Sam Shepard stars in “Blackthorn,” which will hit theaters next week. But he recently sat down for an interview with Movieline and talked a little about his work with Terrence Malick in 1978’s “Days of Heaven.”
Sam Shepard talks Malick and 'Days of Heaven'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:14 am · October 5th, 2011
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Oscarweb Round-up: Star in more movies, Werner!
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:27 am · October 5th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Werner Herzog is cast (in a stroke of genius) to star as a baddie in a Tom Cruise vehicle, Oscarcast vets Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin and Adam Shankman come together on a new project and Fox Searchlight declares a date for Steve McQueen’s “Shame.”
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Roland Emmerich honored with the Crystal Quill Award for Shakespeare drama 'Anonymous'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:49 pm · October 4th, 2011
Director Roland Emmerich was honored this evening with the Crystal Quill Award for contributions to the Shakespeare authorship debate. His film “Anonymous” played Toronto last month and is set for an October 28 release.
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Meet 'Martha Marcy' star Elizabeth Olsen
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:26 pm · October 4th, 2011
Elizabeth Olsen’s performance in “Martha Marcy May Marlene” will be dropped on audiences in a few weeks when the film releases. In the meantime, Fox Searchlight has rolled out a new interview featurette that gives you a glimpse of Olsen’s thought process behind the film.
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Interview: Chris Cornell on writing 'The Keeper' for 'Machine Gun Preacher' and music in film
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 12:29 pm · October 4th, 2011
In the first of a two-part interview, Soundgarden front man Chris Cornell discusses writing “The Keeper” for March Forster’s film “Machine Gun Preacher” and his history with music in film, from “Singles” to “Great Expectations” to “Casino Royale.”
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Jessica Chastain explains the audition process for Terrence Malick and 'The Tree of Life'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:31 am · October 4th, 2011
With the DVD/Blu-ray release of “The Tree of Life” a week away, Fox Searchlight has dropped a new video to build a little interest. In it, Jessica Chastain talks about first meeting with and auditioning for director Terrence Malick.
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A little more of Steven Spielberg's 'War Horse' revealed as the film's UK trailer drops
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:19 am · October 4th, 2011
As everyone awaits Steven Spielberg’s “War Horse” with bated breath, a new international trailer reveals more.
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Razor blade 'Dragon Tattoo' with Reznor and Ross accompaniment
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:28 am · October 4th, 2011
David Fincher’s “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” continues to roll out the marketing machinery via non-traditional routes. The latest to drop is a video featuring the making of a razor blade metal poster for the film with a bit of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ score to boot.
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Oscarweb Round-up: Calling it too soon on '50/50'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:32 am · October 4th, 2011
In today’s round-up, Steven Zeitchik aims to call “50/50” dead on arrival, Netflix’s most-rented movies list is dominated by Oscar winners and Robert Forster revisits “Jackie Brown” on the occasion of the film’s Blu-ray release.
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Michelle Yeoh stands defiant in the trailer for Luc Besson's 'The Lady'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:58 pm · October 3rd, 2011
The trailer for Luc Besson’s Aung San Suu Kyi biopic “The Lady” gives a good indication of what to expect from Michelle Yeoh’s potentially awards-worth performance.
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Off the Carpet: Wide open supporting actor race could be headlined by vets
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:39 am · October 3rd, 2011
The Best Supporting Actor race is beginning to slowly take shape as a wide array of veteran actors, from Christopher Plummer to Nick Nolte, are leading the conversation. Nevertheless, it’s still a wide open race with a lot of room for movement.
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Oscarweb Round-up: 'But we haven't seen it!'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 5:34 am · October 3rd, 2011
In today’s round-up, Nathaniel Rogers reminds us there are no locks, the New York Times critics bemoan the Oscar-ization of the fall festival circuit and Anna Kendrick talks about “50/50.”
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Cinejabber: Sometimes Batman just really wants to catch the Joker
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:21 am · October 1st, 2011
Open thread. The floor is yours.
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Polanski's aptly titled 'Carnage' makes for dicey translation to the screen
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 3:36 pm · September 30th, 2011
Roman Polanski’s adaptation of the play that has made it from Paris to London to New York to Los Angeles comes up considerably short.
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Tell us what you thought of 'Take Shelter'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:37 am · September 30th, 2011
The Sundance stand-out finally hits theaters today
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Trey Parker and Matt Stone tripped acid at the Oscars in 2000
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:52 am · September 30th, 2011
Trey Parker and Matt Stone turned a lot of heads back in March of 2000 when they showed up at the Oscars decked out in a pair of dresses. Turns out they were on a little extra something that night. They recently spilled for Jimmy Kimmel.
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Oscar Talk: Ep. 63 — Digging into the supporting categories
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:57 am · September 30th, 2011
In today’s podcast we urge you to see “50/50” and “Take Shelter” this weekend, we start chewing on the supporting categories and we discuss the box office of a few of the year’s early season contenders.
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Tell us what you thought of '50/50'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:27 am · September 30th, 2011
The “cancer comedy” hits theaters today.
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