The final scene of Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name plays while the credits roll – prompting audiences to object to the house lights being turned on. So how do theatres decide when to flick the switch?
Italian film-maker Luca Guadagnino’s new coming-of-age drama Call Me by Your Name has received ecstatic reviews, but not every cinemagoer has emerged from the movie content. According to reports on social media, branches of Vue and Odeon chose to raise the house lights as the credits rolled – even though they roll over the film’s moving final scene.
The scene may not be especially crucial to the plot, but it contains the last beats of an awards-worthy turn by its young star, Timothée Chalamet. So is flicking the light-switch the senseless act of a multiplex with no appreciation for the subtlety of arthouse cinema? Actually, no, says Dave Norris, a former...
Italian film-maker Luca Guadagnino’s new coming-of-age drama Call Me by Your Name has received ecstatic reviews, but not every cinemagoer has emerged from the movie content. According to reports on social media, branches of Vue and Odeon chose to raise the house lights as the credits rolled – even though they roll over the film’s moving final scene.
The scene may not be especially crucial to the plot, but it contains the last beats of an awards-worthy turn by its young star, Timothée Chalamet. So is flicking the light-switch the senseless act of a multiplex with no appreciation for the subtlety of arthouse cinema? Actually, no, says Dave Norris, a former...
- 11/5/2017
- by Tim Walker
- The Guardian - Film News
Guy Buckland Dec 15, 2016
Widescreen televisions showing 4:3 TV shows? Why Christmas is the season of family aspect ratio arguments...
It’s well into December, so we can finally talk about Christmas.
Granted, many people – most notably those with commercial interests – have been talking about Christmas for quite some time already. However, I’m one of those crazy types that prefer to condense ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ into an adequately concentrated period of time, that it maintains its joy-giving potency up to and including Jesus’ birthday.
But as far as I’m concerned, once you’ve opened that first door on your advent calendar and retrieved the first indistinguishably-shaped chocolate from its plastic mould (or simply appreciated the hand drawn illustration if you’ve got a classy one) then we can talk about something festive.
And I would very much like to talk about aspect ratios.
You see,...
Widescreen televisions showing 4:3 TV shows? Why Christmas is the season of family aspect ratio arguments...
It’s well into December, so we can finally talk about Christmas.
Granted, many people – most notably those with commercial interests – have been talking about Christmas for quite some time already. However, I’m one of those crazy types that prefer to condense ‘the most wonderful time of the year’ into an adequately concentrated period of time, that it maintains its joy-giving potency up to and including Jesus’ birthday.
But as far as I’m concerned, once you’ve opened that first door on your advent calendar and retrieved the first indistinguishably-shaped chocolate from its plastic mould (or simply appreciated the hand drawn illustration if you’ve got a classy one) then we can talk about something festive.
And I would very much like to talk about aspect ratios.
You see,...
- 12/11/2016
- Den of Geek
The Last Projectionist Standing has stood down. After more than 30 years in the West End, Dave Norris left his job as projection manager of The Empire, Leicester Square in May. The first film he screened to the public was The Empire Strikes Back, in 1980. His last was the recent premiere of Snow White and the Huntsman. Norris was the longest serving projectionist left in London's major cinemas. Hence "The Last Projectionist Standing": a nickname awarded by his peers, and popularised by the BBC's film critic, Mark Kermode.
- 6/20/2012
- The Independent - Film
Congratulations to Mario Cantone, who finally made an honest man out of Jerry Dixon. Cantone told Joy Behar "We're older now. We've been together 20 years. After 20 years you're like, 'Thanks for the anti-climactic honeymoon government!"
Nickelodeon is going to air Cry Baby Lane on Halloween. The movie made headlines this year when it was (erroneously) reported that it was only aired once because it was too scary. Nick says they just lost track of the film in the vaults.
I was the 3,799,363,806th person alive on earth when I was born, and the 78,000,511,502nd person to ever live, according to the BBC.
Hustling is going to be a very interesting (and very, very sexy) webseries about a man in the world's oldest profession. The teaser has a lot of style.
Fox is relaunching In Living Color as a pair of specials with an eye towards rebooting it as a series.
Nickelodeon is going to air Cry Baby Lane on Halloween. The movie made headlines this year when it was (erroneously) reported that it was only aired once because it was too scary. Nick says they just lost track of the film in the vaults.
I was the 3,799,363,806th person alive on earth when I was born, and the 78,000,511,502nd person to ever live, according to the BBC.
Hustling is going to be a very interesting (and very, very sexy) webseries about a man in the world's oldest profession. The teaser has a lot of style.
Fox is relaunching In Living Color as a pair of specials with an eye towards rebooting it as a series.
- 10/30/2011
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
The Adjustment Bureau (2011) DVD Contest has come to an end and the winners have been selected. The winners of The Adjustment Bureau DVD Contest are Austin Denman and Linda Vlacos, who have been contacted of their win. More contests will follow in the future. Be informed of them instantly by following us on Twitter or becoming a fan on Facebook.
The Adjustment Bureau‘s plot synopsis: “On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Damon) meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) – a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realizes he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two apart. David learns he is up against the agents of Fate itself – the men of The Adjustment Bureau – who will do everything in their considerable power to prevent David and Elise from being together.
The Adjustment Bureau‘s plot synopsis: “On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Damon) meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) – a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realizes he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two apart. David learns he is up against the agents of Fate itself – the men of The Adjustment Bureau – who will do everything in their considerable power to prevent David and Elise from being together.
- 10/9/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
In cooperation with the studio that made the mind-bending film starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt, a new show is being developed for the network to chronicle the further adventures of the titular clandestine group of enforcers of destiny. Do we control our destiny, or do unseen forces manipulate us? Matt Damon stars in the thriller The Adjustment Bureau as a man who glimpses the future Fate has planned for him and realizes he wants something else. To get it, he must pursue the only woman he's ever loved across, under and through the streets of modern-day New York. On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Damon) meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt)-a woman like none he's ever known. But just as he realizes he's...
