Sundance 2008 Nov 29, 2007
"Word" also stars Wes Bentley and Ray Romano and will have its world premiere in Park City in January. (WireImage. (Los Angeles Times)
`Bee Movie' controls box-office hive with $26 million weekend Nov 14, 2007
Summit Entertainment's ``P2,'' starring Wes Bentley and Rachel Nichols in a thriller about a woman trapped in a parking garage and terrorized by the attendant on Christmas Eve, opened at No. 8 with 2. 2 million. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Weak script buries underground thriller, "P2" Nov 13, 2007
Alone, that is, until she can't start her car in the parking garage and meets up with a "friendly" security guard, (Wes Bentley, of "American Beauty") who tries to help her. After his failed attempt, she rejects his invitation to stay with him and enjoy a Christmas meal. (The Loyola Greyhound, MD)
Death Valet: P2's Killer Cast Nov 12, 2007
Rachel Nichols stars in the new thriller, which opens today, as an overworked executive who, on Christmas Eve, is kidnapped by an obsessive stalker, a parking garage attendant in her office building played by American Beauty s Wes Bentley. This is a far cry from Nichols very first job in the business. (E! Online)
Review: It's ho-hum horror for Christmas Eve in 'P2' Nov 10, 2007
With Rachel Nichols and Wes Bentley ... In this case, a Manhattan workaholic (Rachel Nichols, of the forthcoming "Charlie Wilson's War") finds herself trapped on Christmas Eve in her office building's parking garage by a loony security guard (Wes Bentley of "American Beauty"). (San Francisco Chronicle)
Review: 'P2' Doesn't Hit It Out Of Park Nov 10, 2007
Summit Entertainment ImagesWes Bentley and Rachel Nichols in "P2" ... Angela gets assistance from Thomas (Wes Bentley - "American Beauty"), a helpful security guard who can't start the car either. (Click2Houston, TX)
Parking violation Nov 10, 2007
Starring Rachel Nichols, Wes Bentley and Simon Reynolds ... When a workaholic, lovely-to-look-at office-tower employee (Rachel Nichols) decides to work late on Christmas Eve, she finds herself terrorized in the building's underground garage by an Elvis-fixated psycho parking attendant (Wes Bentley). (Toronto Star)
Suspense drama 'P2' sinks to a whole new level Nov 10, 2007
As Thomas, Wes Bentley is both creepy and asinine ... Cast: Rachel Nichols, Wes Bentley. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Press 'P2' (if you must) for laughs - not chills Nov 9, 2007
Rachel Nichols's character is tortured by a smitten parking attendant played by Wes Bentley ... Now it seems she'll have to spend the night alone, running from Thomas (Wes Bentley) the psychotic security attendant on the graveyard shift ... Starring: Rachel Nichols and Wes Bentley. (Boston Globe)
Parking garage thriller rings hollow Nov 9, 2007
Rachel Nichols and Wes Bentley star in "P2." ... Empty scares: A businesswoman (Rachel Nichols) is terrorized by a stalker (Wes Bentley) in an underground parking garage on Christmas Eve ... Instead, just when the building has cleared out, she's confronted by the freaky parking attendant (Wes Bentley), who's down on level P2. (HeraldNet)
When parking attendants go really, really bad Nov 9, 2007
The parkade's creepy attendant Thomas (American Beauty's Wes Bentley) is dining alone on turkey too and when Angela's car breaks down, he's more than happy to help her out ... Starring: Rachel Nichols, Wes Bentley. (Winnipeg Sun)
Aliens, mist monsters and killers oh my Oct 20, 2007
Starring: Rachel Nichols, Wes Bentley, Simon Reynolds, Grace Lynn Kung, Paul Sun-Hyung LeeDirector: Franck KhalfounStory: An ambitious young executive (Nichols) works late before getting ready to head to her company Christmas party. But when she gets down to the parking garage her car wont start. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Starring: Scott Speedman, Wes Bentley, Taryn Manning Oct 14, 2007
For instance, in Weirdsville - the story of two junkies fleeing a drug pusher and a gang of satanists with the help of a brain-damaged millionaire and a bunch of midgets in medieval fighting gear - someone explains part of the plot and one of our druggie heroes, Dexter (Scott Speedman), says, "That's the stupidest f-in' thing I've ever heard." He then nods toward his co-addict, Royce (Wes Bentley), and adds, "And that includes everything this guy ever said.". Quite a recommendation, because... (Canada.com)
