![]() Perhaps the best film of Othello resulted when lifelong Shakespearean Orson Welles finally completed his version in 1952. Running only 45 minutes this version must have been little more than a collection of highlights. The first sound version appeared in 1946 with Iago played by Sebastian Cabot (later to be Mr. A 1922 German adaptation with Emil Jannings can be found on DVD along with a bonus 1911 Danish variation called Desdemona. There were five more versions during the silent era, mostly again from Germany or Italy. The play first hit screens twice in 1907, once as an Italian film directed by and starring Mario Caserini, the other a German film from Franz Porten who also directed and starred. The new version has gathered mostly positive reviews even considering the long and illustrious history of Othello in its many versions. Othello, Shakespeare's classic play about jealousy adapted from a story by Italian writer Giambattista Giraldi, is back on movie screens in the form of O this time set in a modern-day high school. Soon, we'll all have a chance to see just how successful Crowe and Cruise have been in their latest collaboration and whether Vanilla Sky will actually improve on the original version or whether it will depart from it completely, spinning off in a new direction. The producers did some magic to get us Times Square to ourselves, and it helped us provide the shot with an eerie, inspired feeling." We had to have the shot because it's from a dream that David is having where he's running tragically alone in the world. Crowe said, "From the very beginning, I wanted a shot where David Aames is alone in Times Square. Vanilla Sky will also be visually striking and innovative in its approach to the main character's disoriented state of mind. ![]() It's one of the sub-themes of the movie, how pop culture affects us, and how we use it as a standard as to what we expect from our own lives." On the official Vanilla Sky web site (Tom Cruise states that the film "is a pop culture ride. What we do know is that Vanilla Sky is going to be set in New York City and focus on contemporary culture in America. And how will Crowe handle the ambigious ending? The original climax of Abre Los Ojos/Open Your Eyes - a surrealistic encounter on top of a skyscaper - sent most moviegoers out of the theatres scratching their heads, questioning what they had just seen. It's hard to imagine how director Cameron Crowe will handle the labyrinth plot twists and mind games in his version, especially in light of his past work ( Jerry McGuire, Almost Famous) which seems positively sunny and upbeat compared to Vanilla Sky. The result of this action sends the storyline spiraling into a dark, netherworld of facial surgery, masks, cryogenics, and disturbing dream states which are often indistinguishable from reality. But in the process, he abandons his current lover and she takes an unexpected revenge. Immediately smitten, Cesar succeeds in luring Sofia away from his pal and is soon involved in a passionate romance with her, the first time he has experienced true love. ![]() In the original version, a handsome Lothario named Cesar attends a party where he meets his best friend's latest crush, Sofia. What most people don't know is that the film is a remake of Abre Los Ojos/Open Your Eyes (1997), a psychological thriller by Spanish director Alejandro Amenabar which also featured Penelope Cruz in the central female role. One of the most anticipated new movie releases for this December is Vanilla Sky starring Tom Cruise (as David Aames) and his current flame, Penelope Cruz. A Surrealistic Thriller From Spain Gets an American Makeover
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