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At work, that is; his personal life, with his dissatisfied wife Brie (Catherine Keener) and their boarder Gary (David Arquette), leaves much to be desired. At Tucson, AZ's West Mesa High School, Dana sees himself as an inspirational teacher. (IGN FilmForce)
Synecdoche, New York May 26, 2008
For such serious and accomplished artists, Caden Cotard (Hoffman) and Adele Lack (Catherine Keener) live in surprisingly mundane and physically cramped circumstances in upstate Schenectady, New York. Caden, who directs a local theater company, and Adele, an adventurous painter, co-exist in a marginal way but seem mentally and emotionally preoccupied with their individual problems, an impression confirmed when Adele tells Caden to stay home while she and their little daughter fly off to Berlin,... (Variety)
Infotainment May 25, 2008
Synecdoche, New Yorkcannes: (L-R) American actresses Catherine Keener, Michelle Williams and British actress Samantha Morton arrive for the premiere of the film Synecdoche, New York, during the 61st International film festival. ap. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
Ledger's lover teary but cool May 25, 2008
Michelle Williams, right, with actress Catherine Keener at a screening of Synecdoche, New York ... Michelle Williams, right, with actress Catherine Keener at a screening of Synecdoche, New York ... Michelle Williams, right, with actress Catherine Keener at a screening of Synecdoche, New York. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Cannes Journal May 25, 2008
The first is Schenectady, the working-class city near Albany where Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman), a theater director, lives with his artist wife Adele (Catherine Keener) and their young daughter Olive (Amy Goldstein). Caden, who's had a critical success staging Death of a Salesman with young actors in the middle-age roles, is himself a premature alter kocker: he hears mortality gargling at him everywhere. (Time.com)
Madonna for Sale May 24, 2008
The result is this odd, confounding movie featuring a mind-blowing cast of A-level talent: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton, Hope Davis, Dianne Wiest, Michelle Williams and Jennifer Jason Leigh. What happens here is up to interpretation. (Fox News)
Confusion reigns in Kaufman's debut May 24, 2008
Catherine Keener, Michelle Williams and Samantha Morton arrive for the premiere of 'Synecdoche, New York. Photograph: Christophe Karaba/EPA. (Guardian Unlimited)
`Malkovich' writer Kaufman makes directing debut May 23, 2008
Caden's wife (Catherine Keener) leaves him and takes their daughter to Germany. His second marriage to his leading lady on stage (Michelle Williams) crumbles amid the emotional baggage left by his first family. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Can Cannes Still Do It? May 15, 2008
Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich) will be here with his directorial debut, Synecdoche, New York, supported by a cast that includes Philip Seymour Hoffman, Michelle Williams, Catherine Keener, Emily Watson and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Brooklyn-based helmer James Gray (We Own the Night) is coming with Two Lovers and his leading players, Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow. (Time.com)
Yes we Cannes! Indiana Jones meets "Blindness" May 14, 2008
Philip Seymour Hoffman plays the quixotic theater director from Schenectady, N.Y., beset by woman problems (Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton, Emily Watson, Michelle Williams) who builds a private world in a Manhattan warehouse. Going by Kaufman's track record, it's likely to be an intriguing, amusing, high-concept affair. (Salon)
Production resumes on 'Nailed' May 13, 2008
The Directors Guild of America also received assurances that its members would be paid for the pic, which also stars James Brolin, Catherine Keener, James Marsden and Tracy Morgan. "(The) Screen Actors Guild has now received adequate financial assurances that its members will be paid their wages for work on the production 'Nailed,' " SAG said Monday. (Variety)
'American Crime' is tough viewing May 10, 2008
The fact that the story is so excruciating to watch testifies to the power of its grim atmospherics and the strong leading performances by Catherine Keener and Ellen Page ... Starring: Catherine Keener, Ellen Page, Bradley Whitford, James Franco. (Boston Globe)
* Despite reduced slate, Hollywood adds star power to Cannes May 9, 2008
