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The Eye
Feb 7, 2007 10:42:09 GMT -5
Post by ML Fan on Feb 7, 2007 10:42:09 GMT -5
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Post by ML Fan on Feb 8, 2007 9:55:35 GMT -5
From this week's People Magazine. Here's the caption, SEE NO EVIL Don't fear for a sickly-looking Jessica Alba: her drop-dead appearance is all part of an act as she heads to the Albuquerque, New Mexico, set of The Eye on Tuesday. In the horror flick, Alba plays a woman who receives an eye transplant, which allows her to start seeing ghosts. Here's the link, www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20011012_6,00.html
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Post by ML Fan on Mar 7, 2007 4:19:50 GMT -5
The tenative U.S. release date for "The Eye" is October 12, 2007.
Thank you to Maestro for the info.
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The Eye
Mar 15, 2007 23:18:41 GMT -5
Post by ML Fan on Mar 15, 2007 23:18:41 GMT -5
Spoiler Space
Synopsis
Sydney Wells (JESSICA ALBA) is an accomplished, independent, Los Angeles-based concert violinist. She is also blind, and has been so since a childhood tragedy. As our story opens, Sydney undergoes a double corneal transplant, a surgery she has waited her whole life to have, and her sight is restored. After the surgery, neural ophthalmologist Dr. Paul Faulkner (ALESSANDRO NIVOLA) helps Sydney with the difficult adjustment, and with the support of her older sister Helen (PARKER POSEY), Sydney learns to see again.
But Sydney's happiness is short-lived as unexplainable shadowy and frightening images start to haunt her. Are they a passing aftermath of her surgery, Sydney's mind adjusting to sight, a product of her imagination, or something horrifyingly real? As Sydney's family and friends begin to doubt her sanity, Sydney is soon convinced that her anonymous eye donor has somehow opened the door to a terrifying world only she can now see.
THE EYE is a bone-chilling supernatural thriller that tests the boundaries of perception and reality. Directed by David Moreau and Xavier Palud, the team who directed the suspenseful international hit THEM, THE EYE stars Jessica Alba, Alessandro Nivola and Parker Posey. Produced by Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner with Mike Elliott, Don Granger and Michelle Manning serving as executive producers.
Thank you to Maestro for the info.
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The Eye
Mar 16, 2007 12:50:11 GMT -5
Post by Aerie on Mar 16, 2007 12:50:11 GMT -5
Ah - another reason to anticipate this movie. I really like Alessandro Nivola. There's something about him that's very engaging. I've seen him in The Ring, Mansfield Park and Jurassic Park III and liked him, a lot, in each. In Jurassic park he played Wm H. Macy's assistant who stole the raptor eggs and got carried off by a pterodactyl. ;D I loved that movie. Parker Posey is an interesting casting. I've only seen her in the Christopher Guest films, which are always a hoot, so it'll be interesting to see her in a serious role. Although, I would think her voice would be irritating unless it's surrounded by humor.
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The Eye
Mar 16, 2007 13:39:44 GMT -5
Post by dzero on Mar 16, 2007 13:39:44 GMT -5
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The Eye
Mar 26, 2007 23:02:30 GMT -5
Post by dzero on Mar 26, 2007 23:02:30 GMT -5
JA was interviewed as part of a article on the making of the film. www.horror-movies.ca/horror_7770.html The Eye Set Visit Posted By : The Dude, Monday Mar,26, Via: Source Filed Under : The Eye, Horror Interviews, Horror Remakes, Thriller, The clouds above me are a dark gray, rare for Los Angeles, but certainly not unheard of. I stand on the roof of post modern hotel, at a bar with decor that can best described as "ridonkulous". I stand, knowing that a few blocks away, down below in the streets of Los Angeles (Grand St. between 5th and 6th, to be precise), Sue Storm herself, Ms. Jessica Alba, is trying to emerge from a taxi cab in the rain. For a brief second, I wonder if Ms. Alba has enough pull in Hollywood to actually have caused this overcast day to accommodate the filming schedule. (Or maybe Budha/Zues/Odin/God, etc is just a REALLY big Dark Angel fan). All I know is, it must be really difficult for an actress to get out of a cab in the rain, holding an umbrella, a violin, and a cane all at once. Right, I probably should have mentioned that Alba is playing a blind woman. For this scene, anyway. I'm on (well, technically ABOVE) the set of The Eye, munching on an assortment of random food that someone felt "resembled a single guy's attempt to cook dinner for his girlfriend". Sure it's tasty, but what a strange selection. I'm waiting for Ms. Alba, and the directors to arrive, so that we may grill them about this new film, and hopefully ascertain some new insight onto a film that some hardcore fans feel should not be made, as it could be "just another Hollywood remake." The Eye is a remake of the Pang brothers hit Honk Kong thriller. Jessica Alba stars as Sydney Wells, a very talented and very blind concert violinist.. That is until she undergoes a transplant to restore her sight. No doubt, there will be some unforeseen consequences to this operation, some that