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Review: Did you ever see… A Perfect Murder?
25 November 2009 4:01 PM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
This week sees the Us release of The Road. Adapted from the Cormac McCarthynovel, it follows the story of a man and his son struggling to survive in a post-apocalyptic environment. The man is played by Viggo Mortensen.
Relatively unknown before winning the role of Aragorn in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, he has done well to shake off the shadow of the popular series with critically acclaimed roles in films like A History of Violence. Pre-lotr his biggest part was in Young Guns II, riding alongside a pre-csi William Petersen. Then his first major supporting role, in the 1998 thriller A Perfect Murder.
Michael Douglas is Steven Taylor, a successful business man. His complex investment portfolio is starting to collapse, meaning he will need his wife’s financial stability to remain afloat. Unfortunately, his younger wife Emily (Gwyneth Paltrow) has embarked on a tumultuous affair with a struggling artist, »
- Barry Steele
Viggo Mortensen talks about finding hope in 'The Road' and if he'll do 'The Hobbit'
25 November 2009 2:00 PM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Viggo Mortensen may have galloped his way into our collective pop-culture consciousness as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings, but he was already mesmerizing a full decade earlier in Sean Penn's The Indian Runner. His post-Rings output has seen some similarly impressive portrayals, particularly as the suburban-dad-with-a-past in A History of Violence and the coiled-spring Russian mobster in Eastern Promises. His latest role, in The Road, which opens today, is similarly affecting. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning Cormac McCarthy novel, the film follows a man and his son as they navigate the scorched landscape of a post-apocalyptic earth, »
- Keith Staskiewicz
Viggo Mortensen Talks The Road
23 November 2009 12:27 PM, PST | www.canmag.com | See recent CanMag news »
Viggo Mortensen always gives his all to his performances. That.s why you see such intense stuff like Eastern Promises and A History of Violence. The Road wasn.t just a post-apocalyptic survival movie to him. He really got as thin as a starving traveler in the wasteland.
Viggo Walks The Road
.What was interesting to me that happened was partly it.s what you prepare first,. Mortensen said. .Then because of the toll the movie just was taking on us physically anyway, and because I think there.s that thing that.s magical in movies which can.t be explained technically. It.s why certain shots stay in your mind years after you.ve seen a movie. There.s something that.s inexplicable. There is something mysterious in movie storytelling. That.s why people go. It.s the way you prepare too. It.s in a way almost like a religious ritual. »
Remake Of The Brood Is Becoming A Reality
22 November 2009 8:54 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
It's strange to think that David Cronenberg has been freaking us out for thirty years. Be it the head explosion in Scanners, the creation of Brundlefly in The Fly, or even Ed Harris' end in A History of Violence, his films have always existed on the far edge of extreme, even by today's standards. When you consider the impact his films have had, it's kind of strange that Hollywood has yet to make any crappy, updated remakes of them yet. There was a rumor a few years ago of a Scanners remake that never was, and Cronenberg himself signed on to remake The Fly back in September, but up until now the man's work has been untouched. Now to drop the other shoe... According to Shock Till You Drop, Cory Goodman, the writer of next year's Paul Bettany film Priest, is refinishing his script for The Brood, a remake »
Viggo Mortensen Interview The Road
21 November 2009 9:26 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Viggo Mortensen has consistently earned acclaim for his work in a wide range of films, including most recently Eastern Promises, A History of Violence and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In 2008, he starred again with and was directed by Ed Harris in Appaloosa.
We sat down with him this past weekend to talk about his new movie, The Road, the highly anticipated big screen adaptation of the beloved, best-selling Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Cormac McCarthy, who also wrote No Country for Old Men. Mortensen leads an all-star cast featuring Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce and young newcomer Kodi Smit-McPhee in this epic post-apocalyptic tale of the survival of a father (Mortensen) and his young son (Smit-McPhee) as they journey across a barren America that was destroyed by a mysterious cataclysm.