The other American film in the slimmed down 22-picture main competition is the non-traditional horror film, Synecdoche, New York, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Michelle Williams, Samantha Morton and Jennifer Jason Leigh. The movie marks the directing debut of Charlie Kaufman, a writer whose screenplay credits include the off-kilter critical favorites Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
'An American Crime' replays a horrific deed May 9, 2008
By Gary Strauss, USA TODAY Viewers looking for a warm, cuddly matriarch as a Mother's Day icon might be hard-pressed to warm up to Catherine Keener's portrayal of a deranged housewife in new Showtime movie An American Crime (Saturday, 9 ET/PT) ... In her clutches: Sylvia (Ellen Page) is at the mercy of the merciless Gertie Baniszewski (Catherine Keener). (USA Today -- Life)
Cannes welcomes Charlie Kaufman May 9, 2008
In the project, a theater director in Schenectady (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is left by his artist wife (Catherine Keener), who is not impressed with his work. She disappears for years with his young daughter. (Variety)
Steven Spielberg's Last Crusade? May 9, 2008
The film was directed by Barry Levinson and has a cast that includes Catherine Keener, Stanley Tucci, John Turturro, and Sean Penn. But the film fell flat. (Slate)
TV Lookout: highlights for the week ahead, May 4-10 May 3, 2008
Its saving grace: the performance by Catherine Keener as a pathetic monster, and, even more remarkable, Ellen Page ("Juno") in the role of the preyed-upon teen. Drawing from transcripts of the murder trial (Bradley Whitford plays the prosecutor), "An American Crime" examines the big questions arising from this case: How could anyone have done what this woman did. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Caan's cookie monster antics disrupt film shoot Apr 23, 2008
It stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Jessical Biel, James Marsden and Catherine Keener. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the veteran Godfather actor was hired to play the US speaker of the House of Representatives, and had only just started on the first of his two days of shooting. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Take the Apatow test Apr 18, 2008
Test your Apatow aptitude. Search post-gazette NOW. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Bringing up Boo Apr 16, 2008 DVD Tuesday: Into the Wild, Im Not There Mar 5, 2008 Check out other offerings from Oscar's top filmmakers Feb 25, 2008 Celebs need Hep A shot after birthday bash Feb 23, 2008 Stars urged to get hepatitis jab Feb 23, 2008 Hepatitis Scare At Popular NYC Bar; A-List Stars Among 700-800 In Attendance Over 3 Days... Feb 22, 2008 Australia's losers are lazier Feb 19, 2008 The indie chick speaks to Ryan Gilbey Feb 16, 2008 Showtime To Stream Emmy Screeners Online Jan 31, 2008 Kingsleys Wackness one of Sundances 7 best Jan 29, 2008 14th Annual SAG Awards Winners List Jan 28, 2008 Sundance crop too starry Jan 26, 2008 Heath Ledger Blame Game About to Start Jan 25, 2008 Mini movie reviews Jan 25, 2008 'Into the Wild' left on the fringe Jan 24, 2008 Coogans Hamlet 2 sells for $10 mil at fest Jan 24, 2008 What Just Happened? Jan 24, 2008 Hamlet 'sequel' big at Sundance Jan 24, 2008 Done Deals Finally Start to Appear at Sundance Jan 23, 2008 Oscars: 'Juno' Leaps Jan 23, 2008 Sundance buyers' block ends Jan 23, 2008 Focus Features acquires 'Hamlet 2' Jan 23, 2008 Sentimental picks, old and new, vie for awards Jan 23, 2008 Giuliani Gets 'Wacked' at Sundance Jan 21, 2008 Sundance screening spotlight: De Niro's 'What Just Happened?' Jan 21, 2008 Polanski doc makes Sundance deals Jan 21, 2008 These folks deserve Oscar nods Jan 20, 2008 Turf battle in Park City Jan 19, 2008 Multiple personalities Jan 18, 2008 Sundance Film Festival Jan 17, 2008 Gina's top films of 2007 Jan 17, 2008 Strike Makes Fight For Fest Films Jan 16, 2008 Oscar-quality films (finally) come to Portsmouth Jan 16, 2008 Sundance '08: Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Page, Mischa Barton Flicks Have Us Amped Jan 16, 2008 Sundance shoppers beware Jan 12, 2008 The curses of full-fledged stardom Jan 8, 2008 Winners list Jan 8, 2008 Movie awards press on, despite writers' strike woes Jan 7, 2008 VH1 to Broadcast 'The 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards' Ceremony Live On Monday, January 7, 2008 at 9:00 PM (ET/PT) Jan 6, 2008 Hey, Oscar! Don't forget about these actors in the big race Jan 4, 2008 SAG turns blind eye to comedy Jan 4, 2008 The best (and worst) films of 2007 Dec 30, 2007 Triple threat Dec 29, 2007 AT THE MOVIES Dec 28, 2007 