- 10/3/2011
- by Eric Whitman
- The Daily BLAM!
I've never done a juice cleanse. Frankly I think my body would collapse without toxins. But both Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet have tried them, so they know how insane they can make you. And they'll be channeling that into an episode of Modern Family this year. I just hope Gloria has Lily.
In the original script for The Playboy Club, our lesbian bunny was written as fairly butch, right down to her walk. The out Amber Heard didn't care for that portrayal and lobbied for change, which she got. "I really pushed to challenge that stereotype, because I know firsthand that some stereotypes don't always hold true. Who you have a propensity to fall in love with by no means determines how you carry yourself!"
The new season of Hot In Cleveland will be as full of guest stars as normal, with Sandra Bernhard and Kathy Lee Gifford dropping by.
In the original script for The Playboy Club, our lesbian bunny was written as fairly butch, right down to her walk. The out Amber Heard didn't care for that portrayal and lobbied for change, which she got. "I really pushed to challenge that stereotype, because I know firsthand that some stereotypes don't always hold true. Who you have a propensity to fall in love with by no means determines how you carry yourself!"
The new season of Hot In Cleveland will be as full of guest stars as normal, with Sandra Bernhard and Kathy Lee Gifford dropping by.
- 9/13/2011
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunset
Photo: Warner Independent Pictures I hope you're ready for a random, out-of-the-blue stream of consciousness, because that's exactly what this is as the following idea struck me yesterday and this is the result...
How often are you watching a movie where you want to just yell at the screen, "Just use your f--king cell phone!"? How equally frustrating is it when you're watching a movie and someone has a cell phone but it's either running out of battery or, Heaven forbid, can't seem to get a signal? As technology improves, not only is the world getting smaller, but filmmakers are having to take technology into account to ensure audience members aren't frustrated by its absence and it's only getting worse.
Twitter is saving people from Egyptian justice and people with no toilet paper; Facebook is helping with presidential campaigns and starting flash...
Photo: Warner Independent Pictures I hope you're ready for a random, out-of-the-blue stream of consciousness, because that's exactly what this is as the following idea struck me yesterday and this is the result...
How often are you watching a movie where you want to just yell at the screen, "Just use your f--king cell phone!"? How equally frustrating is it when you're watching a movie and someone has a cell phone but it's either running out of battery or, Heaven forbid, can't seem to get a signal? As technology improves, not only is the world getting smaller, but filmmakers are having to take technology into account to ensure audience members aren't frustrated by its absence and it's only getting worse.
Twitter is saving people from Egyptian justice and people with no toilet paper; Facebook is helping with presidential campaigns and starting flash...
- 8/11/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Last week, I gave a so-so review for “Open House”. It wasn’t that I didn’t like it. As a matter of fact, I thought most of the episode was good. But the resolutions to the plots regarding Walt (Bryan Cranston) and Skylar (Anna Gunn) buying the car wash and Hank (David Norris) winding up with Gale’s (David Costabile) notebook were a bit telegraphed. The resolutions needed to happen, most especially the one involving the notebook, so we could get a back-to-be-amazing episode like tonight’s “Bullet Points.” It is very much like how The Sopranos (Breaking Bad’s television soulmate) was structured from Season Four-on. The episode starts off with literal bullet points as Mike (Jonathan Banks) single handedly offs two machine gun-wielding Mexican cartel thugs who were attempting to stop a truck shipment of some sorts from Gus’ (Giancarlo Esposito) Los Pollos Hermanos. (Something tells me...
- 8/8/2011
- by Mo Fathelbab
- BuzzFocus.com
Today marks the release of the GLAAD Network Responsibility Index, charting Glbt representation on television. The CW wins in percentage of hours of representation at 33%, while ABC leads in total hours. The big jump was at ABC Family, which managed 55%. While the percentages remained nearly steady with last year, the big news was a jump in racial and gender diversity across the networks.
Make It or Break It's Zachary Abel is feeling Awkward. Sadly, the blond gymnast hunk is setting up for a heterosexual romance rather than having a man run his fingers through all those curls.
There's something extremely sexy about Mila Kunis going off on a reporter in Russian when the reporter asks Justin Timberlake why he's doing movies instead of music. Russian is a great language to tell someone off in.
I hesitate to endorse anything in the New York Post, but they have a stunning...
Make It or Break It's Zachary Abel is feeling Awkward. Sadly, the blond gymnast hunk is setting up for a heterosexual romance rather than having a man run his fingers through all those curls.
There's something extremely sexy about Mila Kunis going off on a reporter in Russian when the reporter asks Justin Timberlake why he's doing movies instead of music. Russian is a great language to tell someone off in.
I hesitate to endorse anything in the New York Post, but they have a stunning...
- 8/3/2011
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
This may turn out to be rather heavy on the spoilers by the time I'm done. I'm not sure though. I haven't decided. You've been warned.
The best thing about Philip K. Dick is not that he's a great writer, put together volumes of wildly creative stories, or anything else often associated with his name. No, what was really brilliant about him was that he knew what science-fiction was for. Perhaps an odd thing to say, but as the genre (especially if we include fantasy) expands, it becomes more and more clear that few do.
Luckily (because Adjustment Team is a short story, and ultimately only tangentially related to the film's final product), the same is true of George Nolfi, the writer and directer of The Adjustment Bureau. It's purpose, rather than simply having ray guns in your action sequences, is to talk about real life better, by talking about the unreal.
The best thing about Philip K. Dick is not that he's a great writer, put together volumes of wildly creative stories, or anything else often associated with his name. No, what was really brilliant about him was that he knew what science-fiction was for. Perhaps an odd thing to say, but as the genre (especially if we include fantasy) expands, it becomes more and more clear that few do.
Luckily (because Adjustment Team is a short story, and ultimately only tangentially related to the film's final product), the same is true of George Nolfi, the writer and directer of The Adjustment Bureau. It's purpose, rather than simply having ray guns in your action sequences, is to talk about real life better, by talking about the unreal.