Directed by John Hillcoat, The Road is an adventure story, a horror story, a road movie and ultimately »
- Sheila Roberts
Exclusive Video: Viggo Mortensen and Cast Travel on The Road
20 November 2009 12:14 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Viggo Mortensen is an actor who is known for pushing the envelope with every screen role he takes. From a warrior king in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, to an amnesia ridden reluctant hero in A History of Violence, to his Oscar Nominated role as a undercover agent posing as a Russian Mobster in David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises, Mortensen always delivers with a strong and moving performance. In his new film The Road, opening in theaters on November 25th, the actor once again takes on a difficult role as a father trying to protect his son from the hardships of a post-apocalyptic future. We recently had an opportunity to speak with Mortensen, along with his co-star Michael K. Williams (The Wire) and the film's director John Hillcoat (The Proposition) about the movie, the cast, the book it was based on and how to survive the inevitable post-apocalyptic future. »
Lauren Bacall, Maria Bello, Alec Baldwin: Governors Awards 2009
15 November 2009 5:04 PM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
Honorary Award recipient Lauren Bacall, who appeared in, among others, To Have and Have Not, The Big Sleep, Young Man with a Horn, How to Marry a Millionaire, Woman’s World, Sex and the Single Girl, Murder on the Orient Express, The Fan, and The Mirror Has Two Faces, arrives at the 2009 Governors Awards ceremony held at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland on Saturday, November 14. Maria Bello, the leading lady in A History of Violence Oscar 2010 co-host Alec Baldwin, a best supporting actor Academy Award nominee for The Cooler Photos: Michael Yada / ©A.M.P.A.S. Click on the photos to enlarge them. »
- Joan Lister
Dff: An Evening With Ed Harris
14 November 2009 4:27 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
It's always very strange to see actors out of costume, dropping character, and sitting in front of you for a Q&A. This is especially true of an actor like Ed Harris, who has such a distinctive voice and presence that it's pretty odd to see him begging Kleenex from the audience so he can remove the fingerprints off his latest award. The man who seems so cool and collected in front of the camera (think of A History of Violence, Nixon, Gone Baby Gone, or any film where he's been unflappably tough) admitted that he lacked social skills, and was dreading the dinner to follow because he never knows what to say.
Well, for not knowing what to say, he still managed to be a very entertaining presence for an hour. When asked when he realized he was "pretty good" at acting, he cited an Oklahoma City production of »
- Elisabeth Rappe
Comic book writer/artist Al Davison on what was wrong with The Dark Knight, Superman Returns and Watchmen
13 November 2009 3:31 PM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
We're seeing more and more comic books and graphic novels being adapted for the big screen and, even with varied results at the box office, the trend shows no sign of stopping.
This is largely because established titles come with a devoted fanbase while newer publications are akin to film storyboards that give studios a clear visual idea of the project.
Only recently I have twice reported on a number of comics that are being picked up by film bosses, and you can see those round-ups here and here.
I talked about the craze to comic book writer and artist Al Davison, who runs The Astral Gypsy graphic novels shop and art studio in the Canal Basin here in Coventry.
Al's been writing and drawing comics for 25 years. He is working on the Doctor Who comic (as seen in the image pictured right), which was launched in July, and recently »
- David Bentley
Comic book writer/artist Al Davison on what was wrong with The Dark Knight, Superman Returns and Watchmen
13 November 2009 3:11 PM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
We're seeing more and more comic books and graphic novels being adapted for the big screen and, even with varied results at the box office, the trend shows no sign of stopping.
This is largely because established titles come with a devoted fanbase while newer publications are akin to film storyboards that give studios a clear visual idea of the project.
Only recently I have twice reported on a number of comics that are being picked up by film bosses, and you can see those round-ups here and here.
I talked about the craze to comic book writer and artist Al Davison, who runs The Astral Gypsy graphic novels shop and art studio in the Canal Basin here in Coventry.
Al's been writing and drawing comics for 25 years. He is working on the Doctor Who comic (as seen in the image pictured right), which was launched in July, and recently »
- David Bentley
Pontypool Coming to DVD Next January
11 November 2009 2:16 AM, PST | HugAZombie | See recent HugAZombie news »
2008 had strippers and zombies, and 2009 had radio stations surrounded by infected zombies. IFC picked up both Pontypool and Dead Snow, and released them both via IFC-on-Demand. Now IFC has announced that the Pontypool will arrive on DVD January 26, 2010. No word on a Blu-Ray release, but how High Def do you want a movie entirely set in a radio station?
