In ''Roxanne,'' which opens today at the Coronet and other theaters, Mr. Martin plays C. D. Bales, a fire chief whose grace and gallantry recall Edmond Rostand's hero … Rostand is mentioned in the opening credits. R. K. Bosley, "Warrior King", American Cinematographer 85:11, 36–40, 42–43, 45–46, 48–51 (2004); B. Bergery, "Timing Alexander". Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. D. Gritten, "Fall Sneaks: Fearsome Phalanx: Executing His Vision of Grandeur, Oliver Stone Leads A Front Line of Powder-Keg Actors Across 3 Continents. With Kay Panabaker, Don Johnson, Lori Loughlin, James Best. Roxanne -The 1987 Romantic Comedy movie featuring Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah at the award winning 80s Movies Rewind. However, he has it recorded that Alexander died due to illness compounding his overall weakened condition. He dies less than three months after Hephaistion, in the same manner, keeping his promise that he would follow him. ", Los Angeles Times 12 September 2004, E21 (2004). Ptolemy mentions Alexander's punitive campaign in which he razes Thebes, also referring to the later burning of Persepolis, then gives an overview of Alexander's west-Persian campaign, including his declaration as the son of Zeus by the Oracle of Amun at Siwa Oasis, his great battle against the Persian Emperor Darius III in the Battle of Gaugamela, and his eight-year campaign across Asia. Alexander insults Philip after disowning Attalus as his kinsman, which results in Alexander's banishment from Philip's palace. Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world. After release, while it performed well in Europe, the American critical reaction was negative. Not indian classical dance this time. "[19], Faint praise came from Todd McCarthy of Variety who wrote, "Oliver Stone's Alexander is at best an honorable failure, an intelligent and ambitious picture that crucially lacks dramatic flair and emotional involvement. Roxanne Rick Rossovich. Hephaistion compares Alexander to Achilles, to which Alexander replies that Hephaistion must be his Patroclus (Achilles' lover) when Hephaistion mentions that Patroclus died first, Alexander pledges that, if Hephaistion should die first, he will follow him into the afterlife (as Achilles had done for Patroclus). However, early-Greek-history ethnographer/analyst Angelos Chaniotis, of Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study—in summarizing the first three versions of the film as "a dramatisation, [rather than] a documentary"—nevertheless insists that, despite its imperfections, historians and history students "have a lot to learn" by "studying and reflecting upon" Stone's film. [31] 'Alexander: The Ultimate Cut (Tenth Anniversary Edition)' was released in the United States on 3 June 2014. Chris Shelley Duvall. The sex scene between Alexander and Roxanne was graphic, but from I’d heard from the movie, it was the only sex scene. The website's critical consensus states: "Even at nearly three hours long, this ponderous, talky, and emotionally distant biopic fails to illuminate Alexander's life. Club named Alexander: The Ultimate Cut the tenth-best film of 2014. See what Roxanne Alexander (alexander4480) has discovered on Pinterest, the world's biggest collection of ideas. Movies. [27] The Blu-ray and HD-DVD releases both feature a variety of special features however, including two audio commentaries and a new featurette.[28]. Dixie John Kapelos. So many titles, so much to experience. Roxanne, a 1987 movie adaptation of the play Cyrano De Bergerac with Steve Martin and Daryl Hannah; Roxanne Roxanne, a 2017 American film Roxanne is Steve Martin at his sweet, romantic best (although he is equally so in It's Complicated). [13] Upon closing on 1 February 2005, the film grossed $34.3 million domestically and $133 million overseas for a worldwide total of $167.3 million. [21], The film was nominated in six categories at the Golden Raspberry Awards in 2005: Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Colin Farrell), Worst Actress (Angelina Jolie) and Worst Director (Oliver Stone), Worst Supporting Actor (Val Kilmer) and Worst Screenplay, thereby becoming the second-most-nominated potential "Razzie" film of 2004; however, it won no awards. After Alexander’s death (323) she had his second wife, Stateira (Barsine), killed, and she gave birth at Babylon to a son (Alexander IV), who was accepted by … Alexander accepted and Roxanne became his wife. | R. Lane