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26 April 2012 9:19 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »

Sustaining a post-child-star career seems a difficult enough labyrinth to manage by itself, but combine that challenge with a bubbly, incessant neighbor intent on stardom, as a new film exploring the toll of celebrity aims to do, and you have a interesting dark vehicle for two talented actresses as a result.

Carrie-Anne Moss and Heather Graham have both signed on to star in “Compulsion,” a thriller written by Floyd Byars (“Masterminds”) that takes place largely within the confines of two adjacent apartments. In one, a former child star (Moss) sinks deeper and deeper into a nihilistic worldview, while in the other, an optimistic, amiable chef (Graham) with notions of landing her own cooking show resides, with little communication between the two women. That all changes, however, when the two polar opposites meet in a confrontation, and their fates become entwined down a dark and disturbing path that will challenge both their worldviews and lives. »

- Charlie Schmidlin

26 April 2012 5:45 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »

Though Heather Graham and Carrie-Anne Moss occupy entirely different realms of typecasting expectations.with the former generally cast as ditzy bimbos and the latter often scoring dramatic roles of shrewder women.both hit their heyday in that heady time of the late '90s/early 2000s. While Graham was bouncing from Rollergirl in Boogie Nights to Felicity Shagwell in Austen Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Moss broke through at the incredibly cool Trinity in The Matrix, then drew notice as the manipulative femme fatale Natalie in Christopher Nolan's Memento. However, the unpredictable wave of fame has since ebbed for both, and now this odd couple has teamed up for Compulsion, a drama penned by Floyd Byars (Masterminds) and directed by Egidio Coccimiglio (Imaginary Grace). Graham and Moss play a pair of neighbors who live across the hall from each other, yet worlds apart. One is furious with the »

26 April 2012 3:31 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »

Now, here are two names we haven’t seen for a while in lead roles but Carrie-Anne Moss and Heather Graham are in production with Compulsion. The film is directed by Egidio Coccimiglio (Imaginary Grace) and written by Floyd Byars who’s probably best known for writing Masterminds back in 1997 that starred Patrick Stewart and Vincent Kartheiser.

Compulsion follows Amy (Graham) and Saffron (Moss) as two people who live opposite each other in an apartment block. However, in spirit they’re complete opposites as Amy is a optimist and Saffron, a depressive former child starlet. However, when one day they meet in a confrontation, it begins to unravel in an unusual and disturbing way. What makes this project more interesting is the inclusion of Oscar-winning cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond who won for Close Encounters Of The Third Kind but also worked on The Deer Hunter and The Black Dahlia. However, even if the film looks amazing, »

- Dan Bullock

25 April 2012 5:21 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Production has recently started on Compulsion, starring Heather Graham and Carrie-Anne Moss. The film, written by Floyd Byars (Masterminds) and directed by Egidio Coccimiglio (Imaginary Grace), stars Graham as Amy, a relentless optimist who lives in an apartment adjacent to Saffron (Moss), a morose former child star.  The polar opposites meet in a confrontation that resolves in an unexpected - and disturbing - way.  Compulsion, now shooting in Ontario, Canada, also stars Kevin Dillon and Joe Mantegna and boasts Academy Award-winning cinematographer, Vilmos Zsigmond. Hit the jump to check out the press release. Here's the official press release and synopsis of Compulsion: Heather Graham and Carrie-Anne Moss have begun production on Compulsion as two very different women who occupy adjacent apartments. In a battle of wills, one woman is withdrawing from everything positive in life while the other is overflowing with its possibilities and illusions. Their confrontation and resolution is both surprising and deeply disturbing. »

- Dave Trumbore

4 items from 2012