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The best Joaquin Phoenix movies show his true range and talent as an actor, and he's been showing his natural talent from a very young age. Phoenix got an early start in acting as a teenager, breaking into the industry with his brother, River Phoenix. Since that introduction to movies and TV, Phoenix has risen into a Hollywood A-lister, headlining everything from horror movies and historical epics to bizarre independent movies and action movies alike. He has shown his worth as a leading man and an accomplished supporting star.

Phoenix has also picked up the attention of some of Hollywood's greatest directors. The actor has worked with everyone from P.T. Anderson and Spike Jonze to Ridley Scott and M. Night Shyamalan, and he has stood out in several of their biggest movies. He has won a Golden Globe Award, an Oscar, and a Grammy Award and earned three more Oscar nominations.

In You Were Never Really Here, Joaquin Phoenix plays Joe, a traumatized veteran who tracks down missing girls for a living. You Were Never Really Here is directed by Lynne Ramsay and based on the book of the same name by Jonathan Ames. Ramsay’s last film We Need to Talk About Kevin was as stellar and unsettling as they come. She’s an exciting filmmaker, and despite an April release of her film, will be talked about during awards season this fall.

My only caveat is that I didn’t watch this trailer until after I saw the movie. I watched about 10 seconds just to see what it was all about and I turned it off. I knew I was in. Having said that, it’s not that the trailer ruins the movie, my viewing experience having not watched the trailer was great. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time.

Chicago – Actor Joaquin Phoenix almost solely specializes in portraying broken souls, but he also does it with such intensity that he adds necessary depth to those characters, to allow for their redemption. As a hit man for hire in the new film “You Were Never Really Here,” he again reaches beyond the darkness.

Rating: 4.0/5.0

The film is an adaptation of a Jonathan Ames novel, and is directed by Lynne Ramsay (“We Need to Talk About Kevin”). Like “Kevin,” it is a moody interpretation of a highly salacious subject, the use of preteen girls for prostitution. Phoenix is a hardened Marine combat veteran-turned-hit-man whose only soft spot is for his aging mother. The process of the story is to get him to feel again, but it is done through many tortuous emotional encounters and his own brand of violent justice. Ramsay’s cinema landscape is a dreamy one, and protects the...

Just in time for the Cannes announcements, Lynne Ramsay’s You Were Never Really Here, which debuted at last year’s event, is headed to U.S. theaters. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, the Amazon Studios feature had a solid opening in the U.K. last month. The title headlines a fairly wide pack of newcomers this weekend, including A24’s Lean On Pete by British filmmaker Andrew Haigh and starring Steve Buscemi, Chloë Sevigny and Charlie Plummer. Great Point Media/Paladin are launching Where Is Kyra? with Michelle Pfeiffer and Kiefer Sutherland in roles the director, Andrew Dosunmu, swears fans of the two will be surprised by. And Well Go USA is opening Tribeca ’17 thriller, The Endless in New York before heading to L.A. next week.

Also opening in limited release is Warner Bros.’ Pandas. Other titles making bows this weekend include Sweet Country with Sam Neil and Bryan Bishop as well as Shout!

Joaquin Phoenix is simply stupendous in You Were Never Really Here. His performance is damn near flammable—dangerous if you get too close. What a team he makes with Scottish writer-director Lynne Ramsay, whose output is small but inarguably stunning (Ratcatcher, Movern Caller, We Need to Talk About Kevin). Working from a 2013 novel by Jonathan Ames, the actor and the filmmaker craft a fiercely brilliant drama that gets under your skin and makes it crawl.

Phoenix plays Joe, a war vet who supports himself and his ailing mom (Judith Roberts...

Ever since the Cannes Film Festival last year, buzz has been building for Lynne Ramsay’s follow up to We Need to Talk About Kevin. The movie in question is You Were Never Really Here, and boy is it something. Opening this week, Ramsay has crafted something truly remarkable. Very much a cinematic cousin to Drive, this is the filmmaker putting her stamp on what otherwise could be a throwaway genre outing. Whereas a studio would have shaved off the rough edges and made this a Liam Neeson vehicle (not that those don’t have their own merits), here we have something far more offbeat. It’s also easily one of the three best films of 2018 so far. The movie is like a lucid fever dream. IMDb describes it as such: “A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control,...