Review: Weirdsville Oct 13, 2007
Cast: Scott Speedman, Wes Bentley, Taryn Manning. Kinda Like: A buddy movie for the next time you have the munchies. (Dose.ca)
Weirdsville *** Oct 13, 2007
Starring Scott Speedman, Wes Bentley, Taryn Manning, Greg Bryk and Raoul Bhaneja ... Dexter (Scott Speedman), a soft-spoken cynic trying to kick his drug habit, and his happily drug-addicted pal Royce (Wes Bentley), who has a hare-brained idea for every situation, are given drugs to sell in order to repay a debt to the town's underworld kingpin (and curling enthusiast) Omar (Raoul Bhaneja). (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Read on... Oct 5, 2007
Wes Bentley - Entertainment News - Variety ... Wes Bentley Stars as Royce in Allan Moyles 'Weirdsville' By Posted: Thurs ... Oct. 4, 2007, 8:22am PT Wes Bentley, who stars as Royce in Allan Moyles Weirdsville. (Variety)
VIFF mini-reviews Oct 2, 2007
Two strung-out junkies (Felicity's Scott Speedman and American Beauty's Wes Bentley) encounter a Satanic cult performing a death ritual in the bowels of a deserted drive-in movie theatre outside Hamilton, Ontario. Then things really get weird. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
'Shield' star is calling on Sir Elton John Sep 5, 2007
Actor Wes Bentley ( American Beauty ) is 29. Singer Beyonce Knowles (Destiny s Child) is 26. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Hollywood's fall highlights Aug 28, 2007
With Wes Bentley, Scott Speedman and Taryn Manning. WE OWN THE NIGHT: Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg and Robert Duvall star in a crime thriller set against New York's 1980s drug trade. (Yahoo News)
New DVDs: Ghost Rider, Breach Jun 12, 2007
Adapted from the Marvel Comics series, the movie has Cages Blaze, who sold his soul as a teenager to the devil (Peter Fonda), rekindling romance with a lost love (Eva Mendes) and taking on Satans prodigal son (Wes Bentley), who aims to create hell on Earth. The movie comes in a single-disc DVD with the theatrical release or two-disc DVD and Blu-ray versions with an extended cut that adds about 15 minutes of footage. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Films About (and in) Films Apr 27, 2007
With the money made from selling drugs, Ricky, played by Wes Bentley, purchases a vast amount of videography equipment and proceeds to film everything around him. It is also the central theme to the turn of the millennium comedy "Road Trip", in which Sean William Scott and company take a cross country road trip to retrieve a homemade X rated video tape accidentally mailed to the protagonist's girlfriend. (The New Hampshire, NH)
Paying for your sins| Apr 10, 2007
The deal isn't forgotten, however, and when Mephisto's son, Blackheart (Wes Bentley) turns on daddy, the big man comes to collect turning Blaze into his supernatural gun for hire. It may sound exciting, and should be. (iAfrica.com)
'Weirdsville' Home To Dim Druggies, Whiny Satanists, Angry Little People Mar 6, 2007
I like playing idiots,' says Scott Speedman, who co-stars in Slamdance flick with Wes Bentley, Taryn Manning ... Wes Bentley, Taryn Manning and Scott Speedman in "Weirdsville" (Darius Films Inc./ Screen Media Films) ... Scott Speedman, Wes Bentley and Taryn Manning inhabit the upcoming movie, city and state of mind that are "Weirdsville," recently unveiled at the Slamdance Film Festival (see ). (VHI.com -- Music News)
A tedious conjuring trick with nothing up its sleeve Mar 1, 2007
DIRECTED BY: MARK STEVEN JOHNSON STARRING: NICOLAS CAGE, EVA MENDES, WES BENTLEY, PETER FONDA ... With Fonda only here to provide a nod to Easy Rider, we're also left with a bargain-basement villain in Wes Bentley's Blackheart, who looks like an escapee from the Underworld films and is saddled with lines such as: "Mephistopheles, I knew you'd come.". (Scotsman)
Film review: Be prepared for superhero sideshow with 'Ghost Rider' Feb 26, 2007
His son, Blackheart (Wes Bentley) wants his fathers contract of stolen souls and is prepared to challenge him for it along with his antagonist friends a werewolf-looking guy who can turn into air and another drippy Trent Reznor doppelganger who can turn into water all of whom, of course, speak in a throaty growl. Blaze, older now and very skillfully rendered by Nicolas Cage, is forever guilt-ridden about his fathers death and lacks a real will to live. (Summit Daily News)
