TOMB RAIDER TIPPED
FOR OSCAR GONG
Copyright 2001 www.tombraiderchronicles.com
[ August 10th 2001 ]
Hollywood's
Oscar watchers have tipped Paramount Pictures
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider motion picture for a possible
award nomination in one of the special effects
and technology categories at next years prestigious
awards ceremony. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider stars
former Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie who embarks
on a perilous mission to rescue the Clock of Ages,
and ancient time-traveling device, from the hands
of an evil spectre. Originally slammed by critics
across the globe, the Simon West helmed motion
picture has generated over $200m in box office
receipts since it's inception June 15th.
Eidos
Interactive, the publisher of the Tomb Raider
videogame counterpart, has also recorded accelerated
sales in it's software titles since the release
of the movie.
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