But how were the performances? Dec 28, 2007 Inside the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations Dec 25, 2007 'Into the Wild' tops SAG nominations Dec 22, 2007 "Into the Wild" leads surprising SAG nominees Dec 21, 2007 Check out the movie and TV nominees Dec 21, 2007 Penn film tipped for SAG success Dec 21, 2007 Capri lines up Hollywood talent Dec 21, 2007 'Wild' leads SAG nominees Dec 21, 2007 Film exec Gerald Green arrested Dec 20, 2007 Rachael Harris Joins 'The Soloist' Dec 19, 2007 Juno has 6 nominations for Critics Choice Awards Dec 13, 2007 Blanchett up for two Critics' Choice awards Dec 12, 2007 'Into the Wild' leads Critics' Choice nominations Dec 12, 2007 'Into the Wild': More than a traditional story of heroism Dec 12, 2007 Broadcast critics go 'Wild' Dec 12, 2007 Oscar buzz quiet this year Dec 10, 2007 No Oscar front-runner as awards season begins Dec 7, 2007 The real thing Dec 1, 2007 More Sundance titles revealed Nov 30, 2007 Mr Congeniality Nov 16, 2007 Sexiest Man Living 2007 (148) Nov 16, 2007
Next Wednesday, the library will show 2005's "Capote," which features Catherine Keener as "Mockingbird" author Harper Lee. Both films at 2 p.m. Free. (Boston Globe)
More Getting Nailed : Trio of actors joining Gyllenhaal, Biel in comedy.... Mar 25, 2008
March 24, 2008 - Actors James Marsden (X-Men, Enchanted), Catherine Keener (Capote, The 40-Year-Old Virgin), and Tracy Morgan (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock) are close to joining the cast of David O. Russell's new comedy Nailed. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the trio are in final negotiations to star opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel in the flick which centers on a woman (Biel) who begins to suffer wild sexual urges after a co-worker accidently shoots a nail into her head (hence... (IGN FilmForce)
With a supporting cast that includes Jane Malone, Vince Vaughan, Catherine Keener, Brian Dierker, Marcia Gay Harden and William Hurt, the film is packed with incredible performances. Not the least of which is an engrossing portrayal of McCandless by Hirsch, who swims along the edge of reality in this role. (The Gate)
Next up for Wright is The Soloist, currently in production and starring Robert Downey Jr., Catherine Keener and Jamie Foxx. Juno. (USA Today -- Life)
Entertainment photo agency WireImage showed guests at the Socialista event, including Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ivanka Trump, Liv Tyler, Catherine Keener, Lucy Liu and Salma Hayek. Other celebrities reported at Socialista were Javier Bardem, nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar, Eric Dane, Rebecca Gayheart and fashion designer Roberto Cavalli. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Other stars pictured at Kutcher's party included Ivanka Trump, Liv Tyler, Catherine Keener, Lucy Liu and Salma Hayek. Also reported to have attended were Javier Bardem, who is up for a best supporting actor Oscar this weekend, and fashion designer Roberto Cavalli. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Among the other celebrities believed to have been at the barduring the time of exposureareGwyneth Paltrow, Ivanka Trump, Catherine Keener, Lucy Liu, Javier Bardem, nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar, Eric Dane, Rebecca Gayheart and fashion designer Roberto Cavalli. There were also many everyday people in the bar. (The Drudge Report)
" Harper has helped many celebrities get into shape, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Guy Ritchie, Catherine Keener, Laura Dern and Jenny McCarthy. He defends celebrities who lose their baby weight quickly or drop a dress size for a movie, and says it is all about doing it in a healthy way. "When you're dealing with celebrities or actors that have just had a baby and they've got to get their 'fighting shape', then it's important because their body is their livelihood," he said. "But I... (Sydney Morning Herald)
"It was such a build-up, and it was a really tough year." She was up against Toni Collette (The Sixth Sense), Catherine Keener (Being John Malkovich), Samantha Morton (Sweet And Lowdown) and Angelina Jolie, who won for Girl, Interrupted. "Pretty stiff competish... although I still don't think that Angelina's was a supporting part.". (Guardian Unlimited)
That includes the second seasons of The Tudors and This American Life, Tracey Ullman's State of the Union, and An American Crime, a film starring Catherine Keener and Ellen Page. Besides saving money, Licata said, streaming Internet video is more secure than distributing DVDs. (Multichannel News)
