Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Ludacris, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillippe, Larenz Tate, Nona Gaye
A Brentwood housewife and her DA husband. A Persian store owner. Two police detectives who are also lovers. A black television director and his wife. A Mexican locksmith. Two car-jackers. A rookie cop. A middle-aged Korean couple…
They all live in Los Angeles. And in the next 36 hours, they will all collide…
A provocative, unflinching look at the complexities of racial conflict in America, CRASH is that rare cinematic event - a film that challenges audiences to question their own prejudices. Diving headlong into the diverse melting pot of post-9/11 Los Angeles, this compelling urban drama tracks the volatile intersections of a multi-ethnic cast, examining fear and bigotry from multiple perspectives as characters careen in and out of one another’s lives. No one is safe in the battle zones of racial strife. And no one is immune to the simmering rage that sparks violence - and changes lives...
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July 10, 2007: Valley of Elah trailer:
After single-handedly solving deep-seated global racism with his profound race relations masterpiece CRASH, expert racial deconstructor Paul Haggis is now setting his sights on exposing profound truths of the Iraq War with his upcoming directorial effort IN...
February 28, 2007: C'mon Hollywood #118:
... Oscar Schmoscar ‘07
by Sturdy
Last year I was pretty upset at the results of the Academy Awards. I felt strongly that CRASH was an overrated film and didn’t deserve the hype it...
March 15, 2006: F*ck you, Proulx:
The woman who wrote the
original short story on which BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN was based, Annie
Proulx, recently wrote a 1094-word rant at the Academy folk,
claiming them to be "out of touch" with...
March 13, 2006: Haggis makes Enemies:
With his recent Oscar wins for Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, Paul Haggis is officially "hot shit". And with that honorific comes the distinct right to pick and
choose future projects and literally say "f*ck off" to projects he finds unworthy...
March 8, 2006: Crash back in theaters:
My God...the CRASH
haters on our board are really gonna love this one! Now that Paul
Haggis' CRASH has pulled the greatest "Best Picture" upset
at the Oscars since SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE beat...
October 7, 2005: Review: Crash:
I
missed a number of films during the second half of this past
summer, but have tried to review a few of them most recently,
including this one -- JoBlo...
August 10, 2005: Flags of Fathers pics:
Clint Eastwood's latest directorial effort FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS, which is based on James Bradley's book of the same name documenting his discovery of his father's
involvement at the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II, recently got underway so, of course,...
July 7, 2005: Flags of Fathers cast:
As we reported around the same time last year, Clint Eastwood's next directorial effort is FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS. The film is based on James Bradley and Ron Powers' book of the same name about the The Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II and the story...
June 10, 2005: A Persuasive trailer:
A movie that's been racking up quite a bit of controversy is the subversive teen black comedy PRETTY PERSUASION. Here's the film's official plot synopsis and
cast list:
The new independent film PRETTY PERSUASION accomplishes the nearly...
April 28, 2005: Swain is White:
I'd be lying if I said I didn't get a tinkle in my happy place when I saw Dominique Swain in LOLITA. It's terrible, I know, but, come on, she's hot. Doesn't that
count for something? In any case, it's good to see her on the big screen now that's she's all...
March 17, 2005: Bunch o' new pics:
I'm
not gonna bore you with my two bits on each of the films below, but
suffice it to say that if you're interested in knowing more about
any of these movies, or seeing a bunch of other pictures from...
January 13, 2005: Pics galore part 3:
A couple of cool pics recently surfaced from BATMAN BEGINS . For the first one,
thank you to the kind schmoe from the messageboard who scanned the pic. For the second, thanks to iesb.net.
Next up we have pics from the...
September 14, 2004: Toronto Fest reviews:
Our fellow Canadian brethren over at EmpireMovies.com
have been checking out a slew of the films being presented at the
Toronto Film Festival this year, so if interested in reading their
views on many of this...
December 4, 2003: Bullock & Ludacris?:
Did you ever think Sandra Bullock and Ludacris would be starring in the same movie? Yeah, me neither but here were are and it's happening. Bullock, showing signs of intelligence after agreeing to MISS CONGENIALITY 2, has signed on to the indie flick CRASH,...