- 7/22/2011
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
With the world engrossed by the turmoil of the News of the World newspaper’s demise amidst a whirlwind of phone-hacking allegations (which I’m sure many of you agree was done in the most despicable of manners to people who were thoroughly undeserving of such treatment), I began thinking about the giant conspiracy amongst News International big wigs surrounding their underhand actions.
Conspiracy theories have long been at the forefront of popular culture: from the mysteries surrounding Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana’s deaths to elements of the politics of virtually every regime to have even an ounce of power, we quite simply love them. It’s no surprise, therefore, that the film world has picked up on this and produced hoards of films with a conspiracy theory narrative. So as we all theorise about The News of the World, sit back and enjoy the ten best conspiracy theory films out there!
Conspiracy theories have long been at the forefront of popular culture: from the mysteries surrounding Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana’s deaths to elements of the politics of virtually every regime to have even an ounce of power, we quite simply love them. It’s no surprise, therefore, that the film world has picked up on this and produced hoards of films with a conspiracy theory narrative. So as we all theorise about The News of the World, sit back and enjoy the ten best conspiracy theory films out there!
- 7/13/2011
- by Stuart Cummins
- Obsessed with Film
The movie Adjustment Bureau comes to the Blu-ray format. It stars Matt Damon as David Norris, a senator that is up and coming in the world. Norris meets his true love, Elise, who is played by Emily Blunt, by happenstance one day in of all places, the men.s bathroom of a hotel. They joke and have a connection and then the movie jumps. They meet again on a bus, and he manages to get her number but then his troubles start. He wasn.t supposed to meet her again, but fate intervened, and the .enforcers. of fate make themselves known. The enforcers, known as the Adjustment Bureau, are a secret group that uses doors in odd ways and...
- 7/7/2011
- by Dana Rae
- Monsters and Critics
Chicago – “The Adjustment Bureau” was a surprising success in a season full of them (“Hanna,” “Source Code,” “Win Win,” more), earning strong reviews and breaking $100 million worldwide. That may not seem like a blockbuster for Matt Damon but when one considers that this is an existential, sci-fi, noir, romantic action movie, it doesn’t exactly scream obvious financial success. And it’s the kind of film that I suspect will grow in esteem over the years as its fans share it with their friends. A great Blu-ray release with excellent supplemental material doesn’t hurt.
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.5/5.0
This unusual hybrid of genres from debut director George Nolfi (a notable writer for years taking his first time behind the lens) is a nearly-great film. It’s mesmerizing at times, especially in the very-strong first two acts. Nolfi and his team kind of fumble a bit near the end, holding it back from its true potential,...
Blu-Ray Rating: 4.5/5.0
This unusual hybrid of genres from debut director George Nolfi (a notable writer for years taking his first time behind the lens) is a nearly-great film. It’s mesmerizing at times, especially in the very-strong first two acts. Nolfi and his team kind of fumble a bit near the end, holding it back from its true potential,...
- 7/5/2011
- by [email protected] (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
It’s another jam-packed week of DVD and Blu-ray releases, here’s the rundown of what’s available to buy from today, July 4th 2011.
Pick Of The Week:
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode 3 (DVD)
Millions of years from now, after Socrates, Shakespeare and the Bible are long forgotten, only two great works will remain: the sci-fi cinema epic Star Wars and Adult Swim’s stop-motion animated, cheap gag extravanganza Robot Chicken. And now, for the first time, they come together for the third time, in this all new special. That’s right, all your mot beloved Star Wars characters are going back through the comedy meat grinder. Watch Darth Vader fall into a toilet, while Emperor Palpatine rides the endless Death Star escalator! See Gary the Stormtrooper’s speederbike test-drive come to a gruesome, Ewok-splattering end! And witness the firepower of Boba Fett’s fully armed and operational T-shirt Cannon!
Pick Of The Week:
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode 3 (DVD)
Millions of years from now, after Socrates, Shakespeare and the Bible are long forgotten, only two great works will remain: the sci-fi cinema epic Star Wars and Adult Swim’s stop-motion animated, cheap gag extravanganza Robot Chicken. And now, for the first time, they come together for the third time, in this all new special. That’s right, all your mot beloved Star Wars characters are going back through the comedy meat grinder. Watch Darth Vader fall into a toilet, while Emperor Palpatine rides the endless Death Star escalator! See Gary the Stormtrooper’s speederbike test-drive come to a gruesome, Ewok-splattering end! And witness the firepower of Boba Fett’s fully armed and operational T-shirt Cannon!
- 7/4/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Ok, so of all the titles that you might give a film starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt, The Adjustment Bureau is not high on the list.
It promises conservative, cautious fun; no big changes, a few minor adjustments, like adding less sugar to a cake, or eliciting a less emotional performance from your leading actors. It is not the kind of title that you imagine is an easy sell, even for the jobbing thespian, but if you get past the uninspiring title and take a look at the DVD you will be rewarded.
Similar to Sliding Doors in concept (but little else) this is a spin on the classic ‘what if’ tale. What if a small action that you take puts your life on a track that changes it forever? For David Norris (Damon) and Elise Sellas (Blunt) this is what happens. They meet by chance and fall in love,...
It promises conservative, cautious fun; no big changes, a few minor adjustments, like adding less sugar to a cake, or eliciting a less emotional performance from your leading actors. It is not the kind of title that you imagine is an easy sell, even for the jobbing thespian, but if you get past the uninspiring title and take a look at the DVD you will be rewarded.
Similar to Sliding Doors in concept (but little else) this is a spin on the classic ‘what if’ tale. What if a small action that you take puts your life on a track that changes it forever? For David Norris (Damon) and Elise Sellas (Blunt) this is what happens. They meet by chance and fall in love,...
