)

	MGC Review - Snatch
		Snatch is the new film from Guy Ritchie, who made a huge splash with the crime caper Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels a couple of years ago.
		And about two-thirds of the way through the film, for a car crash that brings several plot threads together, he jumps backward in time not once but twice, as if daring the audience to keep up.
		What's impressive about Snatch is that even though the story rockets along at a blistering pace, with a twist, reversal, or double-cross seemingly every minute, the movie still finds time to let the actors shine.
	moviegeek.homestead.com /files/snatch.htm (1645 words)

	Political Film Society - Shiri
		Kang Je-Gyu, writer-producer-director of the Korean film Shiri has entered the North American film market with the biggest splash of any Korean film to date.
		The film is premised on the conflict between North Korea and South Korea, beginning with titles that indict the North for starting war in 1950 and implicate a certain fictional North Korean female named Hee in several terrorist plots from 1992.
		When the film begins, in 1998, Seoul is preparing for the first ever soccer match in which a team from the North will play a counterpart from the South.
	www.geocities.com /~polfilms/shiri.html (484 words)

	Bright Lights Film Journal Antonioni's Red Desert
		In a sequence in which she tells her ailing son a story, the film moves entirely into her fantasy of a young girl on a beautiful bright beach, enjoying the sounds of the waves and a distant aria that seduces her though she never locates its source.
		While the scenes set in the factories are mostly an undifferentiated gray, suddenly a splash of deep red will appear on a huge pipe in the foreground, as if the kind of depersonalization the factory represents can’t entirely overcome the life principle.
		The film has had only middling approval even from many Antonioni fans, who reject the color manipulations as torturous and even crude, and the pacing as equally torturous.
	www.brightlightsfilm.com /26/reddesert.html (484 words)

	Welcome to the 4th Oakland International Film Festival
		, OIFF 4 is presenting the celebration of International film and food by presenting the ìFeed the Nationî concert at Splash Pad Park, featuring recording artist Jennifer Johns and an array of other artist.
		The film explores the way in which the family explores the way in which he family patriarch must confront his demons amidst the changing racial fabric of society and his own family.
		Played at the Pan African Film Festival and FESPACO in Burkina Faso Directed and produced by Nathan Collet and Leslie Khadondi starring Samuel Wamuti, George Cattermole, George Maina Gakiri, Simon J. Smithers was shot in Kenya, and shows the importance of elders and youth in African culture.
	www.oiff.org /nightscreenings.html (2578 words)

	Miranda July: Indie Film’s New Darling - Newsweek: Tip Sheet Lifestyle - MSNBC.com
		The independent film won the special jury prize at Sundance, the audience award at the San Francisco International Film Festival and the Golden Camera award at Cannes.
		Writer, director and actor Miranda July made a splash in the indie cinema world with her feature debut.
		Then I remember thinking that's really corny; it's going to look like a Disney film.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/9624395/site/newsweek (727 words)

	Movie-List - Reviews - Son Of The Mask
		What makes “Son of the Mask” so utterly painful to watch is how much it insults the audience that is watching this train wreck of a film.
		There is a sort of zany cartoon element to the child in the film who faces off against a “Mask-enhanced” dog for the father’s affection.
		Probably the worst comic-book movie ever conceived and quite possibly the worst film I have seen in 5 years of covering the silver screen.
	www.movie-list.com /reviews.php?id=mask2 (426 words)

	Mannequin (1926)
		SINCE the film success of "Humoresque," Fannie Hurst's name has been to conjure with, but in "Mannequin," the story which won the Liberty Magazine $50,000 prize she owes much to James Cruze and an exceptionally well-chosen cast of players.
		This was Dolores Costello's first film after her starring debut in The Sea Beast with future husband John Barrymore.
		However, both films were released at about the same time.
	www.stanford.edu /~gdegroat/AJ/reviews/mannequin.htm (1226 words)

	Glitter Listing at Box Office Prophets
		Glitter is unlikely to make a big splash, but it should out-draw the teen drama O that opens the same weekend, and could even finish atop the other August 31st debut of teen horror flick, Jeepers Creepers.
		Carey will reportedly go on tour after the film is released (surprise!).
		While Glitter is not being offered as an autobiography of Carey's life and career track, its basic premise is similar to 1997's Selena, which managed an $11.6 million opening weekend in March, on its way to a total box-office run of $35.4 million.
	www.boxofficeprophets.com /tickermaster/sep2001/glitter.asp (656 words)

	Damage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Damage, a 1991 novel by Josephine Hart and subsequent film (1992) by Louis Malle—see Damage (novel);
		Damage, a comic book series from DC Comics—see Damage (comics) (for the superhero, see also Atom (comics));
		Damage, a 1994/2001 album by David Sylvian—see Damage: Live; or
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Damage (145 words)

