'Georgetown' Review: Christoph Waltz's Directorial Debut Is A Dull Affair [Tribeca]
In /Film's Georgetown review, Christoph Waltz makes his directorial debut with an adaptation of a real-life Washington, D.C. scandal that is a snooze.
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'The Secret Scripture' Trailer: Rooney Mara Navigates Love & Tragedy In 1940s Ireland
Watch The Secret Scripture trailer. Rooney Mara navigates love and loss in 1940s Ireland. Jack Reynor, Theo James, and Aidan Turner also star.
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'The Butler' Trailer: We Have No Tolerance For Politics At The White House
Left to his own devices Lee Daniels makes films that are eccentric and sometimes just way the hell out there. (The Paperboy) But he has called his newest film, The Butler, "a big compromise" and explained that the film might be "the closest I will come to as a work-for-hire." Does that mean that, on the…
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'Unfinished Song' Trailer: Terence Stamp Sings "Let's Talk About Sex"
If you think there's nothing more hilarious than old people singing "Let's Talk About Sex," or more heartwarming than a prickly old grump revealing himself to be a big ol' softie, then Paul Andrew Williams' comedy-drama Unfinished Song is for you. Terence Stamp stars as a cranky pensioner who joins a choir to please his…
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Casting Bits: John Cusack And Johnny Knoxville In 'Carnaval', Katherine LaNasa In 'Dog Fight' And 'The Frozen Ground', Vanessa Redgrave, Melanie Laurent In 'Night Train To Lisbon'
John Cusack and Johnny Knoxville are set to star in Carnaval, a comedy directed by Josh Stern. Cusack will play a sports scout who tavels to Rio de Janeiro during Carnaval in order to sign a soccer star, while Knoxville has been cast as Cusack's musician best friend who tags along. Cusack's character needs to…
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'Coriolanus' Trailer: Ralph Fiennes, Blood And Shakespeare
With his modern update of Shakespeare's Coriolanus, first-time director Ralph Fiennes earned quite the warm reception earlier this year at the Berlin film festival. Some of the most vocal adulation went to the supporting performance by Vanessa Redgrave. Indeed, even in this trailer her performance looks nuanced and impressive, with fierce notes that stand out…
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'Anonymous' Trailer #2
Roland Emmerich's new film, the 'who really wrote Shakespeare's plays' conspiracy tale Anonymous, got a little prestige bump when it was programmed as part of the Toronto International Film Festival. But let's face it: as much as we celebrate TIFF, and with very good reason, a festival packed with hundreds of films is going to…
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'The Whistleblower' Trailer
It was almost exactly a year ago that we saw the sales trailer for The Whistleblower, a thriller in which Rachel Weisz plays a Nebraska cop working as a peacekeeper in postwar Bosnia who uncovers a sex scandal. The movie played Toronto last September, and hit a few other fests afterward, but we haven't heard…
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'Cars 2' Trailer #4
Just on the off chance that you'd overlooked the fact that a sequel to Cars is being released this summer, Disney and Pixar have released another full-length trailer (after a unleashing a legion of clips and TV spots) for Cars 2. The Disney/Pixar channel on YouTube calls this trailer #4, and who am I to…
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'Anonymous' Trailer: Roland Emmerich, Shakespeare, And Radiohead
For his latest film, Anonymous, Roland Emmerich departs from his established world-busting pattern...or does he? While the film doesn't feature scenes of overt global destruction as per 2012 and Independence Day, the movie does seek to drop a bomb on the literary world by taking seriously the conspiracy theory that says the works of William…
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John Turturro Joins 'Cars 2', New Characters Unveiled: Uncle Topolino, Mama Topolino And Francesco Bernoulli
Disney has revealed three new characters who will appear in Pixar's Cars 2: Uncle Topolino, Mama Topolino and Francesco Bernoulli. Hit the jump to see super high resolution images, official character bios, and a 360-degree animated turnaround video. We have learned a bit of information that Disney has yet to announce -- Francesco Bernoulli is…
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Promo Poster: The Whistleblower
Another promo poster I ran across at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival is a teaser one-sheet for Larysa Kondracki's The Whistleblower, which stars Rachel Weisz as Kathryn Bolkovac, "a Nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and outed the U.N. for covering up a sex scandal." The drama co-stars Vanessa Redgrave, Monica…
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Roland Emmerich's Shakespeare Film Sounds Appropriately Insane
Before he gets around to making Foundation, and consequently cutting out the hearts of Isaac Asimov fans with a rusty butter knife, Roland Emmerich is crafting a film called Anonymous. The idea behind the project is the oft-scorned theory that the works of William Shakespeare were actually written by Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl…
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First Look: Ralph Fiennes' Modern Take On Shakespeare's Coriolanus
NO PHOTO We've reported briefly on Coriolanus before -- that's Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut, and an update of Shakespeare's play about a Roman general who attacked Rome after being exiled from the city. Now we've got the first images from the film, and even though an updating of a story about men of war would…
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Emmerich Casts Vanessa Redgrave, David Thewlis And Rhys Ifans In Anonymous, His Shakespeare Film
Roland Emmerich has his long-term sights set on Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy, which he recently talked about making in 3D with extensive mo-cap. But first he'll turn to the work of William Shakespeare. Or, rather, the 'controversy' behind the works. Emmerich's next film is Anonymous, described as a thriller, which leaps off from the idea…
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Casting Notes: Selena Gomez In Teen Rom Com; The Social Network Gets New Kids; The Whistleblower Gets Proven Talent
Here's a few casting notes for you before Page 2 hits. First up is What Boys Want, a teen-skewed reversal of the 2000 Mel Gibson film What Women Want. Selena Gomez will star as a girl who can hear what men are thinking. Reports that the film will just be Gomez hiding in a closet…
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Ridley Scott's Full Robin Hood Cast Announced
Universal has announced the full cast listing for Ridley Scott's Yet-To-Be-Titled Robin Hood movie, which has begun production in the United Kingdom. Joining Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett will be: Vanessa Redgrave (Julia, Atonement) as John and Richard’s mother, Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine Mark Strong (Body of Lies, Stardust) as King John’s vicious henchman, Sir…
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