The Polar Express
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'Twilight' proves it's here to stay as 'New Moon' casts a $140 million weekend...million. With only $79.9 million so far and "Avatar" on the horizon to steal its IMAX screens in December, it's hard to see Robert Zemeckis' motion-capture tale topping the $162.7 million "The Polar Express" grossed in 2004. With another... In this article: New Moon, The Blind Side, IMAX, Sandra Bullock, The Twilight Saga, Summit Entertainment, The Proposal, Sony, Sapphire, and A Christmas Carol |
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South Bend Tribune | 5 days ago
Opening & Now Playing
...falls into. "Couples Retreat" "Disney's A Christmas Carol" Walt Disney) Robert Zemeckis made this performance-capture ("The Polar Express") version of the Dickens holiday classic, with digital versions of Gary Oldman, Robin Wright...
In this article: Warner Bros, La strada, Audrey Tautou, Steven Soderbergh, Christopher Plummer, John C. Reilly, Walt Disney, Tyler Perry, The Blair Witch Project, and Paris
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thestar.com | November 06, 2009
Director has swallowed the high-tech Kool Aid
...got to put the past behind you before you can move on." Zemeckis is following this credo to the max with Disney's A Christmas Carol, and The Polar Express and Beowulf before that. A visionary rather than a traditionalist, he's more jazzed...
In this article: Robert Zemeckis, Jim Carrey, Colin Firth, A Christmas Carol, Hollywood, Oscar, Forrest Gump, Cannes Film Festival, Disney, and Beowulf
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The Seattle Times | November 05, 2009
'A Christmas Carol': 3-D adaptation is faithful to the spirit of the 1843 original
...Carol': 3-D adaptation is faithful to the spirit of the 1843 original "A Christmas Carol," directed by Robert Zemeckis (who made "The Polar Express" with Tom Hanks in several roles), is a scrupulously faithful 3-D version of the...
In this article: Robert Zemeckis, A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge, Charles Dickens, Jim Carrey, A Christmas Carol, Bob Hoskins, Gary Oldman, and Robin Wright Penn
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USATODAY.com | November 04, 2009
3-D 'Christmas Carol' fits Charles Dickens' vision
So what makes it unique? Zemeckis, who has pioneered this immersive technology with such films as The Polar Express and Beowulf, says this film manifests some of the more surreal descriptions from Dickens' prose. This version of the 1843...
In this article: Charles Dickens, Jim Carrey, Robert Zemeckis, Ebenezer Scrooge, A Christmas Carol, John Leech, London, Ghost of Christmas Present, and Ghost of Christmas Past
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Denver Post Entertainment | November 05, 2009
Review: Dickens trumps Disney in 3-D Christmas Carol
He flies into the past. He hurtles into the future. Zemeckis came under the spell of the technology while making Chris Van Allsburg's children's book "The Polar Express" into a movie. Actors do their peculiar magic wired to, and recorded...
In this article: Ebenezer Scrooge, Charles Dickens, Jim Carrey, Robert Zemeckis, Gary Oldman, Disney, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, and Colin Firth
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Detroit News | November 06, 2009
Tom Long: Review: Creepy 3-D 'A Christmas Carol' deserves a lump of coal
...done on film by everyone from Mickey Mouse to George C. Scott to the Muppets. What can director Robert Zemeckis ("The Polar Express") bring to the table that's new? Well, a bundle of 3-D special effects, that's for sure. And Jim Carrey...
In this article: A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge, Robert Zemeckis, Coal, Jim Carrey, A Christmas Carol, Film Review, Mickey Mouse, and Disney
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Independent.co.uk - Film & TV | November 02, 2009
Blockbusters and breakthroughs: this weekend's US film releases -- Clooney and Carrey eye the top spot
...version of this classic about the spirit of Christmas. Oscar winner Robert Zemeckis further develops his technology from The Polar Express, morphing actors into cartoon caricatures. Jim Carrey plays Ebenezer Scrooge as well as all three...
In this article: George Clooney, Oscar, Jim Carrey, Good Night, and Good Luck., A Christmas Carol, US, Ebenezer Scrooge, Disney, Sapphire, and Charles Dickens
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Miami Herald - Breaking News | November 08, 2009
Carrey's 'Christmas Carol' wraps up $31M weekend
...Scrooge the error of his miserly ways. The movie was shot with the same performance-capture technology director Robert Zemeckis (zuh-MEH-kihs) used on his 2004 holiday offering "The Polar Express." "Christmas Carol" came in ahead of "Polar...
In this article: Jim Carrey, Ebenezer Scrooge, A Christmas Carol, The Miami Herald, Charles Dickens, Robert Zemeckis, and Los Angeles
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Chicago Tribune | November 06, 2009
2 1/2 stars for 'Disney's A Christmas Carol'
...Brown) as well as Tiny Tim. Bob Hoskins turns up as Mr. Fezziwig, among others. Zemeckis has made strides since "The Polar Express" in terms of facial expressivity. And yet I remain cold to the motion-capture genre. Or rather, it remains cold...
In this article: Robert Zemeckis, Disney's A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens, Ebenezer Scrooge, Jim Carrey, A Christmas Carol, Bob Hoskins, Gary Oldman, Pixar, and Beowulf
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Description from Wikipedia:
The Polar Express is a 2004 Academy Award-nominated feature film based on the children's book of the same title by Chris Van Allsburg.
The film, written, produced, and directed by Robert Zemeckis, is entirely live action using performance capture technology, which incorporates the movements of live actors into animated characters. It stars actor Tom Hanks in five distinct roles, including the role of Santa Claus. The film was produced by Castle Rock Entertainment in association with Shangri-La Entertainment, ImageMovers, and Playtone, for Warner Bros. Warner Bros. first released the $170 million film in both conventional and IMAX theaters on Wednesday, November 10, 2004.
- Name:
- The Polar Express
- Country of Origin:
- United States
- Release Date:
- November 10, 2004
- Directed By:
- Robert Zemeckis
- Produced by:
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- Robert Zemeckis
- William Teitler
- Gary Goetzman
- Steve Starkey
- Written By:
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- Chris Van Allsburg (story)
- Robert Zemeckis (screenplay)
- William Broyles, Jr. (screenplay)
- Starring:
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- Leslie Harter Zemeckis
- Eddie Deezen
- Steven Tyler
- Jimmy Bennett
- Daryl Sabara
- Chantel Valdivieso
- Tom Hanks
- Nona Gaye
- Cinematography:
- Don Burgess
- Music By:
- Distributed By:
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- Shangri-La Entertainment
- Castle Rock Entertainment
- Warner Bros.
- Length:
- 100 min
- Language:
- English
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