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Tags: Alan Tudyk , American Splendor , Amir Bar-Lev , Australia , Big Love , Blue Valentine , Buried , Cane Toad: The Conquest , Cane Toads: An Unnatural History , David Ansen , Davis Guggenheim , Grown Up Movie Star , Hesher , Isabelle Huppert , Joseph Gordon- Levitt , Katie Holmes , Kevin Kline , Kristen Stewart , Los Angeles Film Festival , Michael Winterbottom , Michelle Williams , Pat Tillman , Paul Dano , Robert Pulcini , Ryan Gosling , Ryan Reynolds , Shari Springer Berman , Shawn Doyle , Someone I Loved , Splice , Tatiana Maslany , The Extra Man , The Imperialists Are Still Alive! , The Kids Are Alright , The Killer Inside Me , The Nannie Diaries , The Seattle International Film Festival , The Tillman Story , Tucker & Dale vs Evil , Tyler Labine , Villa Amalia , Waiting For Superman , Welcome to the Rileys , Winter's Bone , Zeina Durra , afi
NICHE? NO PROBLEM By Amy Nicholson uty who likes beating women. To death. Blow by blow. Blood drop by blood drop. After an indignant post-film Q&A (sample question: “How could you?”), IFC did the unthinkable: they bought it. But if the unnamed price was right, the free publicity could make it a s...
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On The Horizon
Tags: , , Aaron Johnson , Adrien Brody , Amanda Peet , Amelie , Angelina Jolie , Annette Bening , Anthony Hopkins , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Big Love , Brian Koppleman , Cate Blanchett , Catherine Keener , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Chloe Moretz , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , Christopher Nolan , Cillian Murphy , Common , Danny DeVito , Dany Boon , Delicatessen , Diary of the Dead , Don Cheadle , Ellen Page , Eric Cantona , George A. Romero , Grindhouse , Gwyneth Paltrow , Happiness Runs , Here and There , Iron Man 2 , James Ivory , Jean- Pierre Jeunet , Jenna Fischer , Jon Favreau , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Juan José Campanella , Juno , Just Wright , Ken Loach , Ken Watanabe , Kick-Ass , Land of the Dead , Laura Linney , Leonardo DiCaprio , Liev Schreiber , Looking For Eric , Marion Cotillard , Mark Strong , Mark Strong , Matthew Vaughn , Michael Douglas , Mickey Rourke , Micmacs , Mother And Child , Nicolas Cage , Nimród Antal , Oliver Platt , Perrier's Bounty , Phillip Noyce , Please Give , Predators , Queen Latifah , Rebecca Hall , Ricardo Darín , Richard Connell , Ridley Scott , Robert Downey Jr , Robert Rodriguez , Rodrigo Garcia , Russell Crowe , Salt , Six Feet Under , Soledad Villamil , Solitary Man , Steve Evets , Survival of the Dead , Susan Sarandon , The City of Lost Children , The City of Your Final Destination , The Dark Knight , The Good Heart , The Most Dangerous Game , The Secret In Their Eyes , The Sopranos , The White Ribbon , Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her , William Hurt
BOLD FOOT FORWARD French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet has his fourth cult classic with Micmacs rom com Something New and a tour of duty on The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2— and Fox Searchlight is betting that she’ll turn out a flick with enough sneaker sweat to be a decent date night tick...
On The Horizon
Tags: , , Aaron Johnson , Adrien Brody , Amanda Peet , Amelie , Angelina Jolie , Annette Bening , Anthony Hopkins , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Big Love , Brian Koppleman , Cate Blanchett , Catherine Keener , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Chloe Moretz , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , Christopher Nolan , Cillian Murphy , Common , Danny DeVito , Dany Boon , Delicatessen , Diary of the Dead , Don Cheadle , Ellen Page , Eric Cantona , George A. Romero , Grindhouse , Gwyneth Paltrow , Happiness Runs , Here and There , Iron Man 2 , James Ivory , Jean- Pierre Jeunet , Jenna Fischer , Jon Favreau , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Juan José Campanella , Juno , Just Wright , Ken Loach , Ken Watanabe , Kick-Ass , Land of the Dead , Laura Linney , Leonardo DiCaprio , Liev Schreiber , Looking For Eric , Marion Cotillard , Mark Strong , Mark Strong , Matthew Vaughn , Michael Douglas , Mickey Rourke , Micmacs , Mother And Child , Nicolas Cage , Nimród Antal , Oliver Platt , Perrier's Bounty , Phillip Noyce , Please Give , Predators , Queen Latifah , Rebecca Hall , Ricardo Darín , Richard Connell , Ridley Scott , Robert Downey Jr , Robert Rodriguez , Rodrigo Garcia , Russell Crowe , Salt , Six Feet Under , Soledad Villamil , Solitary Man , Steve Evets , Survival of the Dead , Susan Sarandon , The City of Lost Children , The City of Your Final Destination , The Dark Knight , The Good Heart , The Most Dangerous Game , The Secret In Their Eyes , The Sopranos , The White Ribbon , Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her , William Hurt
THESLATE QUICKTAKES for complete interviews and reviews, go to B KILLER POSE Christopher Mintz-Plasse is ready to throw down KICK-ASS A surprisingly good take on the superhero genre DISTRIBUTOR Lionsgate CAST Aaron Johnson, Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloe M...
