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Sundance 2010: First images of Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Spencer Susser’s Hesher
6 hours ago | QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news »
We’re pretty anxious to take a look at Spencer Susser’s full length feature (he’s the man behind the excellent zombie short I Love Sara Jane) Hesher and really, who can blame us? Not only does Susser show great talent but any film which stars the awesome Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a must see in my books.
So what’s this sucker about? If you missed it last time:
Tj Forney is 13-years-old. Two months ago his mother was killed in an accident, so he and his broken dad, Paul, move in with Tj's grandmother to pick up the pieces. Hesher is a loner. He hates the world and everyone in it. He has long greasy hair, a baby moustache, a Metallica t-shirt and homemade tattoos. He is malnourished and smokes a lot of cigarettes. He likes to get into fights, start fires and blow things up. He lives in his van. »
Brothers Producer Matt Battaglia Lines Up a Few New Projects
6 hours ago | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
With Jim Sheridan's drama Brothers starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman set to hit theaters on Friday, THR reports that co-producer Matt Battaglia has a plethora of upcoming projects on his plate. Potential projects include adaptations of the novels Bad Monkeys by Matt Ruff and Or I'll Dress You in Mourning by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre, as well as The Marlboro Marine, based on the story of Cpl. Blake Miller and a Los Angeles Times article by Luis Sinco. One project, an untitled Hunter Scott project, even has Battaglia working with J.J. Abrams. Read on for more specific details. Bad Monkeys centers on a female protagonist who struggles with her alter ego and, after being arrested for murder, claims to belong to a secret society that fights evil. The New York Times called the novel "a science fiction Catcher in the Rye. " So if you check »
- Ethan Anderton
First Look: Hesher - I Love Sarah Jane director Spencer Susser’s Feature Debut
8 hours ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Last year, we featured a beautiful zombie short film titled I Love Sarah Jane. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out right now. It was screened at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, and many regional film festivals around the world. And aside from being awesome, it is notable for featuring Mia Wasikowska, who has gone on to become Alice in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. Writer/director Spencer Susser has been working in commercials and music videos , but has finally completed his first feature film, an indie dramedy titled Hesher starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rainn Wilson, and Natalie Portman. Susser has been developing Hesher for the last four years, as well as a feature film adaptation of Sarah Jane (which I hope someday gets made). The film, co-written with David Michod, tells the story of a 13 year old boy named T.J.. Full details and photos after the jump. »
- Peter Sciretta
'Thor' Not The First Godly Team-Up For Natalie Portman And Kat Dennings
8 hours ago | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Just last week we broke the news that actress Kat Dennings will join Natalie Portman in Marvel's upcoming "Thor" movie, and while that was cool news on its own, we've been notified that this isn't the first team-up for the two in a mythological world. In fact, their first team-up with fantastic gods was more surreal than anything found in Asgard.
As ComicMix points out, Portman and Dennings previously appeared in Devendra Banhart's video for "Carmensita" — which is so wild a trip that it defies description. However, while Portman's role in the video is pretty obvious, Dennings makes her blue-skinned cameo around the 2:13 mark (as Kali the Destroyer). Check it out:
Now, let's see if "Thor" director Kenneth Branagh can top that, True Believers! »
- Rick Marshall
'Brothers' Stars Natalie Portman And Tobey Maguire On Off-Screen Transformations
8 hours ago | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
From MTV.Com: "Brothers" is all about transformation: Tobey Maguire's from doting father to scarred former prisoner of war; Natalie Portman's from loving wife to grieving widow and back again; and Jake Gyllenhaal's from familial black sheep to man on whom everyone begins to rely.
The transformations, though, weren't solely the territory of these fictional characters. As Portman and Maguire told MTV News recently, their decisions to take on the roles required significant changes in their own lives.
