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Jude Law, David Strathairn, Rachel Weisz and Natalie Portman also star. The soundtrack to "My Blueberry Nights" features an original composition by Ry Cooder as well as previously released music from Cat Power (whose Chan Marshall cameos in the film), Otis Redding and Cassandra Wilson. (Billboard.com)
The Big Little Guys Nov 11, 2007
(David Strathairn is in this one. and Lili Taylor. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
'The Spiderwick Chronicles' Kicks off Multi City Mobile Tour with The Spiderwick Chronicles Experience Nov 10, 2007
Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies Present A Kennedy/Marshall And A Mark Canton Production A Mark Waters Film "The Spiderwick Chronicles" starring Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte with Joan Plowright and David Strathairn and the voices of Seth Rogen and Martin Short. The film is directed by Mark Waters from a screenplay by Karey Kirkpatrick and David Berenbaum and John Sayles, based on the books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Strathairn, McDormand take to stage Oct 19, 2007
More Shakespeare news: Ruben Santiago-Hudson, David Strathairn and Frances McDormand, along with Anne Bogart's Siti Company, will each explore one of the five acts of "Macbeth" at Classic Stage Company starting Nov. 19. In the fourth season of the company's open rehearsal series, each act will be helmed on consecutive Monday nights by a different director, including CSC a.d. Brian Kulick and Bogart. (Variety)
The unstoppable Mr Clooney Oct 13, 2007
"There was something inside of me which made me want to go out and do something else. There is this weird thing that happens. It [the Oscars] stops being about promoting a film, more like comparing art. Once you start saying that David Strathairn is better than Philip Seymour Hoffman ... that is something which makes you want to go and stand in Chad for 10 days.". Now, after directing a comedy, he is happily retaining his upbeat mood by re-teaming with the Coen Brothers for Burn After Reading. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
We Are Marshall DVD Oct 13, 2007
David Strathairn plays the beleaguered college president with such believability. Anthony Mackie brings a strong performance as Nate Ruffin, one of the remaining members of the varsity team. (Suite101.com)
Barbara Mandel exits ICM Sep 25, 2007
Mandel's roster, which includes James L. Brooks and David Strathairn, will continue to be repped by ICM.. "Barbara has done a terrific job for our clients over the years, and we look forward to having a strong relationship with her in her new role," said ICM chairman and CEO Jeffrey Berg. (Variety)
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In trying to find and then protect Ross, Bourne is dragged back into the mess and this time he is up against CIA Deputy Director Noah Vosen (David Strathairn). Vosen runs Blackbriar, is unafraid to order the execution of anyone who gets in his way and proves himself to be the opposite of the more measured and balanced Landy. (Rediff)
Ang Lee takes Venice Golden Lion Sep 19, 2007
George Clooney (l) saw his film's star David Strathairn win best actor ... Its star David Strathairn won the best actor prize for his portrayal of journalist Edward R Murrow. (Yahoo News -- Film Festivals)
New DVDs: Death Proof, The Condemned Sep 18, 2007
Matthew Fox, Ian McShane, Anthony Mackie and David Strathairn co-star. The movie is accompanied by a segment with real coaches discussing how their teams overcame adversity. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Nick Childs Joins Grey New York as Director of Content Development Sep 12, 2007
Nick Childs' film career highlights include: -- "The Shovel": He served as director, producer and screenwriter of the independent movie, starring David Strathairn, that won the Tribeca Film Festival 2006 Award for Best Narrative Short, among many honors. The film played at 50 festivals and hit number one as most downloaded short film on iTunes. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Still Playing Sep 9, 2007
Starring Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Joan Allen, David Strathairn. Directed by Paul Greengrass. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