will result in psychological horror. For those who have seen the original film, you already know the results. Also along for the ride is Alessandro Nivola (who I will always remember as Pollux Troy in Face/Off) as a psychologist who will eventually jeopardize his career (and possibly his heart) to help this girl. And when you see Jessica Alba, you realize you would probably jeopardize your own career to help her out. Hell, some might even jeopardize everything you could possibly imagine to catch a glimpse of her walking down the street. But would one jeopardize hunger for Jessica Alba? That's a question only a man such as myself is truly prepared to answer, but I shall get to that in a moment. Under the guidance of French co-directors, David Moreau and Xavier Palud (the team responsible for "Them", and not the one with the giant ants), this remake is attempting to be more than meets the proverbial..., well you can see where that sentence is headed. "They have this confidence about them that they can hold the camera a little longer - that's crucial to the fear factor of these movies" Nivola speaks of his directors. "If you're able to disassociate too easily with the world of the film, the more real it becomes and the scarier it becomes - and they certainly have a knack for that." When asked what it's like working for two directors, Nivola dryly responds "Oh, it's all the rage these days!" "We basically do everything together. When we're on the set, maybe one that speaks more than the other, but it's pretty similar to working with one director." Xavier says between puffs of a cigarette. "We can concentrate on the story," added David "When you're alone, you wish you could have someone else for the story; we follow the same line." Alba also feels strongly about her directors. "They're excellent, they really compliment each other. They're like a great married couple, an ideal marriage; they're each other's yin and yang." Despite the fact that David wears a New York Yankees cap, I'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt. These two men seem focused on the task at hand, even if Xavier chain smokes at about the level of Constantine. But Jessica Alba is hoping these two can provide her with a greater opportunity, as she is eager to shed herself from the comic book heroines from Sin City and Sue Storm she's come to embody. "I wanted to do something that transcended into the genre, " she says while taking a large bite of a tiny burger. "In this, it's really intelligent and it's a beautiful story of this girl's journey. Dealing with never having it (her sight), gaining it, and then losing her sanity. It just happens to be wrapped up in a horror movie, and I think that's just much more interesting than just playing something like running around in a white t-shirt assaulting people. I totally appreciate that stuff, I really do; but, it's a lot more interesting for me to play someone who's blind and a classical violin player than..." Her voice trails off, but director Xavier is quick to finish her sentence. His answer? "A girl running around the streets in her t-shirt in the rain." Which is precisely what I witness being filmed shortly thereafter. To her credit, she was wearing a coat and some nice slacks, not exactly fare that sets off alarms at fetish clubs and comic book conventions. But I must say, she looked good in it. Too good, actually. So good, in fact, that I decide to do something I'm willing to bet many men have dared try, but few have succeeded. I asked Jessica Alba if I could have some of her fries. They were really quite tasty, some still having a bit of the russet skin left on. Then they were seasoned with a plethora of spices the likes of which I have never seen. They were magnificent fries. And they sat there, staring me in the eye the entire time. You must understand, I had to do it. "Absolutely!", she was quick to respond. This provided me with a brief moment of shock as I naturally assumed she would think me creepy. Alas, she seemed genuinely happy that I had asked her for her fries, as if this was the moment of the entire day she was waiting for. (I knew wearing the shirt that boldly proclaims "I Am Mighty" would come in handy this day). "But to be honest, they're kind of cold, and not that great."Though not exactly a ringing endorsement, I proceed anyway. And I'll be damned, she's right. They were rather luke. Regardless, if I go by the Lloyd Dobler sanctioned meaning of the word, I have now successfully had a date with Jessica Alba. (We shared a meal! That's eating!) Just try and deny me my claim on that one. However, a perfect moment in the end always turns out to be just that: a moment. Jessica (or Jess, as I have now decided to call her in my mind, and solely in my mind, seeing as how we're so close already) must quickly return to the set where she is to film more of the scene in the rain. I didn't care, though, for I was on cloud 9. (Well, technically, I was on this chair that was a waterbed. Refer to my "ridonkulous" description of the decor). Shortly thereafter, it's time to visit the set. A closed off street is the locale, and high above our heads is a giant sprinkler system. A crowd of curious onlookers try to catch a glimpse of my latest lunch date. And everybody waits while the directors try to get everything perfect. There's