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.
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Does this new trailer for THE ROAD starring Viggo Mortensen oversell the uplift? Will Weinstein mount an Oscar campaign for the film?
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Jacques Audiard’s Palme d’Or runner-up A Prophet took the inaugural Star of London award at the just concluded BFI London Film Festival. John Hillcoat’s The Road received a special mention.
France’s official selection for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, A Prophet is set for a US release on February 26, 2010.
Audiard’s fifth feature in a [...]
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Because nothing says “Family Holiday” like the end of the world, Dimension is moving John Hillcoat’s The Road from October 16 to November 25 – the same date as another, less apocalyptic-y Weinstein release: Nine.
What does it mean? Aside from the fact you’ll have to wait an extra month to see it, probably nothing.
Source: /Film
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As per tradition, the 4-day Telluride Film Festival announced its schedule just 24 hours ahead of its Friday kick off. Though there isn’t much in the way of high-profile world premieres, there are a number of anticipated films including a couple that LiC has managed to catch up with in the last few weeks. Also, [...]
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Variety, Screen Daily and The Guardian take the first look at John Hillcoat’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road starring Viggo Mortensen.
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My Son My Son What Have Ye Done makes its Canadian premiere at Toronto. Does that mean Telluride comes first? Also: 18 more Toronto additions including world and North American premieres.
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Yahoo has the trailer for John Hillcoat’s upcoming Cormac McCarthy adaptation The Road starring Viggo Mortensen. I’m not watching it, but enjoy:
The Road opens October 16.
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In addition to another infernal movie list that would be sure to make the list of 100 Stupidest Movie Lists ever compiled (The 75 Movies Every Man Should See? Come ON!), Esquire magazine has the first review I’ve seen of The Road, John (The Proposition) Hillcoat’s adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel.
I don’t [...]
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In the wake of John Hillcoat’s The Road officially getting bumped to 2009, the LA Times’ Patrick Goldstein spoke with Harvey Weinstein about the juggling going on with a number of his other films. Speculation is that The Weinstein Co. is low on money, but Harvey has a rational answer for each move.
Fanboys. The story [...]
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