A look inside TIFF's star-shielding bubble Sep 7, 2007
"When I had David Strathairn here for Good Night, and Good Luck, he did 27 interviews in one day." Sharon Stone was famous for bringing a trunk of clothes and changing for every TV interview. Most celebs get dressed once and break only for brief hair and makeup touch-ups. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Damon leads fast-paced action in ‘Bourne Ultimatum' Aug 28, 2007
Even within the CIA itself, heads are butted between top agents Pam Landy (Joan Allen) and Noah Vosen (David Strathairn). Only one agent in the field actually comes to Jason's aide familiar face Nicky Parsons (Julia Stiles). (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)
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After returning from studies overseas, she falls in love with Jimmy (Chris Evans), the down-and-out son of an alcoholic father (David Strathairn) and an insane mother who works at a store on her family's plantation. She tries to pass him off as an upper-class suitor to appease her spinster aunt (Ann-Margret) who controls her family's fortune. (Gonzales Ascension Citizen, LA)
Matts's back with Bourne blockbuster Aug 19, 2007
After events in Moscow, Bourne continues to search for answers, while back in New York, high-ranking CIA agents Noah Vosen (David Strathairn) and Pamela Landy (Joan Allen) employ every piece of technical wizardry and surveillance device at their disposal to hunt down their rogue operative. Bourne's first stop is London and a rendezvous with Guardian journalist Simon Ross (Paddy Considine), who has unwittingly uncovered details of a top secret operation called Blackbriar, the forerunner to... (Scotsman)
Bye bye, good American spy Aug 19, 2007
The Bourne Ultimatum (115 mins, 12A) Directed by Paul Greengrass Starring Matt Damon, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn, Julia Stiles and Joan Allen. That time-honoured Hollywood command 'Cut to the chase. (The Observer)
Silent action hero gives an 'Ultimatum' Aug 13, 2007
He is chased around the world by CIA section chief Noah Vosen (David Strathairn) who believes him to be a monster. Vosen wants to eradicate the threat that is Jason Bourne and will stop at nothing to reach his goal. (Daily Aztec)
Sierra snares Spiderwick Chronicles Aug 10, 2007
The film will star Freddie Highmore (, ), Sarah Bolger (), David Strathairn (, ), Nick Nolte (, ), and Martin Short (, ) ... However, David Strathairn was in two great movies, so I just might see this movie. (GameSpot)
Third installment is Bourne-again thriller Aug 10, 2007 See the trailer Aug 10, 2007 Four fantastical tales come to a theater near you Aug 10, 2007 Shorts in season at festival Aug 6, 2007 Review: 'Bourne' a thrill-a-minute powerhouse Aug 6, 2007 The new Bourne: A spy gone dark, brooding and haunted Aug 4, 2007 Review: 'Ultimatum' Shines, But Doesn't Sparkle Aug 4, 2007 Third Time's a Charm - 'Bourne Ultimatum' Matches First Two Films in Style and Tone Aug 4, 2007 We Are Marshall DVD available next month Aug 4, 2007 Film mini-reviews 08-02-2007 Aug 4, 2007 'The Bourne Ultimatum': Rush Hour, By Kurt Loder Aug 4, 2007 Lights, camera, ACTION: Matt Damon's back as Bourne Aug 3, 2007 Brace yourself for 'Bourne Ultimatum' Aug 3, 2007 Ultimatum is Bourne to thrill Aug 3, 2007 'Bourne Ultimatum' Aug 3, 2007 The Urban Network Aug 3, 2007 Bourne, Jason Bourne... is not Bond Aug 3, 2007 A killer 'Ultimatum' Aug 2, 2007 'Bourne Ultimatum' the best film in a summer of threes Aug 2, 2007 Action or story? The choice is clear in "The Bourne Ultimatum" Aug 2, 2007 'Bourne Ultimatum' delivers the ultimate thrill Aug 2, 2007 Matt Damon Looks To Get 'Bourne' Again At Box Office, In Projection Booth Aug 2, 2007 The bored redundancy Aug 1, 2007 A Star is Bourne (Again) Aug 1, 2007 HE'S BOURNE AGAIN! Matt Damon is Back in... Aug 1, 2007 Bourne is no more? Jul 30, 2007 Bourne Again Jul 29, 2007 Bourne Ultimatum Jul 28, 2007 The Bourne Ultimatum Jul 20, 2007 Universal Pictures Challenges Moviegoers in 'the Ultimate Search for Bourne With Google' Jul 13, 2007 Opening soon at a theater near you Jun 26, 2007 More of this story Jun 23, 2007 In