This week there are two movies opening in theaters based on books - both featuring directors who normally appear in front of the camera.
Opening Friday (11/14) on the Big Screen
Opening Friday (11/14) on the Big Screen
- "Homesman" - based on novel by Glendon Swarthout
- Stars Tommy Lee Jones (who also wrote and directed the film), Hilary Swank, Meryl Streep, and John Lithgow, Hailee Steinfield, and James Spader. When homesteading the Nebraska heartland leads three women to suffer breakdowns, it's Mary Bee's job to bring them back East to safety and asylum. Knowing the difficult task ahead, she recruits a man with a shady past, George Briggs, to help them along the way.
- "Rosewater" - based on memoir by Maziar Bahari
- Stars Gael Garcia Bernal, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Kim Bodnia, Haluk Bilginer, Golshifteh Farahani, and Clair Foy. In John Stewart's directorial debut, an Iranian journalist, who has been living in London and working for Newsweek, goes back to his home country to cover their 2009 presidential elections. When videotaping protests over election results, he is arrested by authorities and accused of being a spy.
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