When English actor Jude Law comes to mind, you think a repo man of organs, right? Well, the man, who’s many identities include a well-to-do Princeton student in The Talented Mr. Ripley, an android gigolo in A.I., the title character in Alfie, a Confederate soldier in Cold Mountain, and repeatedly “The Sexiest Man Alive” in [...]
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Forest Whitaker Interview for Repo Men
March 18, 2010 – 2:16 pm
Forest Whitaker defines the term “dedicated actor”. From playing jazz legend Charlie “Bird” Parker in Bird to a samurai hit man in Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai to his Oscar-winning role as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland to even an alien in Battlefield Earth, Whitaker is known for [...]
Alice Braga Interview for Repo Men
March 18, 2010 – 2:13 pm
Judging by the movies she makes, Alice Braga is always looking to the future. Except in her movies, the future isn’t always so bright. The Brazilian beauty has been in a series of forward-glimpsing films in recent years whether it be the apocalyptic I Am Legend or Blindness, a film about a debilitating plague on [...]
Andy Garcia Interview for City Island
March 18, 2010 – 2:54 am
Andy García has had a lengthy career. He is mainly known for his roles in crime-centered fare from The Untouchables to The Godfather Part III, which gave him a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination, as well as Internal Affairs, Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead, Ocean’s Eleven films, Smokin’ Aces and The Pink [...]
SXSW Movie Review: The Eclipse
March 18, 2010 – 12:55 am
The Eclipse, written and directed by Conor McPherson, delves into the life of widowed woodworking teacher Michael Farr (Ciarán Hinds) on the verge of hosting the Cobh Literary Festival. The film has a great way of starting in medias res. McPherson plants the viewer straight into the action of the film; within the first few [...]
SXSW Movie Review: Kick-Ass
March 18, 2010 – 12:38 am
There’s no doubt about it that the Kick-Ass premiere was the film event of Austin’s South by Southwest film festival. As I arrived to the screening I thought I’d be near, if not at the front of the line as I was an hour early. How wrong I was. The line, which I’d heard tell [...]
SXSW Movie Review: American: The Bill Hicks Story
March 18, 2010 – 12:35 am
I was first introduced to the brilliance of Bill Hicks when I was 17 years old. My friend Andy gave me his copy of Rant in E Minor after repeatedly telling me to listen to it. After enduring his gushing endorsement of the stand-up I finally gave in and it transformed my existence. Bill opened [...]
Get Ready for a Third Installment in the Harold and Kumar Series
March 13, 2010 – 11:48 am
In an interview with Collider.com, John Cho divulged that the third installment in the Harold and Kumar series, entitled A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas, is moving forward and will start filming this June. It is slated to hit theaters on November 5, 2010 (You can add this to the long list of sequels premiering [...]
Green Zone Looks to Make the Iraq War into Box Office Gold
March 13, 2010 – 11:45 am
Is it finally safe for films about the Iraq war to not suck, or at least make a profit? Apparently. Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar winning The Hurt Locker proves the topical war can be translated into great cinema, and Paul Greengrass’ The Green Zone aims to make it mainstream entertainment. Granted, Greengrass did direct the warmly [...]
Repo Men Marketers Bring Furturistic Technology Into Todays World
March 13, 2010 – 11:43 am
The movie marketing industry is no stranger to interactive movie posters. In the past, interactive displays usually included a talking character or 3D prop that encouraged consumers to spend some time with the display. Recently, marketers behind the new futuristic flick Repo Men, starring Jude Law and Forest Whitaker, have combined interactive posters with the [...]