- 7/4/2011
- by Chris LeCatsas
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Adjustment Bureau
Stars: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Terence Stamp, John Slattery | Written and Directed by George Nolfi
Given the continued popularity of Philip K Dick adaptations over the last thirty years, the success of recent reality-bending thrillers such as Black Swan and Inception and Matt Damon’s unfaltering onscreen appeal, there’s an odd sense of inevitability about The Adjustment Bureau, as if it’s surprising that he hasn’t done a film like this sooner. Taking its plot from Dick’s 1954 short story Adjustment Team, The Adjustment Bureau sees Damon’s rising politician David Norris at odds with the literal and powerful agents of fate, who are attempting to keep his destiny ‘on path’ after it is threatened with derailment when Norris meets Emily Blunt’s alluring dancer, Elise. Can Norris implement his own free will and be with the woman he loves or is he powerless to resist his chosen destiny?...
Stars: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Terence Stamp, John Slattery | Written and Directed by George Nolfi
Given the continued popularity of Philip K Dick adaptations over the last thirty years, the success of recent reality-bending thrillers such as Black Swan and Inception and Matt Damon’s unfaltering onscreen appeal, there’s an odd sense of inevitability about The Adjustment Bureau, as if it’s surprising that he hasn’t done a film like this sooner. Taking its plot from Dick’s 1954 short story Adjustment Team, The Adjustment Bureau sees Damon’s rising politician David Norris at odds with the literal and powerful agents of fate, who are attempting to keep his destiny ‘on path’ after it is threatened with derailment when Norris meets Emily Blunt’s alluring dancer, Elise. Can Norris implement his own free will and be with the woman he loves or is he powerless to resist his chosen destiny?...
- 7/2/2011
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
The Adjustment Bureau races its way onto Blu-ray Triple Play and DVD on July 4th starring Oscar winner Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. Adapted from the short story The Adjustment Team by the visionary writer Phillip K Dick (Blade Runner, Minority Report), The Adjustment Bureau takes you on an exhilarating journey that will leave you wondering what is really in control of your destiny.
David Norris (Damon) is an ambitious, well respected politician, on the verge of a landmark change in his life and a seat into the U.S Senate. He is up in the polls and his campaign team, led by his trusted campaign manager Charlie Traynor (Michael Kelly; Changeling, Dawn of the Dead), have the highest of hopes for him.
A chance meeting sees Norris cross paths with Elise Sellas (Blunt), an aspiring contemporary ballet dancer with dreams of making it to the top of her field.
David Norris (Damon) is an ambitious, well respected politician, on the verge of a landmark change in his life and a seat into the U.S Senate. He is up in the polls and his campaign team, led by his trusted campaign manager Charlie Traynor (Michael Kelly; Changeling, Dawn of the Dead), have the highest of hopes for him.
A chance meeting sees Norris cross paths with Elise Sellas (Blunt), an aspiring contemporary ballet dancer with dreams of making it to the top of her field.
- 7/1/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
To mark the Blu-ray and DVD release of Matt Damon and Emily Blunt’s new thriller The Adjustment Bureau, on July 4th, we managed to snag an interview with one of the films stars, Anthony Mackie, who plays Harry Mitchell – a junior Adjustment Bureau agent – in the film that is based on the Philip K. Dick short story The Adjustment Team.
You are known for working in both theatre and film, how do you do it?
I love the theatre and try to do it as much as possible. The hard transition is coming back to film from theatre. It always takes one or two takes of bad acting and the director saying, “Stop that!” for me to realise “Oh, we’re in a movie.” It’s usually the first two takes when I get back to movie acting.
Why did you take this movie?
The reason I took this...
You are known for working in both theatre and film, how do you do it?
I love the theatre and try to do it as much as possible. The hard transition is coming back to film from theatre. It always takes one or two takes of bad acting and the director saying, “Stop that!” for me to realise “Oh, we’re in a movie.” It’s usually the first two takes when I get back to movie acting.
Why did you take this movie?
The reason I took this...
- 6/30/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
To mark the Blu-ray and DVD release of Matt Damon and Emily Blunt’s new thriller The Adjustment Bureau, on July 4th, we’ve taken a look at the films influenced by sci-fi writer Phillip K. Dick, whose short story Adjustment Team inspired this film. Dick, for those that don’t know, is a legendary cult short story writer and novelist whose imaginative and unique narratives have inspired numerous feature films and attracted some of Hollywood’s most prominent directors including Ridley Scott, Steven Spielberg and John Woo…
The Adjustment Bureau
David Norris (Matt Damon) is a young charismatic politician who is destined for greatness but when he has a chance encounter with dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) he instantly falls for her and veers off his pre-determined path. The adjustment team must step in to make a “correction“ and put David back on a course that will mean he...
The Adjustment Bureau
David Norris (Matt Damon) is a young charismatic politician who is destined for greatness but when he has a chance encounter with dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) he instantly falls for her and veers off his pre-determined path. The adjustment team must step in to make a “correction“ and put David back on a course that will mean he...
- 6/28/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
We have a contest, giveaway, sweepstakes for one copy of The Adjustment Bureau (2011) on DVD for two (2) lucky winners. This The Adjustment Bureau DVD contest, giveaway, sweepstakes illustrates The Adjustment Bureau‘s release by Universal Studios Home Entertainment on DVD and Blu-ray on June 21, 2011.
The Adjustment Bureau was directed by George Nolfi and stars Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, John Slattery, Jon Stewart, Michael Kelly, Terence Stamp, and Shohreh Aghdashloo.
The Adjustment Bureau‘s plot synopsis: “On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Damon) meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) – a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realizes he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two apart. David learns he is up against the agents of Fate itself – the men of The Adjustment Bureau – who will do everything...
The Adjustment Bureau was directed by George Nolfi and stars Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, John Slattery, Jon Stewart, Michael Kelly, Terence Stamp, and Shohreh Aghdashloo.
The Adjustment Bureau‘s plot synopsis: “On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Damon) meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) – a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realizes he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two apart. David learns he is up against the agents of Fate itself – the men of The Adjustment Bureau – who will do everything...
- 6/24/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
The Adjustment Bureau races its way onto Blu-ray Triple Play and DVD on July 4th starring Oscar winner Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. Order yourself a copy now here.
