Sunday, April 26, 2009

SiM Trailer: The Boat That Rocked

Director: Richard Curtis (Four Weddings and a Funeral)
Writer: Richard Curtis (Mr. Bean)
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt), Tom Sturridge (Being Julia), Bill Nighy (Shaun of the Dead), Rhys Ifans (The Informers), Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility), Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz), Kenneth Branaugh (Valkyrie), Jack Davenport (Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy), January Jones (Anger Management), Talulah Riley (Pride and Prejudice), Chris O'Dowd (How to Lose Friends and Alienate People)
Distributors: Universal Pictures
Running Time: 129 minutes
Release Date: August 28, 2009

Synopsis: Philip Seymour Hoffman plays "The Count," a DJ who hosts a "pirate radio station" (Radio Rock) from a ship on international waters, for millions of rock 'n' roll fans across the United Kingdom. Set in 1966, The Boat That Rocked is a fictitious story, but there were similar truths during that era, when the BBC, as the only licensed radio broadcaster in the mainland UK, would only air two hours of recorded music per week. In the Richard Curtis feature film, the British government tries to shut down the 24-hour radio ship, but not without a fight. At 129 minutes, The Boat That Rocked has been criticized for its lengthy telling, including in a review by The Hollywood Reporter, which claimed that the film could "barely stay afloat."

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