brief: Ford back in the hat for Indiana Jones shoot Jun 22, 2007 He remains active for the Rosenbergs Jun 17, 2007 Beauty on the Vine Jun 1, 2007 * This man is not for turning Jun 1, 2007 Cannes: Wong Kar-wai: Exploring displaced people and foreign lands May 24, 2007 Ang Lee takes Venice Golden Lion May 22, 2007 Attention muggles! Summer movies have arrived May 22, 2007 The Brits sneak in, but Jude and Norah go badly Wong May 20, 2007 `Blueberry Nights,' With Norah Jones, Is Syrupy: Cannes Review May 20, 2007 AP Interview: Norah Jones discovers new breed of stage fright on Cannes red carpet May 18, 2007 Seinfeld 'Buzz'es Cannes 'Bee-ch' May 18, 2007 Jude Works It At Cannes May 17, 2007 Review: Tasty-looking pie needs more flavour May 17, 2007 'My Blueberry Nights' at Cannes: In the mood for something sweet May 17, 2007 Norah Jones film opens at Cannes May 17, 2007 Norah Jones' 'Blueberry Nights' May 16, 2007 Smoke screen May 12, 2007 Hollywood hopes numbers add up for a big year May 5, 2007 'Fracture' Perfect Apr 27, 2007 'Fracture' breaks off a hit Apr 26, 2007 Grey N.Y. Picks President Apr 26, 2007 Wong Kar-Wai's "My Blueberry Nights" to open 60th Cannes Apr 24, 2007 Review: Confused Story Hurts 'Fracture' Apr 22, 2007 In 'Fracture,' shameless conviction Apr 21, 2007 Movie review: 'Fracture' a smart, stylish thriller Apr 21, 2007 Hello, Mr. Gosling: Apr 21, 2007 John Purvis and Sandra Diaz report on the latest news, weather and what's hot on our website. Click here to watch the latest KFOXTV.com Webcast. Apr 21, 2007 Movie: 'Fracture' rough around the edges Apr 20, 2007 'Fracture' 3 1/2 stars Apr 20, 2007 Movie Review of Fracture Apr 20, 2007 'Fracture' puts it all together Apr 20, 2007 'Fracture' is a slick thriller Apr 20, 2007 Jury's split over Hoblit's ... (Jenny Mayo) Apr 20, 2007
It becomes a chess game between the CIA station chiefs (David Strathairn and Joan Allen) versus Bourne and all associated with him. But this chess game could very well result in the death of Bourne. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
* Film reviews: Matt Damon is Bourne again Aug 10, 2007
STARRING: Matt Damon (Jason Bourne), Julia Stiles (Nicky Parsons), David Strathairn (Noah Vosen), Scott Glenn (Ezra Kramer), Paddy Considine (Simon Ross), Edgar Ramirez (Paz), Albert Finney (Dr ... Amid the new and familiar faces (David Strathairn and Joan Allen), it introduces a couple of power-grasping, smooth-talking ghouls and stark reminders of Abu Ghraib that might make you blanch even if you don't throw up. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
In the follow-up to 2002s The Bourne Identity and 2004s The Bourne Supremacy director Paul Greengrass ('United 93', 'The Bourne Supremacy') joins returning cast members Matt Damon, Julia Stiles and Joan Allen and new additions David Strathairn and Paddy Considine. What does it look like. (iAfrica.com)
With a contemporary attitude, a wild sense of humor and a cast that also boasts David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck) and Joan Plowright, there should be something for everyone. Share this story. (USA Today)
The opening night bill also includes actress Bryce Dallas Howard's "Orchids," about one woman's experience answering a personal ad, and costarring Alfred Molina; and former child actor Joseph Mazzello's Sept. 11 family drama "Matters of Life and Death," with David Strathairn and Rachael Leigh Cook. The opening gala starts with a cocktail reception at 5 p.m. (dress code: "red carpet casual") before the shorts program at 7 p.m. and party at 9, with separate tickets available for each. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Matt Damon, David Strathairn, Joan Allen lead solid cast ... CIA deputy director Noah Vosen (David Strathairn) is aghast when the agency picks up a British journalist's reference to the top-secret codename "Blackbriar" in a cell phone conversation with his editor. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Amid the new and familiar faces (David Strathairn and Joan Allen), it introduces a couple of power-grasping, smooth-talking ghouls and stark reminders of Abu Ghraib that might make you blanch even if you don't throw up. As Bourne has inched closer to solving the rebus of his identity, he hasn't always liked what he's found. (International Herald Tribune)