quiet on the set. The fake rain begins to pour down in ways I haven't seen since I left New Jersey. A PA is positioned inside the taxi to assist Jessica out of the cab. Another PA informs me that the closer I stand, the more soaked I will get from the rain machines. The director calls "Ac... Dude! I totally asked Jessica Alba for her fries! I got the nerve to say something directly to her, and I got the greatest response I could have possibly gotten. Holy crap, I am such the man! For as proud as I was (and still am) at that moment, I'm afraid that watching Jessica Alba get out of a taxi is an activity that can only be done so many times before it gets tedious, even when there's no restraining order presented to myself at the end. Granted, that's the nature of moviemaking. But my time was running out, and I had to bid adieu to Jessica Alba. From across the set. While she was in a cab. Playing a blind person. Most likely wearing glasses that provide her with darkness and allow her to get deeper into her role. (While rehearsing for the part, Jess mentioned that she wore sleep shades around her apartment, which gave her a claustrophobic feel. In a strange twist of wordplay, this opened her eyes to what it was like to be blind. On top of which she had to train for hours each day on the violin, to play these difficult pieces of music Xavier had picked. See Jess? I'm a great listener!) So I departed the raining street, and turned the corner to find sunny skies, an occurrence all too common in LA. (And from what I hear Miami in the summertime). I left secure in the knowledge that I set out to achieve something grand and I accomplished it. And damn, am I proud. so proud in fact that I shall proclaim it from rooftops. Or in crowded groups of people. So when The Eye is released this October, keep your ear out in the theater. Because there might be some crazy bearded viking-looking guy shouting with pride: I had some of her fries!
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The Eye
Mar 27, 2007 2:58:31 GMT -5
Post by griever on Mar 27, 2007 2:58:31 GMT -5
The guy who wrote that is hilarious!
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The Eye
Mar 27, 2007 5:33:41 GMT -5
Post by Blue on Mar 27, 2007 5:33:41 GMT -5
Thanks for posting the article! As Griever said, the writer is great ... really hilarious ;D.
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Normally I'm not into Horror Movies but I think I'll definitely have to see "The Eye".
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The Eye
Mar 27, 2007 10:18:35 GMT -5
Post by ML Fan on Mar 27, 2007 10:18:35 GMT -5
Here's the caption, BLINDING RAIN Jessica Alba feels her way through a damp scene on the Los Angeles set of her new film The Eye on Saturday. The supernatural thriller, in which Alba's character receives a cornea transplant, is a remake of the Hong Kong thriller Jian Gui. Here's the link, www.people.com/people/gallery/0,,20016035_4,00.html
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The Eye
Mar 27, 2007 11:10:49 GMT -5
Post by dzero on Mar 27, 2007 11:10:49 GMT -5
comingsoon.net also made a visit to the set www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=19552 The Eye Set Visit! Source: Ryan Rotten March 26, 2007 Jessica Alba can still make a man melt... even if she is blind. Devoid of vision for the scene under our observation, at least, when we journey into downtown Los Angeles to the set of The Eye, one of the latest J-horror imports undergoing Americanization. The 25-year-old stunner, who made adolescent comic book fanboys purr in Fantastic Four and Frank Miller's faithful collapse to their knees - clutching their hearts like a suffering Detective Hartigan - during Sin City, is poised in the back of a taxi cab, clunky black sunglasses eclipsing a fraction of her face. Film extras in business attire stand on a nearby sidewalk clinging tight to their umbrellas and a little over twenty cars sit idle in this closed off section of L.A.'s commerce district, their drivers waiting for an action cue. Near Alba circles a young, energetic Frenchman puffing away on who-the-hell-knows-what-number-cigarette as he surveys the scene. He closes in on his leading lady - wearing the casual combo of blue Converse and jeans, a t-shirt and a Panavision cap - speaks to the camera operator in the front seat of the cab, issues some direction to Alba and saunters off approvingly. "Picture's up!" is bellowed, echoing from production assistant to production assistant down the street. The cab moves to its starting position, cameras roll, the rain towers deliver a deluge and a take is shot. The Eye may be nearing its production wrap within a week, and the scene (a moment from the opening of the film) may feel inconsequential but its directors, aforementioned chatterbox David Moreau and his quiet counterpart, Xavier Palud, remain focused and determined to make their day - as is evident when we catch up to the duo on the rooftop of the Standard Hotel (where Jason Statham made his last stand in Crank) for an all-too-brief, but informative discussion about their remake of the Pang Bros.' 2002 ghost story. Palud and Moreau made an impression on U.S. production execs with their debut French feature film, Ils (Them), last year. That picture, based on the true events of a couple terrorized in their cottage by unknown attackers, scored them a number of meetings including one with Wes Craven where they considered tackling an update of the infamous benchmark in soul-corrupting entertainment The Last House on the Left. "['Ils'] was a movie about the unseen and never seeing what's outside the door," Moreau explains to us. "It was more about what people can imagine than showing. 