David Norris (Damon) is an ambitious, well respected politician, on the verge of a landmark change in his life and a seat into the U.S Senate. He is up in the polls and his campaign team, led by his trusted campaign manager Charlie Traynor (Michael Kelly; Changeling, Dawn of the Dead), have the highest of hopes for him.
A chance meeting sees Norris cross paths with Elise Sellas (Blunt), an aspiring contemporary ballet dancer with dreams of making it to the top of her field. Norris has already glimpsed the future Fate has in store for him and realises he wants something very different. To get it he must win the affections of the only woman he has ever loved,...
David Norris (Damon) is an ambitious, well respected politician, on the verge of a landmark change in his life and a seat into the U.S Senate. He is up in the polls and his campaign team, led by his trusted campaign manager Charlie Traynor (Michael Kelly; Changeling, Dawn of the Dead), have the highest of hopes for him.
A chance meeting sees Norris cross paths with Elise Sellas (Blunt), an aspiring contemporary ballet dancer with dreams of making it to the top of her field. Norris has already glimpsed the future Fate has in store for him and realises he wants something very different. To get it he must win the affections of the only woman he has ever loved,...
- 6/24/2011
- by Competitons
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Out today on DVD and Blu-ray is The Adjustment Bureau, a romantic thriller in which Matt Damon stars as David Norris, a U.S. Senate hopeful in love with a ballet dancer (Emily Blunt) but whose romance always seems to be interrupted by strange guys in gray felt hats. As it happens, Fate is behind it all, sending agents from the Adjustment Bureau to keep the lovers apart. Will Norris accept his fate and let her go, or fight back to be with her? Watch an exclusive clip from the DVD. Enter to win The Adjustment Bureau (Bd or DVD) and four other Matt Damon movies on DVD. Just tell us in the comments section, what is your favorite Damon movie? Easy breezy. Winner will be chosen at random one week from today, that's June 28, people. The prize pack also includes: Good Will...
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- 6/22/2011
- by Movies.com
- Movies.com - Celebrity Gossip
Out today on DVD and Blu-ray is The Adjustment Bureau, a romantic thriller in which Matt Damon stars as David Norris, a U.S. Senate hopeful in love with a ballet dancer (Emily Blunt) but whose romance always seems to be interrupted by strange guys in gray felt hats. As it happens, Fate is behind it all, sending agents from the Adjustment Bureau to keep the lovers apart. Will Norris accept his fate and let her go, or fight back to be with her? Watch an exclusive clip from the DVD. Enter to win The Adjustment Bureau (Bd or DVD) and four other Matt Damon movies on DVD. Just tell us in the comments section, what is your favorite Damon movie? Easy breezy. Winner will be chosen at random one week from today, that's June 28, people. The prize pack also includes: Good Will...
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- 6/22/2011
- by Movies.com
- Movies.com
The Adjustment Bureau Fate is sticking its business in the romance blooming between politician David Norris (Matt Damon) and Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) by sending felt-hatted goons from the Adjustment Bureau to get in the way. Kinda like when you didn't get your dream job because you slept through your alarm and never made the interview. Turns out David wants none of this Fate stuff, and as he goes off the rails, the movie takes a darker turn and has us pondering such things as motivation, self-determination and, well, fate. The story (from Philip K. Dick) may be a little gimmicky and the end flimsy, but Damon and Blunt have an electric chemistry that works so well, you'll forgive where the plot falters. Watch: An exclusive clip from the DVD Extras: Commentary by first-time director...
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- 6/22/2011
- by [email protected]
- Fandango
By Christopher Stipp
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Monogamy - DVD Review
Color me surprised at how much I liked this film.
At first glance you could see a movie about a photographer who takes clandestine pictures of clients who pay to be shot in the wild, an odd subset of humans who need to see what it’s like to be shown in their natural territory, as something Hitchcock would cook up when one of the clients takes it up a notch and gets a little freaky deekey, having a penchant for voyeurism.
Purposely antagonizing the guy, the sexualized client and photog share in a relationship that isn’t so much physical as it is cerebral. As, you see, the guy is getting married to Rashida Jones, a woman...
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Check out my other column, This Week In Trailers, at SlashFilm.com and follow me on Twitter under the name: Stipp
Monogamy - DVD Review
Color me surprised at how much I liked this film.
At first glance you could see a movie about a photographer who takes clandestine pictures of clients who pay to be shot in the wild, an odd subset of humans who need to see what it’s like to be shown in their natural territory, as something Hitchcock would cook up when one of the clients takes it up a notch and gets a little freaky deekey, having a penchant for voyeurism.
Purposely antagonizing the guy, the sexualized client and photog share in a relationship that isn’t so much physical as it is cerebral. As, you see, the guy is getting married to Rashida Jones, a woman...
- 6/18/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
12. ‘The Adjustment Bureau’ (2011) ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 12
On the night of a high-profile U.S. Senate election, candidate David Norris (Damon) finds himself in the men’s bathroom of the Waldorf Astoria in the company of the beautiful Elise (Emily Blunt). David is immediately smitten, but just as he realizes he's in love, mysterious men in hats interfere with his future plans. Damon goes up against the agents of fate to fight for the woman he loves. Proving he’s not just another action-movie hero, Damon’s performance as the ultimate hopeless romantic in George Nolfi’s directorial debut is enough to make women everywhere swoon.
Choice Quotation:
David: All I have are the choices I make, and I choose her, come what may.
Photo by Andrew Schwartz, courtesy Universal Studios
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On the night of a high-profile U.S. Senate election, candidate David Norris (Damon) finds himself in the men’s bathroom of the Waldorf Astoria in the company of the beautiful Elise (Emily Blunt). David is immediately smitten, but just as he realizes he's in love, mysterious men in hats interfere with his future plans. Damon goes up against the agents of fate to fight for the woman he loves. Proving he’s not just another action-movie hero, Damon’s performance as the ultimate hopeless romantic in George Nolfi’s directorial debut is enough to make women everywhere swoon.
