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Fantastic looking trailer for That Evening Sun, based on a short story by William Gay and directed by Scott Teems. Hal Holbrook plays an aging Tennesse farmer who returns to his homestead and must confront a family betrayal, the reappearance of an old enemy, and the loss of his farm. Also starring Raymond McKinnon (Deadwood), Walton Goggins (The Shield), Carrie Preston (True Blood), and up-and-comer Mia Wasikowska (Defiance, Alice in Wonderland). [imdb]
New trailer for Mira Nair's Amelia biopic, starring Hilary Swank as Amelia Earhart, Richard Gere as her husband George Putnam, Ewan McGregor as Gene Vidal, Christopher Eccleston as Fred Noonan, Cherry Jones as Eleanor Roosevelt, and Mia Wasikowska as fellow aviator Elinor Smith. Some stills from the movie here. [imdb]
Oscar-winner Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (The Lives of Others) is reportedly frontrunner to direct The Tourist, starring Angelina Jolie and Sam Worthington (replacing Charlize Theron and Tom Cruise, who were originally attached). The American remake of the French thriller Anthony Zimmer, it centers on a female Interpol agent (Jolie) who draws an unwitting American tourist (Worthington) into her attempt to locate a criminal who was once her lover. The adapted script was by Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park), rewritten by Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects). (Variety) [imdb]
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (Battlestar Galactica, Heroes) is directing an 8-hour mini-series adaptation of Ken Follett's medieval epic, The Pillars of the Earth:
'This sensuous, spirited and passionate story is set against a backdrop of war, religious strife and power struggles which tears lives and families apart. In that time, there rises a magnificent Cathedral in Kingsbridge. Against this backdrop, human dramas and love stories entwine: Tom, the master builder, Aliena, the noblewoman, the sadistic Lord William, Philip, the prior of Kingsbridge, Jack, the artist in stone work and Ellen, the woman from the forest who casts a curse. At once, this is a sensuous and enduring love story and an epic that shines with the fierce spirit of a passionate age. Ken Follett masterfully weaves these stories through the political turmoil of 12th century England, creating a relevant and viable world for today's audience and for generations to come.'
The cast includes Rufus Sewell (John Adams), Donald Sutherland (Pride and Prejudice), Ian McShane (Deadwood), Matthew MacFadyen (Frost/Nixon), Hayley Atwell (The Duchess), Eddie Redmayne (Savage Grace), Natalia Wörner, David Oakes, Sarah Parish, and Anatole Taubman. The series is currently shooting in Hungary. [official site] [imdb]
David Carr profiles Marketa Irglova and Glen Hansard, the musical partnership that was formed on the 2007 indie film Once. Their newly-out second album, which is being called their "breakup album", is Strict Joy. [the swell season]
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