Treo plays prominent role in new movie, 'A Good Year'

Palm Inc.'s Treo smart phone plays prominent in Ridley Scott' and Russel Crowe's new movie, "A Good Year," according to the filmmakers.

"Every once in a while, there's a prop that helps define a character, and the Treo is his key tie to the world, his lifeline, as he decides whether he's going to commit to his new life or go back to his old one," said Fred Baron, the executive vice president of feature productions at News Corp.'s 20th Century Fox.

The romantic comedy opens Friday. Russell Crowe plays an investment banker from London who winds up in Provence tending to a small vineyard he inherited. [via The Associated Press]

Other films where cellphones have played a leading role:

-- Japanese Text Messaging Horror Flick - "One Missed Call" reads the screen on cell phones: Victims hear themselves scream in messages sent from their own phones and dated two days in the future, which is precisely when they die an outlandish death.

-- Cellular A US film with Kim Basinger and William H. Macy. The Nokia 6600 is central to the film's dark storyline, which portrays both the best and worst features of cellphones.

-- Cellphone A Chinese film and a dark comedy about a morally bankrupt television talk show host who lies, cheats and schemes his way through life using his feature-laden cell phone.

emily | 5:20 PM | SMS and The Movies |
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