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Friday

18Sep2009

Movie Review: “Love Happens”

Friday, September 18, 2009 at 8:50PM | By

Franck Tabouring

Seen on: September 18, 2009

The players: Director: Brandon Camp, Writers: Brandon Camp, Mike Thompson, Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Jennifer Aniston, Dan Fogler, John Carroll Lynch, Martin Sheen

Facts of interest: None.

The plot: A self-help author (Eckhart) who has troubles dealing with his own problems falls for a florist.

Our thoughts: Brandon Camp’s “Love Happens” is more of a tearjerker than a romance, and that’s certainly part of what’s wrong with the film. As awkward as it sounds, this movie would probably work a whole lot better without the love story, because at its core, it’s more about dealing with loss than falling in love.

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Three decent TV spots for 'Love Happens'

Monday, August 17, 2009 at 4:39PM | By

Franck Tabouring

"Love Happens" is a Seattle-based romantic comedy directed by Brandon Camp, and the film is scheduled to open Sept. 18, 2009. Three new TV spots for the flick have hit the Web, and you can check them out after the jump. They give you a good idea of who the lead characters are.

The film stars Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston and follows a self-help guru who travels to Seattle for a business trip and falls in love with a woman who will eventually help him confront the dark sides of his life.

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Monday

29Jun2009

Daily news dose: Michael Bay to direct 'Number Four;' Brandon Camp to helm 'Relativity'

Monday, June 29, 2009 at 12:27PM | By

Franck Tabouring

Here is your dose of film news for June 29, 2009:

• Brandon Camp, whose directorial debut "Love Happens" opens Sept. 18, 2009, is set to helm Walden Media's family comedy "Relativity." The story follows a family gathering for the parents' 30th wedding anniversary. Things quickly get out of hand when their children find out they're adopted. Peter A. Craig wrote the original script, with Daniel Cohn and Jeremy Miller completing recent drafts. (Variety)

• Michael Bay, whose "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" is leading the box office worldwide, is in early talks to prooduce and maybe direct "I Am Number Four" for DreamWorks. The film is based on an unpublished sci-fi book and follows nine alien teenagers who are sent to high school on Earth after their planet is destroyed. One of them then discovers he's targeted by an ruthless enemy. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Paramount Pictures has acquired "License to Steal," a pitch for an action comedy Shane Salerno ("Shaft") will write. Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, screenwriters of "Star Trek" and "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," will produce the flick, which is loosely based on a Salon.com article about the top-line repo business. (Variety)

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Trailer radar: Jennifer Aniston in 'Love Happens'

Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 12:55PM | By

Franck Tabouring

Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston go all romantic in Brandon Camp's upcoming drama "Love Happens," which is scheduled to open in theaters Sept. 18, 2009.

In the film, Eckhart plays a self-help guru who travels to Seattle for a business trip and falls in love with a woman (Aniston) who will eventually help him confront the dark sides of his life.

First trailer for the flick has popped up online, and you can check it out after the jump. To be honest, I feel Aniston and Eckhart may indeed be capable of pulling off a solid onscreen chemistry in this thing.

Martin Sheen, Judy Greer, Dan Fogler and Sasha Alexander co-star. Camp wrote the script with Mike Thompson.

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Monday

17Nov2008

'Traveling' screenwriters producing thriller

Monday, November 17, 2008 at 8:54PM | By

Franck Tabouring

Filmmakers Brandon Camp and Mike Thompson are set to develop "Choose," a thriller they wrote for Robert Legato to direct.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the film follows a journalism grad student who makes it her mission to find a killer with the help of her father and a shrink.

Katheryn Winnick, Nicholas Tucci, Kevin Pollak, Bruce Dern, Talia Balsam, Richard Short and Cady Huffman star.

Camp and Thompson first teamed up for "Dragonfly." They also wrote the script for the upcoming Jennifer Aniston vehicle "Traveling," which Camp also directed.

As for Legato, he won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for James Cameron's "Titanic."