Joan Allen is deadpan as CIA investigator Pamela Landy, Julia Stiles is her usual one-note self as spy Nicky Parsons and David Strathairn leads the wooden brigade as National Security Agency deputy director Noah Vosen. It's almost as if Greengrass was more interested in playing out the action than getting performances out of his cast. (Click2Houston, TX)
As Noah Vosen, David Strathairn takes the title from previous antagonists Brian Cox and Chris Cooper. The role is essentially the same a CIA executive who needs Bourne dead to keep covered a dirty secret of the agency but Strathairn delivers his menace colder and more rigidly thanCox or Cooper did. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Set for release on Sept. 18, the DVD will contain a five-minute West Virginia featurette narrated by three of the movies actors: Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox and David Strathairn, according to a Marshall news release. The single-disc DVD will also include Marshall Today, a feature showing how the university has changed since the films setting in the 1970s. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Starring Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Glenn Scott, Paddy Considine, Edgar Ramirez, Albert Finney, Joan Allen. Synopsis: All he wanted was to disappear. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
This one's a deep-cover assassination bureau called Blackbriar, headed up by the snotty spymaster Noah Vosen (David Strathairn). Vosen is alarmed to learn that a British journalist (Paddy Considine) has acquired secret documents that lay bare the Bourne-Treadstone story and will inevitably shine an unwanted light on the shadowy Blackbriar, too. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Joan Allen and Julia Stiles return in The Bourne Ultimatum as CIA agents who are sympathetic to Bourne when they're not trying to lure him into a trap, but David Strathairn of Good Night, and Good Luck fame shares no such sympathy for the problematic assassin. He wants Bourne dead and will use every weapon at his disposal to kill him. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
The cast: New faces include David Strathairn, Scott Glenn and Albert Finney as U.S. feds and Paddy Considine as a reporter for England s The Guardian. Returning with Damon are Julia Stiles and Joan Allen. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Starring: Matt Damon, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Paddy Considine Director: Paul GreengrassRun time: 1 hour, 50 minutesMPAA rating: PG-13 ... New to the cast are David Strathairn and Scott Glenn as trigger-happy CIA officials, Paddy Considine as a British journalist, and Albert Finney as a mystery man who claims to have been there at the beginning. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Starring: Matt Damon, Joan Allen, David Strathairn ... When Landy senses that another CIA chief, Noah Vosen (David Strathairn), is a lethal loose cannon, he quietly chastises her, "Don't second-guess an operation from an armchair.". (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
It was Paul and George Nolfi, the writer, and me and Joan Allen and David Strathairn and Julia Stiles. So we just told Amanda to expect a hung over group coming in the next day, because thats when the champagne came out. (Urban Network)
Every few minutes brings a frantic chase, explosion, fights, deaths, juiced by high-tech (computers, phones, spy cams) as Bourne's zigzag path confounds and frustrates the CIA master creep (David Strathairn) ... Cast: Matt Damon, Joan Allen, David Strathairn, Julia Stiles, Albert Finney. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
As he gets closer to putting all the pieces together, he ll have similar dances with David Strathairn and Joan Allen as the pair of feds increasingly at odds with each other over how to handle Bourne s eventual descent upon their offices in Manhattan. The movie, written by Tony Gilroy, Scott Z. Burns, and George Nolfi, seems to be digging into our current surveillance and espionage quandaries. (Boston Globe -- Living)
