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US: Castaway Gains More Popularity in Week 2Tagline: At the edge of the world, his journey begins.Chuck Noland, Tom Hanks, is a manager for FedEx who lives his life by the same deadlines imposed on the packages he delivers. He's dedicated to his job, which calls for extensive traveling around the world to train company workers how to be as time efficient as he is. But his life takes a dramatic turn when en route to South East Asia. His FedEx plane plunges into the ocean, leaving him to fend for himself on a deserted island. His love for his girlfriend, Kelly Frears, played by Helen Hunt, keeps him alive and the FedEx packages that wash ashore keep him sorting. But when he finally makes it off the island, he quickly realizes how things have changed back home. This Adventure/Drama is rated PG-13 - for intense action sequences and some disturbing images Aside from Hanks and Hunt, the ‘epic like’ film stars Christopher Noth as Jerry Lovett, Nick Searcy as Stan and Jennifer Lewis as Becca Twig. The film was Directed by Robert Zemeckis, Produced by Steven J. Boyd and Tom Hanks, and written by William Broyles Jr. Although uncredited, Steven Spielberg also helped with the Production of this film. The Original Music Score was written by Alan Silvestri. It was released by Dreamworks. In its 2nd week out, the film made an astounding $31,196,000, sending up and beyond the 100 million mark. In total, Hank's latest has, so far, acheived $100,846,725. Its running time is 2 hours and 23 minutes. The scenes of the island were filmed in Fiji. Official Site: www.castawaymovie.com. ‘Bawwabat Al Halawani’ Episodes in English and FrenchThe Production Sector has decided to translate the episodes of “Bawwabat Al Halawani” (Halawani Gateway) episodes into French and EnglishUma Leaves Ben Chaplin ColdA surprise at any hot-blooded male; Uma Thurman is actually capable of NOT attracting someone… namely, Ben Chaplin.Feminists Drive Men to Extinction in ‘The Women Are Coming’Egyptian actress Hala Fakher has joined the feminist gang ‘Noon Al Niswah,’ whose members put pressure on their husbands in the TV comedy series Al Nisaa Kadimoun (The Women Are Coming).‘Adolescent Memoirs’ Weaves Dreams with RealityEgypt will enter Cairo’s 25th Film Festival with the film Muthakkarat Murahikah (Adolescent Memoirs) directed by Enas Al DegheidiAl Qalyoubi Shoots ‘Adam’s Autumn’, ‘Rose al Yousef Legend’Egyptian director Mohammed al Qalyoubi has wrapped up shooting the feature film Kharif Adam (Adam’s Autumn) and the documentary Ostorat Rose al Yousef (Rose al Yousef Legend).Nur Al Sharif to Produce Film about Palestinian IntifadaEgyptian actor Nur al-Sharif is currently working on a feature film about the Palestinian Intifada and the latest developments on the Arab and political arenas. |
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