Here's the synopsis:
Pontypool, named after the small town in which it’s set, features veteran character actor Stephen McHattie, (Watchmen, 300, A History of Violence), as a cantankerous radio DJ trapped within the station’s walls as a deadly virus consumes the town, turning its citizens into cannibalistic zombie-like creatures.
"Zombie-like!" Don't be turned off non-zombie fans! They're not real zombies!
Source: Video Eta »
- (Fulci)
John C. Reilly and Mary-Louise Parker Go 'Red'
5 November 2009 4:32 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
When Warren Ellis' Red was first optioned, I wasn't particularly excited. As readers have pointed out, Ellis has many books that would be more exciting to see on the big screen. The initial casting of Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman didn't inspire a lot of excitement, either. (I love both, but Willis as an ex-assassin? Hardly inspired.) But as Robert Schwentke has filled out his cast, things have gotten a lot more interesting. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mary-Louise Parker and John C. Reilly are in talks to join Red alongside Freeman, Willis, and Helen Mirren.
Reilly would play a retired CIA agent who is paranoid that everyone is out to kill him. Willis' predicament will naturally prove him right, and it's the frantic, nervous role that Reilly specializes in. Again, it's not the most inspired casting, but it's exciting to see Reilly finally land a comic book role. »
- Elisabeth Rappe
AFI Fest 2009: Christopher Plummer, Viggo Mortensen Tributes
24 October 2009 10:57 PM, PDT | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
James McAvoy, Christopher Plummer in The Last Station (top); Viggo Mortensen in A History of Violence (bottom) AFI Fest 2009 has selected Christopher Plummer, who’ll turn 80 next December, and Viggo Mortensen, 51, as this year’s tribute honorees. Sponsored by the Skirball Cultural Center, Plummer’s tribute will precede the screening of The Last Station, in which he plays Leo Tolstoy, on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Mortensen’s tribute will precede the Us premiere of John Hillcoat’s futuristic drama The Road on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Both tributes will take place at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. A stage, film, and television and television veteran, during the course of his 50-plus-year career Plummer has won two Tony Awards (for Cyrano [...] »
- Andre Soares
New Criminologist dives deep into ‘The Irishman’ in “Inside an Upcoming Major Hollywood Mob Flick”
14 October 2009 12:58 PM, PDT | MovieSet.com | See recent MovieSet.com news »
While promoting the production of ‘The Irishman,’ we’ve found there are many disparate niches of fans for this film. For example, Vincent D’Onofrio, Christopher Walken, Val Kilmer, Ray Stevenson and many of the other actors have dedicated fan groups and dozens of fan sites and busy message boards.
Ray Stevenson as Danny Greene in 'The Irishman'
There are folks who have a personal association with the Cleveland mob wars and others who care mostly that the film is made in Detroit. Then of course, there are mafia movies fans And also the historians and researchers who adeptly chronicle every nuance of the situations, characters and compare/contrast the reality with the movies.
A perfect example of the latter is the New Criminologist who published an deep-dive article into the story by Ron Chepesiuk called The Irishman: Inside an Upcoming Major Hollywood Mob Flick.
For those »
- Dave
Josh Olson On 'Oz,' 'The Twisted Land Of Oz' And Todd McFarlane
1 October 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Earlier this week, we ran an excerpt from MTV Splash Page editor Rick Marshall's interview with Todd McFarlane. In the article, the McFarlane discusses what some of the plans are for adapting his "Twisted Land of Oz" toy line into a feature film. He also mentions a writer, "A History of Violence" scribe Josh Olson, who turned in a script that McFarlane wasn't satisfied with. Well there's more to the story, and Olson has kindly taken some time out to share his side of the story.
My name is Josh Olson, and I am the screenwriter who wrote the script for the Warner Brothers "Oz" project. I read MTV's interview with Todd McFarlane yesterday, and just wanted to clear up some confusing misunderstandings.
I was never hired to write anything based on "The Twisted Land of Oz."
The project I pitched to Warner Brothers was based entirely on my own ideas, »
- MTV Movies Team
Exclusive: Todd McFarlane Speaks On The Story And Future Of 'The Twisted Land Of Oz'
29 September 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
This week, fans get to celebrate almost a century of "The Wizard of Oz" with a 70th Anniversary DVD/Blu-ray release of the 1939 film. It's fitting then that we have some exclusive new information to share with you on the screen adaptation of Todd McFarlane's "The Twisted Land of Oz" toy line.
