QUEENS ON THE BUS GO 'ROUND Nov 20, 2008
QUEENS ON THE BUS GO 'ROUND - New York Post. Thursday, November 20, 2008 Last Update: 07:45 AM EST. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Movies: Screen savers? Nov 20, 2008
It features the voices of Emma Watson, Matthew Broderick, Frank Langella and Kevin Kline ... FROST/NIXON: Frank Langella and Michael Sheen (The Queen) star as Richard Nixon and British television host David Frost in this adaptation of the critically acclaimed stage play. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Jacko Won't Go Nov 19, 2008
Last night s big premiere at the Ziegfeld showed the Universal Pictures release to be a smash, with stars Frank Langella and Michael Sheen, respectively picking up their original roles as Richard Nixon and David Frost, simply wowing the crowd. Among the fans: FOX News s own Bill O Reilly, who couldn t say enough nice things about the towering performances. (Fox News)
On the big screen Nov 19, 2008
Among its possible competition: "Doubt," starring Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman in the film version of John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer- and Tony-winning play about a nun, a priest and accusations of sexual abuse; "Frost/Nixon," starring Frank Langella as the 37th president, engaging in interviews with David Frost; "Milk," with Sean Penn as the late gay politician Harvey Milk; and "Benjamin Button," starring Pitt and Blanchett in a story about a man who ages backwards. But though the... (CNN)
10 contenders for the best picture Oscar Nov 18, 2008
David Frost (Michael Sheen) scores the first interview with a disgraced Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) after he left the White House ... Its got several things going for it: Strong performances by Frank Langella and Michael Sheen, Oscar fave Ron Howard in the directors chair and the present-day, real-life exit of an American president whose approval ratings are even lower than Tricky Dicks were. (MSNBC -- News)
Films from the past in a romantic vein Nov 16, 2008
By the time of John Badham's overwrought "Dracula" in 1979, starring a dashing Frank Langella as the ultimate lady-killer, the erotic implications of the vampire have been dialed up to near orgiastic proportions. But instead of fainting over the specter of a vampire, Lucy (Kate Nelligan) has become a strong and assertive woman who's a willing participant in her seduction. (Boston Globe)
A Holiday Bonanza Nov 16, 2008
10 holiday movies court Oscar. Article:10 holiday movies court Oscar:/c/a/2008/11/14/PKHT13TT62. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
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com: Lights, action, roll the holidays. Lights, action, roll the holidays. (Globe and Mail)
Season's screenings Nov 14, 2008
The cast: Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Sam Rockwell and Toby Jones. The plot: Intense drama about the historic post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former U.S. President Richard Nixon. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Masked Gunman A Lone Film Star Nov 13, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008 Last Update: 10:00 AM EST. Posted: 3:45 amNovember 13, 2008. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Working Title Films Present the New York Premiere of 'Frost/Nixon' Nov 13, 2008
NEW YORK, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: The New York premiere of the drama FROST/NIXON (Logo: ) WHO: "FROST/NIXON" director/producer Ron Howard; producers Brian Grazer, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner; cast members Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Rebecca Hall, Matthew Macfadyen, Oliver Platt, Kate Jennings Grant, Gabriel Jarret, Patty McCormack and Sam Rockwell; screenwriter/executive producer Peter Morgan; composer Hans Zimmer Plus celebrity guests including Jennifer Aniston, Christine... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Economy may make crowds shun gloomy films Nov 12, 2008
Most likely top contenders for the Feb. 22 Oscars hit theaters in late November and December, among them Milk, with Penn as the slain gay-rights pioneer; Revolutionary Road, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in a failing marriage; Frost/Nixon, featuring Frank Langella as President Richard Nixon after his fall from grace; and Doubt, starring Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman in a drama about a priest accused of abusing a boy. Not necessarily the kind of stories... (MSNBC -- Politics)