A- "The Bourne Ultimatum" Starring: Matt Damon, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Paddy Considine Director: Paul Greengrass Studio: Universal Pictures Rated: PG-13 (for violence and intense sequences of action) Running time: 110 minutes ... David Strathairn's Noah Vosen, who runs the unit with bloodless arrogance, tries to track him down using impossibly ubiquitous surveillance equipment ... Starring: Matt Damon, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Paddy Considine. (North County Times)
"The Bourne Ultimatum," with Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Scott Glenn, Paddy Considine, Edgar Ramirez, Albert Finney, Joan Allen ... Joan Allen and David Strathairn, as a pair of icy CIA types, have a few scenes together that could be electric, but the ever-moving cameras seem more interested in finding edgy angles than in letting the actors and the audience have a moment of calm. (Seattle Times)
With Joan Allen reprising her role as a principled CIA official and David Strathairn as a corrupt government honcho, it clearly is aimed at sophisticated audiences. Damon is at his best, having grown further into the role. (USA Today)
Larry Carroll, MTV News writer: "The Bourne Ultimatum" ($55 million) "While Jason Bourne's memory might not be too great, mine is sharp enough to remember that 2004's 'Bourne Supremacy' opened with a $52 million weekend. Factor in the box-office juggernaut known as David Strathairn and this could be the biggest flick yet in the hard-charging spy series. My prediction is that the movie takes in $55 million, which would be quite bratty to the 'Bratz' and leave 'Rod' feeling not-so-hot.". Ana... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, David Strathairn, Joan Allen, Scott Glenn, Paddy Considine, Albert Finney (PG-13) ... Meantime, find-get-kill-Bourne CIA heavies Conklin (Chris Cooper) and Abbott (Brian Cox) have been replaced by the equally zealous, just-as-ethically questionable Vosen (David Strathairn) and Kramer (Scott Glenn). (San Antonio Current, TX)
Enter a shady, warmongering CIA bigwig (David Strathairn) and a sweet, nonviolent one (Joan Allen), plus various background. ber-spooks (Scott Glenn, Albert Finney). (City Pages)
Acclaimed director Paul Greengrass (United 93, The Bourne Supremacy) joins the remarkable returning cast members--Damon, Julia Stiles and Joan Allen and new additions David Strathairn, Scott Glenn, Paddy Considine, Edgar Ramirez and Albert Finney. Universal Pictures will release The Bourne Ultimatum on August 3rd. (Eurweb.com)
The subject of the Bourne Ultimatum's overt political themes arises understandably enough when you consider the villains are not Islamic fundamentalists but ruthless American operatives portrayed by David Strathairn and Albert Finney. Damon says he sees the Bourne entries as "of the time. The first one is very much 2002, post 9/11 ... What I love about them, you'll be able to look back and tell when they were made. In 2004, things are starting to turn in Iraq and now (in Supremacy) this iconic... (Winnipeg Sun)
Co-starring Julia Stiles, Joan Allen and Albert Finney, "Ultimatum" prompted cheers at preview screenings each time Bourne outwitted the "black ops" chief played by David Strathairn. The film's subtext seemed ripped from the headlines, when Damon and Greengrass met with reporters on the same morning news broke about a plan to force intelligence agencies to comply with the Geneva Convention. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Jason Bourne - Matt Damon Nicky Parsons - Julia Stiles Noah Vosen - David Strathairn Ezra Kramer - Scott Glenn Simon Ross - Paddy Considine Paz - Edgar Ramirez Dr. Albert Hirsch - Albert Finney Pam Landy - Joan Allen Tom Cronin - Tom Gallop Wills - Corey Johnson Martin Kreutz - Daniel Bruhl Desh - Joey Ansah Neal Daniels - Colin Stinton ... Along the way, it becomes clear the CIA has replaced its former black-ops program, Treadstone, with a new one called Blackbriar, which under stern topper... (Variety)
In the follow-up to 2002's The Bourne Identity and 2004's The Bourne Supremacy-the smash hits that have earned over $500 million at the global box office-acclaimed director Paul Greengrass (United 93, The Bourne Supremacy) joins returning cast members Julia Stiles and Joan Allen and new additions David Strathairn, Paddy Considine and Edgar Ramirez. All he wanted was to disappear. (FOX19.com, OH)