Fox, Alexander the Great (Penguin Books, London, 1973). Later on, Hephaistion succumbs to an unknown illness either by chance or perhaps poison, speculated in the movie to be typhus carried with him from India. Hephaistion shows extensive jealousy when he sees Alexander with Roxana and deep sadness when he marries her, going so far as to attempt to keep her away from him after Alexander murders Cleitus the Black in India. :)Roxane (Rosario Dawson) dances for Alexander the Great. Find Female Chauvinists (DVD-R) at Amazon.com Movies & TV, home of thousands of titles on DVD and Blu-ray. ", The extended version was released under the title of Alexander Revisited: The Final Unrated Cut on 27 February 2007. "Over the last two years," he said, "I have been able to sort out some of the unanswered questions about this highly complicated and passionate monarch – questions I failed to answer dramatically enough. Amazon.com: Female Chauvinists (DVD-R): Roxanne Brewer, Uschi Digard, Candy Samples, Deborah McGuire, Jourdan Alexander: Movies & TV 2007: Stone also made an extended version of Alexander. Filming & Production [20], Keith Uhlich of The A.V. About halfway through the film, Alexander weds the foreign princess Roxana (Rosario Dawson). It grossed over $167 million worldwide against a $155 million budget, becoming a box-office bomb. G. Abel, Hollywood Reporter 390 (2 August – 8 August 2005), 11 (2005). Alexander (2004) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. At the 2004 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, it received nine nominations: Worst Picture, Worst Director (Stone), Worst Actor (Farrell), Worst Supporting Actress (both Jolie and Dawson), Worst Screenplay, Most Intrusive Musical Score, Worst Female Fake Accent (Dawson and Jolie, lumped into one nomination), and Least "Special" Special Effects. Company Credits Menu. *** Add a photo to this gallery "Each game has its rules. Alexander did not stay in Balkh for long. Not so, the man servant Alexander falls in love with—or at least lusts after—is shown in Alexander’s bed. Lane, "The Critics: The Current Cinema: War-Torn: Oliver Stone's 'Alexander'". It grossed over $167 million worldwide against a $155 million budget, becoming a box-office b… The film's original screenplay derived in part from the book Alexander the Great, published in 1973 by the University of Oxford historian Robin Lane Fox. Directed by Oliver Stone. The story then ends with the note that Ptolemy's memoirs of Alexander were eventually burned, lost forever with the Library of Alexandria. His relationship with his father is destroyed when Philip marries Attalus's niece, Eurydice. | This shortened the running time from 175 minutes to 167. Beyond the new introduction with Stone, there are no other extras on the DVD except for a free coupon to the movie 300. [14][15][16], On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 16% based on 205 reviews, with an average rating of 4.02/10. On his deathbed, Bagoas grieves as Alexander's generals begin to split up his kingdom and fight over the ownership of his body. Its only wins were for Most Intrusive Musical Score and Worst Female Fake Accent. [8] He argued that American critics and audiences had blown the issue of Alexander's sexuality out of proportion. Roxanne is a takeoff of Cyrano de Bergerac with Steve Martin playing C.D. The movie recalls the desperate aspiration of the romantic knight Cyrano de Bergerac. The movie does a great job incorporating elements of the original play. [18], One of the principal complaints among American film critics was that Alexander resembled less an action-drama film than a history documentary. Dale A. Dye), military advisor: weapons master (as Julia Dewey Rupkalvis), set runner: second unit (as Sam Haveland), animal supervisor: Thailand (as Boriboon Jarurongkwattana), Elephant Consultant / head animal trainer: elephant, animal wrangler: Thailand (as Smart 'Wansoo' Sumalee), completion bond company representative (uncredited). [10], Persian history aficionado Kaveh Farrokh questioned the omission of the burning of Persepolis by Alexander and observed that, in the film, "Greek forces are typically shown as very organised, disciplined, and so on, and what's very disturbing is, when the so-called Persians are shown confronting the Macedonians, you see them turbaned. What they have, she will have in terms of weapons, drugs, and viruses. The film has a running time of three hours and 