You Were Never Really Here Amazon Studios Reviewed by: Harvey Karten Directed by: Lynne Ramsay Screenwriter: Lynne Ramsay adapted from Jonathan Ames’ novel Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov, Alessandro Nivola, Alex Manette, John Doman, Judith Roberts Location: Park Avenue, NYC, 5/22/18 Opens: April 6, 2018 Novelist Jonathan Ames, whose 112-page novella “You Were Never Really Here” […]

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Sneak Peek more new footage from the upcoming crime thriller "You Were Never Really Here", written and directed by Lynne Ramsay, based on the novella of the same name by author Jonathan Ames, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov, Alex Manette, John Doman and Judith Roberts, opening April 6, 2018:

"...a missing teenage girl and a loathsome...

"...brutal underworld 'enforcer' (Phoenix) are on a rescue mission. 

"Corrupt power and vengeance unleash a storm of violence that may lead to his awakening..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "You Were Never Really Here"...

Sneak Peek more new images, plus footage from the upcoming crime thriller "You Were Never Really Here", written and directed by Lynne Ramsay, based on the novella of the same name by author Jonathan Ames, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov, Alex Manette, John Doman and Judith Roberts, opening April 6, 2018:

"...a missing teenage girl and a loathsome...

"...brutal underworld 'enforcer' (Phoenix) are on a rescue mission. 

"Corrupt power and vengeance unleash a storm of violence that may lead to his awakening..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "You Were Never Really Here"...

Having been recently shown at Cannes and Sundance, You Were Never Really Here has acquired distribution with Amazon Studios and news on its release date plus six photos from the film kick off today's Horror Highlights. We also have a look at the guest list for Image Expo 2018, The Housemaid remake details, Skelton Crew Studios' Em Cypress collectible statue, the 2018 Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival lineup, and the DVD and Digital release details for Prodigy.

Amazon Studios' You Were Never Realy Here Release Details: "You Were Never Really Here premiered at the 70th Cannes Film Festival in competition, where Lynne Ramsay won the Best Screenplay award and Joaquin Phoenix won the award for Best Actor.

Amazon Studios will release You Were Never Really Here in select theaters April 6, 2018.

A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control,...

Joaquin Phoenix tops today's Horror Highlights with a new poster for You Were Never Really Here, making its American premiere this month at the Sundance Film Festival, and we also have new information on the soundtrack for Warhammer: Vermintide 2 and home media release details for the serial killer thriller Hangman, starring Al Pacino.

You Were Never Really Here Sundance Poster: "You Were Never Really Here premiered at the 70th Cannes Film Festival in competition, where Lynne Ramsay won the Best Screenplay award and Joaquin Phoenix won the award for Best Actor. Acclaimed director Lynne Ramsay returns to the 2018 Sundance Film Festival with the film’s American debut.

Amazon Studios will release You Were Never Really Here in select theaters April 6, 2018

A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading...

"Do you have kids, Joe?" Studiocanal has debuted a new official UK trailer for Lynne Ramsay's You Were Never Really Here, her powerful new film starring Joaquin Phoenix that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year. We posted the official Us trailer back in December, but if you still aren't sold on it, then check this one out + the new UK poster below. Phoenix stars as Joe, a "brutal and tormented enforcer" who is assigned the job of finding and bringing home a missing girl that has been scooped up by a sex trade ring. Also starring Ekaterina Samsonov, John Doman, Judith Roberts, Alex Manette, and Alessandro Nivola. This film made my Top 10 of 2017 and I've been raving about it ever since seeing it in Cannes last year (read my review). This film will finally hit theaters this spring for those who've been patiently to see it. Here's...

Considering it has yet to be released in the United States, or stop by any festivals here, it was quite a feat for Lynne Ramsay’s We Need to Talk About Kevin follow-up You Were Never Really Here earned a spot in our top 25 films of 2017, which shows just how much our international contributors adored it.

