Knowing Review
“Knowing” is a compelling film that walks the line between horror and science fiction – a genre blend right up the alley of director Alex Proyas, who probably gained the biggest notoriety from the cult fave Dark City. Unlike Dark City, Knowing takes place in the very real world – Melbourne, Australia doubling amazingly as Massachusetts and NYC – and its story drums up a question that’s come to all our minds at some point: does Earthly life have a purpose, or does “sh*t just happen?”…[ScreenJunkies]
At this point, the film starts referencing 9/11 pretty heavily. Remember when it was considered a huge taboo for movies to touch on 9/11? Watching parts of this movie, I felt nostalgic for those days. The first disaster that Koestler identifies on the sheet of numbers is 9/11. And then he gets caught up in a plane crash that’s somewhat reminiscent of UA 93. Then Koestler figures out that another disaster is due to take place in Manhattan, and meanwhile the terror rating has been raised. So John tries to notify Homeland Security about his prediction, to no avail. He goes to New York, and spots a shifty-looking Arab man, whom he chases through the subway. The Arab turns out to be a guy who stole some DVDs, and then the subway train crashes due to driver error. Cage and the other survivors climb out of the ruined subway, in a cloud of smoke and ash, and they’re all covered with white ash, so that they look like postapocalyptic mimes. And then we see shots of heroic firefighters. Other movies I’ve seen recently which touched on 9/11 have felt interesting, or cathartic, or tasteful, but this just felt a bit gratuitous for some reason…[IO9]
Knowing New Poster
Probably, the final poster for the upcoming Alex Proyas‘ action thriller “Knowing” has been released.
Professor (Nicolas Cage) opens a time capsule with cryptic message, that has been dug up at his son’s (elementary school. The note in a time capsule has accurately predicted the exact location and timing of various disasters in history…
“Knowing” which stars Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury and Ben Mendelsohn will hit theaters on March 20th.
For more movie info, photos, posters and trailers go to “Knowing” FF Movie Page
Knowing New Photos And TV Spot
Check out the latest photos and TV spot for the upcoming Alex Proyas‘ sci-fi action thriller “Knowing.”
Professor (Nicolas Cage) opens a time capsule with cryptic message, that has been dug up at his son’s (elementary school. The note in a time capsule has accurately predicted the exact location and timing of various disasters in history…
“Knowing” which stars Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury and Ben Mendelsohn will hit theaters on March 20th.
For more movie info, photos, posters and trailers go to “Knowing” FF Movie Page
Alex Proyas On Knowing And Two New Clips
Two new clips for the upcoming Alex Proyas‘ sci-fi action thriller “Knowing” are online. Check them out below.
Alex Proyas said in an exclusive interview for SciFiWire why he wanted to direct “Knowing”:
“As a filmmaker, you’re always looking for an original story to tell, one that hasn’t been told a million times before. It seems like – in this time of remakes and reboots – if you can find something with even the whiff of uniqueness to it, I think that instantly piques people’s interest. It certainly did for me,” Proyas told.
“As we got deeper and deeper into this concept, it just kind of created all these wonderful possibilities. All these notions that, if you knew the day you were going to die, or if you could have that information, would you want to know it or not? And it’s a question that many people find hard to answer. You can see the merits of both sides of the argument. So it’s just one real small example, but there’s just so much, there was so much possibility in the story that we developed.”
Knowing New TV Spot
New TV spot for the upcoming Alex Proyas‘ sci-fi thriller “Knowing” has been released.
In 1958, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. But one of the students, a mysterious girl who seems to hear whispered voices, fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead.
Alex Proyas is director and co-writer of “Knowing” which stars Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury and Ben Mendelsohn.
Knowing First Clip
The first clip from the upcoming Alex Proyas‘ thriller “Knowing” has been released. Take a look at Nicolas Cage in action.
Alex Proyas is director and co-writer of “Knowing” which also stars Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury and Ben Mendelsohn.
“Knowing” is scheduled to hit theaters on March 20th, 2009.
Knowing New Trailer
New trailer for the upcoming Alex Proyas‘ sci-fi thriller “Knowing” has been released.
In 1958, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. But one of the students, a mysterious girl who seems to hear whispered voices, fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead.
Fast forward 50 years to the present: A new generation of students examines the contents of the time capsule and the girl’s cryptic message ends up in the hands of young Caleb Myles. But it is Caleb’s father, professor Ted Myles (Nicolas Cage), who makes the startling discovery that the encoded message predicts with pinpoint accuracy the dates, death tolls and coordinates of every major disaster of the past 50 years.As Ted further unravels the document’s secrets, he realizes it foretells three additional events-the last of which hints at destruction on a global scale and seems to somehow involve Ted and his son.
Alex Proyas is director and co-writer of “Knowing” which stars Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury and Ben Mendelsohn.
“Knowing” is scheduled to hit theaters on March 20th, 2009.
For more movie info, photos, posters and trailers go to “Knowing” FF Movie Page
Knowing International Poster
Take a look at new international poster for the upcoming Nicolas Cage sci-fi thriller “Knowing.”
In 1958, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. But one of the students, a mysterious girl who seems to hear whispered voices, fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead.
Alex Proyas (”I, Robot“, “Dark City“, “The Crow“) is director and co-writer of “Knowing” which also stars Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury and Ben Mendelsohn.
“Knowing” is scheduled to hit theaters on March 20th, 2009.
For more movie info, photos, posters and trailers go to “Knowing” FF Movie Page
New Nicolas Cage’s “Knowing” Trailer
The second trailer for the upcoming Nicolas Cage sci-fi thriller “Knowing” has been released. The film is directed by Alex Proyas, the man behind “The Crow,” “Dark City” and “I, Robot.”
Proyas is director and co-scripter (”I, Robot“, “Dark City“, “The Crow“) , “Knowing” also stars Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury and Ben Mendelsohn.
In 1958, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. But one of the students, a mysterious girl who seems to hear whispered voices, fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead…Full synopsis you can read here. Continue Reading…
Alex Proyas’ Knowing Teaser Poster
A teaser poster for the upcoming Nicolas Cage’s thriller “Knowing” has been released,.
In 1958, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. But one of the students, a mysterious girl who seems to hear whispered voices, fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead.
Fast forward 50 years to the present: A new generation of students examines the contents of the time capsule and the girl’s cryptic message ends up in the hands of young Caleb Myles. But it is Caleb’s father, professor Ted Myles (Nicolas Cage), who makes the startling discovery that the encoded message predicts with pinpoint accuracy the dates, death tolls and coordinates of every major disaster of the past 50 years. As Ted further unravels the document’s secrets, he realizes it foretells three additional events-the last of which hints at destruction on a global scale and seems to somehow involve Ted and his son.
The film is directed by Alex Proyas (Crow, Dark City, Garage Days, I Robot), also stars Rose Byrne, Chandler Canterbury and Ben Mendelsohn. Continue Reading…