Festival Faves
Tags: Alan Tudyk , American Splendor , Amir Bar-Lev , Australia , Big Love , Blue Valentine , Buried , Cane Toad: The Conquest , Cane Toads: An Unnatural History , David Ansen , Davis Guggenheim , Grown Up Movie Star , Hesher , Isabelle Huppert , Joseph Gordon- Levitt , Katie Holmes , Kevin Kline , Kristen Stewart , Los Angeles Film Festival , Michael Winterbottom , Michelle Williams , Pat Tillman , Paul Dano , Robert Pulcini , Ryan Gosling , Ryan Reynolds , Shari Springer Berman , Shawn Doyle , Someone I Loved , Splice , Tatiana Maslany , The Extra Man , The Imperialists Are Still Alive! , The Kids Are Alright , The Killer Inside Me , The Nannie Diaries , The Seattle International Film Festival , The Tillman Story , Tucker & Dale vs Evil , Tyler Labine , Villa Amalia , Waiting For Superman , Welcome to the Rileys , Winter's Bone , Zeina Durra , afi
UNMINED GEMS (continued) global businessman. This lushly romantic drama by French actress-turned-director Zabou Breitman spends most of its running time reenacting his illicit passion for Mathilde (Marie-Josée Croze), a translator many years his junior, who embraces him in hotel beds on every co...
On The Horizon
Tags: , , Aaron Johnson , Adrien Brody , Amanda Peet , Amelie , Angelina Jolie , Annette Bening , Anthony Hopkins , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Big Love , Brian Koppleman , Cate Blanchett , Catherine Keener , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Chloe Moretz , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , Christopher Nolan , Cillian Murphy , Common , Danny DeVito , Dany Boon , Delicatessen , Diary of the Dead , Don Cheadle , Ellen Page , Eric Cantona , George A. Romero , Grindhouse , Gwyneth Paltrow , Happiness Runs , Here and There , Iron Man 2 , James Ivory , Jean- Pierre Jeunet , Jenna Fischer , Jon Favreau , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Juan José Campanella , Juno , Just Wright , Ken Loach , Ken Watanabe , Kick-Ass , Land of the Dead , Laura Linney , Leonardo DiCaprio , Liev Schreiber , Looking For Eric , Marion Cotillard , Mark Strong , Mark Strong , Matthew Vaughn , Michael Douglas , Mickey Rourke , Micmacs , Mother And Child , Nicolas Cage , Nimród Antal , Oliver Platt , Perrier's Bounty , Phillip Noyce , Please Give , Predators , Queen Latifah , Rebecca Hall , Ricardo Darín , Richard Connell , Ridley Scott , Robert Downey Jr , Robert Rodriguez , Rodrigo Garcia , Russell Crowe , Salt , Six Feet Under , Soledad Villamil , Solitary Man , Steve Evets , Survival of the Dead , Susan Sarandon , The City of Lost Children , The City of Your Final Destination , The Dark Knight , The Good Heart , The Most Dangerous Game , The Secret In Their Eyes , The Sopranos , The White Ribbon , Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her , William Hurt
These Merry Men ain’t in tights DISTRIBUTOR Universal Pictures CAST Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Mark Strong, William Hurt, Scott Grimes, Kevin Durand, Alan Doyle, Danny Huston DIRECTOR Ridley Scott SCREENWRITERS Ethan Reiff, Cyrus Voris, Brian Helgeland PRODUCERS Russell Crowe, Brian Grazer...
