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Emile Hirsch – Takes Some Severe Steps Into the Wild
Emile Hirsch Takes Some Severe Steps Into the Wild by Brad Balfour When youthful 22-year-old actor Emile Hirsch got cast for Into The...

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Dec 26, 20076 min read


James McAvoy and Keira Knightley – On the Day of Atonement
Keira Knightley and James McAvoy star in ATONEMENT. James McAvoy and Keira Knightley On the Day of Atonement by Jay S. Jacobs Playing the...

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Dec 7, 200720 min read


Christopher Hampton – Adapting Atonement
Christopher Hampton Adapting Atonement by Jay S. Jacobs When adapting a complex novel like Ian McEwan’s best-seller Atonement, it was...

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Dec 7, 20078 min read


Viggo Mortensen Makes His Eastern Promises
Viggo Mortensen in “Eastern Promises.” VIGGO MORTENSEN MAKES HIS EASTERN PROMISES by Brad Balfour It’s entirely...

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Sep 17, 20078 min read


Once Around Dublin's Streets with Glen Hansard & John Carney
Once Around Dublin's Streets with Glen Hansard & John Carney by Brad Balfour Fashioning a hybrid from two cinematic genres can either pay...

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May 18, 200715 min read


Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Vera Farmiga & William Monahan – Meeting with Martin and the Departed
Director MARTIN SCORSESE discusses a scene with actors LEONARDO DiCAPRIO and MATT DAMON on the Boston location set of Warner Bros....

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Feb 25, 200730 min read


Forest Whitaker Becomes the First King of the Hour
Forest Whitaker stars in “The Last King of Scotland.” Forest Whitaker Becomes the First King of the Hour by Brad Balfour For Forest...

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Feb 25, 200714 min read


Gil Kenan Makes a Monstrous House
Gil Kenan GIL KENAN MAKES A MONSTROUS HOUSE by Brad Balfour What a break for first-time feature animation film director Gil Kenan. After...

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Feb 21, 20077 min read


Cate Blanchett – Rewrites the Book On Scandal
Cate Blanchett stars in Notes On a Scandal. Cate Blanchett Rewrites the Book On Scandal by Brad Balfour In Notes on a Scandal, a...

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Feb 21, 20075 min read


Paul Greengrass – The Director Flies United 93
Paul Greengrass The Director Flies UNITED 93 by Brad Balfour If you have seen director Paul Greengrass's earlier docu-fiction feature, ...

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Feb 17, 20076 min read


Helen Mirren Presents a Queenly Performance
Helen Mirren in “The Queen.” Helen Mirren Presents a Queenly Performance by Brad Balfour For Golden Globe-winning actress Helen Mirren,...

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Jan 25, 20076 min read


Lisa Ray Makes Her Splash in Water
Lisa Ray in Water. LISA RAY MAKES HER SPLASH IN WATER by Brad Balfour What’s it like to be proclaimed the most beautiful woman in a...

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Jun 29, 20068 min read


Heath Ledger Makes His Stand on Brokeback Mountain
Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain. HEATH LEDGER MAKES HIS STAND ON BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN By Brad Balfour Doing Brokeback Mountain , was as...

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Mar 5, 20069 min read


Rachel Weisz Steps Through the Garden
Rachel Weisz in “The Constant Gardener.” RACHEL WEISZ STEPS THROUGH THE GARDEN By Brad Balfour Though Rachel Weisz has received accolades...

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Mar 5, 20066 min read


Keira Knightley – Dual Identities
Keira Knightley in “Pride & Prejudice.” KEIRA KNIGHTLEY DUAL IDENTITIES by Brad Balfour Though she could easily coast on her adorable...

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Mar 3, 20069 min read


The Transformation of Felicity Huffman
THE TRANS FORMATION OF FELICITY HUFFMAN by Brad Balfour Although Felicity Huffman's name has been before the public through the...

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Mar 2, 20065 min read


Luc Jacquet – A Director Documents a New Generation of Emperors
LUC JACQUET A DIRECTOR DOCUMENTS A NEW GENERATION OF EMPERORS By Brad Balfour For French documentary director Luc Jacquet, making The...

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Mar 2, 20064 min read


Philip Seymour Hoffman Channels Capote
Philip Seymour Hoffman Channels Capote by Brad Balfour Though the actor is almost a head taller than the late author and social figure...

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Feb 28, 20069 min read


George Clooney, David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson and Grant Heslov – Patriotic Acts
George Clooney in Good Night, and Good Luck George Clooney, David Strathairn, Patricia Clarkson and Grant Heslov Patriotic Acts by Jay S....

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Oct 1, 200516 min read


Alexander Payne – Staying Straight While Making Sideways
Alexander Payne filming “Sideways.” ALEXANDER PAYNE STAYING STRAIGHT WHILE MAKING SIDEWAYS by Brad Balfour With Sideways , Alexander...

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Apr 4, 20057 min read
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