Tag: Viggo Mortensen
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Viggo Mortensen Explains How ‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ Defies Gender Norms
One of the great things about making western movies in the 21st century is that we get to revisit and take a more critical look at a genre that practically defined cinema for many years. We’ve all seen what acclaimed movies like The Power of the Dog can do, but Viggo Mortensen (The Lord of…
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Vicky Krieps ‘Turned Her Back’ on Hollywood After ‘Phantom Thread’ — and Her Bold Choices Keep Paying Off
Vicky Krieps is no ordinary actress. Paul Thomas Anderson knew that when he hired her to stand up to Daniel Day-Lewis in 2017’s “Phantom Thread.” After that breakout role, the Luxembourg-born actress was inundated with Hollywood offers. She chose to keep herself grounded with her German husband and two children (now 8 and 12) in…
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Netflix Lands Richard Linklater and Glen Powell’s ‘Hit Man’ for $20 Million
Netflix shelled out a staggering $20 million for “Hit Man,” a (sort of) true-crime comedy from director Richard Linklater and star Glen Powell.The movie, which played to enthusiastic crowds at Venice and Toronto film festivals, has been one of the few notable sales from this year’s fall festival circuit. Netflix also acquired Anna Kendrick’s directorial…
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Viggo Mortensen on His “Feminist Western” ‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’ | TIFF 2023
Academy Award-nominee Viggo Mortensen returns to the Toronto International Film Festival for his second feature, The Dead Don’t Hurt, as writer-director since Falling in 2020. While promoting the film with co-star and lead Vicky Krieps (Phantom Thread), the two sat down with Editor-in-chief Steve Weintraub at Collider’s TIFF media studio at the Cinema Center at…
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Venice 2023: New Films From Bradley Cooper, David Fincher, Sofia Coppola and…Woody Allen
The red carpet may not have as many stars as in previous years, but the 2023 edition of the Venice Film Festival will feature a slew of highly anticipated films. And, likely, their directors taking center stage. Today La Biennale di Venezia announced 82 selections including highly anticipated world premieres Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” Yorgos Lanthimos’…
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‘Rings of Power’ Season 2: Cast, Release Window, and What We Know So Far
The Lord of the Rings fans raise your goblets in celebration, because the television series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will be coming back for a second season. As we’re sure you already know, this fantasy series is based on The Lord of the Rings novels and its appendices by J.R.R.…
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Masterpieces and oddities: Cormac McCarthy’s bleak, bold and batty films
From the exemplary adaptation of No Country for Old Men to the offbeat screenplay for The Counselor, McCarthy’s sparse style lent itself to cinemaGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe late and great Cormac McCarthy’s most famous novel is probably The Road, a hauntingly well-written and shattering story of a father and son trekking across…
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Viggo Mortensen’s Cannes Title ‘Eureka’ Snapped Up for U.K., Ireland by Sovereign (Exclusive)
Sovereign has acquired U.K. and Ireland distribution rights for Lisandro Alonso’s Cannes title “Eureka,” starring Viggo Mortensen.The film recently had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival’s Cannes Premiere strand in May.“Eureka” follows the story of Alaina (Alaina Clifford), a police officer in the Pine Ridge Reservation who decides to stop responding to her…