Starring Joaquin Phoenix, the Jonny Greenwood-scored thriller follows him as a veteran who takes it upon himself to help young victims of sex trafficking in New York City. Amazon Studios decided to hold the film until this April, but it’ll get a release this March in the U.K. and now a new trailer and beautiful poster from that locale has arrived.

One of our favorite films of Cannes Film Festival, where it picked up a Best Screenplay and Best Actor award, we said in our review, “The results are breathtaking, and...

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Studiocanal has released a new trailer for You Were Never Really Here that features an exceptional performance from Joaquin Phoenix.

Related: You Were Never Really Here First Trailer

Based on the novella of the same name by Jonathan Ames, the thriller is directed by We Need To Talk About Kevin director Lynne Ramsey and stars Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov, Judith Roberts, John Doman, Alex Manette, Dante Pereira-Olsen, and Alessandro Nivola.

The film premiered at the 70th Cannes Film Festival, where Joaquin Phoenix won the award for Best Actor and Lynne Ramsay was the joint winner for Best Screenplay.

Related: Cannes 2017 – You Were Never Really Here Review

Studiocanal has now set the release date for the UK as the 9th of March.

You Were Never Really Here Official Synopsis

A missing teenage girl. A brutal and tormented enforcer on a rescue mission. Corrupt power and vengeance unleash a...

Sneak Peek footage, plus images from the new crime thriller "You Were Never Really Here", written and directed by Lynne Ramsay, based on the novella of the same name by author Jonathan Ames, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov, Alex Manette, John Doman and Judith Roberts, opening April 6, 2018:

"...a missing teenage girl and a loathsome, brutal underworld 'enforcer' (Phoenix) are on a rescue mission. 

"Corrupt power and vengeance unleash a storm of violence that may lead to his awakening..."

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "You Were Never Really Here"...

"They said you were brutal." "I can be..." "I want you to hurt them." Amazon Studios has finally released an official Us trailer for Lynne Ramsay's You Were Never Really Here, her powerful new film starring Joaquin Phoenix that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. We posted an international trailer a few months ago, but this Us one is much better. Phoenix stars as Joe, a "brutal and tormented enforcer" who is assigned the job of finding and bringing home a missing girl that has been scooped up by a sex trade ring. Also starring Ekaterina Samsonov, John Doman, Judith Roberts, Alex Manette, and Alessandro Nivola. I caught this in Cannes and totally flipped for it, even going in to see it twice, before writing my glowing review which was quoted in the trailer (it is indeed perfect). You definitely don't want to miss this. Here's the Us trailer...

You Were Never Really Here is director Lynne Lynne Ramsay’s follow-up to her amazing 2011 film, We Need To Talk About Kevin. You Were Never Really Here played at the Cannes film festival earlier this year and scored the Best Screenplay award for Lynne Ramsay and Joaquin Phoenix won the award for Best Actor. This is one of my most anticipated films of 2018 and not only do we have a trailer but we also have a release date.

Amazon Studios will release You Were Never Really Here in select theaters April 6, 2018

Written and Directed By Lynne Ramsay

Based Upon The Book By Jonathan Ames

Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts, Ekaterina Samsonov, John Doman, Alex Manette, Dante Pereira-Olsen, and Alessandro Nivola

A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe’s nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered...

After her mesmerizing We Need to Talk About Kevin, the return of Lynne Ramsay has been a long-awaited one. While we almost got it with the Natalie Portman-led Jane Got a Gun, it finally arrived earlier this year with You Were Never Really Here, which premiered at Cannes.

Starring Joaquin Phoenix, the Jonny Greenwood-scored thriller follows him as a veteran who takes it upon himself to help young victims of sex trafficking in New York City. Amazon Studios decided to hold the film until this April, but now a new glimpse has arrived with their official trailer.

One of our favorite films of Cannes Film Festival, where it picked up a Best Screenplay and Best Actor award, we said in our review, “The results are breathtaking, and You Were Never Really Here stands alongside Claire Denis’ Bastards as one of the most ferocious indictments of systematic abuse of...