'SOLACE' stirs Chinese audiences; Bond outing breaks box office records... Nov 10, 2008
"; 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' trailer; isla Fisher; trailers; Variety Video; Philip Seymour Hoffman stars in writer Charlie Kauffman's directorial debut, "Syndecdoche, New York"; Charlie Kauffman; New York trailer; Philip Seymour Hoffman; Synecdoche; variety; video; "Atonement" director Joe Wright composes Robert Downey Jr. and Jaimie Foxx inthe story of a schizophrenic musician in Los Angeles. ; Rapper Notorious B.I.G.'s life is documented in the upcoming feature from Fox Searchlight. ;... (The Drudge Report)
McCain, Palin grant first interviews Nov 9, 2008
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' trailer; new; trailers; variety; video; Frank Langella stars as the embattled president in the new drama from 'Queen' scribe Peter Morgan. Frank Langella trailers; frost nixon; Frost/Nixon trailer; Richard Nixon; Variety Video; Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connolly star in Twentieth Century Fox's remake of the sci-fi classic. (Variety)
With Obama election comes the return of the vampire Nov 9, 2008
Zombies fell out of fashion when Democrat Jimmy Carter took the White House; his presidency coincided with Werner Herzog's Nosferatu, the Frank Langella Dracula and Love at First Bite. The 1980s, the Reagan era, is the most prolific era for zombie movies, Dendle said. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
'Frost/Nixon' a timely political production Nov 8, 2008
The play, opening a week after the presidential election, precedes the movie version arriving Dec. 5 that reunites the original stage actors Michael Sheen (Frost) and Frank Langella (Nixon) in the title roles. So it's a very timely addition to MVT's 40th season. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Holiday highlights: Bond, Nixon, `Madagascar' gang Nov 4, 2008
"Among other big films: Daniel Craig returns as Bond in "Quantum of Solace"; "Titanic" stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio are together again in the domestic drama "Revolutionary Road"; Nicole Kidman reteams with "Moulin Rouge" director Baz Luhrmann for the World War II-era epic "Australia"; Kidman's ex, Tom Cruise, stars in his own World War II tale "Valkyrie"; Frank Langella reprises his stage role as Richard Nixon in Ron Howard's "Frost/Nixon"; "Babel" co-stars Brad Pitt and Cate... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Oscar trophy trend, fact or fiction? Nov 3, 2008
This year that means if even one from among the stellar group that includes Frank Langella (as Richard Nixon), Sean Penn (as Harvey Milk) and Josh Brolin (as George W. Bush) lands a best actor nomination, everyone else will have to weigh that added factor. Best actress favors real personnages even more; the statuette has gone to women playing real people six of the eight years this decade. (MSNBC -- Politics)
'Frost/Nixon': One writer's success story, despite himself Nov 3, 2008
Frank Langella, left, as President Richard M. Nixon and Michael Sheen as David Frost in the film by Ron Howard ... "Frost/Nixon" was picked up by the Donmar Warehouse in London, where the director Michael Grandage and the designer Christopher Oram incorporated onstage video screens to allow closeups of Michael Sheen's unctuous, eagerbeaver Frost and Frank Langella's sly, subtly decomposing Nixon. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Mumbai millionaire makes a fabulous finale Nov 2, 2008
Best performance Frank Langella as Richard Nixon in Frost/Nixon. Biggest faux pas Me, speaking to the beautiful actress Elizabeth Banks in her revealing, spangly dress at the Times gala of W.in which she played George W's wife, Laura: 'That's a wonderful dress and congratulations on your Bush. (guardian.co.uk)
Broadway Revivals: Seasons, Sons and Seagull Nov 1, 2008
" which is broken in two when the character to whom it is spoken, Masha, silences the speaker mid-sentence with an impatient wave of her hand I knew we were in trouble. Everywhere, Rickson throws in unnecessary filigree extra pauses, characters wandering onto the stage unbidden to emphasize the languorous, depressive mood; if I didn't know better, I might have thought it was a Chekhov parody. The Seagull remains one of the Russian master's richest and most affecting plays, but the preciousness... (Time.com)
