Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster star as conflicted soldiers in “The Messenger,” the first feature film from “I’m Not There” co-writer Oren Moverman. Opening today, the film’s cast also includes Samantha Morton and Jena Malone.
In a sweeping interview, Robin Wright tells Christine Lennon of the Sunday Independent that “Change is always hard.”
Chronicling John Lennon’s adolescent years, “Nowhere Boy” is the debut film from artist Sam Taylor Wood starring Aaron Johnson as the future Beatle. Anne-Marie Duff plays John’s mother, Julia, while Kristin Scott Thomas appears as his Aunt Mimi. The film will be released in the States by The Weinstein Company but a specific date has not been announced.
Indiewire’s Peter Knegt presents “For Your Consideration: The 50 Most Despicable Oscar Snubs of the 2000s.”
One Film Wonder: Playwright and author Tom Stoppard has written 35 scripts for television and films, along with penning more than 20 plays. He’s directed only one movie, 1990’s “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead.” Adapted from his seminal 1966 absurdist play, the film version stars Gary Oldman and Tim Roth deliciously chewing the scenery as Hamlet’s fringe characters expounded.