Matt Damon returns as the trained assassin Jason Bourne for the latest showdown in "The Bourne Ultimatum." In the follow-up to 2002's "The Bourne Identity" and 2004's "The Bourne Supremacy" -- the smash hits that have earned over $500 million at the global box office -- acclaimed director Paul Greengrass (United 93, The Bourne Supremacy) joins returning cast members Julia Stiles and Joan Allen and new additions David Strathairn, Scott Glenn, Paddy Considine, Edgar Ramirez and Albert Finney ...... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
"Steel Toes." David Strathairn plays a Jewish attorney defending a skinhead accused of murder. Screened earlier this year at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The Reid House was featured in the film udgement starring Blythe Danner, Keith Carradine, Jack Warden and David Strathairn. HBO refurbished the house and added a doorway between the master bedroom and the room next door, for which they used to film some of the scenes in the movie. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)
David Strathairn has joined the cast of the remake of Korean horror film A Tale of Two Sisters. The Oscar nominated star of 2005's Good Night, and Good Luck will play the father of mentally disturbed girls who are tormented by their stepmother, played by Elizabeth Banks. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
On Tuesday evening (the 54th anniversary of the executions) at the John Hancock Hall, the fund is hosting a benefit called "Celebrate the Children of Resistance," a performance featuring Angela Davis, Eve Ensler, David Strathairn , and Howard Zinn, along with a host of Boston-area poets, musicians , and activists. The evening is a scripted event, with the first act consisting of Ensler and Strathairn reading a selection of letters Julius and Ethel sent to each other while in prison. (Boston Globe)
Sweet - Howard W. Overshown Lauren, Lauren 2, 3 - Olivia Wilde Girl - Jessica Richardson Daniel - David Strathairn Mother - Barbara Garrick Ellie - Helen Coxe ... Subtle actor that he is, David Strathairn (stepping into the role for the final stretch of the Off Broadway run) conveys both a father's anxious concern for his brilliant daughter and a funny feeling that there was something unhealthy about this familial relationship. (Variety)
Starring: Anthony Hopkins (Ted Crawford), Ryan Gosling (Willy Beachum), David Strathairn (Joe Lobruto),Rosamund Pike (Nikki Gardner), Embeth Davidtz (Jennifer Crawford) ... It's about the functionally ornamental Rosamund Pike, who delivers her goods in a tight sweater as Beachum's romantic foil, and the invariably reliable David Strathairn, who delivers his with a firm jaw as the younger man's moral conscience. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
David Strathairn in a scene from "My Blueberry Nights." (Macall Polay/Block 2 Distribution) ... "My Blueberry Nights," starring Norah Jones, Jude Law, David Strathairn, Rachel Weisz and Natalie Portman, was shot in coffeehouses across the United States. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
George Clooney (l) saw his film's star David Strathairn win best actor ... Its star David Strathairn won the best actor prize for his portrayal of journalist Edward R Murrow. (Yahoo News -- Film Festivals)
Starring: Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Joan Allen, David Strathairn, Paddy Considine, Edgar RamirezDirector: Paul GreengrassStory: In this installment, Jason Bourne (Damon) is in search of his identity and its a quest that will take him from Moscow to Paris to Madrid to London to Tangier and finally back to his home city of New York (wouldnt you like his frequent flier miles). Along the way hes chased by a team of government assassins overseen by Noah Vosen (Strathairn). (MSNBC -- Movies)
The plot has brokenhearted Jones leaving New York and her lonely nights scoffing blueberry pie in Jude's diner to embark on a road trip across America on which she takes various waitressing jobs and meets Rachel Weisz, David Strathairn and Natalie Portman. I didn't believe any of it, as Wong ticked off the road trip cliches: from the Ry Cooder guitar to the time-lapse shots of clouds in big skies, to long roads, neon signs, fruit machines, poker chips spinning slow motion through the air, slugs... (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
