Salma Hayek After The Sunset

Terence Davies, Sarah Polley, Julie Delpy All Lined Up for San Sebastian ...

Terence Davies, Sarah Polley, Julie Delpy and Wang Xiaoshuai are among the directors lined up to screen their new works at the San Sebastian International Film Festival, the event said today, unveiling some of this year’s Official Selection.

Among the highlights that made the cut: “The Deep Blue Sea,” the new film from Davies that stars Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston; Polley’s second directorial effort “Take This Waltz;” Deply’s fourth opus “Le Skylab,” a ‘70s set comedy starring herself; and “Americano,” a French production directed by and starring Mathieu Demy, and also starring Salma Hayek and Geraldine Chaplin.

Below are the announced titles with synopses courtesy of San Sebastian. The 59th San Sebastian International Film Festival runs from September 16 to 24.

“The Deep Blue Sea” “The Deep Blue Sea” is the new film from reputed British director Terence Davies, to whom the Festival dedicated a retrospective at its 56th edition (2008). Starring Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston and Simon Russell Beale, this adaptation of a play of the same name by Terence Rattigen is a chamber piece focusing on the emotional turmoil of a married woman who falls in love with another man. Terence Davies (Liverpool, 1945) has helmed other important titles including Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988), The Long Day Closes (1992), House of Mirth (2000) and Of Time and the City (2008).

“Kiseki” “Kiseki” (I Wish), the new movie from Japanese filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda, tells the tale of a 12 year-old boy with one big dream in life: to be reunited with his elder brother, who has been living kilometres away since their parents’ divorce. Kore-eda (Tokyo, 1962) has been hailed as one of the most prestigious names in contemporary Japanese cinema ever since his first film, Maborosi no hikari (Maborosi, 1995), bagged an award at the Venice Festival. Other works by the same director, including Distance (2001) and Dare mo shiranai (2004), were presented at Cannes Festival. This is the fourth time Kore-eda has been selected to compete at San Sebastian Festival, having previously presented at the event his earlier films Wandâfuru raifu (After Life, 1998), Hana yori mo naho (Hana, 2006) and Aruitemo, aruitemo (Still Walking, 2008).

“Las Razones Del Corazon” “Las Razones Del Corazon” (The Reasons of the Heart) is the latest work from Mexico’s Arturo Ripstein, who this time round brings us a free and personal adaptation of the last chapters of Gustave Flaubert’s novel Madame Bovary. Arturo Ripstein (Mexico City, 1943) has carried off San Sebastian Festival’s Golden Shell on two occasions, for Principio y fin (The Beginning and the End, 1993) and La perdición de los hombres (The Ruination of Men, 2000), plus the Special Jury Prize for El lugar sin límites (The Place Without Limits, 1978). His extensive filmography includes other important titles like La mujer del puerto (Woman of the Port, 1991), La reina de la noche (The Queen of the Night, 1994), Profundo carmesí (Deep Crimson, 1996) and Así es la vida (Such is Life, 2000).

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Salma Hayek After the Sunset [Blu-ray]


After the Sunset may not be the greatest jewel-heist caper comedy ever made, but it sure is easy on the eyes. Shifting back into his crowd-pleasing Rush Hour mode, director Brett Ratner kicks off the action with a rousing chase scene that pretty much describes the entire film: utter nonsense, but adequately enjoyable. Things get very sunny thereafter, when FBI agent Woody Harrelson lands in the Bahamas to track down ace diamond thief Pierce Brosnan and his lovely accomplice Salma Hayek, whom he suspects of planning their next big heist on a cruise ship. A Bahamian gangster (Don Cheadle) wants in on the action, and the whole thing's about as fluffy as an Elmo doll and just as harmless, especially when you consider Hayek's revealing wardrobe (which, thankfully, distracts from Brosnan's less-than-Bond-like physique). There's an abundance of witty banter between everyone, and the tropical locations make After the Sunset a balmy, vicarious vacation. Critics weren't exactly kind to this breezy dose of popcorn entertainment, but it's an agreeable time-killer and an instant cure for seasonal affective disorder, even if the comedic chemistry leaves something to be desired.After the Sunset may not be the greatest jewel-heist caper comedy ever made, but it sure is easy on the eyes. Shifting back into his crowd-pleasing Rush Hour mode, director Brett Ratner kicks off the action with a rousing chase scene that pretty much describes the entire film: utter nonsense, but adequately enjoyable. Things get very sunny thereafter, when FBI agent Woody Harrelson lands in the Bahamas to track down ace diamond thief Pierce Brosnan and his lovely accomplice Salma Hayek, whom he suspects of planning their next big heist on a cruise ship. A Bahamian gangster (Don Cheadle) wants in on the action, and the whole thing's about as fluffy as an Elmo doll and just as harmless, especially when you consider Hayek's revealing wardrobe (which, thankfully, distracts from Brosnan's less-than-Bond-like physique). There's an abundance of witty banter between everyone, and the tropical locations make After the Sunset a balmy, vicarious vacation. Critics weren't exactly kind to this breezy dose of popcorn entertainment, but it's an agreeable time-killer and an instant cure for seasonal affective disorder, even if the comedic chemistry leaves something to be desired.

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