Aussies Go Head To Head
Aussies Go Head To Head
Austin, TX (PRWEB) May 4, 2009 – “X-
Men Origins: Wolverine” may have been the number one movie at the North American Box Office over the weekend, but at one theater in Austin, Texas, director Dror Soref’s “Not Forgotten” beat it to a pulp.
With sold-out showings and crowds buzzing with excitement, it was easy to see that the Simon Baker starrer “Not Forgotten” would do well; but no one could have predicted it would more than triple the ultra-hyped Hugh Jackman blockbuster “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” number for its single-theater platform opening this weekend in Austin with an impressive $ 10,930. Assisting the “David and Goliath” victory was the large support the thriller saw from University of Texas students.
Next up for director Dror Soref: “Joe Six Pack,” a romantic comedy that focuses on an unlikely love story between a pretentious Manhattanite and an unassuming, blue-collar guy from fly-over country.
About Not Forgotten
Jack Bishop (Simon Baker, “The Mentalist”) lives the life of every man’s dream with his beautiful wife, Amaya, (Paz Vega, “Spanglish”) and a happy, healthy daughter, Toby. He has the career he always wanted and a loving home in a peaceful Texas border town. But it is no coincidence that Jack’s life seems perfect. His past hides a black secret, one he hides from his family, one he hides from himself. When Toby goes missing, Jack knows his past has come back to haunt him. He also knows the only way he can find her is to use the powers of his long forgotten faith, La Santa Muerte, protectors of the sinner, the worshippers of the dead. Accompanied by the insecure newly-appointed sheriff and a pair of wary FBI agents, Jack’s search takes him deep into his past, to a psychic who visualizes Jack’s secret in terrifying detail, to the squalid barrios and seediest brothels in Mexico City’s underbelly. But the power of the La Santa Muerte is stronger then he ever imagined, as it reaches out to touch his family and reveals an even darker and unexpected web of lies and deceit.
Both The Hollywood Reporter and Variety accorded the picture rave reviews:
“The cast sparkles – especially Simon Baker and Paz Vega… Not Forgotten reminds you of a paperback you pick up at the airport just before a long flight where the cover art promises a pulp-ish combination of suspense, murder and some nonsense about deviltry and a Mexican red light district. But the story turns out to be so engrossing you wish the flight were longer!…”
Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter
“[Director] and co-scripter Dror Soref adroitly doles out bits and pieces of Jack’s [Simon Baker] violent past to ratchet up suspense… Not Forgotten satisfies as a solidly crafted and persuasively acted thriller….”
-Joe Leydon, Daily Variety
“Not Forgotten” was directed by Dror Soref; written by Tomás Romero & Dror Soref; produced by Donald Zuckerman and Dror Soref; and executive produced by Michelle Seward and Kirk D’Amico.
For more information on “Not Forgotten,” please visit: http://www.notforgottenmovie.com.
Media contact:
Marlan Willardson
MWPR
marlan(at)mw-pr.com
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