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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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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I’m not sure which is stranger, The Weinstein Company’s habit of line up juggling or the fact it seems to freak people out so much.
Last year around this time, The Road got bumped to 2009 and it wasn’t alone. Fanboys, Crossing Over, Kill Shot and Shanghai were all once set for 2008. The first three [...]
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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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Venice reviews of Werner Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans starring Nicholas Cage aren’t very good, but I still think people are just taking it too seriously
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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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