'Last House on the Left' was a great subject but really violent." The pair eventually came to The Eye on recommendation from producers Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner who had been developing the project for a number of years. "We tried to work on ['The Eye'] to make it a little less violent because we're more interested in playing on your nerves than shocking the audience." To root that approach in someone the audience can empathize with, Alba was cast as Sydney Wells, a young blind woman (played in the original by Angelica Lee) who gets the supernatural whammy put on her when a successful operation grants her a new pair of paranormal peepers. Sebastian Gutierrez (Snakes on a Plane, Gothika) penned the U.S. translation and, as Moreau explains, the script remains true to the source material, however, some pivotal plot details needed to be altered to reflect the American culture. "Asian ghost stories are really striking to their culture. We don't live with ghosts like they live with ghosts, so the challenge was to make it less a ghost story," he says. "In working with Sebastian on the script, we decided the story today is to play more with what's inside her head. Instead of telling it's obviously ghosts, [Wells' predicament] is: Is it ghosts? Maybe. Is it real? Maybe. And they won't be obvious ghosts in the way we're telling the story, it's gonna be figuring out if she's insane or not." Obviously, the locale of the story has been shifted to Los Angeles, with some scenes in Mexico, but another significant change will arrive in Alessandro Nivola's character. The Jurassic Park III co-star plays opposite Alba, furthermore, Wells' love interest. Yet, unlike the original film, in which leading man Lawrence Chou played a neuro-opthamologist, "I'm a neuro-psychologist because we realized opthamologists don't do any of the things that this guy does in the movie," Nivola candidly reveals trying to keep warm with the rest of us atop the Standard. "I went around meeting neuro-opthamologists when we first got to Albuquerque and nothing that they said about their job bore any resemblance to the script." "The nice thing about the character is that he's the most skeptical of everyone in the film in terms of supernatural phenomena," the actor adds. "He refuses to accept its existence from start to finish. I pretty much watched [the original] and used the character as a model for everything I didn't want to be in this movie. There's not too much resemblance between my character and the original." Alba's Wells, on the other hand, is analogous to the Pang Bros.' original heroine through a number of traits - such as the fact that her character is a musician. This made Alba's challenges on the film manifold. "I've had to learn how to play violin and have spent a lot of time with people who are blind," says Alba. Like Audrey Hepburn in Wait Until Dark and countless other actresses before her, "I've learned how to adjust and live as someone who is blind and there are a lot of anxieties that go with that. But then also having to play a classical violinist is impossible pretty much. [The directors have] me playing Beethoven and Mozart, it's not simple 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,' it's really complicated, beautiful music." Since starring in 1999's Idle Hands, Alba has long been absent from the horror genre. It's not for lack of love; she's just been waiting for an opportune moment to make her return. "I appreciate cult movie fans and people who like specific genres more than people who are just told to go to a movie because they have a character in their McDonald's bag," she asserts. "I wanted to do something that was classy, that transcended the genre hopefully. That's what [Moreau and Palud] want to do, they want to make this more than just a horror movie they could to take their girlfriend to. It's really going to look beautiful and different. And it's more of a psychological thriller than just a horror movie. You really go into the character's head and you live with her from the very beginning of the movie to the end of the movie. There are just not a lot of movies that star women that are smart and really tell the story through her eyes." Nivola agrees that the directing duo is vying to deliver some fright fare that's a cut above the lucrative, torture-heavy flicks we're getting today. "They're trying to bring a reality to the world of the film that sometimes these kinds of movies don't have - scary movies are scarier when it's harder to disassociate yourself from the world of the film. If you can make a movie that's scary that also has believable relationships and characters then that hopefully makes the difference in terms of making it something that appeals on different levels at once." Look for The Eye in theaters October 12th and expect more horror coverage when ComingSoon.net launches its genre division, ShockTillYouDrop.com, soon!