The Oscar race begins -- and the screaming starts Oct 31, 2008
Frost/Nixon'': More true-life drama and more '70s nostalgia, as Ron Howard directs the screen adaptation of the successful Broadway play about the 1977 TV interviews of disgraced former President Richard M. Nixon (Frank Langella) by journalist David Frost (Michael Sheen). (Opening in select cities in December; nationwide in January. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
PRESTIGE FILMS: Cinema gets serious, hopes for Oscar Oct 31, 2008
Story: A behind-the-scenes look at one of the most famous TV duels in history: journalist David Frost (Michael Sheen) interviewing Richard Nixon (Frank Langella). The clash led the former president to acknowledge that Watergate was a crime. (USA Today)
Movie season gets dramatic with blockbusters, Oscar contenders Oct 31, 2008
Among the prestige films with high Oscar hopes are two adaptations of popular Broadway plays: Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman as a dueling nun and priest in the drama Doubt, and Michael Sheen and Frank Langella as a dueling reporter and ex-president in Frost/Nixon. Intimate films such as The Wrestler, with Mickey Rourke as a struggling brawler, and Slumdog Millionaire, about a poor Indian kid competing in the regional version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, are shaping up to be strong... (USA Today)
I Vant to Top the List Oct 30, 2008
FRANK LANGELLA IN DRACULA (1979): We think it was his eyes that made Langella the most captivating cat from Transylvania. Dating Whoopi Goldberg in the late 90s sucked a little bit of the sexy out of his veins, but try to block that from your memory and give Frank a chance. (Fox News)
Out of the Will Oct 24, 2008
But that leaves quite a field: Sean Penn in "Milk," Leonardo di Caprio in "Revolutionary Road," Hugh Jackman in "Australia." Dev Patel in "Slumdog Millionaire," Frank Langella in "Frost/Nixon," Mickey Rourke in "The Wrestler," Brad Pitt in "Benjamin Button.". But the real only lock so far: Richard Jenkins in "The Visitor," directed by Tom McCarthy ("The Station Agent"). (Fox News)
FDR, Lincoln outpoll modern-day presidents in movies Oct 23, 2008
Running mates: Philip Baker Hall, Secret Honor and a wild guess: Frank Langella in Frost/Nixon, opening in December. President John Adams: Paul Giamatti, John Adams Playing the bristly, driven Adams was squarely in Giamatti's wheelhouse, after perfecting the style in films such as Sideways and American Splendor. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
London Film Festival All the president's close-ups Oct 19, 2008
who is the unifying force here, as well as the piece's two original stars, Welshman Michael Sheen and Italian American Frank Langella. Actors using Morgan's words have done well of late - Helen Mirren winning everything for The Queen, and Forest Whitaker triumphing similarly for his Idi Amin. (guardian.co.uk)
Friday, 17 October, 2008 Oct 18, 2008
Academy award winner Ron Howard directs, while Michael Sheen and Frank Langella reprise their original theatre roles from the Donmar Warehouse and Broadway. Morgan says he is reluctant for the film to be read as a commentary on the current US president. (BBC News)
Liberation Inks Original Frost/Nixon Interviews Oct 18, 2008
"Every time I see the Nixon interview on Watergate again, I find I feel the same sense of drama I felt at the time. It is exciting that viewers today seem to have the same reaction, said Sir David Frost.The Frost/Nixon phenomenon is set to hit North America this December with the release of the Ron Howard/Universal Pictures movie based on the dramatic events surrounding this landmark interview. This film project is based on the Tony Award winning play, "Frost/Nixon," which made its debut on... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Acting presidents Oct 18, 2008
Frost/Nixon, with Michael Sheen as David Frost and Frank Langella as Nixon (opens in December). Secret Honor, with Philip Baker Hall as Nixon (1984). (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Film Weekly Podcast: Jason Solomon meets Steve McQueen Oct 17, 2008