On her first stop, she meets an alcoholic cop (David Strathairn) whose wife has left him. The cop's lips quiver with pain; he is shown wailing at one point. (Bloomberg)
" Jones worked with some formidable co-stars Natalie Portman plays a gambling girl from Nevada, David Strathairn a boozy police officer, Rachel Weisz his glamorous but unhappy wife and Law the kindly manager of a New York cafe. Reports that Jones and Law had to kiss for the camera 150 times were exaggerated, she said: "It was more like 95. " Reviews of the movie have been mixed some critics called it overly sweet and lacking in substance but many said Jones' debut was encouraging. The Hollywood... (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Grammy-winning singer Norah Jones has no idea why Chinese director cast her as the lead in "My Blueberry Nights" alongside such heavy hitters as Jude Law, Natalie Portman, David Strathairn and Rachel Weisz. All she knows is that she is now billed above them in a smart, hip and unique film that opened the Cannes Film Festival last night. (Fox News -- Views)
My Blueberry Nights stars the likes of Rachel Weisz, Tim Roth, Natalie Portman and David Strathairn, but they appeared to have been elsewhere engaged. No matter, the movie's main stars, Jude Law and Norah Jones, did scrub themselves up and were joined by a host of other luvvies on the red carpet. (Sky News)
She takes a waitress job in Memphis, where she watches the bitter struggles between a possessive cop (David Strathairn) and his young former wife (a shrill performance from Rachel Weisz). Next she heads to Nevada, where she becomes entangled with a brittle female gambler, played by a convincing Natalie Portman. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
These include an alcoholic policeman (David Strathairn), his estranged wife (Rachel Weisz) and a gambler (Natalie Portman) who seems to talk a better game than she plays. Over the years, Wong has acquired a passionate following - one that occasionally manifests cult-like tendencies - for his sensual visual style and his oblique narratives of erotic longing. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Other stars in the movie include Natalie Portman, who plays a Nevada girl on a gambling streak; David Strathairn, in a terrific turn as an alcoholic policeman and Rachel Weisz as his unhappy wife. Cannes was founded in 1939 as an alternative to the Venice Film Festival in Mussolini's Italy -- but almost as soon as it opened, the festival was canceled because World War II broke out. (CNN -- Showbiz)
She works opposite a glittering cast of experienced actors, including Academy Award winner Rachel Weisz and Oscar nominees David Strathairn, Natalie Portman and Jude Law. Jones says Wong told her to not take any acting lessons. (Variety)
Under the new criteria, though, the PG-rated "Good Night , and Good Luck" (2005) -- a history lesson you might argue it would behoove teenagers to see -- might get an R for Edward R. Murrow's (David Strathairn) incessant puffing. Anti-smoking activists were pushing for the MPAA to adopt a hardline policy of giving any movie with smoking an automatic R, but they obviously don't understand what the ratings board is for or why the MPAA exists. (Boston Globe)
Joan Allen, Julia Stiles and David Strathairn co-star. (Aug. (Washington Observer Reporter)
The audience is also treated to actor David Strathairn, who plays Beachum's no-nonsense boss, District Attorney Joe Lobruto. Fracture's script is tight and well-written, and the dialogue is peppered with witty comments that break up tension and make the film seem even smarter. (Up & Coming Magazine, NC)
"Fracture" is composed of a cast that provides strong performances, most notably Embeth Davidtz, (Matilda) Crawford's wife, and David Strathairn (Good Night and Good Luck), Beachum's old boss. But these characters are relatively minor, and provide a strong base for the captivating performances by Gosling and Hopkins. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
