The love and bond between a child and a dog is an age-old connection that has long been a mainstay of family filmmaking, both in Hollywood and around the globe.
September 1, 2006 (Press Release) --
The love and bond between a child and a dog is an age-old connection that has long been a mainstay of family filmmaking, both in Hollywood and around the globe.
"The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin," "Old Yeller," "Lad: A Dog" and even the more recent "Eight Below" -- featuring a much older "boy" -- all zeroed in on that special relationship.
But no cinema canine has touched our hearts more than the enduring Lassie, that amazing collie who has graced the silver screen and the world of television for more than 50 years.
Yet again, our old friend Lassie returns to the multiplexes with a reinvigorated storyline that takes us back to her roots -- to a Yorkshire mining town in the north of England in those uncertain and troubling times on the eve of World War II.
This new "Lassie," based on Eric Knight's 1940 novel Lassie Come Home, is essentially a remake of the 1943 film classic of the same name, which starred newcomer Elizabeth Taylor, Roddy McDowall, Nigel Bruce, Elsa Lanchester and Donald Crisp.
The story is quite simple. Sam Carraclough (John Lynch) is a coal miner forced to sell the family's beloved Lassie after the mine closes and he's thrown out of work. Though upsetting to all -- especially Joe (Jonathan Mason), the young son of Sam and his wife, Sarah (Samantha Morton) -- Sam sees no alternative but to sell their pet to the wealthy Duke of Rudling (Peter O'Toole).
After repeatedly escaping from the clutches of Hynes (Steve Pemberton), the Duke's nasty kennel master, at his nearby estate, Lassie finally is whisked off to the Duke's castle in the northern reaches of Scotland. Yet our indomitable and noble beast will not rest until she and Joe are reunited.
Thus begins Lassie's great adventure, traveling over fields and rivers and Scottish highlands, determined to find her one great love -- her young and engaging and totally loyal master.
Yes, this new "Lassie" may be accused of being corny and old-fashioned, but for some reason Charles Sturridge's writing and direction make it work in a way that touched my soul and made me realize we see too few of these kinds of family films today.
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Posted BY BILL ZWECKER
"The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin," "Old Yeller," "Lad: A Dog" and even the more recent "Eight Below" -- featuring a much older "boy" -- all zeroed in on that special relationship.
But no cinema canine has touched our hearts more than the enduring Lassie, that amazing collie who has graced the silver screen and the world of television for more than 50 years.
Yet again, our old friend Lassie returns to the multiplexes with a reinvigorated storyline that takes us back to her roots -- to a Yorkshire mining town in the north of England in those uncertain and troubling times on the eve of World War II.
This new "Lassie," based on Eric Knight's 1940 novel Lassie Come Home, is essentially a remake of the 1943 film classic of the same name, which starred newcomer Elizabeth Taylor, Roddy McDowall, Nigel Bruce, Elsa Lanchester and Donald Crisp.
The story is quite simple. Sam Carraclough (John Lynch) is a coal miner forced to sell the family's beloved Lassie after the mine closes and he's thrown out of work. Though upsetting to all -- especially Joe (Jonathan Mason), the young son of Sam and his wife, Sarah (Samantha Morton) -- Sam sees no alternative but to sell their pet to the wealthy Duke of Rudling (Peter O'Toole).
After repeatedly escaping from the clutches of Hynes (Steve Pemberton), the Duke's nasty kennel master, at his nearby estate, Lassie finally is whisked off to the Duke's castle in the northern reaches of Scotland. Yet our indomitable and noble beast will not rest until she and Joe are reunited.
Thus begins Lassie's great adventure, traveling over fields and rivers and Scottish highlands, determined to find her one great love -- her young and engaging and totally loyal master.
Yes, this new "Lassie" may be accused of being corny and old-fashioned, but for some reason Charles Sturridge's writing and direction make it work in a way that touched my soul and made me realize we see too few of these kinds of family films today.
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Posted BY BILL ZWECKER
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