I stood there as Ron Howard, Frank Langella (that's Lange - ella, thank you), Sir David Frost, Oliver Platt and Kevin cheer-the-fuck-up Bacon whizzed up to my mic for quick chats and then on in to the Odeon Leicester Square for the world premiere of Frost/Nixon. Which, I have to say, is a film I like very much. (guardian.co.uk)
Frost/Nixon, Gala opening, London Film Festival Oct 16, 2008
Big interview: Frost (Michael Sheen) prepares to grill Nixon (Frank Langella) ... Nixon, played with real gravitas and pathos by Frank Langella, is suddenly seen at his most vulnerable ... Earlier in his career, Frank Langella played Dracula. (Independent)
London Film fest kicks off with 'Frost/Nixon' Oct 16, 2008
The film features Michael Sheen (Prime Minister Tony Blair in "The Queen") as Frost _ an affable TV personality but seemingly a journalistic flyweight _ and a magnificent performance by Frank Langella as Nixon, a formidable political bruiser aiming for redemption. It's a fitting opener for a festival that artistic director Sandra Hebron has said is heavy on "politics, history, memory.". (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Frost attends London film gala Oct 16, 2008
Michael Sheen, who plays Sir David in the film, also attended with co-star Frank Langella and director Ron Howard. They were joined by other cast members including Kevin Bacon and Oliver Platt. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
TV Review: LIFE ON MARS - SEASON ONE - 'Out here in the Fields ' Oct 10, 2008
Frank Langella in DRACULA. David Bowie in THE HUNGER. (iFMagazine)
Coming attractions: When Neil Young was young, going solo ... Oct 10, 2008
Ron Howard's adaptation of the play recounts David Frost's (Michael Sheen) interviews with disgraced president Richard Nixon (Frank Langella). Hall plays Frost's girlfriend, Caroline. (USA Today -- Life)
On Broadway, A 'Seagull' Carried On Strong Wings Oct 8, 2008
The argument for "Seasons," on the other hand, boils down to basking in the leonine self-assurance of Frank Langella, playing Sir , the principled chancellor who stood his ground against , all the way to the chopping block. Oftentimes, contemporary productions of Chekhov's "Seagull" leave you to wonder how all these disparate, unhappy people ended up in a room together. (Washington Post)
Frank Langella hits Broadway in a saintly role Oct 7, 2008
Frank Langella is in no mood to be messed with right now ... Forgive Frank Langella for being a tad tough these days when it comes to issues of morality He's currently playing a saint on Broadway a real saint. (International Herald Tribune)
Paramount stakes a bundle on 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' Oct 3, 2008
Some publicists who specialize in Oscar campaigns are privately predicting a year-end shootout between "Button" and "Frost/Nixon," a planned December release from Universal Pictures, directed by Ron Howard and with Michael Sheen and Frank Langella in the title roles. Multimedia. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Frost/Nixon Opens At The Vancouver ... Sep 20, 2008
A film version of the play directed by Ron Howard, will open in December 2008 starring the play's original stars, Frank Langella and Michael Sheen as Nixon and Frost, respectively. David Frost was a well-known talk show host in England and Australia, who in 1977 decided to embark on a momentous interview with former President Richard Nixon. (Suite101.com)
Broadway hopes 'Shrek,' 'Billy' defy economic woes Sep 13, 2008
Other big names will include Kristin Scott Thomas in The Seagull, Frank Langella in A Man for All Seasons, Jeremy Piven in Speed-the-Plow and John Leguizamo in American Buffalo. Despite the gloomy economy, St. Martin said ticket sales had not been hit and the weak dollar was attracting more foreign visitors even as Americans choose domestic vacations. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Lee Grant's Outtakes Sep 13, 2008
Then, there's all that serious stuff lining up for awards season (Frank Langella as Richard Nixon. . (San Diego Union-Tribune)
YOUNG ACTOR DISTINCT & HAPPY Sep 11, 2008
" RECENTLY received a telephone call that was actually meant for the agent Boaty Boatwright. The caller was the tall, terrific actor Frank Langella. He said he'd dialed me by mistake. We chatted anyway. Frank said he's up to his ears getting ready to open as Sir Thomas More in the venerable stage drama "A Man for All Seasons. " At the same time, said Frank, things are hotting up with the release of the movie "Frost/Nixon. (New York Post -- Gossip)