MTV Splash Page editor Rick Marshall spoke to the man himself recently, and he was more than happy to delve into the project's genesis, some basic story elements and what the future holds. There's new stuff in here, things you haven't heard yet. The short version: this ain't your granddaddy's "Wizard of Oz." "Spawn" creator McFarlane has some dark ideas kicking around in his head, and they mesh very well with the inherently creepy qualities of "Oz."
Just coming to the point we're at today has been quite a ride for McFarlane. The "Twisted" line of toys »
- Adam Rosenberg
David Cronenberg Returns to The Fly
25 September 2009 7:42 AM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »
It’s very rare to see original filmmakers involved with the many remakes and reboots populating Hollywood, but that seems to be the case here as the Risky Biz Blog is reporting David Cronenberg is developing a remake of his 1986 cult classic The Fly. Cronenberg has previously gone on record as saying he didn’t want to be involved in remakes of his films, but he’s apparently had a change of heart. According to Risky Biz the filmmaker is developing the project at Fox with an eye at possibly writing and directing the new version. The 1986 title, itself a remake of Kurt Neumann's 1958 sci-fi classic, starred Jeff Goldblum as Seth Brundle, an eccentric scientist who, after an experiment with teleportation goes awry, is transformed into a fly. Geena Davis starred as Goldblum's love interest and partner, Veronica. The film spawned a sequel in 1989 that starred Eric Stotlz as Seth and Veronica’s son. »
- James Cook
Viggo Mortensen To Not Quit Acting
24 September 2009 1:55 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Collider recently caught up with acclaimed actor Viggo Mortensen (A History of Violence) during the premiere of his upcoming film The Road at the Toronto International Film Festival, and took the exclusive opportunity to ask the Mortensen what was up with his declaration to step away from acting, which shocked Viggo-lovers across the Net earlier this past Spring.
To our shared semi-surprise (sarcasm alert), Mortensen pulled a Brett Favre-style about-face and shot down the rumore, stating that he’ll be sticking around to mess with this whole being-an-actor thing for the time being.
Ok, so maybe he didn’t say it quite like that - maybe it was more along the lines of “Eh, I’m good for now,” but… Oh heck, just watch this exclusive video scoop from Collider:
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Ah Viggo… as elusive and enigmatic as ever.
I could get snarky about actors / athletes / rappers (isn’t Joaquin Phoenix all three in one? »
- Kofi Outlaw
David Cronenberg to Remake The Fly
24 September 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
David Cronenberg (A History of Violence, Eastern Promises) has revealed that he is developing a reboot of his 1986 sci-fi classic "The Fly," with plans of directing and potentially writing the new film. His 1986 movie, which is a remake of Kurt Neumann's 1958 film, starred Jeff Goldblum and became a huge hit for Fox, earning $40 million and turning into a phenomenon. It centers on Seth Brundle (Goldblum), an eccentric scientist who, after an experiment with teleportation goes awry, is transformed into a fly. After making the film, Cronenberg stated that he was not interested in pursuing any more installments. Three years later, 20th Century Fox developed a sequel that Cronenberg was not involved with. It was mostly ignored by the moviegoers. »
Cronenberg circles revamped version of 'The Fly'
24 September 2009 11:25 AM, PDT | Denver Movies Examiner | See recent Denver Movies Examiner news »
Acclaimed director David Cronenberg will develop a remake of his 1986 film The Fly.
The Fly, a remake of Kurt Neumann’s 1958 feature, made an impressive $40 million domestically and starred Jeff Goldblum as a scientist who is accidentally transformed into a fly. Thanks to the botched experiment, the good doctor is given sweet, sweet powers like sticking to walls, doing flips and become a grotesque monster.
The film co-starred Geena Davis.
Cronenberg walked away from future installments but 20th Century Fox created a lackluster sequel in 1989 which opened to poor reviews.
The Canadian filmmaker will also begin work on The Maltarese Circle, a political thriller due out in 2010. He is best known for such films as A History of Violence, Eastern Promises (which scored an Oscar nomination for Viggo Mortensen) and The Dead Zone.
For those unaware of The Fly, here's a quick rundown courtesy of a search on YouTube: »
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