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Monday

31Aug2009

Meet 'Doctor Parnassus' in theaters Dec. 25, 2009

Monday, August 31, 2009 at 9:27PM | By

Terry Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" now finally has an official release date. You will be able to catch it in theaters Dec. 25, 2009. Sony Pictures Classics is distributing the film, which will mark Heath Ledger's final big-screen performance. The film will debut at the Toronto Film Festival.

Also starring in the fantasy adventure are Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law , Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits, Lily Cole, Andrew Garfield and Verne Troyer. Gilliam, of course, is know for films like "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," "Twelve Monkeys," and more recently, "The Brothers Grimm."

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Thursday

22Jan2009

Farrell, Knightley head to 'London Boulevard'

Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 4:04PM | By

Franck Tabouring

Keira Knightley and Colin Farrell are teaming up for William Monahan's big-screen adaptation of Ken Bruen's novel "London Boulevard."

Variety describes the film as follows:

"Farrell will play a South London criminal who, after release from prison, tries to give up the gangster life by becoming a handyman for a reclusive young actress."

Monahan's writing credits include "Kingdom of Heaven," "The Departed" and "Body of Lies." "Boulevard" marks his directorial debut.

As for Farrell, he recently won a Golden Globe for his delicious performance in "In Bruges." The actor has quite a few projects awaiting release, including "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," "Triage" and "Crazy Heart."

Knightley wast last seen in "The Duchess." SHe recently wrapped filming "Last Night."

I have plenty of respect for Monahan's work, and I'm sure he'll put a lot of passion into this project, just like any other film he's worked on. I'm also interested in seeing how Farrell and Knightely work together onscreen.

Colin Farrell, Ed Harris to star in Weir film

Saturday, December 20, 2008 at 9:19AM | By

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Peter Weir is currently developing a fact-based drama titled "The Way Back," and according to News.bg, Colin Farrell and Ed Harris are on board to star.

The site also reports the flick will start shooting in Bulgaria next March, with a relese set for 2011. Based on the book by Slavomir Ravich, the film centeres on a group of soldiers who escaped from a Siberian gulag in 1940.

Weir, who has been nominated for six Oscars so far, also directed "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World," "The Truman Show" and "Dead Poets Society."

Farrell most recently starred in "Pride and Glory." He's got a bunch of upcoming projects in post-prod right now, including "Crazy Heart" and Terry Gilliam's "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus."

As for Ed Harris, his most recent flick was "Appaloosa," which I still haven't seen. He's filming "Once Fallen" at the moment.

Review: "Pride and Glory"

Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 12:25PM | By

Franck Tabouring

Seen on: October 24, 2008

The players: Director: Gavin O'Connor, Writers: Joe Carnahan, Gavin O'Connor, Gregory O'Connor, Cast: Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Ehle, Noah Emmerich, Lake Bell, Jon Voight

Facts of interest: Pushed back numerous times.

The plot: Edward Norton plays a NYPD detective who tries to hunt down a criminal who took out four cops. During his investigation, he finds out his own brother-in-law (Colin Farrell) may be involved in a massive corruption that could endager the entire police department.

Our thoughts: The story of the corrupt police department is not exactly a new one, and Gavin O’Connor’s “Pride and Glory” is the epitome of a lame crime drama sticking to the conventions of the genre without taking a step forward and supplying audiences with something they haven’t seen yet. It just looks and sounds all too familiar to enjoy.

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Friday

24Oct2008

'Pride and Glory' web reviews

Friday, October 24, 2008 at 7:56AM | By

Franck Tabouring

In Gavin O'Connor's crime drama "Pride and Glory," Edward Norton and Colin Farrell play two cops who tumble into a moral dilemma when their own family is pulled into a corruption investigation. Sounds a bit like "We Own the Night" to me. Anyway, let's see what the Web's critics say about the flick:

• Cinema Blend's Katey Rich: "It does an excellent job pinpointing the racial tensions that the NYPD have a way of stirring up, and the action scenes provide their own appropriate thrill."

• Ron Henriques at LatinoReview: "Some nice dramatic work amongst the four leads but in the end it all becomes them just yelling at each other."

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