"Seven Pounds" is next.

[Ale]

More clips!

http://www.trailersland.com/index.php?opti...1&Itemid=77

http://www.trailersland.com/index.php?opti...3&Itemid=77

[VIsqo]

es mejor que siete libras, jajajajaja

[Sandy]

jajajaja Siete Almas? I have to get used to it . Spain always changing titles of the movies. I guess it is 'coz we don't use 'pounds' here. The could call it 'SEven kilos' or 'Seven euros' LoL

Edited December 3, 2008 by Sandy

[Ale]

20 Images from SEVEN POUNDS!

http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_c...0&Itemid=99

Edited December 3, 2008 by Ale

[Ale]

New Clip!

http://www.trailersland.com/index.php?opti...5&Itemid=75

[VIsqo]

lol, "SEVEN EUROS" sounds pretty cool!

[viber_91]

We're not sure if anyone ever in the history of cinema thought to combine the world's biggest movie star with the fractured narrative and introspective tone of a certain kind of solemn auteur movie. If they did they'd get something pretty close to "Seven Pounds."

There's already a lot of talk about how much reporters or reviewers should reveal about the film -- it is one of those movies where part of the joy is orienting yourself on its map -- so we'll be careful with spoilers too. Suffice it to say that it plays like those darker indies in which a tragic event changes one character and then, partly though his reckoning/guilt, everyone around him. ("21 Grams," "13 Conversations About One Thing" and other movies whose titles also seem to contain numbers fit the category.)

But that's not to disparage "Seven Pounds." Though the heavyness sometimes turns into heavy-handedness, particularly in the film's central romance between Will Smith's martyr and Rosario Dawson's victim girl-next-door, overall it's an impressive, often moving, work about penance and sacrifice. Directing choices that could have felt precious do so only occasionally, more often giving the film touches of mood, style and even whimsy. And while some of the reveals that are meant to play as surprises aren't really that surprising, the movie packs in enough low-key reveals to reward close viewing.

And Smith? Well, it's a strong performance, and he's expanding -- in a way. His patented wiseguy charmer is less in evidence here than it has been in almost any other movie, and it's the kind of performance almost crafted to evoke calls of reinvention, most of them justified. But he's also building off bits he's tried before : the everyman with everyday problems a la "Pursuit of Happyness" (also a collaboration with director Gabriele Muccino);the stranger who drops into and shakes up people's lives, reminiscent of "Six Degrees of Separation;" and even the tortured-soul aspects, certainly more prominent here than they've been in a Smith movie before, in some ways had its roots planted in "Hancock."

The real wrinkle, of course, is going to be the marketing. On our entering the Century City screening Wed evening, one of the theater staffers noted that he had no idea what the movie was about. He has a point. The way to get maximum return on watching a movie like this is to know very little and let the deducing become part of the experience (note Columbia's poster with little more than a shot of Smith and Dawson talking in a meadow).

But "Seven Pounds" may not be able to do that if it wants to get people in theaters. Moody indies rely on word of mouth, but Smith pictures lean on the high-concept (eg, last man wandering the streets of New York, or homeless man becomes stockbroker). In that sense, it's another knd of experiment: a movie with A-list cachet that may put peope in seats because of its mystery-storyline buzz.

http://www.riskybusinessblog.com/2008/12/t...eightiness.html

[Sandy]

20 Images from SEVEN POUNDS!

http://www.iesb.net/index.php?option=com_c...0&Itemid=99

I can't believe this is the face of a 39 years old man!!

Edited December 4, 2008 by Sandy

[Ale]

I can't believe this is the face of a 39 years old man!!

He's 40 now :lolsign:

[Ale]

New Spot!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3SZpsbzlLk&e

[Ale]

Will Smith rolling out low-profile Oscar bid

By Steven Zeitchik

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Will Smith's new drama "Seven Pounds" is rolling out to tastemakers ahead of its December 19 release, having largely flown below blogger radars until now.

Smith's role in the Sony film, as an Internal Revenue Service functionary who mysteriously drops into the lives of strangers in an apparent bid to help them, comes in a movie steeped in melancholy. That makes the drama an anomaly: It features the world's biggest movie star in a film that also is one of the season's most serious. There are grace notes about penance and sacrifice, but this isn't Tom Cruise in "Jerry Maguire."

While awards pundits this year have followed the time-honored tradition of priming the pump for movies like Brad Pitt's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" even before they began screening, "Seven Pounds" has avoided such attention.

Part of that is because of the presence of a global box office star; those types of A-listers historically have had to work harder to get awards attention. And partly it's the movie itself, whose pleasures derive from orienting oneself on its map and figuring out just what exactly is going on. That's why some marketing materials have been opaque on the film's plot, while the movie's handlers have asked entertainment writers to avoid giving much away.

Since it's so much weightier than anything he's done before, the role will be a litmus test of Smith's previously unbreakable box office mettle; "The Pursuit of Happyness" almost looks like "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" by comparison. (Both "Seven Pounds and "The Pursuit of Happyness" were directed by Gabriele Muccino.)

But there's also an interesting question on the awards side -- namely, what kind of chance the movie, and specifically Smith, has at the Oscars. As one consultant said, it wouldn't be surprising if the superstar wasn't nominated, but it would be equally unsurprising if Smith took home the statuette. (The movie has chances in other categories, particularly original screenplay and best actress for Rosario Dawson, but Smith is the meatier issue.)

There's an interesting list of factors for and against his bid.

"Pounds" is the kind of solemn, tragedy-infused movie one normally sees in smaller films -- think "21 Grams" and pictures of that vintage -- that haven't always been Oscar front-runners. And the role and movie don't come in with as much preset recognition as some of the competition -- it's not a historical picture like "Milk" or "Frost/Nixon" or an adaptation of a well-known work like "Doubt."

On the other hand, It's an intimate movie, all about dramatic moments between people, which generally favors acting bids. Maybe even more important, the Academy appreciates when a big movie star takes a dramatic turn. There are few tentpole actors who've batted 1.000 every time they've tried a more prestige role. Smith, nominated for both "The Pursuit of Happyness" and "Ali," is one of them.

In fact, Smith isn't just going dramatic here; he's pushing his screen persona. There are elements of past Smith characters in "Pounds": the everyman struggle of "Pursuit of Happyness," the mysterious stranger of "Six Degrees of Separation," even a little bit of the tortured soul of "Hancock."

But the nuances are very different. Even in more serious roles like "Ali" he could flip the charm switch; here, even when he's trying to be charming, it's the charm of an IRS agent, not, well, Will Smith.

If Smith does get in as best actor, it suddenly makes the field a lot more crowded.

Assuming Sean Penn and Frank Langella are pretty much locks and Pitt is a decent bet, a Smith nomination means there will be only more slot for a long list of hopefuls: Richard Jenkins, Clint Eastwood, Josh Brolin, Leonardo DiCaprio. A big movie star coming out of left field to upend a race isn't something you see every day.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainme...tertainmentNews

[Mr K]

Am I reading all this wrong or is that movie actually receiving positive reviews...some even very positive?

If so....way to go Will;)

[Ale]

'Seven Pounds': Spanish Trailer ('Siete Almas')

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=own9E9Tk414&e

There you go, Sandy :thumbsup:

[Sandy]

:signthankspin: gracias! I knew you'd get it!

I just wanted to hear "Will's voice" . I hate when they change it but this is the same voice he has most of the times( the same tha brad pitt and joey from 'friends' have lol)

Edited December 6, 2008 by Sandy

[Ale]

"Seven Pounds" Press Conference

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