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Wicker Park (soundtrack)
''Wicker Park'' is a 2004 American romantic thriller drama film directed by Paul McGuigan and starring Josh Hartnett, Rose Byrne, Diane Kruger and Matthew Lillard. It is a remake of the 1996 French film ''L'Appartement'', which in turn is loosely based on Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. It was nominated for the Grand Prix at the Montreal World Film Festival, the city in which the film was partially filmed. The title refers to the Wicker Park neighborhood on Chicago's near northwest side. Plot Matt Simon, a young advertising executive, returns to Chicago with his fiancée Rebecca, after spending the last two years in New York. He bumps into his old friend Luke on the way into a meeting at a restaurant, in preparation for a business trip to China. Once inside, Matt thinks he overhears Lisa, the beautiful dancer he was in love with two years before, who had vanished overnight. Unable to confront the woman he believes may be Lisa, he blows off the trip and instead emba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul McGuigan (filmmaker)
Paul McGuigan (born 19 September 1963) is a Scottish film and television director, best known for directing films such as ''Lucky Number Slevin'', ''Gangster No. 1'' and ''Push''. He has also directed episodes of '' Sherlock'', ''Scandal'', '' Monroe'' and '' Smash''. He was born in Bellshill Maternity Hospital, Scotland. Filmography * ''The Acid House'' (1998) * ''Gangster No. 1'' (2000) * '' The Reckoning'' (2003) * '' Wicker Park'' (2004) * ''Lucky Number Slevin'' (2006) * ''Push'' (2009) * ''Victor Frankenstein'' (2015) * ''Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool ''Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool'' is a 2017 biographical romantic drama film directed by Paul McGuigan and starring Annette Bening and Jamie Bell, with a cast that includes Vanessa Redgrave and Julie Walters. It is based on the memoir o ...'' (2017) Television Awards References External links * BBC - ''Paul McGuigan on Movies''Telegraph - ''Film-makers on film: Paul McGuigan'' {{DEFAULTSORT:McGuig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |