Coming up on Saturday at the Described Movies: Scarface and The Three Musketeers.

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From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 4pm Saturday in NZ, 2pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies: Scarface from 1983, and The Three Musketeers from 2004.
Scarface is a 1983 American crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Oliver Stone.
Loosely based on the 1929 novel of the same name and serving as a loose remake of the 1932 film, it tells the story of Cuban refugee Tony Montana (Al Pacino), who arrives penniless in Miami during the Mariel boatlift and becomes a powerful and extremely homicidal drug lord.
The film co-stars Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Robert Loggia.
De Palma dedicated this version of Scarface to the memories of Howard Hawks and Ben Hecht, the writers of the original film.
Pacino became interested in a remake of the 1932 version after seeing it, and he and producer Martin Bregman began to develop it.
Sidney Lumet was initially hired to direct the film but was replaced by De Palma, who hired Stone to write the script.
Filming took place from November 1982 to May 1983, in Los Angeles and Miami.
The film's soundtrack was composed by Giorgio Moroder.
Scarface premiered in New York City on 1 December 1983, and was released on 9 December by Universal Pictures.
The film grossed $45 million at the domestic box office and $66 million worldwide.
Initial critical reception was negative due to its excessive violence, profanity, and graphic drug usage.
Some Cuban expatriates in Miami objected to the film's portrayal of Cubans as criminals and drug traffickers.
In the years that followed, critics have reappraised it, and it is now considered one of the greatest gangster films ever made.
Screenwriters and directors such as Martin Scorsese have praised the film, and it has been referenced extensively in pop culture, especially in hip hop music, as well as comic books, television programs, and video games.
The film has come to be regarded as a cult classic.
Directed by: Brian De Palma.
Screenplay by: Oliver Stone.
Produced by: Martin Bregman.
Starring: Al Pacino.
Cinematography: John A. Alonzo.
Edited by: Jerry Greenberg, and David Ray.
Music by: Giorgio Moroder.
Distributed by: Universal Pictures.
Release dates: 1 December 1983 (New York City), and 9 December 1983 (United States).
File Length: 170 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $23.5–37 million.
Box office: $66 million.
Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers is a 2004 American animated direct-to-video musical adventure comedy film based on the film adaptations of the 1844 novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas and the Mickey Mouse film series by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.
As the title suggests, it features Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy as the three musketeers in their first full length feature film together.
This film was directed by Donovan Cook, produced by Walt Disney Pictures and the Australian office of DisneyToon Studios.
It was released directly to VHS and DVD on August 17, 2004, by Walt Disney Home Entertainment, and was later re-released on Blu-ray Disc on August 12, 2014, coinciding with the film's 10th anniversary.
The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics, who praised its musical numbers, action sequences and faithfulness to the original material, but were mixed on certain aspects and elements.
Directed by: Donovan Cook.
Screenplay by: Evan Spiliotopoulos, and David M. Evans.
Based on: The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, and Mickey Mouse by nesting level, and Walt Disney.
Produced by: Margot Pipkin.
Starring: Wayne Allwine, Russi Taylor, Neil Fanning, Tony Anselmo, Tress MacNeille, Bill Farmer, April Winchell, Rob Paulsen, Jim Cummings, Jeff Bennett, and Maurice LaMarche.
Edited by: Bret Marnell.
Music by: Bruce Broughton.
Production companies: DisneyToon Studios, and Walt Disney Pictures.
Distributed by: Walt Disney Home Entertainment.
Release date: 17 August 2004.
File Length: 67 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
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