The Lovely Bones

Director: Peter Jackson
Writer: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli
Theatrical Release Date: December 11, 2009 7:51 AM
Criticwire: C
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Synopsis: Based on the best selling book by Alice Sebold, The Lovely Bones is the story of a 14-year-old girl from suburban Pennsylvania who is murdered by her neighbor. She tells the story from Heaven, showing the lives of the people around her and how they have changed all while attempting to get someone to find her lost body. [Synopsis courtesy of imdb.]

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criticWIRE This Week: "A Single Man" Leads Anticipated Field of Debuts

A super low budget entry from Werner Herzog, a not-so-low budget Alice Sebold adaptation care of Peter Jackson, the directorial debut of Tom Ford, and Clint Eastwood taking on Nelson Mandela. Only in December would we get all of these films coming at us on a single Friday. And to make your decisio...
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"Lovely Bones" To Premiere For Charity

Peter Jackson's highly anticipated "The Lovely Bones" will have its world premiere as the Royal Film Performance 2009 at Leicester Square in London late next month. The principal fundraising event of The Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF), all money raised from the event will go directly to...
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