Film producer following his joy for the last few years, our household has been a proud member of spiritual cinema circle. Grand hotel, 1 grand ave, mackinac island, michigan, usa. With its emotional themes, aching nostalgia, and sensual scoring, john barrys score for the 1979 timetravel love story somewhere in time embodies the movies longing and romanticism in music that is both memorable and well matched to the screen. Christopher plummer, jane seymour, christopher reeve. Somewhere in time is a 1980 american romantic fantasy drama film directed by jeannot szwarc. They found it on mackinac island at the grand hotel. I have always loved this movie and have probably watched it over ten times over the years. As richards obsession grows, he learns from a friend that time travel may actually be possible through hypnosis.
How we made the land that time forgot film the guardian. The land that time forgot was a fork in the road for me. Eine frau aus vergangenen jahren ist ein usamerikanisches filmdrama aus dem jahr 1980. The project is a collaboration between the golden horse film academy, the taiwan film institute and taiwan public.
This is the theme from the 1980 film somewhere in time, starring christopher reeve and jane seymour. Steven bickel, a film executive who also produced the 1980 christopher reevejane seymour romantic drama somewhere in time, died sept. Some become friends, some remain employees, but during work, they function as parents and guardians. Each month, we get a brand new dvd sent to us with four new spiritual films theyre movies that inspire us, engage us, and help us connect with the bigpicture and the preciousness of life. He was a producer and director, known for somewhere in time 1980, bug 1975 and the big empty 2003. Producer stephen deutsch wanted reeve for somewhere in time, but his agent rejected the salary offered and neglected to inform reeve, so deutsch secretly slipped reeve the script in his hotel room. As much as i love this piece, ive never been able to play it as well as i would like.
I was in my mid20s, and i thought i needed to do another film, as a way into hollywood. Ray stark october 3, 1915 january 17, 2004 was one of the most successful and prolific independent film producers in postwar hollywood. After producing somewhere in time in which reeve has a romance with seymour despite the fact the lovers lived in different eras, bickel became vice president of independent sales for warner. John barry somewhere in time original motion picture soundtrack composed and produced by john barry 1987.
See the full list of somewhere in time cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. In 1972, playwright richard collier christopher reeve becomes fascinated by a photo of elise mckenna jane seymour, a turnofthecentury stage actress, while staying at the grand hotel in mackinac island, michigan. The fans guide to the film, updated and expanded to include all the milestones for the movie and over 125 photos, this musthave volume is now available. Somewhere in time is the story of a young writer who sacrifices his life in the present to find happiness in the past, where true love awaits him.
In the film, a playwright portrayed by reeve reaches back in time to. While investigating a serial killer, strange coincidences begin to pile up around news producer laura. Although the film was a box office disappointment in the united states, it was a huge hit in asia. Somewhere in time wants us to share its sweeping romantic idealism, about a love so great that it spanned the decades and violated the sanctity of time itself. Stage right, which to date has been produced by more than 20 companies, in a dozen different states and three foreign countries. Starks background as a literary and theatrical agent prepared him to produce some of the most profitable films of the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, such as the world of suzie wong 1960, west side story 1961, the misfits 1961, lolita 1962, the. Filming locations 4 filming dates 1 filming locations. Steve bickel was born on november 7, 1950 in ramsey, minnesota, usa as steven harry bickel. Somewhere was released as a single by the british music group pet shop boys on 23 june 1997 to promote their somewhere residency at the savoy theatre in london, which was named after the song, and to promote a repackage of bilingual the single was another top 10 hit for the group, peaking at number 9.
Jane seymour and christopher reeve and all the other actors were perfect for their parts, especially christopher plummer. Somewhere in time is very much a cult classic at the end of the day, not known by a ton of casual moviegoers, or even the typical bluray savant, but those who are fans of the film are fiercely. A chicago playwright uses selfhypnosis to travel back in time and meet the actress whose vintage portrait hangs in a grand hotel. All music composed by john barry except rhapsody on a theme of paganini by rachmaninoff. This world premiere musical invites those who love the story, and those discovering it for the first time to experience its magic with original music by doug katsaros, lyrics by amanda yesnowitz and book by ken davenport. Although not nominated for best score when it was released, the music for somewhere in time has the same kind of unforgettable qualities as his.
