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Movie Stars...movie from Richard Kelly ("Donnie Darko,'' "Southland Tales''), James Marsden and Cameron Diaz, looking like a Pan-Am flight attendant, play a nice Virginia couple who receive a box that, should they press its red button, will make them... In this article: Ty Burr, Wesley Morris, Southland Tales, Chris Rock, Black Dynamite, Amelia Earhart, God, Charles Bronson, Michael Jackson, and Richard Kelly |
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South Bend Tribune | November 05, 2009
'The Box' best left unopened
...climax from the short story, he's sadly just getting started. Diaz and Marsden play Norma and Arthur Lewis, a Virginia couple living a decent life with their young son in 1976. Arthur is a NASA engineer who worked on the Mars Viking landing,...
In this article: The Box, Richard Kelly, Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Richard Matheson, Frank Langella, Button, Button, and NASA
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thestar.com | November 08, 2009
The Box: Cash conundrum tale won't push your buttons
...the half of it. Although what's disturbing about this thriller starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden as Norma and Arthur, a circa-1976 Virginia couple facing a moral dilemma, is the complete loopiness of the surroundings. It starts out...
In this article: The Box, Frank Langella, Richard Kelly, Richard Matheson, NASA, Jean-Paul Sartre, Twilight Zone, and James Marsden
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Salon | November 05, 2009
The creepy suspense inside The Box
...the delicacy of his other gifts. At the ominous beginning of "The Box," we meet a Virginia husband and wife, Arthur and Norma Lewis (James Marsden and Cameron Diaz), and their 11-ish son Walter (Sam Oz Stone). The year is 1976. Arthur is a...
In this article: The Box, Richard Kelly, Richard Matheson, James Marsden, Scott Walker, Frank Langella, and Cameron Diaz
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washingtonpost.com | November 06, 2009
Movie review: Ann Hornaday on 'The Box'
...Darko," "Southland Tales" and now "The Box," Newport News native Richard Kelly is becoming the cinematic poet laureate of suburban Virginia, in all its drab monotony and sneaking sense that something's going on behind those neat lawns and...
In this article: The Box, Richard Kelly, Cameron Diaz, Arthur Lewis, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Donnie Darko, and Stanford University
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Boston Herald | November 05, 2009
Think outside of 'The Box'
...digital effect), shows up with his loony proposition. "The Box" is set in Langley, Va., headquarters of the CIA, and coincides with NASA's first Viking mission to Mars. Norma teaches English at a private school. Her class discusses...
In this article: The Box, Richard Kelly, NASA, Viking, No Exit, Richard Matheson, and Jean-Paul Sartre
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Family Filmgoer: '2012'
...engulfs a married couple in this disappointing thriller. Cameron Diaz plays Norma, a high school teacher in 1976 Virginia, married to Arthur (James Marsden), a NASA engineer. They have a young son (Sam Oz Stone). After a package appears...
In this article: Michael Jackson, Jim Carrey, Spike Jonze, Trademark, Arthur, The Men Who Stare at Goats, NASA, and Ewan McGregor
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New York Times | November 06, 2009
Movie Review 'The Box': Simplifying One Life, Complicating Another
...Diaz) and her husband, Arthur (James Marsden), an attractive, seemingly happy middle-class couple who in 1976 are living in a pleasant Virginia suburb with their only son, Walter (Sam Oz Stone). Norma, a teacher at a private high school,...
In this article: Richard Kelly, James Marsden, The Box, Cameron Diaz, Richard Matheson, Frank Langella, and Button, Button
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New York Post | November 05, 2009
Button pressed for money
...Mephistophelean stranger (Frank Langella, fine as always). The husband is an aspiring astronaut at NASA's Virginia center, and she's a teacher with a disfigurement of her own. She needs an operation, and they could use the money to pay...
In this article: NASA, Cameron Diaz, Richard Matheson, National Security Agency, M. Night Shyamalan, Twilight Zone, James Marsden, and Signs
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Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. | November 06, 2009
Mr. Beaks And Richard Kelly Rummage Through THE BOX!
...very personal film for Kelly. The mother and father characters, played by Cameron Diaz and James Marsden. are loosely based on his parents, while the 1970s Virginia setting is a callback to the director's youth. For reasons that he won't...
In this article: Richard Kelly, The Box, Donnie Darko, Where the Wild Things Are, Richard Matheson, Warner Bros., and Three Days of the Condor
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The Commonwealth of Virginia (help=no) is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" because it is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents. The geography and climate of the state are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which are home to much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most populous city and Fairfax County the most populous political subdivision. The state population is nearly eight million.
The area's history begins with indigenous settlements, and the founding of the Virginia Colony in 1607 by the Virginia Company of London as the first permanent New World English colony. Land from displaced Native American tribes, including the Powhatan, and slave labor each played significant roles in Virginia's early politics and plantation economy. Virginia was one of the Thirteen Colonies in the American Revolution and joined the Confederacy in the American Civil War, during which Richmond was the Confederate capital and the state of West Virginia separated. Although traditionally conservative and historically part of the South, both major national parties are competitive in modern Virginia.
- Name:
- Virginia
- Also Known As:
- Old Dominion; Mother of Presidents
- Capital:
- Richmond
- Language:
- English 94.6%, Spanish 5.9%
- Motto:
- Sic Semper Tyrannis (Latin)
- Largest City:
- Virginia Beach
- Governor:
- Timothy M. Kaine (D)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- Bill Bolling (R)
- Total Area:
- 110,785.67
- Latitude:
- 36° 32′ N to 39° 28′ N
- Longitude:
- 75° 15′ W to 83° 41′ W
- Elevation Lowest Point:
- 0
- Lowest Point:
- Atlantic Ocean
- Elevation highest point:
- 5,729
- Highest Point:
- Mount Rogers
- Admittance Date:
- June 25, 1788
- Time Zone:
- Eastern: UTC−5/−4
- Demonym:
- Virginian
- Median Income:
- $59,562
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