8 articles from 2008
30 June 2008 8:15 AM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news
By Stephen Saito
It's hard to say whether it's been the stifling heat or former Warner Independent chief Mark Gill's much-talked about "the sky really is falling" speech (published in full at indieWire here) that gave attendees of this year's Los Angeles Film Festival a sense of their own mortality. Then again, it could just be the way in which the effects of life-altering events have been examined in several of the festival's films, particularly in the narrative section.
When Gill, now heading up the indie shingle The Film Department, spoke at the adjoining film financing conference on the first Saturday of the festival, he decried the indie film marketplace as standing on the brink of oblivion, saying, "if you decide to make a movie budgeted under $10 million on your own tomorrow, you have a 99.9% chance of failure." On that basis, it's possible that "Winged Creatures," an ensemble drama
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Stephen Saito
12 June 2008 2:02 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news
About a month ago we posted a trailer review for Jeffrey Nachmanoff’s upcoming thriller “Traitor,” and today we finally got a hold of the film’s official poster. Looks interesting enough.
Scheduled for a release Aug. 27, 2008, the film centers on a U.S. special operative who turns his back on his country to join a terrorist group. Don Cheadle, Jeff Daniels and Guy Pearce star.
You can check out the compelling trailer right here. Enjoy the one-sheet below.
Franck Tabouring
12 June 2008 11:53 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news
The studio has released the first official movie poster from the upcoming film “Traitor” by director Jeffrey Nachmanoff (Hollywood Palms, The Big Gig) and starring Guy Pearce (Memento), Jeff Daniels and Don Cheadle. Synopsis: When straight-arrow agent Roy Clayton (Guy Pearce) assumes command of a special FBI task force, he becomes entangled in a web of covert operations. All the clues in Clayton’s investigation point to Samir Horn (Don Cheadle), a former Special Ops soldier who now aids terrorists. But as [...]
Brian Corder
12 June 2008 11:16 AM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news
The Weinstein Company announced today that John Hillcoat adaptation of The Road will be opening in Los Angeles and New York on November 14, 2008, then it will go limited on November 21 with a full wide release November 26. Academy Award nominee Viggo Mortensen, Academy Award winners Robert Duvall and Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce and 12-year-old Kodi Smit McPhee star in the big-screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's best-selling, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Road the story of a man (Mortensen) and his young son (Smit-McPhee) traveling through a desperate, post-apocalyptic world. A few pics went online this past week and can be found by cicking the title above.
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27 May 2008 11:39 PM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news
The other day the first ever image from The Road hit the web, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, today the Ny Times unloaded a few hi-res stills to check out. The new images feature the great Viggo Mortensen in action. Dimension Films' adaptation, which stars Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Robert Duvall, centers on a man who embarks on a nightmarish road trip after a nuclear explosion in an attempt to transport his son to safety while fending off cannibals. The film based on Cormac McCarthy's best-selling, Oprah-approved novel is slated for release on November 26, 2008. Watch for more news soon!
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19 May 2008 6:15 PM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news
Although it's less than exciting, inside you'll find the first ever image from Dimension Films' The Road, which stars Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Robert Duvall. Arriving in theaters November 26, the story centers on a man who embarks on a nightmarish road trip after a nuclear explosion in an attempt to transport his son to safety while fending off cannibals.
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25 March 2008 5:00 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Adam Sandler's longtime pal and regular co-star Allen Covert has been arrested on the set of their latest film after allegedly attacking a photographer.
Covert - who has starred in a number of movies with Sandler - was arrested during filming for Bedtime Stories in Los Angeles on Monday evening.
He has been charged with battery after allegedly spitting at a paparazzo after he caught him filming his child. He also allegedly tried to knock the camera from the photographer's hand.
According to website Tmz.com, the altercation was witnessed by Sandler and his other co-stars Guy Pearce and Courteney Cox.
21 March 2008 2:54 PM, PDT | From bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news
Dimension Films has announced a November 26 Thanksgiving Weekend release for John Hillcoat's adaptation of The Road, which stars Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Robert Duvall. The story centers on a man who embarks on a nightmarish road trip after a nuclear explosion in an attempt to transport his son to safety while fending off cannibals. Watch for more updates soon.
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8 articles from 2008