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This decade’s film: 2000-2004
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Pottermania, Tolkein-mania, Twilight-mania…it’s fair to say that the noughties have been a strong one for different kinds of mania. Moreover, it’s also been the time for some pretty awesome movies.2000 marked a particularly promising start: American Beauty, the directorial debut from Sam Mendes was a unique ...1 week ago -
The Road Scribe Heads to the West ... Maybe with Sam Mendes
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After having skillfully penned The Road , a film that inspired Eugene Novikov to write : "John Hillcoats faithful, near-perfect adaptation beautifully captures McCarthys synthesis of all-encompassing darkness and enduring hope," scribe Joe Penhall is heading for an entirely different world of grit, drama, and ...1 week ago -
This Week on Australian Screens
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Cinema Releases for the Week 10/12/09 9 - Shane Ackers adaptation of his own Oscar-nominated short film actually came out yesterday (on the 9th, you see). 9 is a thoroughly enjoyable, but minor, animated action sci-fi adventure. There are some genuinely thrilling action sequences, its just a shame that the ...1 week ago -
Rashida Jones Accepts David Finchers Friend Request; Penhall Adapting Butchers Crossing For Mendes
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— Our beloved Rashida Jones has signed on to the already-filming "The Social Network," David Finchers movie about the founding of Facebook. Variety doesnt confirm who shes playing, but were almost certain that shell be Gretchen, the attorney of Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) - shes almost a decade older than the ...1 week ago -
Away We Go (2009)
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Away We Go is the newest movie by Sam Mendes , written by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida starring John Krasinski , Maya Rudolph , Catherine O’Hara , Jeff Daniels , Allison Janney , Jim Gaffigan , Maggie Gyllenhaal , Chris Messina and Melanie Lynskey . Plot: Burt (John Krasinski) and Verona (Maya ...1 week ago -
Joe Penhall To Adapt BUTCHER’S CROSSING. Sam Mendes Might Direct
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The other man that I need to thank besides director John Hillcoat , for how faithful The Road was to Cormac McCarthy ’s book is scribe Joe Penhall . Nothing about that film was disappointing. I’ve been hearing harsh reviews regarding Peter Jackson ’s upcoming adaptation The Lovely Bones , maybe he ...1 week ago -
The Road Screenwriter to Adapt Butcher’s Crossing for Sam Mendes
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Joe Penhall has been hired by Focus Features to adapt the John Williams ‘ 1960 Western novel Butcher’s Crossing , which Sam Mendes might direct. The New York Times called the book “the first and best revisionist western” and “harsh and relentless yet muted in tone,” noting that “ Butcher’s ...1 week ago -
Remembering a Decade…2008
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(prologue) As we can begin to hear the death rattle of the oughts, we in the third row decided to start on this continuing series throughout 2009 that will look back at our favorite films of each of the past ten years (2000-2009). This will ultimately culminate in a “ten best/favorites of the oughts” piece ...1 week ago -
What ‘Brothers’ Says About Afghans and Americans
Brave New Wave - Children of a Lesser Revolution —
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Only three days after President Barack Obama announced a 30,000 U.S. troop surge in Afghanistan, Jim Sheridan’s Brothers went into wide release. The story of filial ties tested through loss and shaky reunification boasts an impressive lead cast of some of Hollywood’s brightest young stars Natalie Portman ...1 week ago -
Culture Warrior: The Culturally Significant Films of the Decade
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Throughout this next month you’ll see, all over the Internet, numerous lists of films summing up the decade’s best and worst products of popular culture. But in the interest of this column, I thought it’d be appropriate not to outline the year’s best films, but the ones that are the most culturally ...2 weeks ago -
The last word in definitive theatre performances … or is it?
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To say a production can never be bettered undermines the whole point of theatre. But what about plays inextricably linked with their creators? I recently came across this short blog by Rupert Christiansen – primarily the Telegraphs opera critic, but also clearly an avid theatregoer. In it, he discusses the ...2 weeks ago -
Is this a new golden age for British theatre?
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While British film and TV struggle, our theatre scene is booming, with star turns from our greatest actors, and stand-out work from young writers. But can it last? A film magazine recently sent a questionnaire about the future of movies to a number of directors, including Sam Mendes. "They asked me if I was excited ...2 weeks ago -
Away We Go
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Away We Go is the 5th film from Director Sam Mendes. Known for American Beauty , Road to Perdition and last years Revolutionary Road which are very dark in tone and content, this is a step away from the norm from him and frankly is a breath of fresh air. Away We Go is the story of Burt, played by John ...3 weeks ago -
Oprah gets steamy with HBO
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Harpo Films sets sensual pilot at network Oprah Winfrey has a surprising project in the works. Her Harpo Films has made a deal with HBO to team on a sexually charged hourlong series pilot about a woman who leaves her seemingly perfect marriage and children in Santa Monica for the underbelly of ... Gawker found this ...4 weeks ago
