German director Roland Emmerich made "The Noah's Ark Principle" in Germany in 1984 -- a student film with a budget of over a million Deutschmarks -- and never looked back. He quickly helmed two English-language family films, followed by a move into the worlds of action and science fiction in the 1990s. The peak Emmerich movie is probably still "Independence Day," although his other action and disaster movies -- "The Day After Tomorrow," "2012," "White House Down," and "Moonfall" -- are the connoisseur's choices.
Emmerich (both wisely and unwisely) stretches himself into other genres -- such as the war movies "The Patriot" and "Midway," and the historical dramas "Anonymous" and "Stonewall." It's good to see him pushing himself, taking risks, and experimenting, even if the end results are mixed, to say the least. But he excels at big-budget action movies, and if he's given actors blessed with the necessary star quality to build his beautiful disasters around,...
Emmerich (both wisely and unwisely) stretches himself into other genres -- such as the war movies "The Patriot" and "Midway," and the historical dramas "Anonymous" and "Stonewall." It's good to see him pushing himself, taking risks, and experimenting, even if the end results are mixed, to say the least. But he excels at big-budget action movies, and if he's given actors blessed with the necessary star quality to build his beautiful disasters around,...
- 2/26/2023
- by Fiona Underhill
- Slash Film
Kinsey, which stars Liam Neeson as the pioneering sex researcher Alfred Kinsey, is set to close the Berlin International Film Festival, which runs Feb. 10-20, sources have confirmed. The Fox Searchlight release will be well at home in the German capital, whose long-standing liberal attitudes toward sexuality have long been reflected in the festival lineup. The move was confirmed Friday. Other titles expected to unspool on Potsdamer Platz during the 10-day event include the Will Smith comedy Hitch, which will screen out of competition. Stars Smith and Eva Mendes also are expected to attend. Other high-profile U.S. productions in competition this year include Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou and Terry George's Hotel Rwanda. As previously announced, French helmer Regis Wargnier's Man to Man will open the festival, while German director Roland Emmerich will preside over the jury. Emmerich's debut film Das Arche Noah Prinzip debuted at Berlin in 1984.
- 1/17/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kinsey, which stars Liam Neeson as the pioneering sex researcher Alfred Kinsey, is set to close the Berlin International Film Festival, which runs Feb. 10-20, sources have confirmed. The Fox Searchlight release will be well at home in the German capital, whose long-standing liberal attitudes toward sexuality have long been reflected in the festival lineup. The move was confirmed Friday. Other titles expected to unspool on Potsdamer Platz during the 10-day event include the Will Smith comedy Hitch, which will screen out of competition. Stars Smith and Eva Mendes also are expected to attend. Other high-profile U.S. productions in competition this year include Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou and Terry George's Hotel Rwanda. As previously announced, French helmer Regis Wargnier's Man to Man will open the festival, while German director Roland Emmerich will preside over the jury. Emmerich's debut film Das Arche Noah Prinzip debuted at Berlin in 1984.
- 1/17/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
COLOGNE, Germany -- German director Roland Emmerich will be president of the international jury for the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival, organizers have announced. Berlin also unveiled several films that will run in competition for the 2005 Golden Bear, including Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, Terry George's Hotel Rwanda and Marc Rothemund's Sophie Scholl -- Hope and Resistance. Emmerich's career started at the 1984 Berlin festival when his debut, The Noah's Ark Principle, screened in competition. The sci-fi drama impressed with its epic look achieved on a virtually nonexistent budget. Emmerich soon made the jump to Hollywood, where he directed such popcorn blockbusters as Independence Day, Godzilla and The Day After Tomorrow.
- 12/26/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
COLOGNE, Germany -- German director Roland Emmerich will be president of the international jury for the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival, organizers have announced. Berlin also unveiled several films that will run in competition for the 2005 Golden Bear, including Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, Terry George's Hotel Rwanda and Marc Rothemund's Sophie Scholl -- Hope and Resistance. Emmerich's career started at the 1984 Berlin festival when his debut, The Noah's Ark Principle, screened in competition. The sci-fi drama impressed with its epic look achieved on a virtually nonexistent budget. Emmerich soon made the jump to Hollywood, where he directed such popcorn blockbusters as Independence Day, Godzilla and The Day After Tomorrow.
- 12/26/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
COLOGNE, Germany -- German director Roland Emmerich will be president of the international jury for the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival, organizers have announced. Berlin also unveiled several films that will run in competition for the 2005 Golden Bear, including Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, Terry George's Hotel Rwanda and Marc Rothemund's Sophie Scholl -- Hope and Resistance. Emmerich's career started at the 1984 Berlin festival when his debut, The Noah's Ark Principle, screened in competition. The sci-fi drama impressed with its epic look achieved on a virtually nonexistent budget. Emmerich soon made the jump to Hollywood, where he directed such popcorn blockbusters as Independence Day, Godzilla and The Day After Tomorrow.
- 12/26/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
COLOGNE, Germany -- Director Roland Emmerich has signed a first-look production deal with leading independent German film fund VIP that will give VIP first crack at financing and co-producing Emmerich's nonstudio fare, the parties said Monday. VIP and Emmerich said they are discussing possible projects to co-produce. The company is interested in big-budget event features in the $40 million-$100 million range for which Emmerich could take on directing duties, VIP chairman Andreas Schmid said. A U.S. release would be a prerequisite for any production that VIP boards, Schmid said. The German-born Emmerich -- whose latest work, the disaster epic The Day After Tomorrow, earned $542 million worldwide -- will set up a production entity with VIP in Munich this year to handle joint projects. Oswald Von Richthofen, assistant director on Emmerich's low-budget debut The Noah's Ark Principle, will head up the company, as yet unnamed.
- 10/26/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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