Stellar supporting performances from Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live), Elisabeth Shue and Catherine Keener should make Shakespeare soooo much easier to swallow for both students and adults alike. To laugh or not to laugh, that is the question. (MSNBC -- News)
Catherine Keener as Jan Burres - "Into The Wild". Amy Ryan as Helene McCready - "Gone Baby Gone". (CBS News -- Early Show)
Catherine Keener and David Arquette star in the comedy, 'Hamlet 2. MORE FESTIVAL ARTICLES Do buyers take note of flood of film websites. (Variety)
Catherine Keener also got lost in the fray. Only veteran actor Hal Holbrook survived the cut and received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor. (Fox News)
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But the film led the Screen Actors' Guild nominations, with Emile Hirsch getting a nod for best actor and Holbrook and Catherine Keener for supporting roles, as well as an ensemble acting award. The SAGs will be awarded Sunday. (Anchorage Daily News)
Catherine Keener co-stars as Coogans unhappy wife, and Elisabeth Shue plays herself, under the concept that she has given up on Hollywood and moved to Tucson, Ariz. to become a nurse. (MSNBC -- News)
Ben - Robert De Niro Lou Tarnow - Catherine Keener Sean Penn - Sean Penn Dick Bell - John Turturro Kelly - Robin Wright Penn Scott Solomon - Stanley Tucci Zoe - Kristen Stewart Jeremy Brunell - Michael Wincott Actor - Bruce Willis ... When an audience test-screening of "Fiercely," an arty actioner starring Sean Penn, bombs -- the film breaks a cardinal Hollywood rule by killing a dog in the final scene -- studio chief Lou Tarnow (Catherine Keener) mandates recutting, beginning with the dog. (Variety)
It also stars Catherine Keener, Elizabeth Shue, Amy Poehler, David Arquette, and Melonie Diaz. "It's a very funny film which we know will have immense appeal," said Geoffrey Gilmore, Director of the Sundance Film Festival in a statement. (iAfrica.com)
Steve Coogan and Catherine Keener in "Hamlet 2.". By DAVID M. HALBFINGER Published: January 23, 2008. (New York Times)
Catherine Keener is better than ever as Coogan s seemingly patient wife, and a gang of newcomer kids shine as his students. But the best stuff goes to Elisabeth Shue, who actually plays herself in this wacky, goofy, completely hilarious romp. (Fox News)
The film also stars Catherine Keener, David Arquette, Melonie Diaz and Amy Poehler. (Sharon Swart and Tatiana Siegel contributed to this report. (Variety)
The film also stars Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler and David Arquette. An update was made to this article at 3:22 p.m.. (Variety)
Hirsch wasn't the only one left off the list, with "Into the Wild" director-writer Sean Penn, composer Eddie Vedder and supporting actress Catherine Keener not making the cut, either. Holbrook, 82, didn't neglect them in his reaction, however. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
And Ben has two major headaches: his British director of an action thriller starring Sean Penn won't change the end of a film called "Fiercely" to please studio head, played by Catherine Keener. And Bruce Willis, the star of Ben's new film, has shown up to the set overweight and sporting a large bushy beard he refuses to shave. (Fox News)
He has a drug-addled director who is battling with a hardliner studio executive (Catherine Keener) over the gruesomely cruel climax to a new Sean Penn movie. His teenage daughter (Panic Room's Kristin Stewart) may have been having a relationship with an agent who committed suicide, and a callow screenwriter (Stanley Tucci) may be having an affair with his estranged wife (Robin Wright Penn), whom he is not sure he wants to divorce. (USA Today -- Life)
Several buyers have expressed interest in "What Just Happened?," 2929 Entertainment's $20 million backstage Hollywood comedy produced and written by Art Linson, directed by Barry Levinson and starring Robert De Niro, Bruce Willis, Sean Penn, Robin Wright Penn and Catherine Keener. But its star-studded cast is no guarantee of a hefty sale. (Variety)
Catherine Keener, "Into the Wild": She picked up a nomination from the Screen Actors Guild, she's always a favorite, and it seems like industry insiders loved this film. 5. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Both Cinetic Media and CAA claim to be handling sales on the film, a sort-of adaptation of Art Linson's eponymous memoir that stars Bruce Willis, Stanley Tucci, Catherine Keener and Robert De Niro (pictured) as part of an ensemble cast. CAA -- which reps Tucci and De Niro, as well as costars Sean Penn and John Turturro -- lists the title among its slate of 16 Sundance films and describes Cinetic as the project s co-representative. (Variety)
