The Thomas Hardy novel Far From the Madding Crowd has been adapted into a lush film by Thomas Vinterberg, who gained international notice as part of Lars von Trier’s Dogme 95 crowd and most recently made The Hunt. Carey Mulligan stars as the very independent woman Bathsheba Everdene, while Matthias Schoenaerts, Tom Sturridge, and Michael…
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Michael Winterbottom sure does love author Thomas Hardy. He has made two adaptations of the author's work -- Jude and The Claim, neither sadly among the director's best work -- and now is at it again. He's doing a version of Tess of the d'Urbervilles with the action transplanted to Rajasthan and Mumbai, and has…
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One week ago, Brendon told you that there were rumors that Bronson's Thomas Hardy might become the new Mad Max for director George Miller, and that his female co-star could be Charlize Theron. Now thanks to a trade blog we know that it is indeed the case. We also know a few -- a very…
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It isn't difficult to see the influence of those bloody red and white posters for Inglourious Basterds in this first trailer for Magnolia/Magnet's domestic release of the excellent Nicolas Winding Refn film Bronson. A Tarantino vibe kicks off the thing, too, as music kicks in that must have been chosen to recall promos for Pulp…
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