On The Horizon
Tags: , , Aaron Johnson , Adrien Brody , Amanda Peet , Amelie , Angelina Jolie , Annette Bening , Anthony Hopkins , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Big Love , Brian Koppleman , Cate Blanchett , Catherine Keener , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Chloe Moretz , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , Christopher Nolan , Cillian Murphy , Common , Danny DeVito , Dany Boon , Delicatessen , Diary of the Dead , Don Cheadle , Ellen Page , Eric Cantona , George A. Romero , Grindhouse , Gwyneth Paltrow , Happiness Runs , Here and There , Iron Man 2 , James Ivory , Jean- Pierre Jeunet , Jenna Fischer , Jon Favreau , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Juan José Campanella , Juno , Just Wright , Ken Loach , Ken Watanabe , Kick-Ass , Land of the Dead , Laura Linney , Leonardo DiCaprio , Liev Schreiber , Looking For Eric , Marion Cotillard , Mark Strong , Mark Strong , Matthew Vaughn , Michael Douglas , Mickey Rourke , Micmacs , Mother And Child , Nicolas Cage , Nimród Antal , Oliver Platt , Perrier's Bounty , Phillip Noyce , Please Give , Predators , Queen Latifah , Rebecca Hall , Ricardo Darín , Richard Connell , Ridley Scott , Robert Downey Jr , Robert Rodriguez , Rodrigo Garcia , Russell Crowe , Salt , Six Feet Under , Soledad Villamil , Solitary Man , Steve Evets , Survival of the Dead , Susan Sarandon , The City of Lost Children , The City of Your Final Destination , The Dark Knight , The Good Heart , The Most Dangerous Game , The Secret In Their Eyes , The Sopranos , The White Ribbon , Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her , William Hurt
INCEPTION Daring dreamscape DISTRIBUTOR Warner Bros. CAST Leonardo DiCaprio, Marion Cotillard, Cillian Murphy, Ellen Page, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ken Watanabe, Tom Hardy DIRECTOR Christopher Nolan SCREENWRITER Christopher Nolan PRODUCERS Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas GENRE Action/Sci-Fi RATING...
On The Horizon
Tags: , , Aaron Johnson , Adrien Brody , Amanda Peet , Amelie , Angelina Jolie , Annette Bening , Anthony Hopkins , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Big Love , Brian Koppleman , Cate Blanchett , Catherine Keener , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Chloe Moretz , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , Christopher Nolan , Cillian Murphy , Common , Danny DeVito , Dany Boon , Delicatessen , Diary of the Dead , Don Cheadle , Ellen Page , Eric Cantona , George A. Romero , Grindhouse , Gwyneth Paltrow , Happiness Runs , Here and There , Iron Man 2 , James Ivory , Jean- Pierre Jeunet , Jenna Fischer , Jon Favreau , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Juan José Campanella , Juno , Just Wright , Ken Loach , Ken Watanabe , Kick-Ass , Land of the Dead , Laura Linney , Leonardo DiCaprio , Liev Schreiber , Looking For Eric , Marion Cotillard , Mark Strong , Mark Strong , Matthew Vaughn , Michael Douglas , Mickey Rourke , Micmacs , Mother And Child , Nicolas Cage , Nimród Antal , Oliver Platt , Perrier's Bounty , Phillip Noyce , Please Give , Predators , Queen Latifah , Rebecca Hall , Ricardo Darín , Richard Connell , Ridley Scott , Robert Downey Jr , Robert Rodriguez , Rodrigo Garcia , Russell Crowe , Salt , Six Feet Under , Soledad Villamil , Solitary Man , Steve Evets , Survival of the Dead , Susan Sarandon , The City of Lost Children , The City of Your Final Destination , The Dark Knight , The Good Heart , The Most Dangerous Game , The Secret In Their Eyes , The Sopranos , The White Ribbon , Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her , William Hurt
★★★★ Richard Mowe says: Nicole Holofcener is reunited with her regular collaborator Catherine Keener, who plays a New York antique dealer and would-be philanthropist in her new comedydrama Please Give. The film’s humor is gentle and understated, which makes a refreshing change from the multiplex b...