Get Movies updates: Feb 25, 2007
Wes Bentley (remember the nut obsessed with windblown plastic bags in American Beauty. looks evil enough to play Mephisto's discarded son, Blackheart. (Rediff)
Still Playing Feb 25, 2007
Ghost Rider (Action/Fantasy, 114 minutes) Starring Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendez, Wes Bentley, Peter Fonda, Matthew Long. Directed by Mark Steven Johnson. Released by Columbia Pictures. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
'Ghost Rider' is no trailblazer but worth a watch anyway Feb 23, 2007
And the job for Johnny includes fighting his son Blackheart (Wes Bentley), the villain who lives up to his name, and his henchmen Gressil (Lawrence Breuls), Wallow (Daniel Frederiksen), and Abigor (Matthew Wilkinson). Left with no choice but to honor the contract, Johnny is transformed into a flaming Ghost Rider in the night. (What is the Word)
Rattling the Comic Book Cage Feb 22, 2007
And the post-screening bathroom banter may surprise you (Film Stew)
MARVEL HERO WITH FAUST UNDERTONES HAS THEATER PACKED Feb 22, 2007
After a complicated premise involving a villain named Blackheart (Wes Bentley), Johnny is contacted by Mephistopheles, who cashes in on their contract and turns him into the crazed Ghost Rider. His purpose is to collect and take back demons who escaped the underworld. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Film adaptation of Ghost Rider sputters out Feb 22, 2007
Ghost Rider s archenemy and Mephisto s rebellious son, Blackheart (Wes Bentley, Weirdsville ) comes to Earth to destroy humanity. Anyone who has read the comic or played Marvel vs. Capcom knows that he is one bad-looking dude who rarely, if ever, takes human form. (UW Badger Herald)
Ghost Rider roars to US top spot Feb 21, 2007
He is joined in the cast by Peter Fonda, Sam Elliott, Wes Bentley and Eva Mendes. Overall box office revenues rose for the first time in six weekends, and the top 12 movies took $141. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
'Ghost Rider' slightly better than deal with the Devil Feb 21, 2007
This time, Mephistopheles needs the Rider to track down his son, Blackheart (Wes Bentley), and keep him from attaining a scroll that will give him the damned souls of an entire ancient village. In return for the capture of his son and return of the scroll, Blaze gets his soul back. (The Crimson White, AL)
Movie Reviews Feb 20, 2007
He has been given the new task of hunting down the devil's son Blackheart (Wes Bentley) and his evil elemental minions. Blaze must do this while trying to evade the police who are now hot on his trail and protect his sweetheart Roxanne (Eva Mendes). (University News, MO)
'Ghost Rider' Feb 19, 2007
Mephistopheles wants Johnny for his own purposes: to abet him in bringing down his fiendishly competitive son Blackheart (Wes Bentley), a devil-in-training who is gunning to take over dad's job. To accomplish this task, Mephistopheles transforms Johnny into Ghost Rider, a flame-and-skull-headed biker demon whose wicked symptoms, like those of vampires and insomniacs, really kick dirt at night. (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Blaze of so bad it's good glory Feb 17, 2007
Starring Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Peter Fonda, Donal Logue, Sam Elliott and Wes Bentley ... But damned if this one shouldn't make your so-bad-it's-good list especially when Wes Bentley shows up as a bad Elvis impersonator from Hell whom Ghost Rider has to send to Heartbreak Hotel. (Toronto Star)
The stars might wish 'Ghost Rider' disappears Feb 17, 2007
Movies Restaurants Food Calendar Music Theater/Arts TV Books Celebrity news Games. " This time he seems to be in on the joke.Eva Mendes is scrumptious as Johnny's love interest, and Sam Elliott collects a nice paycheck as a Ghost Rider of an earlier generation. The elemental Nephilim , demons who hang out with Blackheart because he's the baddest kid in school, are cool to look at but put up surprisingly little fight. The star doesn't make the same mistake. Asks Cage's Johnny, "If somebody makes... (Boston Globe -- Living)
'Ghost Rider' cheese: Too thin, too stale (Christian Toto) Feb 17, 2007
