Word: mothman
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Mothman Prophecies begins with some intriguing title credits—unfortunately, it pretty much rolls downhill from there. The film stars Richard Gere (who seems to have reached the pinnacle of his acting career with Robert Altman’s sorely underrated Dr. T and the Women) as John Klein, a star reporter for The Washington Post who loses his wife (Debra Messing) in a car accident that may or may not have been predicted by a mysterious Mothman. A certain spark, courtesy of director Mark Pellington, energizes these opening scenes: the car accident itself is well-staged and slightly...
After his wife’s death, Klein is sucked into the mystery behind the Mothman. Due to some mysterious twists of fate, he spends the better part of the film’s latter half investigating Mothman sightings in a small town in West Virginia. Luckily, Klein soon finds a partner, Sgt. Connie Parker, to help him unravel the mystery behind the Mothman. Along the way, the two encounter many townspeople who claim to have seen, and in some cases spoken to, the Mothman. Sgt. Parker is played by Laura Linney, who brings the same subtlety and sense...
...moment, Linney's in a very happy place. This month she'll begin shooting The Mothman Prophecies, a thriller that will reunite her with Gere, and she's considered the most worthy Oscar competition for Erin Brockovich's Julia Roberts. But knowing how fortunes can turn, Linney isn't waiting until the nominations are announced next month to enjoy the ride. "Awards or no," she says, "it feels pretty damn good...
...moment, Linney's in a very happy place. This month she'll begin shooting The Mothman Prophecies, a thriller that will reunite her with Gere, and she's considered the most worthy Oscar competition for Erin Brockovich's Julia Roberts. But knowing how fortunes can turn, Linney isn't waiting until the nominations are announced next month to enjoy the ride. "Awards or no," she says, "it feels pretty damn good...
...moment, Linney's in a very happy place. This month she'll begin shooting "The Mothman Prophecies," a thriller that will reunite her with Gere, and she's considered the most worthy Oscar competition for "Erin Brockovich"'s Julia Roberts. But knowing how fortunes can turn, Linney isn't waiting until the nominations are announced next month to enjoy the ride. "Awards or no," she says, "it feels pretty damn good...