Coming up on Saturday at the Described Movies: Stardust, and Goodbye Christopher Robin.
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From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 6pm Saturday in NZ, 4pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies Stardust from 2007, and Goodbye Christopher Robin from 2017.
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Movie 1, Stardust
Stardust is a 2007 romantic fantasy adventure film directed by Matthew Vaughn and co-written by Vaughn and Jane Goldman.
Based on Neil Gaiman's 1999 novel of the same name, it features an ensemble cast led by Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller, Ricky Gervais, Jason Flemyng, Rupert Everett, Peter O'Toole, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Robert De Niro, with narration by Ian McKellen.
The film follows Tristan, a young man from the fictional town of Wall in England.
Wall is a town on the border of the magical fantasy kingdom of Stormhold.
Tristan enters the magical world to collect a fallen star to give to his beloved Victoria, in return for her hand in marriage.
To his surprise, he collects the star, a woman named Yvaine.
Witches and the Princes of Stormhold are also hunting for Yvaine.
Meanwhile, Tristan tries to get her back to Wall with him before Victoria's birthday, the deadline for her offer.
The film was released to positive reviews and grossed $137 million on a $70–88.5 million budget.
In 2008 it won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form.
It was released on DVD, Blu-ray and HD DVD on 18 December 2007.
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn.
Screenplay by: Jane Goldman, and Matthew Vaughn.
Based on: Stardust by Neil Gaiman.
Produced by: Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Michael Dreyer, Neil Gaiman, and Matthew Vaughn.
Starring: Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, Sienna Miller, Ricky Gervais, Jason Flemyng, Rupert Everett, Peter O'Toole, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Robert De Niro.
Cinematography: Ben Davis.
Edited by: Jon Harris.
Music by: Ilan Eshkeri.
Production companies: Marv Films, and Ingenious Film Partners.
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures.
Release dates: 29 July 2007 (Paramount Studio Theatre), 10 August 2007 (United States), and 19 October 2007 (United Kingdom).
File Length: 128 minutes.
Countries: United States, and United Kingdom.
Language: English.
Budget: $70–88.5 million.
Box office: $137 million.
Movie 2, Goodbye Christopher Robin
Goodbye Christopher Robin is a 2017 British biographical drama film about the lives of Winnie-the-Pooh creator A. A. Milne and his family, especially his son Christopher Robin.
It was directed by Simon Curtis and written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Simon Vaughan, and stars Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, and Kelly Macdonald.
The film premiered in the United Kingdom on 29 September 2017.
It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $7.2 million at the box office.
Directed by: Simon Curtis.
Written by: Frank Cottrell-Boyce, and Simon Vaughan
Produced by: Steve Christian, and Damian Jones.
Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, and Kelly Macdonald.
Cinematography: Ben Smithard.
Edited by: Victoria Boydell.
Music by: Carter Burwell.
Production Companies: DJ Films, Gasworks Media, and TSG Entertainment.
Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures.
Release dates: 20 September 2017 (Odeon Luxe Leicester Square), and 29 September 2017 (UK).
File Length: 107 minutes.
Country: United Kingdom.
Language: English.
Budget: under $3 million.
Box office: $7.2 million.