City of Ember

  • Theatrical - Wide 2008-10-10
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Synopsis

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember’s once powerful generator is failing . . . and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker.... See more Now, two teenagers in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city’s existence, and help the citizens escape before the lights go out forever.

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Review: City of Ember

Plot: After an unknown calamity makes the earth uninhabitable, society is forced to go underground. For generations, the city of “Ember” thrives, but after several hundred years- supplies have begun to dwindle, and the mighty generator that supplies the city’s...
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INT: City of Ember kids

Saoirse Ronan has achieved more at the age of 14 than most actors have in their lifetime by winning an Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe nomination. Her innate acting talent was blatant with an astonishingly chilling and brilliant performance...
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INT: Martin Landau

It’s not everyday that I have an opportunity to meet a legendary and prominent Oscar-winning actor who’s worked throughout the evolution of Hollywood cinema. Although Martin Landau rich career is comprised of a long list of roles, he is best...
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Review: City of Ember

Plot: After an unknown calamity makes the earth uninhabitable, society is forced to go underground. For generations, the city of “Ember” thrives, but after several hundred years- supplies have begun to dwindle, and the mighty generator that supplies the city’s...

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INT: City of Ember kids

Saoirse Ronan has achieved more at the age of 14 than most actors have in their lifetime by winning an Academy Award, BAFTA and Golden Globe nomination. Her innate acting talent was blatant with an astonishingly chilling and brilliant performance...
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INT: Martin Landau

It’s not everyday that I have an opportunity to meet a legendary and prominent Oscar-winning actor who’s worked throughout the evolution of Hollywood cinema. Although Martin Landau rich career is comprised of a long list of roles, he is best...
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INT: Gil Kenan

Gil Kenan caught the attention of Hollywood heavy-hitters when he wrote and directed his first short thesis film THE LARK, while finishing his Masters at UCLA’s film school.  Consequently, a nod of approval from Bob Zemeckis’ and Steven Spielberg, earned...
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Poster of Ember

The upcoming fantasy flick CITY OF EMBER just got posterfied for the second time and there’s a very subterranean feel about it, which makes sense considering the titular city is underground. Based on the popular Jeanne Duprau book, the story...
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City of Poster

It’s a funny thing when you can personally relate to a movie’s tagline. The slogan for CITY OF EMBER reminds of my the same sentence that kept going through my head fourteen years ago when I followed that man back...
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Set Visit: City of Ember

One of the greatest perks of this job is having the opportunity to visit cool sets in awesome cities. Last weekend, Joblo.com was one of the chosen few invited to attend the set of Fox Walden’s forthcoming fantasy flick, CITY...