Continue reading Natalie Portman Opted For 'Brothers' Over 'Cute And Girly' Roles
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- Eric Ditzian
Crowded Weekend At Box Office
8 hours ago | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »
Four films open wide at the box office this weekend, but each of them faces tough competition from several films that are already there -- especially The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Blind Side, Disney's A Christmas Carol and 2012. They also will come up against Paramount's Up in the Air, which is opening in limited release in 14 markets. On Thursday the National Board of Review named it the best film of the year. Of the newcomers, Jim Sheridan's Brothers, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman and Tobey Maguire is given the best chance of breaking out. Also opening this weekend is the Robert De Niro-Drew Barrymore comedy Everybody's Fine, the action flick Armored, starring Matt Dillon, Jean Reno and Laurence Fishburne, and the vampire spoof Transylmania. The latter two films were not screened in advance for critics. »
Review: Brothers
8 hours ago | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
If there were ever a milieu made for Jim Sheridan, a military town amid the current war in Iraq is it. Throughout his prestigious career, in movies as different as In the Name of the Father and In America, the Irish filmmaker has specialized in portraits of families under siege and the male psychology pushed to the brink. In Brothers, the David Benioff scripted remake of the 2004 Susanne Bier film, the two elements blend with such natural precision it’s a wonder Sheridan hadn’t set out to chronicle a small sliver of the American home front before. In a narrative rife with emotions both heightened and subtle, Sheridan and Benioff zero in on an everyday military family facing an all too common burden. Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) leaves his wife Grace (Natalie Portman) and his daughters behind when he’s sent to Iraq. His body disappears after a terrible helicopter crash, leading »
- Robert Levin
Movie Reviews: "Brothers"
8 hours ago | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »
Critics are bestowing much brotherly affection on director Jim Sheridan's Brothers, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire and Natalie Portman but are stopping short of acclaiming it. Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun Times awards it 3 stars and praises the performances, the direction, and the script. His principal reservation: "It is too finished." A.O. Scott in the New York Times also reveals mixed sentiments about the movie, saying that it "lurches between moments of fine, subtle realism and more frequent instances of blunt, blocky overstatement." In the end his conclusion is the opposite of Ebert's: "It has a vague, half-finished feeling," he writes. Claudia Puig in USA Today awards it faint praise when she calls the movie "thought-provoking." Virtually all the critics note that the film is a remake of an award-winning 2004 Danish film and several say that the earlier film was more potent. Peter Howell in the Toronto Star, although praising the actors, nevertheless warns: "Anyone contemplating whether to see Jim Sheridan's domestic drama Brothers would be wise not to see its ... predecessor beforehand." And Lisa Kennedy comments in the Denver Post: "The original was likened to a Greek tragedy. This reworking has enough tin-eared scenes to suggest a night of overheated theater." Yet the Washington Post's Michael O'Sullivan, who also finds many faults with the production, nevertheless concludes, "Like most war movies these days, it ends on a note that's far from hopeful. But it's good, and wise, and it feels true. Meaning, it hurts." »
Review: Brothers
9 hours ago | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Susanne Bier's 2005 melodrama, Brothers, was just that, a simple soap opera between a war vet, his wife and his brother, and while Jim Sheridan's update isn't terribly different at its core, its all-American setting quietly places a firmer emphasis on the toll of our current war at home.