“You Were Never Really Here” may have lost the Palme d’Or to “The Square” at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, but it still won big with two major prizes: Best Screenplay and Best Actor for Joaquin Phoenix. The film is the latest from Lynne Ramsay, who hasn’t released a feature since “We Need to Talk About Kevin” in 2011.

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Phoenix stars as a tormented law enforcer who tries to save a young girl from child sex trafficking. The film is based on the novella of the same name by Jonathan Ames. Ekaterina Samsonov, Alex Manette, and John Doman co-star.

Ramsay fans were expecting the film to be released this year after the film won two prizes at Cannes. Amazon Studios decided to skip awards season in favor of a April 2018 release.

Bad news for anyone hoping Joaquin Phoenix’s big win at Cannes would result in his fourth Oscar nomination and possibly his first win. Amazon Studios has confirmed with Deadline that Lynne Ramsay’s “You Were Never Really Here” will open in select theaters February 23, which means the acclaimed thriller will be skipping the 2017-18 awards season altogether. The release date officially takes Phoenix and Ramsay out of the race. The latter won Best Screenplay at Cannes.

Read More:‘You Were Never Really Here’ First Trailer: Discover Why Lynne Ramsay and Joaquin Phoenix Won Big At Cannes

“You Were Never Really Here” is based on the Jonathan Ames novella of the same name. The story follows Phoenix’s tormented enforcer Joe as he infiltrates the criminal underworld in search of a missing young girl. The movie, which received near universal acclaim after its Cannes world premiere, co-stars Ekaterina Samsonov, Alex Manette,...

You Were Never Really Here International Trailer Lynne Ramsay‘s You Were Never Really Here (2017) international movie trailer stars Joaquin Phoenix, Ekaterina Samsonov, Alessandro Nivola, John Doman, and Alex Manette. You Were Never Really Here‘s plot synopsis: based on the book by Jonathan Ames, “A missing teenage girl. A [...]

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Stars: Katie Holmes, Luke Kirby, Christine Lahti, Griffin Dunne, Bruce Altman, Alex Manette, Edward Gelbinovich, Daniel Gerroll, Patrick Byas, Genevieve Adams | Written and Directed by Paul Dalio

In a world where having a mental disorder is treated as a hugely negative and stigmatized scenario, actor, writer, and director Paul Dalio hopes that his film, Touched With Fire, might help change people’s minds about people who are bipolar, and who have mental illnesses in general.

Starring Katie Holmes and Luke Kirby as title characters Carla and Marco, the film features two poets who are bipolar and fall in love in a hospital after getting into some trouble when trying to live on their own. Soon enough, they go through various stages of emotions and relationship statuses until they have to bring their relationship to light with their parents, played by Christine Lahti, Griffan Dunne, and Bruce Altman.

The remarkable aspect...

Natalie Portman as Jacqueline Kennedy: 'Jackie.' Natalie Portman as Jacqueline Kennedy in 'Jackie' Notwithstanding the box office-friendly Thor movies, which revolve around Chris Hemsworth in the title role, Natalie Portman has yet to have a star vehicle as impactful as Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan, which earned her the Best Actress Academy Award nearly five years ago. Who knows, perhaps Pablo Larraín's Jackie will be one such vehicle; the biopic following U.S. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in the days after President John F. Kennedy assassination is slated for a 2017 release. The image above is the official “first look,” initially posted at Deadline.com. Also in the Jackie cast: Peter Sarsgaard as Robert Kennedy, Max Casella, Beth Grant, and Greta Gerwig. Darren Aronofsky and Juan de Dios Larraín are the two credited producers, while Noah Oppenheim (The Maze Runner, The Divergent Series: Allegiant) is the credited screenwriter.

"Are we a mistake, Carla? Are we a mistake?" Roadside Attractions has debuted the first trailer for Paul Dalio's indie romantic drama Touched With Fire (formerly known as Mania Days when it premiered at SXSW), starring Katie Holmes as a manic depressive who falls "crazy in love" with someone just like her. At the psychiatric hospital she meets a fellow bipolar patient, played by Luke Kirby, and they end up on a "passionate, yet unhealthy love affair". This looks much more powerful and beautiful than I was expecting, especially in the final 30 seconds of this trailer, so give it a chance and let it play all the way to the end. The cast includes Christine Lahti, Bruce Altman, Griffin Dunne and Alex Manette. You might just be intrigued. Here's the first official trailer for Paul Dalio's Touched With Fire, originally from Yahoo: Holmes stars as a manic depressive...