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Post by ML Fan on Apr 1, 2007 2:39:31 GMT -5
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The Eye
Apr 3, 2007 13:30:59 GMT -5
Post by ML Fan on Apr 3, 2007 13:30:59 GMT -5
Possible Spoilers SpaceJessica Alba on the set of her new thriller 'The Eye'; April 4, 2007 It's a chilly Saturday afternoon in downtown Los Angeles on the roof of the chic Standard Hotel, but Jessica Alba has taken some time out from wrapping her upcoming production, "The Eye," to speak to the press. Alba looks a bit dour, but that may just be a reflection of the difficult role she jumped into. An American adaptation of the 2002 Hong Kong horror movie "Jian Gui" (or translated, "The Eye"), Alba's new movie finds her playing a blind woman whose sight is restored after a cornea transplant. Unfortunately, with her new vision also comes the traumatic power to see the supernatural. Obviously a bit freaked out, she tries to determine the history of her new eye's previous owner. The original "Eye" creators, the Pang brothers, are currently working on their first U.S. flick, "The Messengers." Therefore, directors David Moreau and Xavier Palud, the duo behind the critically acclaimed French thriller "Ils," are helming this American remake. Tom Cruise (yes, that Cruise, and no, he wasn't at the press talk) and Paula Wagner are producing the flick and have smartly surrounded Alba with intriguing co-stars Parker Posey and Alessandro Nivola, both indie film veterans. Alba hasn't been on-screen since summer 2005 when she had the mega-hit "Fantastic Four," followed by the bikini-fest adventure "Into the Blue." She's wrapped four major projects since then, but the "Fantastic" sequel, "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," will beat all of them into theaters. It's clear that with "The Eye" she feels her directors are adding something special to her filmography. "I wanted to do something that was classy, that transcended the genre, hopefully," Alba says." [Moreau and Palud] want to make this more than just a horror movie they could to take their girlfriend to. It's really going to look beautiful and different. And it's more of a psychological thriller than just a horror movie. There are just not a lot of movies that star women that are smart and really tell the story through her eyes."
Alba heavily prepared for her role, but found the musical requirements much harder than she originally anticipated.
"I've learned how to adjust and live as someone who is blind and there are a lot of anxieties that go with that," Alba says. "But then, also having to play a classical violinist is impossible, pretty much. [They have] me playing Beethoven and Mozart -- it's not simple 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.' It's really complicated, beautiful music."
Still, Alba is hoping her fans appreciate her latest role, even if it means she's not wearing anything too revealing in it.
"It's a beautiful story of this girl's journey and getting her sight and dealing with never having it, gaining it and then losing her sanity. It just happens to be wrapped up in a horror movie," Alba says. "I think that's just much more interesting than just playing something like running around in a white T-shirt assaulting people."
All is forgiven as long as you promise to go skimpy in "Sin City 2," Jessica.
Here's the link, movies.msn.com/movies/hitlist/04-03-07?GT1=7701
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The Eye
Apr 3, 2007 14:24:04 GMT -5
Post by dzero on Apr 3, 2007 14:24:04 GMT -5
Really?
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The Eye
Apr 3, 2007 15:22:29 GMT -5
Post by Aerie on Apr 3, 2007 15:22:29 GMT -5
dzeroShame on you dzero! Naughty boy! Go wash your eyes out with soap right now.
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