The devil's ne'er do good son Blackheart (Wes Bentley) and his three henchmen are trying to wrestle some souls away from the old man. So Mephistopheles commands Johnny to smite Blackheart and Co. by transforming poor Johnny into the Ghost Rider. (Washington Times, DC)
`Ghost Rider' worth a spin Feb 17, 2007
That's to stop Meph's rebellious son Blackheart (Wes Bentley) from taking over the world. For that business, Johnny morphs into a blazing, superpowered skeleton. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
'Breach': Souled Out, By Kurt Loder Feb 17, 2007
") The movie has a major flaw, but it's a flaw that's common to all accounts of Robert Hanssen's treachery, and it's unavoidable. When the film is over, we have no idea who this man is. How do the apparently warring facets of his personality his religious fanaticism, his squalid sexual obsessions, his bottomless duplicity fit together? No one knows. And so, like all the books and articles that have been written about Hanssen, the picture is unable to cast any light on these questions. It leaves... (MTV.com)
'Breach': Souled Out, By Kurt Loder Feb 17, 2007
But so does Mephisto's evil son, Blackheart (Wes Bentley), freshly cast out of Heaven with three of his demon cronies and itching for action. Johnny is a whimsical character. (VHI.com -- Music News)
CHEESY RIDER Feb 16, 2007
When Blaze tries to get back with his girl, Roxanne (the Cindy Crawford-looking Eva Mendes), the Devil returns to call in his debt: Johnny must track down the Devil Jr., Blackheart (Wes Bentley, looking like a rockabilly Eddie Munster), who wants to take over the family business. On the plus side, Blaze learns that every sundown he will turn into a Ghost Rider (flaming skull and chopper, imperviousness to bullets, the ability to say "Ah HA HA HA!" in the face of enemies). (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Movie mini-reviews 02-15-2007 Feb 16, 2007
Starring Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley. Synopsis: In order to save his dying father, young stunt cyclist Johnny Blaze (Nicholas Cage) sells his soul to Mephistopheles (Peter Fonda) and sadly parts from the pure-hearted Roxanne Simpson (Eva Mendes), the love of his life. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
Movie openings Feb 15, 2007
Now, he gets a second chance when the devil offers him another deal: Blaze must become the Ghost Rider, a fiery spirit of vengeance, in order to prevent the devil's son, Blackheart (Wes Bentley), from taking over. Donal Logue and Eva Mendes also star in the Marvel Comics adaptation. (Pensacola News Journal)
'Ghost Rider' Filmmaker Revved Up Over Working With Cage Feb 15, 2007
"Opening Friday, the film stars Nicolas Cage as Johnny Blaze, a motorcycle stunt rider who sells his soul to protect the people he loves. When the devil finally comes for his due, Johnny at night is forced to become the hell-blazing vigilante Ghost Rider, who is saddled with the mission of hunting down rogue demons. The film also stars Eva Mendes, Sam Elliott, Wes Bentley and Peter Fonda. The biggest advantage Johnson had going into superhero movie making was that he was grounded in the... (Click2Houston, TX)
Elizabeth O'Hara 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. Feb 13, 2007
" Pants Suit Fitting For Hillary?A famous designer says Sen. Hillary Clinton should lose the pants suit. CNN's Jeanne Moos investigates. U.S., Insurgents Battle For BuhritzNorth of Baghdad, coaltion forces battle Iraqi insurgents for control of Buhritz, a key Sunni stronghold. N.Y. Snow Still Piling UpLake-effect snow off Lake Ontario continues to wallop upstate New York. Mexico Snow No JokeOne hundred inches and counting. While Mexico, N.Y., is used to bad weather, the February snow blast is... (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Sundance File: 'X-Men,' Anna Faris, Christian Slater, 'Ghost Rider' & More Jan 24, 2007
Well, after nearly a decade of indies and anonymity, steely-eyed actor Wes Bentley is ready to make his comeback next month with a high-profile superhero flick. "I play Blackheart, who is Ghost Rider's ultimate bad guy and the son of the devil," said the star, whose crime flick "Weirdsville" is earning raves at Slamdance down the street. (VHI.com -- Music News)
My Free Time: 2007 Movie, Music Preview Jan 6, 2007
"Daredevil" filmmaker Mark Steven Johnson is at the helm of the film, which also stars Eva Mendes, Sam Elliott and Wes Bentley. --Feb. (Click2Houston, TX)
