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KNOWING (Running Time: 122 min; Rated: PG-13)

Reviewed by Denise Castillón

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KNOWING, with its spectacular disaster sequences, is an exciting apocalyptic science fiction, action-thriller, -at least for the first half of the film. Later, the story’s progression changes course, and the resulting hokey-ness loses its captivated audience.

The remaining half of “Knowing” introduces more underdeveloped characters and a confusing avalanche of genres - extraterrestrials, supernaturalism and religion. But, then, the film’s director, Alex Proyas (I, ROBOT, THE CROW), has a reputation of delivering visually stunning action thrillers, in where he, usually successfully, incorporates fanciful mythologies to camouflage a faulty script.

Widowed father and science professor, John Koestler (NICOLAS CAGE), lectures his MIT college students on Randomism versus Determinism. He, himself, believes that “shit happens”, that is until his young son, Caleb (CHANDLER CANTERBURY), brings home a number-filled letter from his school’s fifty year-old time capsule. The professor discovers it is a coded predictor of major disasters. After the last two of three catastrophes are realized, John researches the school girl who wrote the prophecies, and finds her last living relative, Diana Wayland (ROSE BYRNE) and her daughter. Together, both families embark on a race to save their lives from the remaining prediction of global devastation.

Starring Academy Award® Winner Nicolas Cage (National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Leaving Las Vegas), Rose Byrne (FX’s Damages, 28 Weeks Later) and Chandler Canterbury (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button).

Directed by Alex Proyas. Story by Ryne Douglas Pearson. Screenplay by Ryne Douglas Pearson, Juliet Snowden and Stiles White. Produced by Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch. Released by Summit Entertainment

FYI…

SUNSHINE CLEANING LIGHTS UP

BOX OFFICE CHARTS

Overture Films’ specialty release earns best per-theater average

to-date of all films in 2009

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - (March 15, 2009) – Overture Films’ Amy Adams and Emily Blunt starrer Sunshine Cleaning earned a forecasted $216,000 between four theaters in Los Angeles and New York in its opening weekend, good for an estimated $54,000 per-theater average – the best performance of any limited or wide release thus far in 2009. This initial box office performance for the Big Beach Films production, generated at the Pacific Arclight 15 and The Landmark 12 in Los Angeles and the AMC Lincoln Square 12 and the Landmark Sunshine 5 in New York City, places Sunshine Cleaning in company with some of the most successful specialty titles in recent times.

“We are delighted that our aggressive word of mouth campaign, paired with favorable reactions from audiences and critics, have paid off in such a big way,” said Overture’s executive vice president of theatrical distribution, Kyle Davies. “We now have great momentum as we expand into more markets next weekend.”

In addition to greater expansion in the Los Angeles market, which includes Orange County and the New York City market, which includes all five boroughs, the film’s release pattern will grow to 15 markets on Friday, March 20. Cities represented in those markets include San Diego; Phoenix; San Francisco; Seattle; Portland; Denver; Minneapolis; Chicago; Detroit; Washington, D.C; Boston; Philadelphia; Atlanta; Dallas; and Houston. The film will then expand to a minimum of an additional 25 markets on Friday, March 27

In the film – an off-beat dramatic comedy, Oscar nominee^® Adams (Doubt) and Golden Globe^® winner Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada) play sisters Rose and Norah Lorkowski who find an unexpected way to turn their lives around when they dive headfirst into the crime scene cleanup business. Oscar winner^® Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine), Mary Lynn Rajskub (“24”),Steve Zahn (Rescue Dawn), Clifton Collins, Jr. (Capote) and Jason Spevack (Hollywoodland) round out the cast. The film is directed by Christine Jeffs (Sylvia) and written by Megan Holley. The producers are Peter Saraf and Marc Turtletaub of Big Beach Films, Jeb Brody of Vendome Pictures and Glenn Williamson. Overture acquired the film following its successful debut at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.

The estimated $54,000 per-theater average also represents an all-time high for Overture Films’ releases. The Visitor, Overture’s 2008 spring release, found both critical and box office success as a platform release and culminated in a Best Actor Oscar^® nomination for Richard Jenkins.

ABOUT OVERTURE FILMS

Overture Films (www.overturefilms.net) develops, produces, acquires, and distributes feature length, theatrical motion pictures worldwide. The studio is a wholly owned unit of Starz Media, a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation attributed to the Liberty Capital Group. Its affiliated companies, Anchor Bay Entertainment and Starz Entertainment, make the films available domestically to viewers via home video, premium television, Internet and other outlets.

CASTING CALL FOR A ‘BARK-ON’ ROLE IN A DISNEY FILM

Your dog can be a movie star. Disney is holding a casting call for dogs Sunday March 22, 2009. The call is open to all dogs and the one selected will be in an upcoming Buddies film. So bring your pooch to the following location and maybe you will have a star in your family.

Just bring your dog to:

: Bayfront Park, Miami

1075 Biscayne Boulevard

Miami, Florida 33132

Sunday, March 22, 2009

12:00pm – 3:00pm

12:00pm-12:30pm Beverly Hills Chihuahua sign ups

12:30pm-1:30pm Beverly Hills Chihuahua auditions

1:30pm-2:00pm Bolt sign ups

2:00pm-3:00pm Bolt auditions

Note: Auditions are on a first come first served basis/space is limited

There is no cost for the event and everyone is promised a good time. There will be paw-friendly activities celebrating the upcoming DVD release of Bolt, Beverly Hills Chihuahua and Space Buddies on Disney Blu-ray and DVD.

(BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA and SPACE BUDDIES are now available on Disney Blu-ray and DVD. BOLT will be available on Blu-ray March 22nd and DVD March 24th. For more information please go to www.wdshepublicity.com.)