WHAT'S COMING UP: Familiar names will be on Broadway, too Sep 11, 2008
Last seen on Broadway as Richard Nixon, Frank Langella gets a historical upgrade, playing the heroic English chancellor Sir Thomas Moore in this Roundabout Theatre Company revival. All My Sons Oct. 16Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. (USA Today)
On Broadway this season, testosterone takes the stage Sep 10, 2008
Frank Langella, whose formidable performance as a somewhat less revered historical figure, Richard M. Nixon, won him a Tony Award last year, undertakes the title role in the Roundabout Theater production, opening on Oct. 7 at the American Airlines Theater. (The movie version of "Frost/Nixon," in which Langella also stars, will open in the United States in early December and in Australia, parts of Europe and Argentina in the winter. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Toronto Film Fest kicks off Oscar season Sep 9, 2008
Oscar winner Ron Howard offers Frost/Nixon, featuring Frank Langella as Richard Nixon and Michael Sheen as interviewer David Frost, reprising their stage roles. Director Howard would not discuss his own chances for another Oscar, though he could not conceal his enthusiasm for his collaborators. (MSNBC -- Politics)
NINE TO WATCH: These could be big winners with the academy Sep 9, 2008
Tony winner Frank Langella reprises his role as the disgraced former president, confronted in a famous, combative television interview with his own record. "People have seen the play and kind of know what to expect, and with Ron Howard directing, I'd put it in the top three," Stone says. (USA Today)
Back to the good old ways Sep 7, 2008
"Frost/Nixon" Ron Howard directs Peter Morgan's Tony-winning play about the post-Watergate TV interviews between David Frost (Michael Sheen) and Richard Nixon (Frank Langella). It will be interesting to see whether Howard can bring the right balance of seriousness and levity to the material, the way Stephen Frears did with Morgan's script for "The Queen.". (Boston Globe)
Goody's top 10 Sep 5, 2008
Starting Out in the Evening: Frank Langella stars as a New York writer - guess what put us in mind of this - who is instead the object of obsession, sort of, on the part of Lauren Ambrose, a grad student who wants to pick his brain for her thesis. Good movie, though not as good as Elegy. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
CELEBS BREATHE LIFE INTO REVIVALS Sep 5, 2008
Friday, September 05, 2008 Last Update: 10:30 AM EDT. Last updated: 10:26 amSeptember 5, 2008 Posted: 2:19 amSeptember 5, 2008. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Commentary: Palin is a VP for the... Sep 5, 2008
In the movie, the real president has a stroke and is kept on life support in a restricted area of the White House by a power-mad chief of staff, played by Frank Langella. Dave fills in. (CNN -- Law)
Autumn's big films: the Culture picks Aug 31, 2008
Proceedings kick off with a sneak preview of the Ron Howard adaptation of Frost/Nixon, Peter Morgan s hit play, using the same leads: Michael Sheen as David Frost, Frank Langella as Richard Nixon (opens Jan 2009). Full programme announced in mid-September. (Times Online)
Fall film preview (23) Aug 31, 2008
" And it'd better be good, or the struggling filmmaker could be persona non grata for the foreseeable future.10 more films I'm looking forward to: "Righteous Kill" (Sept. 12) Much like Guy Ritchie, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino could redeem themselves in one bold stroke with this police thriller. "Lakeview Terrace" (Sept. 19) Remember what I said about crazy Samuel L. Jackson? In Neil LaBute's latest, he plays a power-mad cop. And it doesn't get much more terrifyingly crazy than that. "Blindness"... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Bond is back Aug 27, 2008
Reprising their stage roles, Frank Langella stars as Nixon opposite Michael Sheen as Frost. For men with their histories, their intelligence, their egos, a contest like this really did become kind of life and death, Howard said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Highlights of Hollywood's fall, holiday schedule Aug 25, 2008
