Children of Men courtesy Universal, Amercan Cyborg courtesy Warner
Send your movie questions to FlickChickQuestion Someone told me that Children of Men was a total rip-off of a movie called American Cyborg I find this hard to believe but my local Blockbuster doesnt even have American Cyborg so I cant check it out for myself Have you heard about this Jake FFlickChick I had heard this rumor but until your email I never got around to investigating You piqued my curiosity especially since Children of Men 2006 is based on a 1992 book by acclaimed novelist PD James and American Cyborg Steel Warrior was released in 1994Here are the similarities Both take place in a post-nuclear future in which society has largely broken down and women have become infertile In Children its been 18 years since the last child was born in Cyborg its been 17In Children a young African-born woman named Kee as in the key to the future has become inexplicably pregnant and must be escorted to the coast of England where representatives of a sh
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OK Go's "Here It Goes Again" was named most creative video at the inaugural YouTube Video Awards. "As a Ninja" topped "Ask a Gay Man," "Chad Vader" and Lonelygirl15 in the best series contest.... Time Inc. has folded the Sunday supplement Life Magazine — perhaps because it doesn't boast a completely genuine "Personality Parade"-type column?.... Out on DVD today: Children of Men.... William Panzer, a producer on the Highlander franchise and more than 20 other films, died of an aneurysm on March 18. He was 64.
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Question: Please tell us when we can see Rescue Me again. It has been forever!
Answer: Sometime in June. And expect a huge action sequence in the season premiere. The money shot in Children of Men is being cited as a reference point for style.
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TV Land has elected former president Bill Clinton to serve as a keynote speaker at the cabler's March 23 upfront. Oh, what Monica used to do up front.... Nick Jr. premieres a new episde of Dora the Explorer, "Star Mountain," on March 12.... Flushed Away unseated The Departed as the top DVD seller last week, while Babel was the No. 1 rental/OTC sleep aid.... DVD release dates have been set for Children of Men (March 27) and The Good Shepherd (April 3).
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While Night at the Museum ($24 million, for a to-date tally of $124.2 mil) and The Pursuit of Happyness ($13 mil) claimed the top two slots for a third (yawn) straight week, the rest of the weekend box office's top five were as follows:3. Children of Men ($10.3 million)4. Hilary Swank's Freedom Writers (debuting with $9.7 mil)5. Dreamgirls ($8.8 mil)Among other new offerings, Happily N'Ever After ($6.8 million) opened at No. 6, while Code Name: The Cleaner ($4.6 mil) came in at No. 11.
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Finally, a departure from The Departed. The film-critics organizations from Utah and Oklahoma have each honored United 93 with their best-picture awards. The Sooners, however, named Martin Scorsese best director, while Utah gave that kudos to Children of Men's Alfonso Cuaron. Helen Mirren, Forest Whitaker, Cate Blanchett (Notes on a Scandal) and Jackie Earle Haley won the acting categories in Oklahoma, while Utah opted for a Mirren/Sacha Baron Cohen/Rinko Kikuchi (Babel)/Michael Sheen (The Queen) ticket.
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