	Filmtracks: Cliffhanger (Trevor Jones)
		The film landed with a splash in 1993, however the competition with Jurassic Park simultaneously in the theatres caused Cliffhanger to fade somewhat into the ranks of lesser known action blockbusters.
		Cliffhanger: (Trevor Jones) This film is one of those guilty pleasures that you see on television occasionally, with a stereotypical plot of terrorist hijackings in spectacular remote settings.
		If you've seen the film Cliffhanger, you'll recognize immediately that the grand theme is a perfect fit for the stunning footage of the peaks you witness in the opening sequence.
	www.filmtracks.com /titles/cliffhanger.html (784 words)

	Amazon.ca: DVD: Cocoon
		After making a directorial name for himself with Disney's Splash in 1984, Ron Howard came back a year later with this uplifting extraterrestrial/fountain of youth picture.
		The behind-the-scenes featurette and the underwater training footage was originally part of the publicity for the film's release.
		Cocoon seamlessly combines playful and sorrowful elements as it ponders the puzzling dilemmas of the aged.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00020HAV0 (1368 words)

	Wired News: Sci-Fi Is a Splash at Sundance
		Primer won two awards at Sundance, including the 2004 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize on Jan. 24, a $20,000 cash award given to a film focusing on science and technology.
		Set in the indeterminate future, the apocalyptic, subversive sci-fi film tells the story of three men trapped in an industrial complex -- a hellhole replete with glowing green computer-generated ooze.
		is one of several science-oriented films that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, which wrapped last week.
	www.wired.com /news/digiwood/0,1412,62030,00.html (986 words)

	1999 Niagara Film Festival - Superman
		The film quality had suffered over these past 20 years, and it was noticably scratchy at various points, but it was a thrill to see opening credits splash onto the screen amidst the fine orchestration of John Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra.
		The first to speak was the Mayor of Niagara Falls, who said that he knew it would be hard to match last years' Film Festival opening (the 1998 guest was Niagara area resident James Cameron with the showing of Titanic), but there was no question that they indeed surpassed it this year with Christopher Reeve.
		The special effects group, as good as they were, had never attempted some of the stunts they filmed, and Jeff was almost killed as the crane holding him as he jumped in front of the train swung into the train.
	www.jonhoyle.com /NiagaraArticle (986 words)

	AboutFilm.Com - Mannequin (1987)
		Mannequin brings nothing new to the fantasy-dream-woman-comes-from-out-of-nowhere-and-falls-into-lap-of-dorky-guy formula, and it's particularly derivative of similar Eighties fare such as Weird Science and Splash.
		Mannequin parallels the legend of Pygmalion and Galatea.
		The gods transport her to the present day in the form of mannequin that comes to life only in the presence of its designer, department store employee Jonathan Switcher (Andrew McCarthy).
	www.aboutfilm.com /movies/m/mannequin.htm (413 words)

	Looking Closer Journal
		Night Shyamalan's new film about a mermaid, the mermaid was played by the daughter of Ron Howard, director of Splash?
		To me, well, I think the label means: Films that move me, and have moved me, to a greater apprehension of the life of the spirit, and to a deeper understanding of God, humankind, and the chasm between them bridged by Christ.
		I wished the film had been another 3o minutes longer to give us more time with this character, and I hope other directors will notice her and cast her in the lead of something as worthwhile as this.
	lookingcloser.blogspot.com (7242 words)

	Diving is fun!
		The dive industry is positively influenced by films such as Splash and Cocoon, which display a new, more positive image of the underwater world.
		The film causes such a fear of sharks that a lot of people stay out of the water.
		The Williamson brothers shoot the first underwater film, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
	www.scubawomen.org /History,EN.htm (777 words)

	Playback - Articles - Canadian films keep up in TIFF market
		"We're seeing fewer films that debut at Toronto with a big splash and are snapped up in 24 hours," he says, in part because films are increasingly likely to presell key territories just to finance production, leaving fewer choices when those films go to market.
		Ten days, 328 movies, one drunken alien and one dead, lamented cat later, the Toronto International Film Festival called it a wrap on Sept. 18, declaring as a success a fest that saw both major changes to its programming of Canadian films, and the debut of its new codirector and crown prince, Noah Cowan.
		Odeon Films president Bryan Gliserman agrees the fest was "chock o' block with good product" this year, but notes that negotiations often take longer than expected.
	www.playbackmag.com /articles/magazine/20040927/tiff.html (777 words)

	"Cabin Boy": Film Freak Central Interviews Writer-Director Eli Roth
		Debuting with a splash at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival, Eli Roth's zero-budgeted Cabin Fever sparked a bidding war won by Lions Gate Entertainment to the tune of $3.5M.
		"Cabin Boy": Film Freak Central Interviews Writer-Director Eli Roth
		It's a spark in Roth, evident in conversation, that carries his film over its rougher spots--the same sort of enthusiasm that won Roth sponsorship from one-time employer David Lynch (who receives a "special thanks" credit after removing his name as "executive producer" to avoid unfair/unwarranted comparisons).
	filmfreakcentral.net /notes/erothinterview.htm (777 words)

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