After a particularly troubled production, Jane Got a Gun is finally getting set to hit theaters early next year. The Weinstein Company set the Western for release sometime in February 2016, but while we wait for the release date announcement, foreign distributor Mars Distribution has debuted the first international trailer, along with a new poster. We got our first look at the film with a photo of Natalie Portman that arrived in January, when it was still set to hit theaters on September 4. But a lot has changed since then.

The Western starring Natalie Portman was shot in 2013, but the production got off to a rocky start. Original director Lynne Ramsay abandoned the project on the first day of principal photography, which resulted in Jude Law dropping out as the main villain. Gavin O'Connor came aboard to replace the director, with Bradley Cooper momentarily stepping in to replace Jude Law, before...

After experiencing a number of production set backs, which included numerous actors dropping out and director Lynne Ramsay bailing on the first day of production to later be replaced by Gavin O'Connor, Jane Got a Gun is finally ready for its debut this September. The trailer will be released soon, but today we have a number of photos from this Western, which give us a first look at Natalie Portman and Joel Edgerton.

Natalie Portman stars as American frontier mother Jane Hammond, who is trying to raise her family in the Old West. Jane must seek the help of ex-lover Dan Frost (Joel Edgerton) after her husband returns home riddled with bullets and a team of outlaws hot on his trail. Jane Got a Gun also stars Ewan McGregor, Rodrigo Santoro and Noah Emmerich.

Unanimous Entertainment brings us these first six images, which shows off some of the action in the movie.

‘The Butler’: ‘True story’ drama passes $100 million milestone at North American box office (photo: Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan, Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan in ‘The Butler’) Hailed as a sleeper hit upon its North American release in mid-August, Lee Daniels’ The Butler, featuring an all-star cast that includes Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Vanessa Redgrave, Jane Fonda, James Marsden, and Robin Williams, passed the $100 million milestone at the domestic box office last Sunday, September 15, 2013. As of Monday, the $30 million-budgeted The Butler‘s domestic box-office total stood at $100.5 million, as per Box Office Mojo. The "based on a true story" account of a black butler (Forest Whitaker) who served eight U.S. presidents, both Republicans and Democrats, during the course of three decades, The Butler was distributed by the Oscar-savvy The Weinstein Company. Considering the film’s domestic box-office success and the generally positive reviews — 80% approval rating and 7.1/10 average among...

‘The Butler’: ‘True story’ drama passes $100 million milestone at North American box office (photo: Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan, Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan in ‘The Butler’) Hailed as a sleeper hit upon its North American release in mid-August, Lee Daniels’ The Butler, featuring an all-star cast that includes Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, James Marsden, and Robin Williams, passed the $100 million milestone at the domestic box office last Sunday, September 15, 2013. As of Monday, the $30 million-budgeted The Butler‘s domestic box-office total stood at $100.5 million, as per Box Office Mojo. The "based on a true story" account of a black butler (Forest Whitaker) who served eight U.S. presidents, both Republicans and Democrats, during the course of three decades, The Butler was distributed by the Oscar-savvy The Weinstein Company. Considering the film’s domestic box-office success and the generally positive reviews — 80% approval rating and 7.1/10 average among...

Oprah Winfrey to help ‘The Butler’ top the domestic box office? (Photo: Oprah Winfrey, Terrence Howard in ‘The Butler’) About a week ago, Oprah Winfrey was in the news for being told that a $38,000 crocodile-skin purse at a store in Zurich wasn’t really for her. The uproar was related to racism: possibly, supposedly, maybe the saleswoman-for-the-filthy-rich felt that a black woman wouldn’t be able to afford a $38,000 crocodile-skin purse, even though those stores for the disgustingly megarich — I mean, $38,000 for a goddamned purse? Crocodile skin? — surely cater to the wives and mistresses and aunts of megarich African entrepreneurs and dictators alike. Fast forward a week or so and … Oprah Winfrey is back in the news as a result of another "incident" related to ethnic issues: the weekend debut of Lee Daniels’ The Weinstein Company-distributed The Butler, about a black butler in the appropriately named White House. The Butler...

