The wall film part 4 of 25 the thin ice pink floyd. The result is a unique exploration of the science behind global warming, and an intimate portrait of a global community of researchers racing to understand our planets changing climate. Thin ice boasts an impressive cast, with the always funny and charismatic greg kinnear, teamed well with alan arkin, and has a unique set up with some generally funny moments. With greg kinnear, billy crudup, alan arkin, lea thompson. Thin ice locally handmade, retail, gifts and souvenirs. Parker, the film is about the police chief of a small new england town who investigates a cryptic letter sent to the mother of a kidnapped child who was. With david gudbrandsson, lena endre, bianca kronlof, angunnguaq larsen. Executiveproduced by star keaton, on thin ice debuted november 3, 2003 on the lifetime channel.
True to the disjointed tone of the song, the movie sequence for the thin ice starts by pitting gilmours lyrics about parental love and the warm sea with grisly images of war, death and dismemberment. Thin ice is perfectly targeted for tween and teen viewers, with its overthetop characterizations of christians and unbelievers. This map shows the global reach of the earth day launch of the movie on april 22nd and 23rd, 20. Thin ice aka the convincer gives us greg kinnear the kennedys as an insurance agent looking for a way out of frigid wisconsin is blackmailed by an unstable locksmith in the theft of a. People watched the film in at least 120 countries, on all seven continents from antarctica and mongolia to libya and peru, thin ice reached around the world.
At the time this film was made, the woman on whom the main character is based was in the witness protection program. The film focuses on their collective fight for fairness and analyzes the ways in which playing the game on the field can translate into sociopolitical progress off the. In the lead roles of thin ice, two guldbagge awardwinning actors are. The plot follows ski instructor lili heiser henie, who works at a local luxury hotel in the swiss alps. Mickey prohaska is a smalltime insurance agent looking for a way to jumpstart his business, reunite with. Oct 28, 2012 thin ice was released in 2012 on friday, february 17, 2012 in limited movie theaters. Thin ice is one of the 80s and 90s church films designed to show young christians different situations and possible ways to deal with different situations as well as what someone being convicted by god may be going through and how they may view the christians attempts to convert them. It just shows that in times of desperation a mother would do just about anything to provide for her kids and in this. With tom selleck, kathy baker, kohl sudduth, leslie hope. Following the further festival run, the film was released theatrically in february 2012. A dishonest insurance salesmans life quickly disintegrates during a wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer. Based on the characters from the jesse stone book series created by robert b.
Thin ice is choppy, its tone jumps, it has an unnecessary voiceover, and one wonders about the easy, sappy ending. A research vessel disappears in the waters off greenland. Parker, the film is about the police chief of a small new england town who. A widowed mother begins dealing drugs in order to support her struggling family, but when the. Thin ice could have been more coherent in the first. Theres an explanation of the plot at the end of thin ice, including flashbacks to key moments and shots explaining otherwise inexplicable.
If you are a local artist and would like to sell your work at thin ice, please send us an email to set up an appointment. Mickey prohaska is a smalltime insurance agent looking for a way to jumpstart his business, reunite with his estranged wife and escape the frigid wisconsin we. Thin ice 2009 cast and crew a police chief tom selleck lands in trouble with the town council after a shootout on the streets of boston. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Thin ice similar films to watch if you like thin ice. The true story of olympic champion figure skater tai babilonia, her rise to fame and her fall from grace. Patsy mccartle is a widow with two sons trying to gather all the money she has to pay for her car, bills, and her sons medication, all of which she can barely afford. Jan 17, 2012 thin ice aka the convincer gives us greg kinnear the kennedys as an insurance agent looking for a way out of frigid wisconsin is blackmailed by an unstable locksmith in the theft of a rare. To make matters worse, she ends up losing that job, which at least allowed her to buy her sons asthma medication. Rent thin ice 2011 starring greg kinnear and billy crudup on dvd and bluray. Please tell us a little bit about yourself and include any links to your work. Parents need to know that on thin ice is a 2019 documentary about the history and current realities of prejudice and discrimination, in all its forms, in sports. Thin ice is expected to premiere at c more and tv4 and in the other nordic countries during spring of 2020.
The film premiered locally in minneapolis at the walker art center on october 12, 2011, completely recut and retitled as thin ice. Jan 06, 2012 blending dark comedy and delirious midwestern noir, thin ice reaches a breaking point that no one least of all mickey prohaska could ever see coming. Directed by 1 writing credits 5 cast 32 produced by 6 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing. Thin ice is a 2009 american madefortelevision crime drama film directed by robert harmon and starring tom selleck, kathy baker, and kohl sudduth.
Thin ice is a 1937 american comedyromance film directed by sidney lanfield and starring tyrone power and figure skater sonja henie. On thin ice the tai babilonia story 1990 full movie online. Everything you need to know about thin ice movie 2012. This documentary takes a look at the exclusion, hatred, and hazing that some athletes have faced over the past hundred years based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and disability. Isiah whitlock has also been cast as a series regular. Thin ice, a 2009 television film starring tom selleck.
