Vera Farmiga first broke into Hollywood during the late '90s, but it probably wasn't until her acclaimed turn in The Departed that she truly caught the public's attention. Since then, she's developed a reputation (well deserved, IMO) as one of the strongest actresses working today. And soon, we might be praising her work behind the…
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Everyone's talked ad nauseam about how the summer of 2011 is going to be a blockbuster bloodbath. Week after week of high concept, big budget sequels featuring superheroes, robots and wizards. But those aren't the only movies that'll be playing at your local theater during the long, hot months of May, June, July and August.…
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You won't be seeing too many of the films that premiered at Sundance 2011 get a major release this year, but that's not entirely bad news. Though most of the sales were on the small side, a solid 39 films walked away with a distribution deal of some kind. This means that -- whether it…
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After her exemplary performances in Down to the Bone, The Departed and Up in the Air, we all knew that Vera Farmiga was a talented actress. But with Higher Ground, she proves she’s an excellent director as well. Farmiga directed and stars in the story of one woman’s battle with faith from the 1950s through…
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The announcement of the movies playing the 2011 Sundance Film Festival is like looking into our film futures. It's December and most movie fans are looking back at the last 12 months, picking out award winners, writing top ten lists, and chances are we haven't even heard of the Sundance films. They're just titles, people,…
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Vera Farmiga quickly broke into the big time. Her early credits came in the late '90s, and by 2004 she was working with Jonathan Demme (his Manchurian Candidate remake) and then there was The Departed. Up in the Air landed her an Oscar nomination, and she's continuing to work in movies that aren't quite mainstream:…
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