A starkly original film-going experience based on a true life story, this film from New Zealand director Peter Jackson (Dead Alive, The Frighteners_) is a stirring drama that offers up the unexpected. The story concerns two girls, outcasts who become best friends, whose bizarre fantasy life becomes more intense as their bond becomes increasingly more obsessive. When the mother of one of the girls tries to intervene and split the girls apart, they kill her and stand trial for murder in what is to this day still a celebrated and controversial case. Kate Winslet (_Titanic) and Melanie Lynskey create two sympathetic and yet uncomfortably eerie characters in riveting portrayals. Featuring some startling and unique moments of visual brilliance as well as a disturbing love story between the two girls, Heavenly Creatures is at once both unsettling and beautiful to behold. —Robert Lane
Peter Jackson made history with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, becoming the first person to direct three major feature films simultaneously. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King were nominated for and collected a slew of awards from around the globe, including 17 Academy Awards®, 12 British Academy of Film and Television Awards and four Golden Globes.
It was for The Return of the King that Jackson received his most impressive collection of awards. This included three Academy Awards® (Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture), two Golden Globes (Best Director and Best Motion Picture-Drama), three BAFTAs (Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film and Audience Award), a Directors Guild Award, a Producers Guild Award and a New York Film Critics Circle Award.
As a follow-up to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, in 2005 Jackson directed, wrote and produced King Kong for Universal Pictures. The film grossed over $500 million and won three… read more
An amazing piece of cinematography... Some really wonderful scenes, especially those with the made-up world and the clay figures. Quite an imaginative film. And the character development was engaging.
This is a truly astonishing piece of work. Jackson proves once again that he's a real visionary.
"The Lovely Bones, which was given its premiere last night at the Royal Film Performance in the presence of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess
Heavenly Creatures is chilling in every sense of the word. This movie is just incredible. To have early Peter Jackson, coupled with the introduction of Kate Winslet and the use of a terrific, underrated… read review
Peter Jackson’s best, bar none. Beautifully surreal yet frighteningly realistic and backed by very believable performances (agreed, Kate Winslet knocks one outta the park here). Plus, I’ll never forget… read review
One of the very most disturbing films I’ve ever seen. I do not use these words lightly, nor can I stress them enough.The exercise of restraint by Walsh (screenwriter) and Jackson (director/screenwriter… read review