Philip Seymour Hoffman and Catherine Keener in "Capote.". Put Philip Seymour Hoffman's characters in a police lineup and they might -- might -- look like distant cousins but not the same man. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Cast includes Catherine Keener and David Arquette ... Barry Levinson-helmed comedy about the movie biz, toplining Robert De Niro, Catherine Keener and Sean Penn. (Variety)
Penn knows just what to do with this material, from the amazing cast (Emile Hirsch, Catherine Keener and my man Hal Holbrook) to the music by Eddie Vedder. I have nothing against Penn as an actor but he has a unique voice as a director. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Andrew Fleming (Dick") also directs Catherine Keener and Amy Poehler. The Wackness" - In 1994 New York, an unlikely friendship develops between a psychiatrist (Ben Kingsley) and a teenage pot dealer (Josh Peck). With Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivia Thirlby (Juno"). The Mysteries of Pittsburgh" - Adaptation of Michael Chabon's debut novel from the director of Dodgeball,'' starring Jon Foster (The Door in the Floor"), Peter Sarsgaard, Nick Nolte and Sienna Miller. The Merry GentlemAn" - Michael... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Employing a superlative cast (Catherine Keener, William Hurt, Vince Vaughn), stunning imagery and heartbreaking songs by Eddie Vedder (Golden Globe Nominee for Best Song and Best Score), Penn has crafted an instant American classic. Trailer: http://www. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Featuring an impressive supporting cast including Amy Poehler, Catherine Keener and Elisabeth Shue, it might just be the first American film to tap into Coogan's considerable talents. "Hamlet 2" sounds like a cross between "Waiting for Guffman" and "Election.". (VHI.com -- Music News)
MORE FESTIVAL ARTICLES Sundance buzz doesn't always equal big B.O.1/11/08 3:46pm Signs point to another feverish buying spree1/11/08 1:00pm Tarantino, Sandra Oh among drama panel1/8/08 Women in Film, L'Oreal presents 'Vision' award1/2/08 9:25pm Comedy stars Catherine Keener, Elisabeth Shue12/19/07 7:23pm Buyer beware: acquiring a movie at Sundance can be hazardous to your fiscal health. Sundance 2007 will go down in history as the most frenzied seller's market ever. (Variety)
Imagine Hoffman - or any of the myriad great character actors in Los Angeles and New York, like Tony Shalhoub, Catherine Keener, Tim Blake Nelson, Stephen Root, Richard Jenkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Edie Falco, Lili Taylor, to name a minuscule sample - imagine them stopping production in midstream, making Tom and Julia walk the plank before seizing the ship and letting the character actors shape the movie to their liking, and likely enough, to ours as well. Down with John Wayne. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Best Supporting Actress Cate Blanchett, "I'm Not There" Catherine Keener, "Into the Wild" Vanessa Redgrave, "Atonement" Amy Ryan, "Gone Baby Gone"(Winner) Tilda Swinton, "Michael Clayton". Best Young Actor Michael Cera, "Juno" Michael Cera, "Superbad" Freddie Highmore, "August Rush" Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, "The Kite Runner"(Winner) Edward Sanders, "Sweeney Todd". (Los Angeles Times)
In two weeks,Atonement's Joe Wright will begin directing Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr. and Catherine Keener in The Soloist, in which Foxx stars as a down-and-out musician. J.K. Simmons, who plays the dad in Juno, is about to start work in Canada on Chilled in Miami, starring Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr. "Renee plays a corporate fish out of water from Miami who is transferred to Minnesota and is not happy," says Simmons. (USA Today -- Life)
"Into The Wild," leads the pack with seven nominations for the 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards including Best Picture, a Best Actor nod for Emile Hirsch, Best Supporting Actor for Hal Holbrook, Best Supporting Actress for Catherine Keener and a double nomination for Sean Penn for Best Director and Best Writer. The film also received a nomination for Best Song with Eddie Vedder's "Guaranteed." "Juno" follows with six nominations including Best Picture, a Best Actress nomination for Ellen Page,... (PR Newswire)
Catherine Keener (Into the Wild). Saoirse Ronan (Atonement). (USA Today -- Life)
