Fox

• Genre: Action adventure
• Directed By: John Moore
• Starring:Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Risibi, Tyrese Gibson, Miranda Otto, Hugh Laurie
• Official Website: http://www.flightofthephoenix.com/

Shortly after take-off, while flying across the Gobi Desert, a plane encounters a massive sand storm that rips off its antenna and destroys its left engine. As sand and gravel roar against the fuselage, the plane falters and is forced to crash land in the middle of the world’s most foreboding desert.

The plane is damaged beyond repair, and the surviving eleven passengers and crew are stranded with little food and water. As accusations fly and tensions mount, their situation becomes increasingly desperate. An eccentric, mysterious man named Elliott

-a last-minute addition to the passenger list

-offers hope by suggesting that they build a new plane, to be named the Phoenix, from the undamaged components of the wrecked C-119 cargo plane.

Alexander

WARNER BROS

• Genre:Historical drama
• Directed by:Oliver Stone
• Starring:Colin Farrell,Angelina Jolie,Val Kilmer,Jared Leto,Anthony Hopkins,Rosario Dawnson.

He was many things to many people-a dashing warrior king, filled with ambition, courage and the arrogance of youth, leading his vastly outnumbered forces against the massive Persian armies…a son desperately longing for the approval of his mother’s legacy…a relentless conqueror who never lost a battle and drove his soldier to the very edges of the Known World…a visionary whose dreams, deeds and destiny echo through eternity, helping to shape the face of the world as we know it today. He was all that and more. He was Alexander the Great.

Oliver Stone’s Alexander is based on the true story of one of history’s most luminous and influential leader-a man who had conquered 90% of the known world by the age of 25.Alexander,played by Farrell, led his virtually invincible Greek and Macedonian armies through 22,000 miles or sieges and by the time of his death at the age of 32 had forged an empire unlike any the world had ever seen.The film takes a bold, honest look at Alexander’s life and his relationships with his mother Olympias (Jolie),his father Philip (Kilmer),his ambitious and beautiful Bactrian wife, and his trusted general and confidant Ptolemy (Hopkins).

Set in Alexander’s pre-Christian world of social customs and morals far different from today’s, the film explores a time of unmatched beauty and unbelievable brutality, of soaring ideals and staggering betrayals.

His extraordinary journey begins when Alexander launches his invasion from Macedonia, first leading his armies to wrest Western Asia from Persian control, then driving his vastly outnumbered troops to an impossible victory over the mighty Persian army itself. Alexander expands his empire into the unknown lands of modern day Central Asia before venturing across the Himalayan foothills, further than any Westerner had ever gone, continuing his conquests all the way to the exotic world of India. Incredibly, and possibly uniquely in the annals of military history, Alexander was never defeated in battle. He relentlessly pushes his army across the sands, mountains and jungles of strange and mysterious lands, conquering every enemy who dares oppose him.

The film chronicles Alexander’s path to becoming a living legend, from a youth fueled by dreams of myth,   glory, and adventure, to his intense bonds with his closest companions, to his lonely death as a rules of a vast empire. Alexander is the incredible story of a life that united the Known World and proved, if nothing else, fortune favours the bold.

Interesting fact: Stone had wanted Tom Cruise to play the role of Alexander when he first wanted to make this film but Cruise is too old now. Heath Ledger was also considered.

The game: Featuring sound, footage and ‘never-before-seen’ content from Oliver Stone’s epic film, Ubisoft’s Alexander PC game follows the rise of the legendary conqueror and his vast and exotic empire. He was daring, brilliant and unstoppable. Playing as Alexander, or three of mightiest rivals, players will employ bold tactics, unlimited resources, and morale-rousing leadership to win battles of unprecedented scale. Now, real-time strategy gamer can relive the impossible triumphs that paved Alexander the Great’s path to glory.

Note from Faez: Alexander the game will be available December 2004

Fox

• Genre: Action
• Directed By: Rob Bowman
• Starring: Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic
• Official Website: http://www.elektrathemovie.com/

Tortured by her past and haunted by her own mysterious death, Elektra (Jennifer Garner) finds herself resurrected. Although her sensei has trained her well in the strict discipline of ninjutsu, he cannot begin to tame her burning rage over the brutal murder of her parents. Elektra’s need to avenge this untenable crime forces her into exile. She becomes an assassin-the best in the business. But for a woman like Elektra killing is no way to make a living. To save herself, Elektra needs something more than a reason to kill; she needs a reason to live. She finds it in the form of her latest target Abby, a feisty 13 year-old in whom Elektra sees so much of herself, and Abby’s father, Mark (Goran Visnjic). In her desperate struggle to save them, Elektra finds something she did not even know she was looking for: redemption.

Along the way, Elektra faces an army of assailants with deadly supernatural powers, from an assassin bearing tattoos with a life of their own to a disease-spreading demon known as Typhoid Mary. Her only allies are her hand-to-hand combat skills, her trusty sai, compound bow, and above all, a mystical power known as Kimagure: an ability to predict the outcome of events before they happen.

Note from Faez: There’s a movie-themed game in its official website called the Nine Assassins.