Choice Quotation:
David: All I have are the choices I make, and I choose her, come what may.
Photo by Andrew Schwartz, courtesy Universal Studios
Search Terms Leading to This Post: The Adjustment Bureau, matt damon movie, emily blunt, the adjustment bureau movie, elise,...
- 6/16/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
12. ‘The Adjustment Bureau’ (2011) ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 12
On the night of a high-profile U.S. Senate election, candidate David Norris (Damon) finds himself in the men’s bathroom of the Waldorf Astoria in the company of the beautiful Elise (Emily Blunt). David is immediately smitten, but just as he realizes he's in love, mysterious men in hats interfere with his future plans. Damon goes up against the agents of fate to fight for the woman he loves. Proving he’s not just another action-movie hero, Damon’s performance as the ultimate hopeless romantic in George Nolfi’s directorial debut is enough to make women everywhere swoon.
Choice Quotation:
David: All I have are the choices I make, and I choose her, come what may.
Photo by Andrew Schwartz, courtesy Universal Studios
Search Terms Leading to This Post: The Adjustment Bureau, matt damon movie, emily blunt, the adjustment bureau movie, elise,...
On the night of a high-profile U.S. Senate election, candidate David Norris (Damon) finds himself in the men’s bathroom of the Waldorf Astoria in the company of the beautiful Elise (Emily Blunt). David is immediately smitten, but just as he realizes he's in love, mysterious men in hats interfere with his future plans. Damon goes up against the agents of fate to fight for the woman he loves. Proving he’s not just another action-movie hero, Damon’s performance as the ultimate hopeless romantic in George Nolfi’s directorial debut is enough to make women everywhere swoon.
Choice Quotation:
David: All I have are the choices I make, and I choose her, come what may.
Photo by Andrew Schwartz, courtesy Universal Studios
Search Terms Leading to This Post: The Adjustment Bureau, matt damon movie, emily blunt, the adjustment bureau movie, elise,...
- 6/16/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Universal has sent over some clips from their upcoming Blu-ray/DVD release of The Adjustment Bureau (review here).
On the brink of winning a U.S. Senate seat, charismatic politician David Norris (Matt Damon) meets Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt), a woman unlike any he’s ever known. As he realizes he’s falling madly in love with the beautiful, contemporary ballet dancer, strangers conspire to keep the two apart. David learns he is up against the men of the Adjustment Bureau, who will do everything in their considerable power to prevent the pair from spending the rest of their lives together. In the face of overwhelming odds, he must decide whether to accept his predetermined path and let her go…or defy Fate and risk everything to be with the woman he loves.
Deleted and extended scenes, filmmaker commentary and exclusive bonus features offer behind-the-scenes looks at the making of the film.
On the brink of winning a U.S. Senate seat, charismatic politician David Norris (Matt Damon) meets Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt), a woman unlike any he’s ever known. As he realizes he’s falling madly in love with the beautiful, contemporary ballet dancer, strangers conspire to keep the two apart. David learns he is up against the men of the Adjustment Bureau, who will do everything in their considerable power to prevent the pair from spending the rest of their lives together. In the face of overwhelming odds, he must decide whether to accept his predetermined path and let her go…or defy Fate and risk everything to be with the woman he loves.
Deleted and extended scenes, filmmaker commentary and exclusive bonus features offer behind-the-scenes looks at the making of the film.
- 6/14/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
He's just one of those actors, Matt Damon. Unlike other actors and/or actresses, who settle into a certain style – or produce one or two outstanding performances – Damon seems to be able to turn his hand to most roles. In Good Will Hunting, he was incredible as the film's namesake, and genuinely came across as a troubled genius; In the likes of the Bourne franchise and Green Zone, Mr. Damon presented himself as a competent killing machine, differentiated by his obvious intelligence and amnesic state; and in Team America, Matt Damon truly showed the world his full range of acting capabilities. So, with this in mind, why don't we enjoy 13 seconds of pure, unadulterated talent; this, boys and girls, is what only the finest actors are taught:
Masterful...just masterful.
Ok, so we may joke, but there is no denying Damon is an exceptionally talented individual, beaming with overflowing levels...
Masterful...just masterful.
Ok, so we may joke, but there is no denying Damon is an exceptionally talented individual, beaming with overflowing levels...
- 6/10/2011
- Shadowlocked
The acclaimed science-fiction romance The Adjustment Bureau, starring Matt Damon (Green Zone) and Emily Blunt (The Wolfman), will be on DVD and Blu-ray on June 21 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
This is one film we’re excited about. Based on the short story “Adjustment Team” by great sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick (Total Recall, Minority Report), the movie considers the question of whether we can control our own destiny. Damon plays David Norris, a rising politician who falls for Elise Sellas, a promising ballet dancer (Blunt). As David tries to pursue a relationship with Elise, the Adjustment Bureau steps in to keep them apart explaining that their job is to keep people on track. Now David has to make a choice between love and fate.
Written by George Nolfi (The Bourne Ultimatum) and his directorial debut, the PG-13 film also stars Terence Stamp (Valkyrie), Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker), John Slattery...
This is one film we’re excited about. Based on the short story “Adjustment Team” by great sci-fi writer Philip K. Dick (Total Recall, Minority Report), the movie considers the question of whether we can control our own destiny. Damon plays David Norris, a rising politician who falls for Elise Sellas, a promising ballet dancer (Blunt). As David tries to pursue a relationship with Elise, the Adjustment Bureau steps in to keep them apart explaining that their job is to keep people on track. Now David has to make a choice between love and fate.
Written by George Nolfi (The Bourne Ultimatum) and his directorial debut, the PG-13 film also stars Terence Stamp (Valkyrie), Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker), John Slattery...
- 4/19/2011
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
Universal Home Entertainment has set a June 21st release date for the Blu-ray and DVD release of The Adjustment Bureau (re-read the review here). Based on a Philip K. Dick story, the film stars Matt Damon and Emily Blunt.