On the distaff side, it is Cate Blanchett ("I'm Not There"), Ruby Dee ("American Gangster"), Catherine Keener ("Into the Wild"), Amy Ryan ("Gone Baby Gone") and Tilda Swinton ("Michael Clayton"). In view of the Golden Globe noms, "Into the Wild" emerges as the big SAG winner. (Variety)
With Emile Hirsch and vivid support from Catherine Keener, Brian Dierker and Hal Holbrook. "Zodiac" David Fincher found a story to match his own obsessive need for control in this infuriating but brilliant and original film about the elusive (and in some ways debilitating) quest for truth. (CNN -- Showbiz)
I haven't seen her work in the reportedly harrowing An American Crime, where she recreates the true story of an Indiana girl tortured by her foster mother (played by Catherine Keener), but I expect she'll raise the hairs on whoever has the stomach to see it. For Juno, Page has been nominated for a Golden Globe, a Screen Actors Guild Award and an Independent Spirit Award, and been showered with accolades from the U.S. National Board of Review and nearly every film critics' association. (Globe and Mail)
The movie shows him meeting mentors along the way who are concerned about him, especially a rugged individualist (Hal Holbrook) and a spirited hippie (Catherine Keener). Emile Hirsch plays the role to within an inch of his life, somehow expressing without seeming to try how his tunnel vision leads him through his dreams to his disaster. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Catherine Keener as the good-hearted traveling hippie chick who takes Emile Hirsch under her wing in Into the Wild. MORE. (USA Today -- Life)
The film, about a college graduate who leaves his life behind to live in the Alaskan wilderness, led the pack with nominations for an Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Emile Hirsch, an Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for Hal Holbrook, an Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role for Catherine Keener and an Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for the ensemble ... Catherine Keener, Into the Wild. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Aside from its ensemble nom, "Wild" nabbed bids for Emile Hirsch (leading actor), Hal Holbrook and Catherine Keener (both supporting) ... SUPPORTING ACTORCasey Affleck - "The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford"Javier Bardem - "No Country For Old Men" Tommy Lee Jones - "No Country for Old Men"Hal Holbrook - "Into the Wild"Tom Wilkinson - "Michael ClaytonSUPPORTING ACTRESSCate Blanchett - "Im Not There"Ruby Dee - "American Gangster" Catherine Keener - "Into the Wild" Amy Ryan... (Variety)
Hirsch was nominated for his portrayal of a young man on a journey of self-discovery to Alaska, and Hal Holbrook and Catherine Keener earned supporting actor and actress nominations for "Into the Wild," which Penn directed. Crime thriller "No Country for Old Men" and legal drama "Michael Clayton" earned three nominations each. (Reuters)
Catherine Keener, Into the Wild. Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone. (USA Today -- Life)
Star Emile Hirsch is up for best actor, with Hal Holbrook and Catherine Keener nominated for their supporting roles. The film, directed by Penn, is also nominated in the best performance by an overall cast category. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
MORE FESTIVAL ARTICLES Musician named keynote speaker at event12/20/07 10:33am Festival is chaired by Mark Canton12/20/07 9:33am Pic looks at Labor Day in Berlin12/20/07 8:02am She maintains innocence in bribery scandal12/19/07 8:07pm Comedy stars Catherine Keener, Elisabeth Shue12/19/07 7:23pm ROME Lindsay Lohan, Alfonso Arau, Dennis Hopper, John Malkovich, Freddie Highmore, Steven Zaillian and Hayden Panettiere are among the latest additions to the long list of career recognition recipients... (Variety)
Directed by Sean Penn, "Into the Wild" hurtled back into the Academy Awards picture with SAG nominations for lead actor Emile Hirsch, supporting players Catherine Keener and Hal Holbrook, and its overall cast. "Atonement" leads the Golden Globe field with seven nominations, including lead-acting honors for Keira Knightley, James McAvoy and Saoirse Ronan who all were snubbed by the actors guild. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
MORE FESTIVAL ARTICLES She maintains innocence in bribery scandal12/19/07 8:07pm Comedy stars Catherine Keener, Elisabeth Shue12/19/07 7:23pm Co-director moves to A.D. of festival's headquarters12/19/07 5:40pm Deadline for submissions is Feb. 2912/19/07 2:21pm Case concerns Bangkok film festival bribes12/18/07 8:38pm Movie exec Gerald Green and his wife Patricia have been charged in Los Angeles with corruption in a federal case concerning the Bangkok Film Festival. The Greens were arrested... (Variety)