FROST/NIXON: Ron Howard directs the adaptation of the play about the soul-baring 1977 interview between Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) and David Frost (Michael Sheen). GRAN TORINO: Clint Eastwood directs and stars as a veteran whose prejudices are challenged by his immigrant neighbors. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Fall 2008 movie preview: I can't wait to see... Aug 23, 2008
this time Ron Howard directs a retelling of the post-Watergate TV interviews between British talk-show host David Frost (Michael Sheen) and former president Richard Nixon (Frank Langella). Written by Peter Morgan, who also did the script for The Queen, where Sheen did a standout job as Tony Blair. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Woody weird? His new star begs to differ Aug 21, 2008
" Vicky Cristina Barcelona was shot in Spain last summer. Hall has made two films since: Frost/Nixon, Ron Howard's adaptation of the Peter Morgan play, with Frank Langella as the 37th president. The other, still without a title, is a character piece from Walking and Talking/Lovely and Amazing/Friends With Money writer-director Nicole Holofcener. That one "was genuinely one of the best experiences I've had," Hall reports. "Without wanting to come over all sort of feminist about it, it's just... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
VYING FOR YOUR VOTE: Box office's presidential race begins Friday Jul 30, 2008
s Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) vs. interviewer David Frost (Michael Sheen) in a "duel." ... Frank Langella, who won a Tony for the original stage play, reprises his role as Nixon, and Frost is played by Michael Sheen of The Queen, which was written by Frost/Nixon playwright Peter Morgan. (USA Today)
Brash Entertainment Presents a Small Hero in a Big Adventure in The Tale of Despereaux Jul 13, 2008
Directed by Sam Fell tevenhagen and produced by Gary Ross and Allison Thomas, The Tale of Despereaux features the voice talent of Matthew Broderick, Robbie Coltrane, Frances Conroy, Tony Hale, Ciaran Hinds, Dustin Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Kevin Kline, Frank Langella, Christopher Lloyd, William H. Macy, James Nesbitt, Stanley Tucci, Tracey Ullman, Emma Watson and Sigourney Weaver. The game will follow and extend the film's storyline in adventures spanning from the magical kitchen and colorful... (IGN PS2)
Kevin Bacon Joins Cast of My One and Only for Herrick Entertainment Jun 21, 2008
Bacon will next star in Ron Howards Frost/Nixon, opposite Sam Rockwell, Michael Sheen, Matthew Macfadyen, Oliver Platt, Rebecca Hall and Frank Langella, and in HBOs Taking Chance, which will come out next year. He is repped by Endeavor, William Morris and attorney Frederic N. Gaines. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
British star Hall lands role as Allen's `Vicky' May 24, 2008
Hall has done a wide range of theater in England and the United States, co-starred with Johansson in "The Prestige" and had a key role opposite James McAvoy in the British charmer "Starter for 10." She recently finished shooting Ron Howard's "Frost/Nixon," starring Frank Langella as Richard Nixon and Michael Sheen as TV interviewer David Frost. Bigger roles in bigger films are not a priority for Hall. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Barbara Walters on the prowl May 8, 2008
Whoopi Goldberg ran into Frank Langella with whom she once consorted, so it was all fun and frisson. And if you weren't invited, well, listen -- it happened in a townhouse, not Yankee Stadium. (Variety)
5Top: Inspired superhero casting May 2, 2008
or as imposing as Frank Langella, or as funny as Antonio Banderas, and the first time I saw this silent classic, his Zorro seemed doughier and more double-chinned than I thought he should be. Some will even argue that Zorro, without super powers, and battling tyranny with a foil from another century, isnt a true superhero at all; that you might as well have Robin Hood or The Scarlet Pimpernel on the list. (MSNBC -- News)
New on DVD: 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' May 2, 2008
Previously memorable on screen as Dracula and CBS founder William S. Paley, Frank Langella has something close to his signature role in this critical sleeper. Some thought he might get an Oscar nomination for playing a once-admired, but no longer read, New York novelist slogging out his fifth book. (USA Today -- Life)