Here’s the list of extras:
· Deleted And Extended Scenes
· Leaping Through New York – An inside look at how the production team filmed David Norris’ (Matt Damon) race to the courthouse, featuring interviews with Damon, director George Nolfi, special effects coordinator Mark Russell and producers Michael Hackett and Chris Moore.
· Destined To Be – The Adjustment Bureau provided Matt Damon with his first opportunity to play a true romantic lead in a feature film. Co-star Emily Blunt, director George Nolfi and Damon himself reflect on this new role for the star and the relationship between David Norris and Blunt’s character, Elise Sellas.
· Becoming Elise – A look at Emily Blunt’s dance...
Here’s the list of extras:
· Deleted And Extended Scenes
· Leaping Through New York – An inside look at how the production team filmed David Norris’ (Matt Damon) race to the courthouse, featuring interviews with Damon, director George Nolfi, special effects coordinator Mark Russell and producers Michael Hackett and Chris Moore.
· Destined To Be – The Adjustment Bureau provided Matt Damon with his first opportunity to play a true romantic lead in a feature film. Co-star Emily Blunt, director George Nolfi and Damon himself reflect on this new role for the star and the relationship between David Norris and Blunt’s character, Elise Sellas.
· Becoming Elise – A look at Emily Blunt’s dance...
- 4/18/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
After a month of drought, there's in finally some relief for Bollywood lovers. Abhishek Bachchan's Game and Jackky Bhagnani's Faltu has hit the theatres today. Read on for all the movies releasing today.The Adjustment BureauGenre: ThrillerDirector: George NolfiStars: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Florence KastrinerSynopsis: On the brink of winning a seat in the Us Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Matt Damon) meets contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) — a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realises he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two lovers apart. David learns he is ...
- 3/31/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
After a month of drought, there's in finally some relief for Bollywood lovers. Abhishek Bachchan's Game and Jackky Bhagnani's Faltu has hit the theatres today. Read on for all the movies releasing today.The Adjustment BureauGenre: ThrillerDirector: George NolfiStars: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Florence KastrinerSynopsis: On the brink of winning a seat in the Us Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Matt Damon) meets contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) — a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realises he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two lovers apart. David learns he is ...
- 3/31/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
After a month of drought, there's in finally some relief for Bollywood lovers. Abhishek Bachchan's Game and Jackky Bhagnani's Faltu has hit the theatres today. Read on for all the movies releasing today.The Adjustment BureauGenre: ThrillerDirector: George NolfiStars: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Florence KastrinerSynopsis: On the brink of winning a seat in the Us Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Matt Damon) meets contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) — a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realises he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two lovers apart. David learns he is ...
- 3/31/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
After a month of drought, there's in finally some relief for Bollywood lovers. Abhishek Bachchan's Game and Jackky Bhagnani's Faltu has hit the theatres today. Read on for all the movies releasing today.The Adjustment BureauGenre: ThrillerDirector: George NolfiStars: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Florence KastrinerSynopsis: On the brink of winning a seat in the Us Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Matt Damon) meets contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) — a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realises he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two lovers apart. David learns he is ...
- 3/31/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
After a month of drought, there's in finally some relief for Bollywood lovers. Abhishek Bachchan's Game and Jackky Bhagnani's Faltu has hit the theatres today. Read on for all the movies releasing today.The Adjustment BureauGenre: ThrillerDirector: George NolfiStars: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Florence KastrinerSynopsis: On the brink of winning a seat in the Us Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Matt Damon) meets contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) — a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realises he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two lovers apart. David learns he is ...
- 3/31/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
After a month of drought, there's in finally some relief for Bollywood lovers. Abhishek Bachchan's Game and Jackky Bhagnani's Faltu has hit the theatres today. Read on for all the movies releasing today.The Adjustment BureauGenre: ThrillerDirector: George NolfiStars: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Florence KastrinerSynopsis: On the brink of winning a seat in the Us Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Matt Damon) meets contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) — a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realises he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two lovers apart. David learns he is ...
- 3/31/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
After a month of drought, there's in finally some relief for Bollywood lovers. Abhishek Bachchan's Game and Jackky Bhagnani's Faltu has hit the theatres today. Read on for all the movies releasing today.The Adjustment BureauGenre: ThrillerDirector: George NolfiStars: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Florence KastrinerSynopsis: On the brink of winning a seat in the Us Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Matt Damon) meets contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) — a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realises he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two lovers apart. David learns he is ...
- 3/31/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
After a month of drought, there's in finally some relief for Bollywood lovers. Abhishek Bachchan's Game and Jackky Bhagnani's Faltu has hit the theatres today. Read on for all the movies releasing today.The Adjustment BureauGenre: ThrillerDirector: George NolfiStars: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Florence KastrinerSynopsis: On the brink of winning a seat in the Us Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Matt Damon) meets contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) — a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realises he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two lovers apart. David learns he is ...
- 3/31/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
After a month of drought, there's in finally some relief for Bollywood lovers. Abhishek Bachchan's Game and Jackky Bhagnani's Faltu has hit the theatres today. Read on for all the movies releasing today.The Adjustment BureauGenre: ThrillerDirector: George NolfiStars: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Florence KastrinerSynopsis: On the brink of winning a seat in the Us Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Matt Damon) meets contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) — a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realises he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two lovers apart. David learns he is ...
- 3/31/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
After a month of drought, there's in finally some relief for Bollywood lovers. Abhishek Bachchan's Game and Jackky Bhagnani's Faltu has hit the theatres today. Read on for all the movies releasing today.The Adjustment BureauGenre: ThrillerDirector: George NolfiStars: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Florence KastrinerSynopsis: On the brink of winning a seat in the Us Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Matt Damon) meets contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) — a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realises he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two lovers apart. David learns he is ...
- 3/31/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
After a month of drought, there's in finally some relief for Bollywood lovers. Abhishek Bachchan's Game and Jackky Bhagnani's Faltu has hit the theatres today. Read on for all the movies releasing today.The Adjustment BureauGenre: ThrillerDirector: George NolfiStars: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Florence KastrinerSynopsis: On the brink of winning a seat in the Us Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Matt Damon) meets contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) — a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realises he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two lovers apart. David learns he is ...
