Insomnia was released in 2002

Starring:

Al Pacino as Will Dormer
Robin Williams as Walter Finch
Hilary Swank as Ellie Burr
Lorne Cardinal as Rich

Harrison Ford was considered for the role of Will Dormer (Al Pacino).

As a child, Pacino found himself often repeating the plots and voices of characters he had seen in the movies. Bored and unmotivated in school he found a haven in school plays and his interest soon blossomed into a full-time career. Starting on the stage, he went through a lengthy period of depression and poverty, sometimes having to borrow bus fare to make it to auditions. He made it into the prestigious Actors Studio in 1966, studying under legendary acting coach Lee Strasberg, creator of the Method Approach that would become the trademark of many ’70s-era actors.

Hey there, friends!

I’m always pretty excited for our movies on APTN’s Friday Night Flick but I’m super-pumped to be watching Insomnia with you this week!
Insomnia stars Al Pacino, Robin Williams and Hilary Swank. It’s about two Los Angeles homicide detectives who are dispatched to Alaska to investigate the murder of a teen girl. The really tough part about the whole deal is that it’s around the same time of year that the sun doesn’t set! I’ve always been curious as to what that’s like, myself. But, after watching this movie I’m not so sure anymore.

The thriller is directed by one of my all-time favourite directors Christopher Nolan. If that name sounds familiar to you then you must have heard about a couple of movies that have done quite well in the past couple of years. I’m talking the newest series of Batman movies – Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008). He also had a hand in Inception (2010) which did quite well earlier this year and he is known for his unique style, especially for Memento (2000). And now he’s going to be involved in the newest installations of the Batman AND Superman movies.

I’ve been having a pretty tough time sleeping lately. Kernel likes to stay up late and the noises I hear coming from the living room are just a tad disconcerting. “Hey Chantelle, what does this do?”, “Hey Chantelle, why is there smoke coming out of this?”, “Hey Chantelle… Oops! ”
It just doesn’t end. Just thinking about it is making me tired. Does anyone have any tips on getting to sleep?

I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks for watching!

Chantelle

You know trying to get my daily recommended 14 hours of sleep is hard enough living next door to that noisy cat. But add insomnia to the mix and I’m out of luck. I tried counting pizzas but all that did was make my stomach growl and there was no turning the volume down on that. So I had to get up and make my specialty; ham, bacon, pistachio, garbanzo bean pizza… by the time the fire department left and my stomach had been pumped there was no way that I was going to be able to sleep.

Just wait til Chantelle comes home too. I don’t know how I am going to explain the condition of the kitchen. The bathroom. And her shoe closet.

I think I am getting a little too involved with these movies every week.

Kernel