Just as Tommy Cahill (Jake Gyllenhaal) is getting out of another stint in jail, his brother Sam (Tobey Maguire) is about to ship off to Afghanistan for another tour of duty. His wife, Grace (Natalie Portman), wishes him well, as does everyone, but soon enough, his helicopter is taken down by enemy fire and news comes that Sam was among the casualties - although he is actually a prisoner of war. Tommy, out of guilt, and Grace, out of need, draw closer to one another, close enough to rile up the suspicions of a changed Sam once he returns home. »
- William Goss
Brothers Has Strong Acting, Weak Heart
9 hours ago | newser.com | See recent newser news »
Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman, and Jake Gyllenhaal deliver solid performances in Jim Sheridan's war movie Brothers , but the film doesn't measure up to the 2004 Danish original, say critics: Peter Howell, Toronto Star : "It's still a film worth seeing, if only for the performances, but it seems to be something far short of a labor of love by Sheridan." Chris Hewitt, St. Paul Pioneer Press : "There's no indication what Sheridan thought was special or moving about this movie or why he thought it needed to be made. ... It feels oddly sterile." Ramin Setoodeh, Newsweek : Portman shines, but this "is Maguire's... »
Top Movie Critics Give ‘Brothers’ Movie Pretty Good Reviews
10 hours ago | OnTheFlix | See recent OnTheFlix news »
Top movie critics give 'Brothers' movie pretty good reviews. Lionsgate's new intense, drama film, "Brothers" hit theaters today,and most of the top movie critics found it to be at least, pretty good. It got mostly As,one B,and a couple of Cs. The movie stars: Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Bailee Madison, Taylor Geare, Patrick Flueger, Sam Shepard, Mare Winningham, Clifton Collins Jr., and Josh Berry. Wesley Morris of the Boston Globe gave it a C. He said, "This is a corny tale, told with both generous helpings of deli-sliced cheese and a brief stretch of chilling tumultuousness." Roger Ebert from the Chicago Sun-Times gave it an A- rating. He stated, "This becomes Tobey Maguire's film to dominate, and I've never seen these dark depths in him before." Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune also gave it an A-. He said, "an honorable and beautifully acted »
- Andre@ontheflix
Brothers and Brødre
11 hours ago | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Has anyone ever remade a film that you absolutely love? It can be odd to remove yourself from the familiar original while watching the shiny and new. Presumably not many people will have this problem with Brothers though I’ll admit up front that I did. This new war-at-home drama is adapted from a little seen Danish film of the same name. Natalie Portman plays Grace Cahill, a young mother and wife whose husband Sam (Tobey Maguire) has been assumed dead in Afghanistan. We know that he actually survived but Grace doesn’t and in the fog of grief discovers budding feelings for her brother-in-law Tommy (Jake Gyllenhaal), an ex-con, who begins to bloom when he takes over as man of the house. When Sam returns from war, with post traumatic stress problems, serious complications, tears and family drama arrive with him.
...more in my weekly column at Towleroad
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- NATHANIEL R
DiCaprio to Play Jack Frost in Animated Feature
11 hours ago | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
Leonardo DiCaprio is starring in his first animated film, a DreamWorks Animation production titled The Guardians (formerly the Guardians of Childhood and still a working title).
An adaptation of an upcoming book series by William Joyce, the film uses familiar fairytale characters as heroes that must stop an evil force from plunging the world into darkness. DiCaprio will lend his voice to Jack Frost.
The press release includes five more parts to fill, which include North (Santa), Bunnymund (the Easter Bunny), Tooth (the Tooth Fairy), and Sandy (the Sandman). The fivesome will battle Pitch (the Boogeyman) for control of the world.
Wikipedia listed actors in connection with these roles, like Natalie Portman and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, but the rumors of their involvement have been denied by the studio as pure fantasy. “We have yet to cast/announce the other roles at this time,” a DreamWorks representative told me.
The »
- Jeff Leins
First Images from Hesher - Premiering at Sundance 2010 - Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Natalie Portman
11 hours ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
With Sundance 2010 a little over a month away, over the next few weeks, we are going to be posting a ton of images from all the films premiering at the festival. While I’d love to tell you about the buzz on some of the Sundance films, almost none of them have been seen outside of the people at Sundance who make the decisions. That’s why posting these first look images is always so much fun, as this is the first time most of us have gotten any info on these movies and we can use the images and synopses to try and guess if the films will be good or bad. Of course with a film like Hesher (directed by Spencer Susser) - which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Natalie Portman - I’m pretty sure this will be a film worth checking out. Hit the jump for the synopsis and the images. »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Jake Gyllenhaal Drops the G-Word!