On The Horizon
Tags: , , Aaron Johnson , Adrien Brody , Amanda Peet , Amelie , Angelina Jolie , Annette Bening , Anthony Hopkins , Arnold Schwarzenegger , Big Love , Brian Koppleman , Cate Blanchett , Catherine Keener , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Chloe Moretz , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , Christopher Nolan , Cillian Murphy , Common , Danny DeVito , Dany Boon , Delicatessen , Diary of the Dead , Don Cheadle , Ellen Page , Eric Cantona , George A. Romero , Grindhouse , Gwyneth Paltrow , Happiness Runs , Here and There , Iron Man 2 , James Ivory , Jean- Pierre Jeunet , Jenna Fischer , Jon Favreau , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Juan José Campanella , Juno , Just Wright , Ken Loach , Ken Watanabe , Kick-Ass , Land of the Dead , Laura Linney , Leonardo DiCaprio , Liev Schreiber , Looking For Eric , Marion Cotillard , Mark Strong , Mark Strong , Matthew Vaughn , Michael Douglas , Mickey Rourke , Micmacs , Mother And Child , Nicolas Cage , Nimród Antal , Oliver Platt , Perrier's Bounty , Phillip Noyce , Please Give , Predators , Queen Latifah , Rebecca Hall , Ricardo Darín , Richard Connell , Ridley Scott , Robert Downey Jr , Robert Rodriguez , Rodrigo Garcia , Russell Crowe , Salt , Six Feet Under , Soledad Villamil , Solitary Man , Steve Evets , Survival of the Dead , Susan Sarandon , The City of Lost Children , The City of Your Final Destination , The Dark Knight , The Good Heart , The Most Dangerous Game , The Secret In Their Eyes , The Sopranos , The White Ribbon , Things You Can Tell Just By Looking at Her , William Hurt
Boxoffice · The Business of Movies PREDATORS THE MOST DANGEROUS PREY > Robert Rodriguez loved the ‘80s classic so much he wrote his own sequel in 1997 and pitched it to Arnold Schwarzenegger—who turned it down. Flash-forward 12 years and 20th Century Fox remembered his script and asked ...
Festival Faves
Tags: Alan Tudyk , American Splendor , Amir Bar-Lev , Australia , Big Love , Blue Valentine , Buried , Cane Toad: The Conquest , Cane Toads: An Unnatural History , David Ansen , Davis Guggenheim , Grown Up Movie Star , Hesher , Isabelle Huppert , Joseph Gordon- Levitt , Katie Holmes , Kevin Kline , Kristen Stewart , Los Angeles Film Festival , Michael Winterbottom , Michelle Williams , Pat Tillman , Paul Dano , Robert Pulcini , Ryan Gosling , Ryan Reynolds , Shari Springer Berman , Shawn Doyle , Someone I Loved , Splice , Tatiana Maslany , The Extra Man , The Imperialists Are Still Alive! , The Kids Are Alright , The Killer Inside Me , The Nannie Diaries , The Seattle International Film Festival , The Tillman Story , Tucker & Dale vs Evil , Tyler Labine , Villa Amalia , Waiting For Superman , Welcome to the Rileys , Winter's Bone , Zeina Durra , afi
MOVIE MADNESS (continued) All film festivals conform to the same emotional patterns: heady days of optimism at the start when there’s the chance of discovering a masterpiece, growing disenchantment in the middle when the odds have shrunk, followed by depression, physical and mental breakdown and ...
Festival Faves
Tags: Alan Tudyk , American Splendor , Amir Bar-Lev , Australia , Big Love , Blue Valentine , Buried , Cane Toad: The Conquest , Cane Toads: An Unnatural History , David Ansen , Davis Guggenheim , Grown Up Movie Star , Hesher , Isabelle Huppert , Joseph Gordon- Levitt , Katie Holmes , Kevin Kline , Kristen Stewart , Los Angeles Film Festival , Michael Winterbottom , Michelle Williams , Pat Tillman , Paul Dano , Robert Pulcini , Ryan Gosling , Ryan Reynolds , Shari Springer Berman , Shawn Doyle , Someone I Loved , Splice , Tatiana Maslany , The Extra Man , The Imperialists Are Still Alive! , The Kids Are Alright , The Killer Inside Me , The Nannie Diaries , The Seattle International Film Festival , The Tillman Story , Tucker & Dale vs Evil , Tyler Labine , Villa Amalia , Waiting For Superman , Welcome to the Rileys , Winter's Bone , Zeina Durra , afi
Kline in the key of A Fish Called Wanda and up-and-coming actor Paul Dano (Little Miss Sunshine, There Will Be Blood). More an audience-pleaser than a critics’ favorite, smart marketing could emphasize Extra Man as a must-see arthouse comedy that may mark Ames’ debut as a specialty comedy superst...
