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Review: The Road (2009) ****

John Hillcoat’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s THE ROAD is bleak and despairing, but manages to offer a ray of hope without pulling any punches.

Trailer #2: The Road

Does this new trailer for THE ROAD starring Viggo Mortensen oversell the uplift? Will Weinstein mount an Oscar campaign for the film?

Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron hit the ‘Road’

Just a quick follow up to the Mad Max sequel news I’ve been following for the last week: THR reports that Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron are officially attached to Fury Road which George Miller plans to begin filming next year.
Tom Hardy most recently made a strong impression in Bronson and Charlize Theron…well hell. You [...]

Venice ‘09: Early reviews split on Hillcoat’s ‘The Road’

Variety, Screen Daily and The Guardian take the first look at John Hillcoat’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road starring Viggo Mortensen.

‘Burning Plain’ to go VOD before theatrical

According to THR’s Gregg Kilday, Guillermo Arriaga’s upcoming The Burning Plain will debut on DirecTV VOD on August 21, nearly a month before it hits theaters on September 17.
Because everything is always about Oscar, David Poland wonders if this will effect the film’s eligibility, particularly the performance of Charlize Theron which he calls “spectacular.”
AMPAS rules [...]

Poster/Trailer: The Burning Plain

Guillermo Arriaga’s The Burning Plain starring Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger posterized and trailerated.

Weekend Forecast: 9/18/08

Viggo Mortensen and Ed Harris in Appaloosa opening in NY, LA and Toronto
Unless you live in New York or Los Angeles, this might be a good weekend to go see Burn After Reading again because there isn’t much to get excited about in this week’s new wide releases:

Ghost Town. Ricky Gervais is a dentist whose [...]