12 hours ago | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Is there hope for Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon's relationship? Amid reports of "are they or aren't they still a couple," Gyllenhaal, 28, used the buzz word of the week - girlfriend - shortly after arriving at a Beverly Hills Hotel suite Thursday for a press conference for his new film Brothers. "I've learned so much from the kids in my life, and somehow they just become the center of your life and the way you look at things," he told Grazia Australia, referring to his 3-year-old niece Ramona (daughter of Maggie Gyllenhaal) and possibly Witherspoon's children, Ava, 10, and Deacon, »
- Kristin Boehm and Elizabeth Leonard
Brothers Movie Review
14 hours ago | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
Jim Sheridan’s new effort Brothers may never fully overcome an odd pedigree—it’s a Hollywood melodrama based upon a challenging and dour Danish film—but it provides enough dramatic substance and top-shelf acting to justify its existence as a remake. Following the lives of two brothers, Sam and Tommy Cahill, the film documents what happens when an emotionally damaged war vet (Sam) is re-introduced to a life and family that have learned to cope without him.
At the center of Brothers, sits an uneasy triangle: Tommy, the ex-con brother, has bonded with Sam’s distraught wife Gracie and his two daughters after they received news of Sam’s disappearance in Afghanistan. When Sam comes home, he returns a different, fractured person and violent tendencies rise to the surface when he finds his brother encroaching upon all that he loves.
Everything about Brothers screams emotional manipulation and its presence »
- Nathan Bartlebaugh
Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman Not Relatable in ‘Brothers’
16 hours ago | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – The transition from hot young actor to the domestic picket fence is about ten years and a shadowy crow’s foot. One day you’re a galaxy queen, superhero and Donnie Darko, next you’re playing house in “Brothers.”
Rating: 2.0/5.0
The contemporary scenario features Tobey Maguire as Captain Sam Cahill, a hard-charging and disciplined Marine platoon commander, about to be shipped for his fourth tour into Afghanistan in 2007. His wife Grace (Natalie Portman) is the loyal military wife, ready to stay home and keep raising the family’s two daughters, with a little help from Sam’s father (Sam Shepard) and his father’s wife (Mare Winningham).
Complicating matters is the black sheep of the family, Sam’s brother Tommy (Jake Gyllenhaal). He’s just been released from prison, and his familial conflicts bubble to the surface when confronted again with his perfect brother (Shepard’s character is also »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Natalie Portman Opted For 'Brothers' Over 'Cute And Girly' Roles
16 hours ago | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
'It's definitely an exciting opportunity to get to play a more womanly character,' she tells MTV News.
By Eric Ditzian
Natalie Portman in "Brothers"
"Brothers" is all about transformation: Tobey Maguire's from doting father to scarred former prisoner of war; Natalie Portman's from loving wife to grieving widow and back again; and Jake Gyllenhaal's from familial black sheep to man on whom everyone begins to rely.
The transformations, though, weren't solely the territory of these fictional characters. As Portman and Maguire told MTV News recently, their decisions to take on the roles required significant changes in their own lives.
"As I'm getting older, it's becoming more and more difficult to rest on the patterns of being sort of cute and girly," said Portman, a vet of fare like "Closer" and "Garden State."
While she's played a mother in past films, "Brothers" — out Friday (December 4) — offered the »
First Looks at Natalie Portman and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 'Hesher'
17 hours ago | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Hesher I have plenty of images for films that will be showing at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, but I have been previewing so many images lately I don't want this site to turn into some sort of image machine where people don't read anymore so I am going to space them out a little bit. However, when I have your first look at Natalie Portman and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Spencer Susser's Hesher it seems a little silly to hold out.
The film is written by Susser and David Michod from a story by Brian Charles Frank, in which an awkward 13-year-old boy living with his pill-popping father (Rainn Wilson) and grandmother. His mother recently passed away and a loser twenty-something named Hesher (Gordon-Levitt) has entered the young man's life serving as both a good and bad influence. Portman, who is producing the film with Lucy Cooper, »
- Brad Brevet
Portman admits to smoking cannabis
17 hours ago | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Natalie Portman has confessed to smoking cannabis while in her 20s. The Closer star, who made her film debut aged 11, said that she tried the narcotic when she was older because she missed out on experimenting with drugs and alcohol when she was a teenager. Portman told Marie Claire magazine: "Ok, so I didn't really go to high school parties and, yeah, I didn't (more) »
- By Rebecca Davies
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