Festival Faves
Tags: Alan Tudyk , American Splendor , Amir Bar-Lev , Australia , Big Love , Blue Valentine , Buried , Cane Toad: The Conquest , Cane Toads: An Unnatural History , David Ansen , Davis Guggenheim , Grown Up Movie Star , Hesher , Isabelle Huppert , Joseph Gordon- Levitt , Katie Holmes , Kevin Kline , Kristen Stewart , Los Angeles Film Festival , Michael Winterbottom , Michelle Williams , Pat Tillman , Paul Dano , Robert Pulcini , Ryan Gosling , Ryan Reynolds , Shari Springer Berman , Shawn Doyle , Someone I Loved , Splice , Tatiana Maslany , The Extra Man , The Imperialists Are Still Alive! , The Kids Are Alright , The Killer Inside Me , The Nannie Diaries , The Seattle International Film Festival , The Tillman Story , Tucker & Dale vs Evil , Tyler Labine , Villa Amalia , Waiting For Superman , Welcome to the Rileys , Winter's Bone , Zeina Durra , afi
BOXOFFICE DISSECTS THIS YEAR’S BIG INDIE BUYS F estival hits have a risky reputation. Often, they star nobodies and try to take audiences to places no popcornmuncher will boldly go. Like that Sundance 2009 melodrama about an overweight, illiterate, emotionally and physically abused teen. Sure,...
Festival Faves
Tags: Alan Tudyk , American Splendor , Amir Bar-Lev , Australia , Big Love , Blue Valentine , Buried , Cane Toad: The Conquest , Cane Toads: An Unnatural History , David Ansen , Davis Guggenheim , Grown Up Movie Star , Hesher , Isabelle Huppert , Joseph Gordon- Levitt , Katie Holmes , Kevin Kline , Kristen Stewart , Los Angeles Film Festival , Michael Winterbottom , Michelle Williams , Pat Tillman , Paul Dano , Robert Pulcini , Ryan Gosling , Ryan Reynolds , Shari Springer Berman , Shawn Doyle , Someone I Loved , Splice , Tatiana Maslany , The Extra Man , The Imperialists Are Still Alive! , The Kids Are Alright , The Killer Inside Me , The Nannie Diaries , The Seattle International Film Festival , The Tillman Story , Tucker & Dale vs Evil , Tyler Labine , Villa Amalia , Waiting For Superman , Welcome to the Rileys , Winter's Bone , Zeina Durra , afi
NICHE? NO PROBLEM (continued) an appearance. Festivals start working on outreach sometimes months before their fi lms screen. A lot of artfilm distributors don’t really understand local communities. For example, a New York-based distributor doesn’t think to reach out to, say, the Iranian communit...
Take A Bow
Tags: A Walk to Remember , Big Love , Coming Down the Mountain , Dear John , Disney , Greg Kinnear , Grey’s Anatomy , Hannah Montana , Hannah Montana: The Movie , Julie Anne Robinson , Lasse Hallström , Liam Hemsworth , Mark Hadden , Miley Cyrus , Nicholas Sparks , Nights in Rodanthe , Pushing Daisies , Scoundrels , The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time , The Last Song , The Notebook , Weeds , abc
THESLATE EXCLUSIVEINTERVIEW TAKE A BOW Director Julie Anne Robinson makes her studio debut with Disney’s much-anticipated breakout role for mega-star Miley Cyrus By Amy Nicholson When Disney decided it was time to start working on Miley Cyrus’ post-Hannah Montana career, they took a bold...
Take A Bow
Tags: A Walk to Remember , Big Love , Coming Down the Mountain , Dear John , Disney , Greg Kinnear , Grey’s Anatomy , Hannah Montana , Hannah Montana: The Movie , Julie Anne Robinson , Lasse Hallström , Liam Hemsworth , Mark Hadden , Miley Cyrus , Nicholas Sparks , Nights in Rodanthe , Pushing Daisies , Scoundrels , The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time , The Last Song , The Notebook , Weeds , abc
THESLATE EXCLUSIVEINTERVIEW (continued from page 100) It’s funny. We were originally due to come out first and I was so happy. I was like, “Oh, we’re going to come out in January!” And then Disney decided to move the date forward—which was a big vote of confidence in the movie, actually, to gi...