34 minutes (214 minutes, about 40 minutes longer than the theatrical cut and almost 50 minutes longer than the first director's cut) and is presented in 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen with English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround audio. Roxanne Alexander is on Facebook. Roxanne Roxanne is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by Michael Larnell. Radio Free Europe/Radio liberty,28 January 2005 "World: Oliver Stone's 'Alexander' Stirs Up Controversy" By Golnaz Esfandiari. The story then returns to 283 BC, where Ptolemy admits to his scribe that he, along with all the other officers, had indeed poisoned Alexander just to spare themselves from any future conquests or consequences. 8 pages of info, trailer, pictures and more. Alternative Title: Roxane. Chuck Fred Willard. Stone removed seventeen minutes of footage and added nine back. The Alexander Movie: How are Iranians and Greeks Portrayed? [22], Several versions of the film have been released, and these have generally been seen as improvements on the initial release version. With Colin Farrell, Anthony Hopkins, Rosario Dawson, Angelina Jolie. Their wedding night begins in earnest with him trying to … Turbans are not even a Persian item [...] Their armies are totally disorganized. [9] The criticism prompted him to make significant changes to the film for its DVD release, whose cover characterizes them as making it "faster paced, more action-packed". who is in love with Roxanne (Daryl Hannah), but she falls for one of his employees Chris (Rick Rossovich). When she finds a lost horse and discovers his abilities, she convinces his owner (Don Johnson) to train them to compete. Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon Movie News India Movie Spotlight. At the British premiere of the film, Stone blamed "raging fundamentalism in morality" for the film's US box-office failure. The two-disc set featured a new introduction by Stone. For seven years, it was the only version of the film available on Blu-ray, until the release of the Ultimate Cut, which also includes the Theatrical Cut. Roxana, also spelled Roxane, (died c. 310 bc, Amphipolis, Thrace), wife of Alexander the Great. The first mention of the film was in October 2001 by Initial Entertainment Group. Alexander is a 2004 epic historical drama film based on the life of the Ancient Macedonian general and king Alexander the Great. He [Alexander] was a complicated man, it was a complicated story, and it doesn't hurt to make it longer and let people who loved the film [...] see it more and understand it more. He goes into great detail explaining how he merged all the major aspects of the Battle of the Granicus and the Battle of Issus into the Battle of Gaugamela, as well as heavily simplifying the Battle of Hydaspes into a straightforward clash, while merging the near-death of Alexander with the siege of Malli. A. Alas, fortune did not favor 'Alexander'. Bowles, S., 2004. The story begins around 283 BC, with Ptolemy I Soter, who narrates throughout the film. 2014: In November 2012, Stone revealed that he was working on a fourth cut of the film, at Warner's request and that this time around he would remove material, as he felt he had added in too much in the "Final Cut". M. Fleming, "Stone Redraws Battle Plans: Producer Admit 'Alexander' Missteps, but Hope International Release Proves Epically Successful", Variety 397:6 (27 December 2004 – 2 January 2005), 6 (2005). The story of teen battle rap champ Roxanne Shanté. I cut off the unnecessary scenes between dance. Alexander grows up with his mother Olympias and his tutor Aristotle, where he finds interest in love, honor, music, exploration, poetry and military combat. I. Worthington, "Book Review: Europe: Ancient and Medieval: Alexander. It was released on DVD and is also available on Blu-ray in some territories. This was an era in which most kings had many wives, but Roxanne was the only wife that Alexander the Great ever had. With Sam Heughan, Lauren Cohan, Paul Telfer, John Moulder-Brown. • Roxana is one of the main characters in The Romance of Alexander and Roxana by Marshall Monroe Kirkman, 1909, reprinted 2010, ISBN 978-1-160-01995-8. They marched in discipline [sic], and music was actually used..."[11]. Alexander, full of grief and anger, distances himself from his wife, despite her pregnancy, believing that she has killed Hephaistion. 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