(FROM HOLLYWOOD REPORTER) Rachael Harris (Evan Almighty, ABC's Notes From the Underbelly) has joined the cast of DreamWorks' musical drama The Soloist, which stars Robert Downey Jr., Jamie Foxx, and Catherine Keener. Directed by Joe Wright (Atonement), the movie is based on a series of columns written by the Los Angeles Times' Steve Lopez (played in the movie by Downey Jr.) about a homeless, schizophrenic musician (Jamie Foxx). (Entertainment Weekly)
Its star,Emile Hirsch, is named for best actor, Hal Holbrook for best supporting actor, Catherine Keener for best supporting actress and Eddie Veder's Guaranteed for best song. Into the Wild and Juno are competing for best picture against American Gangster, Atonement, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The Kite Runner, Michael Clayton, No Country for Old Men, Sweeney Todd and There Will Be Blood. (CBC.ca)
Her competition in the supporting actress category are Catherine Keener for Into the Wild, Vanessa Redgrave for Atonement, Amy Ryan for Gone Baby Gone and Tilda Swinton for Michael Clayton. The Critics' Choice Awards, organised by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, have a strong track record when it comes to predicting Oscar winners. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Supporting Actress: Cate Blanchett, I'm Not There ; Catherine Keener, Into the Wild ; Vanessa Redgrave, Atonement ; Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone ; Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton. Acting Ensemble: Hairspray,Juno,No Country for Old Men,Sweeney Todd,Gone Baby Gone,Before the Devil Knows You're Dead. (USA Today -- Life)
Along the way he makes some friends: including aging hippy couple, Jan and Rainey (Catherine Keener and Brian Dierker), who offer a sense of family; Tracy (Kristen Stewart), a young girl who takes a shine to Alex; Ron Franz (Hal Holbrook), a lonely old man; and Wayne (Vince Vaughn), a good-natured wheat farmer who's not quite on the right side of the law ... But what really makes the film is the strength of the supporting performances; from Catherine Keener's warm and fragile Jan to Hal... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
The film got nods for picture, director, writer, actor, supporting actor (Hal Holbrook), supporting actress (Catherine Keener) and best song (Eddie Vedder's "Guaranteed") ... SUPPORTING ACTRESSCate Blanchett - "Im Not There"Catherine Keener - "Into the Wild"Vanessa Redgrave - "Atonement"Amy Ryan - "Gone Baby Gone"Tilda Swinton - "Michael Clayton". (Variety)
30-day news archives. " AP LOS ANGELES - There's no Helen Mirren this time around, no Forest Whitaker. Unlike last year, when clear front-runners already had emerged in key categories, this awards season looks wide open.About a dozen films could be considered viable nominees for best picture at the Academy Awards. The competition for best actor is even more crowded.Actors with nomination potential are Philip Seymour Hoffman, Russell Crowe, and Casey Affleck."Last year we had distinct... (Florida Today)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Saoirse Ronan ("Atonement"), Olympia Dukakis ("Away From Her"), Julia Roberts ("Charlie Wilson's War"), Amy Ryan ("Gone Baby Gone"), Cate Blanchett ("I'm Not There"), Catherine Keener ("Into the Wild"), Allison Janney ("Juno"), Tilda Swinton ("Michael Clayton"). Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. (MSNBC -- News)
Hard Candy led to the even darker An American Crime, based on the true story of an Indiana single mother (Catherine Keener) who in 1965 starved and tortured to death a teenager (Page) left in her care. (The film premiered at Sundance last January, but has not yet been released. (Globe and Mail)
De Niro, Willis, Penn, Catherine Keener, Stanley Tucci and John Turturro star. "The Year of Getting to Know Us," directed and written by Patrick Sisam, is a dysfunctional family comedy about a commitment-phobe whose sick father helps him make sense of his own childhood. (Variety)
He's matched by pitch-perfect turns from the likes of Vince Vaughn and Catherine Keener. But stealing the show is the American landscape, which Penn and his cinematographer Eric Gautier bask in, as McCandless did himself. (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Letters: Sexiest Man Living 2007 - Salon. Friday, Nov 16, 2007. (Salon)
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