Ladder 49 News

2004

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Joaquin Phoenix is great in this saga of Baltimore firefighter Jack Morrison, whose life starts flashing before his eyes when he becomes trapped in a blazing high rise. Flashbacks chronicle his memories of being a rookie at his Baltimore fire company. He remembers fighting his first fire, bonding with fellow firefighters, .. Read more

Starring	Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Jacinda Barrett, Robert Patrick
Director	Jay Russell
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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Box office success a little fishy
- 11 Oct 2004
Shark Tale, the story of a fish that fibbed, has held on to the top spot in the US box office chart. What is more, the sub-aquatic story looks like it could hold on to the top spot for a third week as well. This week the film managed to see off Billy Bob Thornton's Friday Night Lights, despite the almost-true American Football tale garnering a more than respectable $21 million (£12 million) in its first week. Little competition is expected next week from the puppet-fuelled fantasy that is... Read more
Carlito set for new outing
- 18 Oct 2004
Universal pictures has announced it is to make a prequel to its blockbuster Carlito's Way, over ten years after the first film hit the screen. In 1993 the film was a huge success with Al Pacino taking the title role as legendary gangster Charlie "Carlito" Brigante. However, the lead in the new film will be taken by Jay Hernandez, who is currently starring in fire-fighter drama Ladder 49. Set in the 1960s, Carlito's Way: The Beginning will focus on the legendary Puerto Rican gangster's Read more
Grudging success in US box office
- 25 Oct 2004
American cinemagoers have surprised critics again, by shooting horror remake The Grudge to the top of the charts. The film, a low-budget remake of the Japanese film Ju-On: The Grudge, was expected to have a moderate opening but instead stormed to the number one spot taking $40 million (£21.7 million) in its first three days. "If we would have done 20 [million dollars], we would have been ecstatic," said Rory Bruer, president of domestic distribution at Columbia Pictures. In the... Read more
Shark flick shows its teeth at box office
- 04 Oct 2004
Underwater animated film Shark Tale has defied critics by swimming menacingly to the top of the US box-office for the first week of October. The tale of an ambitious fish that gets into problems due to misguided bravado was billed by some critics as a washout. But the movie, which boats an impressive voice-over cast of Angelina Jolie, Jack Black, Martin Scorsese, Renee Zellwegger, Robert De Niro and Will Smith, has bitten back - swallowing an estimated $49 million (£27 million) from Friday Read more