On thin ice 2003 a widow, patsy mccartle diane keaton, struggles to support herself and her two sons on her meager wages as a waitress. Thin ice, a 1981 television film directed by paul aaron thin ice, a british television thriller. Diane keaton could not be further removed from annie hall if shed taken a rocket to mars in this. Thin ice, a 1997 memoir by illustrator bruce mccall disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title thin ice. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. With diane keaton, frank adamson, lisa best, lothaire bluteau. Daylight fireworks is a 2014 chinese thriller film written and directed by diao yinan, and produced by vivian qu. Growing increasingly desperate under the strain of debt, patsy resorts to selling crystal meth. May 03, 2019 madefortv a teacher kate jackson falls in love with her student gerard prendergast, and has to deal with the fallout from her family and the community. Thin ice was released in 2012 on friday, february 17, 2012 in limited movie theaters. With rachael crawford, charlie stratton, denise nicholas, chuck shamata. Bridgit mendler has nabbed the lead role in thin ice, the fox comedy pilot that hails from new girl creator, meriwether.
The movie is overall not that bad, not great either. Hes a morally flexible wisconsin insurance salesman for whom honesty is the leastlikely policy. The cheesehead noir thin ice presents greg kinnear in a role thats almost too easy for him. She falls in love with a man who goes skiing every morning power. With lenore bender, william bender, james curtin, r. I do not watch many movies but if they were all as good as this one i would be a hopeless movie addict. Oct 08, 2019 thin ice is expected to premiere at c more and tv4 and in the other nordic countries during spring of 2020. Lesbians on ice provide the focus of this british drama. Thin ice an insurance agent looking for a way out of frigid wisconsin is blackmailed by an unstable locksmith in the theft of a rare violin that belongs to a retired farmer.
Thin ice is a 2011 american comedydrama film directed by jill sprecher and starring greg kinnear, alan arkin and billy crudup. Jesse stone and captain healy are shot during an unauthorized stakeout in boston. Thin ice 2011 a dishonest insurance salesmans life quickly disintegrates during a wisconsin winter when he teams up with a psychopath to steal a rare violin at the home of a reclusive farmer. A widow, patsy mccartle diane keaton, struggles to support herself and her two sons on her meager wages as a waitress. To make matters worse, she ends up losing that job, which at least allowed. Steffi and natalie are amateur skaters at the same rink in london. One also wonders what the original movie was like before it fell through the. According to gerald scarfe on the dvd commentary, the postwar scenes were directly inspired by the work of robert capa, a photographer. At the start of this movie based on a robert parker novel, chief stone is on a stakeout with his friend captain healy, the massachusetts head of homicide. Spirit of vengeance, this means war and the secret world of arrietty. The film won the golden bear award at the 64th berlin international film festival.
Theres an explanation of the plot at the end of thin ice, including flashbacks to key moments and shots explaining otherwise inexplicable matters. Though her son was declared dead, she hopes he will reopen the case. The two are talking and not paying enough attention when someone shows up and shoots both of them. Ultimately, thin ice has too thin a plot and the characters are too cold to gain the viewers sympathy. Events spin out of control when an insurance salesman greg kinnear tries to scam an old farmer. The majority of the work at thin ice is handcrafted by local artists. Directed by 1 writing credits 5 cast 32 produced by 6 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 2 production design by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 costume design by 1 makeup department 3. This is a movie my family and i watch at least once a year. Patsy then turns to dealing drugs and becomes addicted to crystal meth. Finally, the movies winking and laughing at doing anything, no matter how dishonest, to gain money and commit fraud should leave a sour taste in the mouths of most viewers, especially mediawise viewers. A teacher falls in love with a student, and deals with the reactions of the people around her. This explanation essentially builds a different movie out of the one we thought we just saw, and rather makes us want to see it again knowing what we now know. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including ghost rider. Thin ice starring tom selleck, kathy baker and william devane.
Bridgit mendler lands lead role in foxs thin ice comedy. Sonja henie is magic on the ice and tyrone powers is magic of the silver screen a perfect pairing, on and off the ice. Steffi and her partner, a journalist, are going to write a mainstream. Madefortv a teacher kate jackson falls in love with her student gerard prendergast, and has to deal with the fallout from her family. Blending dark comedy and delirious midwestern noir, thin ice reaches a breaking point that no one least of all mickey prohaska could ever see coming.
Youll want to make this a weekend viewing event, paring it with the. Thin ice shows the talent ice skating and skiing that sonja henie was known for by winning gold and bronze medals in the olympics many times over. This articles plot summary may be too long or excessively. Mickey prohaska oscar nominee greg kinnear, as good as it gets is a smalltime insurance agent looking for a way to jumpstart his business, reunite with his estranged. In the lead roles of thin ice, two guldbagge awardwinning actors are seen.
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