'Churchill' Trailer: Brian Cox Struggles With War As Winston Churchill
Watch a new US Churchill trailer that showcases Brian Cox's potentially award worthy performance as the British Prime Minister before the invasion on D-Day.
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'The Railway Man' U.S. Trailer: Colin Firth Faces His Torturer
What would you do if you had the opportunity to face the individual who made your life a living hell, half a lifetime ago? That's the question Colin Firth faces in The Railway Man, playing a World War II veteran who, decades later, is still haunted by the torment he suffered as a prisoner of…
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'The Railway Man' Trailer: Colin Firth Confronts His Past In WWII Drama
Almost three years after he nabbed an Oscar for The King's Speech, Colin Firth is revisiting World War II from a very different perspective. Directed by Jonathan Teplitzky (Burning Man), The Railway Man tells the true story of veteran Eric Lomax (Firth), who was held as a prisoner by the Japanese during the war. Decades later,…
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Casting Bits: Idris Elba & Taraji P. Henson In 'No Good Deed', Nicole Kidman In 'Railway Man', Emmy Rossum In 'Beautiful Creatures'
Taraji P. Henson and Idris Elba have boarded No Good Deed, a thriller written by Aimee Lagos (96 Minutes) and directed by Sam Miller (Luther). The Screen Gems project centers around a district attorney who gives up her career to stay at home with her two young children. When a tall, dark, and handsome stranger…
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'Burning Man' Trailer - Matthew Goode Is Troubled, Popular With The Ladies
One intriguing film that's currently making the rounds at TIFF is the grief drama Burning Man, starring Matthew Goode. Written and directed by Jonathan Teplitzky, the film centers around Tom (Goode), an English chef in Australia who falls into self-destructive behavior following a crushing personal tragedy. Trying to save Tom from himself are his 8-year-old…
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Casting Bits: Colin Firth In 'The Railway Man', Thomas Haden Church In 'Nothing To Fear', Shirley Maclaine, Alan Arkin, And Vera Farmiga In 'The Locals'
Oscar winner Colin Firth has just added another project to his slate: the epic drama The Railway Man. The film will be directed by Jonathan Teplitzky (Better Than Sex, Burning Man) from Andy Paterson and Frank Cottrell Boyce, adapted from Eric Lomax's memoir of the same title. Lomax's book focuses on the torture he experienced at the hands…
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First Toronto Festival Announcements Include New Work From George Clooney, David Cronenberg And Francis Ford Coppola
If you're more interested in the typical fall slate of festival entrees than summer's glut of tentpole action fare, this is a great week. The Toronto International Film Festival announced the first wave of films that will play the fest in September. This is a batch of about 50 titles, which makes up only a…
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