Starz Entertainment Programming Highlights Nov 18, 2008
Battlefield Earth at 9:50 p.m. - (John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker) ... 25(th) Hour 1/8 - (Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper). (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Season's screenings Nov 14, 2008
The cast: Will Smith, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson and Barry Pepper. The plot: A depressed IRS agent haunted by an unforgivable mistake tries to make amends by helping seven strangers. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Whistler Film Festival will salute late William Vince Nov 4, 2008
Attendees will include Reservoir Dogs producer Roger Avary, Cruel Intentions director Roger Kumble and actor Barry Pepper. Proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to BC Film's William Vince Scholarship Fund to support the professional development of aspiring filmmakers. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Holiday highlights: Bond, Nixon, `Madagascar' gang Nov 4, 2008
The cast includes Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson and Barry Pepper. "Slumdog Millionaire," the latest from director Danny Boyle ("Trainspotting"), spins the story of a young man (Dev Patel) whose appearance on India's version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" is the backdrop to reconnect with the lost love of his horrific childhood. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Playing an athlete a tough act Oct 3, 2008
Also considered for various multiple roles: Keanu Reeves, Russell Crowe, James Caan, Tom Cruise, Barry Pepper, Nick Nolte, Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, Robert Redford, Tatum O'Neal, Adam Sandler, Hilary Swank and Woody Harrelson. OK: Who was the most convincing in multiple actor-as-athlete roles on the field, court or ice. (Albany Times Union)
AFI Names Top Ten Epic Films of All... Jul 28, 2008
World War II epic Cast: Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Ed Burns, Matt Damon, Barry Pepper. Director: Steven Spielberg. (Suite101.com)
Orly Adelson Named President of Dick Clark Productions Feb 28, 2008
There she produced an eclectic and successful slate of high-profile entertainment projects including 3, which starred Barry Pepper as NASCAR hero Dale Earnhardt and was ESPNs highest-rated movie ever; Cavedweller, based on a novel by Dorothy Allison, that received a series of industry awards; the critically acclaimed Playmakers, ESPNs first original dramatic series and winner of the AFI award as one of the years top ten series; and, D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear,... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Film 'Like Dandelion Dust' shot in area Feb 23, 2008
Actors Mira Sorvino, Barry Pepper and Cole Hauser were in the area working on the film. Bobby Downes, producer of the independent Christian movie, said they shot scenes for the movie on the beach at Mickler's Landing and in a Ponte Vedra Beach home. (Florida Times-Union)
Sierra Entertainment's Prototype to Feature Barry Pepper and Other Hollywood Talent Feb 5, 2008
February 4, 2008 - Sierra Entertainment announced today that , the company's upcoming open-world/action game, will feature the voice acting skills of notable Hollywood talent including Barry Pepper, Gordon Clap and Paul Guilfoyle among others. Already hotly tipped as a game to look out for in 2008 according to Electronic Gaming Monthly, GameSpy. (IGN PC Games)
• No Wreck Could End His Resolve Jan 10, 2008
Barry Pepper was crying in my arms. John Travolta's wife was holding my hand and saying, 'Your spirit is incredible. (FOX61, CT)
Shelly Anderson: A casting call for local stars Dec 8, 2007
" Assuming they become famous enough to be portrayed in a movie or theatrical venture, who would play our local athletes and sports figures? With some allowances for age, height and accent -- hey, we're new at this -- here's a stab at some casting: Steelers coach Mike Tomlin -- Omar Epps. It's the eyes. Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger -- Peter Krause. Steelers chairman Dan Rooney -- Paul Newman. Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau -- Ed Harris. Steelers running back Willie Parker... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Intense heat, hitting for 1st full-contact practice Aug 10, 2007
The guys playing Mantle and Maris (Thomas Jane and Barry Pepper (the sniper from Saving Private Ryan) respectively) are great and the story is great. Unfortunately, the wrap-around story with Mark McGwire has now ben tarnished beyond all recognition. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
stark assessment of the Bush Administration in the McClatchy newspapers. Jul 8, 2007
Galloway was portrayed in the movie by actor Barry Pepper. AUDIO. (Harper's Magazine)
Walls tumble for an unlikely hero Apr 15, 2007
FIVE strangers (Jim Caviezel, Greg Kinnear, Joe Pantoliano, Barry Pepper and Jeremy Sisto) wake up battered and bruised and in various states of incarceration in a locked chemical warehouse with no memory of who they are or what they're doing there. It's a nifty premise - part Saw, part Reservoir Dogs, part Memento - so it's too bad that debut director Simon Brand and first-time screenwriter Matthew Waynee don't quite know how to light the fuse of their dynamite starting point. (Scotsman)
Lottery, Courts, Records Apr 5, 2007
Actor Barry Pepper is 37. Country singer Clay Davidson is 36. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Baseball flicks from Pride to Durham Apr 4, 2007
The HBO film not quite a biopic gives us a warts-and-all account of the 1961 Yankees, and the friendship between Mickey Mantle (Thomas Jane) and Roger Maris (Barry Pepper) as they battle for the single-season home run record. What makes the movie powerful besides the fact that Crystal, a lifelong Yankee fan, gets every freakin detail right is that Maris rise and fall occur simultaneously. (MSNBC -- Movies)
more » Mar 23, 2007
Think of "The Professional," "Sniper," "The Day of the Jackal," "Jarheads," that memorable Barry Pepper turn in "Saving Private Ryan." This branch of the hit-man movie is the last respectable corner of that overused genre. "Shooter" is a straight pulp-fiction sniper movie. (CTNow.com)