He was a producer of the independent film The Shovel, which starred David Strathairn and won several honors, including the Tribeca Film Festival 2006 award for best narrative movie. Grey's clients in New York include GlaxoSmithKline, Nokia, BAT, Diageo, Darden Restaurants, Wyeth, Canon, 3M, Eli Lilly and Dairy Queen. (MediaWeek.com)
The film stars British and American big names, such as superstar chanteuse Nora Jones, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Natalie Portman, and David Strathairn. Its production team is also a mix of eastern and western talents, with American crime writer Lawrence Block as the screenplay writer, French Darius Khondji as the cinematographers, William Chang from Hong Kong as the production designer and editor, as well as an American camera crew. (Xinhuanet, China)
His old boss (David Strathairn) warns him not to quit, but Willy's meeting with his new boss (Rosamund Pike) convinces him otherwise -- a casual, late-night introduction to a blonde who eyes him up immediately and is soon inviting him home to meet the folks for Thanksgiving. But before he leaves to decorate his corner office at his new job, there's one last case waiting for Willy -- a simple one, he's told, complete with a signed confession from the distraught husband who was found over the... (KERO 23, CA)
The screenplay has its share of fun, snappy dialogue, and there s no shortage of good actors to deliver it, from Shaw and Pike, to David Strathairn, as Willy s boss, Cliff Curtis, as a detective, and Bob Gunton, as Pike s father. Then there s Gosling and Sir Anthony slinging ham at each other. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Looks like a pretty quick case for Gosling's character, hotshot prosecutor Willy Beachum, who's on the verge of leaving the district attorney (David Strathairn, solid and authoritative) for a high-paying corporate law gig. But Willy soon realizes that nothing turns out to be as easy as it initially seemed. (WWLTV.com, LA)
But after a humiliating day in court and a dressing-down from the district attorney (the impeccable David Strathairn), Beachum begins to care less about winning than about justice. Meanwhilethis is the kind of crammed movie that has a lot of meanwhilesNikki (Rosamund Pike), the icy attorney who will be Beachum's supervisor at his new firm, is taking him both to bed and to Thanksgiving dinner. (Slate)
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Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, Rosamund Pike, David Strathairn. Rated: R for violence and language. (Juneau Empire)
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn ... Looks like a pretty quick case for Gosling's character, hotshot prosecutor Willy Beachum, who's on the verge of leaving the district attorney (David Strathairn, solid and authoritative) for a high-paying corporate-law gig. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
The supporting characters are nearly extraneous: the pretty supervisor at Beachum s new job (Rosamund Pike), Beachum s tough-love current boss at the District Attorney s office (David Strathairn), and detective Flores (Cliff Curtis), who helps Beachum put his case together. Hopkins again plays a smoothly efficient diabolical criminal calm and confident as long as his actions produce the desired result. (Suite101.com)
Fracture* * * (out of four)Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike Director: Gregory HoblitDistributor: New Line CinemaRating: R for language and some violent content ... The always powerful David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck) has a key role as Gosling's boss. (USA Today -- Life)
David Strathairn is a plus (when isnt he ... FRACTURE Directed by Gregory Hoblit, screenplay by Daniel Pyne and Glenn Gers Starring Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Strathairn, Rosamund Pike. (Newsday -- New York City)
As Willy loses ground in the case, both Nikki and the D.A. (David Strathairn in an awfully straightforward role) urge him to bail out. Soon, it becomes a matter of Willy's pride, though, and he can't back down. (Washington Times, DC)
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