• 'Dark Horse' Trailer - Could This Be Todd Solondz's Sweetest Movie Yet?

    By Angie Han May 9th, 2012

    Based on the premise, Dark Horse sounds like it could be another entry from the Judd Apatow comedy collective. Jordan Gelber stars as a schlubby, overgrown man-child who strikes up a relationship with a pretty woman (Selma Blair), and tries to grow up a little bit in the process. But in fact, this is a…

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  • First Clip From Todd Solondz's 'Dark Horse' Is Like A One-Panel Cartoon

    By Russ Fischer August 3rd, 2011

    Dark Horse is the latest Todd Solondz comedy that will (very likely) mine the uglier depths of human relationships. The film is set to play the Toronto International Film Festival, and the fest has dropped the first footage of the film. This short scene is almost more like a classic gag cartoon than anything else,…

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    Casting Bits: Christopher Walken, Mia Farrow And Selma Blair Join Todd Solondz's 'Dark Horse'; Vanessa Hudgens Joins 'Journey 2: The Mysterious Island'

    By Adam Quigley October 15th, 2010

    Todd Solondz, the provocative, some might say confrontational filmmaker behind such bold, brilliant films as Welcome to the Dollhouse and Happiness, has found his cast for Dark Horse. The indie drama began principal photography earlier this week, with frequent bit player, first-time lead Jordan Gelber taking the center role, Justin Bartha (The Hangover) playing his…

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  • Life During Wartime UK Trailer: Todd Solondz Sorta-Sequelizes Happiness

    By Russ Fischer April 1st, 2010

    I'm not sure how Todd Solondz managed to shrink Tilda Swinton into the form of a young boy, but he appears to have done so; the figure graces the overseas poster, seen below, for his new film Life During Wartime. (It's actually the young actor Dylan Riley Snyder. But still.) Much more important, we've now…

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    Featurette On Todd Solondz's Life During Wartime Starring Paul Reubens

    By Hunter Stephenson September 12th, 2009

    Update: Buzz continues to build as the film just won Best Screenplay at the Venice Film Festival. I like how Todd Solondz talks. In the below featurette---ideal for a Saturday afternoon in both length and Puerto Rico palm casualness---the writer/director of Welcome to the Dollhouse discusses his new film, Life During Wartime. Yep, titled after…

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  • Paul Reubens Talks Todd Solondz' Life During Wartime

    Paul Reubens Talks Todd Solondz' Life During Wartime

    By Peter Sciretta January 3rd, 2008

    I lost interest in Todd Solondz sometime around Storytelling. Welcome to the Dollhouse was such a wonderful but painfully examination honest look at adolescence and Happiness was so disturbing, yet compelling. His later work seemed to lack heart, and serve only to shock. When Solondz' newest film Life During Wartime was announced almost two years…

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  • Paul Reubens Cast In New Todd Solondz Movie

    By Peter Sciretta June 20th, 2007

    Before he has a chance to get started on those two new Pee Wee Herman movies he's been promising for years now (like those will ever happen), Paul Reubens will be featured in Todd Solondz' new movie in a dramatic role. When I hear the name Todd Solondz, I think of his quirky earlier films…

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