Elijah Jordan Wood - Performer For Our Time

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Thursday, May 11, 2006

Elijah Wood - Oliver Twist (1997) - Review

Charles Dickens has been served amply on film with all but two of his epic Novels (Dombey & Son and Barnaby Rudge) committed to at least one film. The Novella A Christmas Carol has had at least 20 treatments, and close behind it is Oliver Twist. Unfortunately, the Disney TV Oliver Twist does not... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, May 8, 2006

Elijah Wood - Oliver Twist (1997) - Performance as The Artful Dodger

The role of Jack Dawkins (The Artful Dodger) in Oliver Twist (1997) was Elijah Wood’s first adult characterization; although the Dodger is a teenager in the Novel—Elijah chose to create a full-blown adult interpretation. Unlike the two other literary characters that he inhabits ( Huckleberry Finn in... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, May 3, 2006

Elijah Wood - Oliver Twist - Synopsis

THIS SYNOPSIS FOLLOWS THE FILM OLIVER TWIST AND NOT CHARLES DICKENS’S NOVEL. visit Elijah Wood: Performer for Our Time website http://www.dancaster.com/ejw The made for TV Disney Movie, Oliver Twist (1997) is about as far from the original Dickens novel as you can imagine. The plot has been snipped... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, April 29, 2006

Elijah Wood - Forever Young (1992) - Notes and Trivia

Here are some interesting notes about Forever Young which have appeared in various trivia questions on Internet boards or could well appear. 1 In interviews, Elijah Wood has stated he needed to improvise during the shooting of Forever Young and found the role of Nat Cooper difficult. He even... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Elijah Wood - Forever Young (1992) - Review

Forever Young is the kind of movie my mother likes—sweet, good old fashioned story, cute kid, no one gets really injured, depression is rewarded with joy and a happy ending. In fact my mother likes this movie and so do most viewers. My mom professes not to like science fiction. But, who cares when... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, April 14, 2006

Elijah Wood - Forever Young - Performance as "Nat Cooper"

SPOILER ALERT After starring roles in Paradise and Radio Flyer, Elijah Wood took second billing in Forever Young, and no wonder. This is Mel Gibson’s film. The work put Elijah Wood, at his own admission in later years, in a precarious position. He had to rely on improvisation, as his part is... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 6, 2006

Elijah Wood - Forever Young - Synopsis

SPOILER ALERT The prolog of Forever Young opens with Daniel McCormick, test pilot, in a nose-diving plane. It is 1939 and he makes a very narrow crash landing at the airfield. He emerges from the plane unscathed to be met by his friend Harry Finley, who has just completed a government experiment. He... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, April 4, 2006

Elijah Wood - The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (2000) - Review

"If you could let go of your past, to have a future, would you do it? Well, that’s what I did. Now this is my life." That is the premise of The Bumblebee Flies Anyway as stated by Elijah Wood’s character, Barney Snow. A soft, almost passive film, Bumblebee challenges us to follow a shadowy figure as... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 27, 2006

Elijah Wood - Performance as "Barney Snow" - in The Bumblebee Flies Anyway

SPOILER ALERT There are very few equivalents in Elijah Wood’s filmography comparable to his performance as Barney Snow in The Bumblebee Flies Anyway. In many cases, his characters are lost boys, wrestling with circumstances and hormones finding their way in the end. Elijah Wood has said he likes... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 20, 2006

Elijah Wood - The Bumblebee Flies Anyway - Synopsis

SPOILER ALERT The Bumblebee Flies Anyway marked the second Elijah Wood release for the year 2000, the other being the ensemble work Chain of Fools, both films having limited release and are apt to become lost between The Fellowship of the Ring, Ash Wednesday and The Two Towers. Unlike the dark farce... Sign in to see full entry.

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