Somewhere in time was a labor of love for everyone involved in it, from the producer stephen deutsch and director jeannot szwarc, who originated the project under the auspices of ray starks raystar productions to composer john barry, who took a fraction of his usual fee to score the finished film. Somewhere in time is a masterclass in acting, writing and emotive cinema. A charming, witty, passionate romantic drama about a love transcending space and time, somewhere in time is an oldfashioned film in the best sense of that term. Join insite, the international network of somewhere in time enthusiasts, dedicated to this beautiful, romantic movie. Film production feature independent film production. The film follows johnny marco played by stephen dorff, a newly famous actor, as he recuperates from a minor injury at the chateau marmont, a wellknown hollywood retreat. Somewhere is a 2010 american drama film written and directed by sofia coppola. Somewhere in time from somewhere in time john barry 1980 universal pictures film music. The collectors edition includes a new documentary back to somewhere in time, a commentary by the films director, seven production photos, a featurette narrated by one of the founders of the somewhere in time fan club, english and french language options, english and spanish subtitles. A local news producer is given one chance to relive a deadly week and stop a serial killer.
Somewhere in time 1980 crosses the genres of romance and sciencefiction which was not a common cross genre approach. This film comes once again to dvd in a collectors edition version done for the films 20th anniversary. Jane seymour sexually assaulted by producer ray stark. In 1972, playwright richard collier christopher reeve becomes fascinated by a photo of elise mckenna jane seymour, a turnofthecentury stage actress. It is a film adaptation of the 1975 novel bid time return by richard matheson, who also wrote the screenplay. The 1980 film of somewhere in time is a romantic classic, beloved by several generations of movie goers. Hotel richard collier checks into 20 of 20 found this interesting.
Somewhere 4 some time is an anthology of four short films that pays tribute to 1960s taiwanese cinema. Watch somewhere in time online stream full movie directv. Reeve called the next day and said he loved the script and. During the same time frame, he wrote the stage play murder. Somewhere, which won the golden lion at the 2010 venice film festival, has, for example, an unusually accurate portrait of how publicists work from the clients point of view. Stephen simon previously stephen deutsch was the producer of the 1980 film somewhere in time.
A hollywood hills memorial service will be held thursday for steve bickel, a film producer and studio executive best known for producing the 1980 christopher reevejane seymour romantic fantasy. An interview with somewhere in time producer stephen simon. Somewhere in time 1980 is one of the highestgrossing films in china, and played in hong kong for eighteen months. It has made me want to visit mackinac island and someday i hope to. The producers job is to make sure the final cut of the film is the best it can be and identical to what the creators envisioned during development.
Somewhere in time 1980 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Somewhere in time is an american romantic science fiction drama film with a music score composed by john barry programs. It is a film adaptation of the 1975 novel bid time return by. In the novel somewhere in time, matheson set the action at the coronado hotel in san diego.
Director jeannot szwarc strains hard for spectacular visual effects, though hes. Richard travels in time to meet elise, and the two appear. Seymour said the same man producer her film somewhere in time and had a dinner for princess margaret, seeming to confirm it was ray stark above with barbara streisand in. But we keep getting distracted by nagging doubts, like, isnt it a little futile to travel 68 years backward into time for a onenight stand. The movie surrounds its love story with such boring mumbo jumbo about time travel that we finally just dont care.
Somewhere winter a womans 30year longing for the man she cant stop loving is chronicled in somewhere winter, a rewarding adaptation of the novel by prolific author and screenwriter rao xueman. The film was based on a novel entitled bid time return by richard matheson, a prolific sciencefiction and horror writer that wrote many. Somewhere in time 1980 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Market the project once a film is completed, which is a miracle on its own, it is now time to proceed with an advertisement and distribution strategy. This was his first film after the international blockbuster superman the movie 1978. The film stars christopher reeve, jane seymour, and christopher plummer reeve plays richard collier, a playwright who becomes obsessed with a photograph of a young woman at the grand hotel. Seymour said the same man producer her film somewhere in time and had a dinner for princess margaret, seeming to confirm it was ray stark the actress, now 66, said she fled from the home but. Somewhere in time producer, 64, died hiking in portugal. Watch somewhere in time online full movie from 1980 yidio. Just in time for 2005, the 25th anniversary of the movie, an allnew edition of the somewhere in time story by insite founder, bill shepard, comes off the press october 2004. The single also peaked at number 25 on the billboard bubbling under hot 100 singles. Despite money, fame and professional success, marco is trapped in an existential crisis and has an emotionally empty daily life. With christopher reeve, jane seymour, christopher plummer, teresa wright.
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