- 3/31/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
After a month of drought, there's in finally some relief for Bollywood lovers. Abhishek Bachchan's Game and Jackky Bhagnani's Faltu has hit the theatres today. Read on for all the movies releasing today.The Adjustment BureauGenre: ThrillerDirector: George NolfiStars: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Florence KastrinerSynopsis: On the brink of winning a seat in the Us Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Matt Damon) meets contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) — a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realises he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two lovers apart. David learns he is ...
- 3/31/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
After a month of drought, there's in finally some relief for Bollywood lovers. Abhishek Bachchan's Game and Jackky Bhagnani's Faltu has hit the theatres today. Read on for all the movies releasing today.The Adjustment BureauGenre: ThrillerDirector: George NolfiStars: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Florence KastrinerSynopsis: On the brink of winning a seat in the Us Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Matt Damon) meets contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) — a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realises he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two lovers apart. David learns he is ...
- 3/31/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
After a month of drought, there's in finally some relief for Bollywood lovers. Abhishek Bachchan's Game and Jackky Bhagnani's Faltu has hit the theatres today. Read on for all the movies releasing today.The Adjustment BureauGenre: ThrillerDirector: George NolfiStars: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt and Florence KastrinerSynopsis: On the brink of winning a seat in the Us Senate, ambitious politician David Norris (Matt Damon) meets contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) — a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realises he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two lovers apart. David learns he is ...
- 3/31/2011
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Do humans really have free will? It certainly seems like we do. But, given the right conditions, science can accurately predict the behavior of atoms. And aren’t our bodies just a giant cluster of billions of atoms? So, it should be possible, theoretically, to consistently predict human behavior, thus rendering our freedom to choose a mere illusion.
Philosophers have wrestled with variations of this problem for centuries. Philosophies like incompatibilism, dualism, hard determinism and compatibilism have arisen to explain the nature of our autonomy, or lack thereof.
“The Adjustment Bureau,” George Nolfi’s loose adaptation of an early Philip K. Dick story, removes the internal struggle altogether and places control of human behavior in the hands of other, more advanced beings tasked with saving humans from our own stupidity and irrationality.
This makes for an interesting view of the age old debate. The film shifts the question away from...
Philosophers have wrestled with variations of this problem for centuries. Philosophies like incompatibilism, dualism, hard determinism and compatibilism have arisen to explain the nature of our autonomy, or lack thereof.
“The Adjustment Bureau,” George Nolfi’s loose adaptation of an early Philip K. Dick story, removes the internal struggle altogether and places control of human behavior in the hands of other, more advanced beings tasked with saving humans from our own stupidity and irrationality.
This makes for an interesting view of the age old debate. The film shifts the question away from...
- 3/16/2011
- by Eric M. Armstrong
- The Moving Arts Journal
Having been pushed around the release calendar multiple times, the directorial debut of Bourne writer George Nolfi has arrived, and The Adjustment Bureau doesn’t disappoint. Sci-fi romances aren’t known for blending well; just look at The Time Traveller’s Wife. Yet Nolfi has crafted an exciting, character-driven piece than demands your attention from the off. A super opening montage introduces us to politician David Norris, played with effortless charm by Matt Damon. He’s a New York Senate candidate inspired to give the speech of his life to revitalise his flagging campaign after a chance encounter with a flirtatious dancer, Elise (Emily Blunt). By chance, they meet the next day, but soon afterward, some mysterious men in suits kidnap David. They are the Adjustment Bureau, men who alter the world to make sure that each individual person sticks to their own “plan” for the future. They nicely, then forcefully,...
- 3/15/2011
- Shadowlocked
Adapted from a Philip K Dick short story first published in the 1950s, screenwriter George Nolfi’s directorial debut The Adjustment Bureau (2011) is less sci-fi-thriller and more timeless romance than perhaps anyone may ever have expected from the writer of The Bourne Ultimatum (2007).
Carefully but never dutifully maintaining a highly watchable neutral on the Hollywood barometer of sentimentality, The Adjustment Bureau refreshingly couples a philosophically heady concept with a simplistic story of love that doesn’t skip on action. Indeed, so perfectly balanced are its many chase sequences with its themes of love and fate, that one could easily envisage the film as being the result of some unfinished script by Billy Wilder during Hollywood’s golden era.
Taking to the big screen for the fourth time in a still relatively young 2011, Matt Damon continues to spend his career in high demand, and it’s easy to see why. Following...
Carefully but never dutifully maintaining a highly watchable neutral on the Hollywood barometer of sentimentality, The Adjustment Bureau refreshingly couples a philosophically heady concept with a simplistic story of love that doesn’t skip on action. Indeed, so perfectly balanced are its many chase sequences with its themes of love and fate, that one could easily envisage the film as being the result of some unfinished script by Billy Wilder during Hollywood’s golden era.
Taking to the big screen for the fourth time in a still relatively young 2011, Matt Damon continues to spend his career in high demand, and it’s easy to see why. Following...
- 3/13/2011
- by Matt Groizard
- CineVue
The Adjustment Bureau Directed by: George Nolfi Written by: George Nolfi (screenplay), Philip K. Dick (story) Starring: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, John Slattery, Anthony Mackie The Adjustment Bureau is preposterous, and before you counter with "Well, duh, it's science fiction," allow me to elaborate. I'm down with the premise that mankind is safeguarded by an invisible shadow organization that dictates the paths we follow and the decisions we make — what baffles me is that they achieve these means through (spoiler alert?) magic hats. I wish I were joking. The single biggest misstep in this bungled Philip K. Dick adaptation is that the mystique of our antagonists is dispelled almost instantaneously. We get to know our aggressors who, as it turns out, are anything but aggressive. To compare genres, there's never been a great thriller where the detective in pursuit of a killer is 'just doing their job.' Passion breeds compelling cinema,...
- 3/11/2011
- by Colin
- FilmJunk
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