Katie is making herself feel right at Holmes (ba-dum-bump). While shooting her latest movie, Mania Days, on Tuesday, Katie Holmes was spotted on set in some oversize loungewear. Bundled in a black ski puffer over baggy yellow polka-dot pajama bottoms, Suri's mom stepped off the scene to take a quick phone call. Photos: Katie Holmes celebrates Suri's 7th birthday Katie is starring in the new Spike Lee production as a manically depressed poet who crosses paths with a depressed rapper. Slated for a 2014 release, the film also stars Luke Kirby, Edward Gelbinovich and Alex Manette.  Photos: Check out these other movie stars snapped on set!

Update: TheWrap also says Ethan Suplee and Katarina Cas have been signed for the project, with the former playing a trader, Chris Knight, and the latter having been pegged to appear as someone named Carolyn. You can read the original story as follows.

It might very well be my most anticipated film of next year, so excuse me if any casting item gets my immediate attention. But when the lineup is this eclectic and potential-filled? You’d be a fool to complain.

Next up for Martin Scorsese‘s The Wolf of Wall Street is Max Hoffman (you might know his father); the actor will play famous shoe designer, Steve Madden, who must have helped Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio) look good as he stole your money. And, boy, will Belfort be doing a lot of that[Deadline]

The Wolf of Wall Street also stars Jonah Hill, Jean Dujardin, Kyle Chandler, Cristin Milioti,...

Just as Lee Daniels' upcoming White House drama “The Butler” takes place over the course of eight presidencies, naturally the film is going to be populated with a talented, expansive cast. It's certainly attracted an interesting bunch already, with Robin Williams and Alan Rickman inhabiting the roles of Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan, respectively, and today one more actor prepares to go presidential. A few days after James Marsden filled in for the JFK role when Matthew McConaughey dropped out, Liev Schreiber has signed on to play the role of Lyndon B. Johnson, as well as “Shame” co-star Alex Manette as H.R. Haldeman, the top aide to Nixon (played by John Cusack). With all of these Potus (plural) running around, Daniels must be employing a legion of make-up artists to handle the job, but another approach could be the more casual, performance-based style Oliver Stone practiced with Josh Brolin...

As Iron Man director Jon Favreau gets serious about a Jersey Boys musical for his next directorial effort, he’s turning to a few acting gigs to spend the downtime. He’s already confirmed to return to his superhero franchise as Happy Hogan in Iron Man 3, as well as join Jason Bateman comedy Identity Thief, and now he’s getting into some serious dramatic territory, as Deadline reports his involvement in Martin Scorsese‘s The Wolf of Wall Street. He’ll play a securities lawyer in the story that features the financial takedown of Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio). The actor/director will be joined by an eclectic cast including Jonah Hill, Jean Dujardin, Kyle Chandler, P.J. Byrne and fellow director Rob Reiner. Favreau has always had a fun screen presence, and at the very least maybe he’ll glean a few tips from the directing master.

In other casting news,...

All You Need Is Love

Kellan Lutz and Camilla Belle are first to hop onboard David Tillman and WingSpan Pictures' indie drama "Love Is All You Need?" which is set in a world where homosexuality is the norm.

Belle will play a star quarterback adored by a large fan base while Lutz is an aspiring journalist. When the romance becomes public, the two find themselves being bullied. [Source: THR]

The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister And Pete

Jennifer Hudson, Jordin Sparks, Jeffrey Wright, and Anthony Mackie will all star in George Tillman Jr.'s "The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister And Pete" at State Street Pictures. Shooting kick off today in Brooklyn.

The story follows two inner-city youths left to fend for themselves over the summer after their mothers are taken away by the authorities. [Source: Deadline]

The Butler

Alex Manette has joined the cast of Lee Daniels' "The Butler" based on the life of...

Director Lynne Ramsay’s last film was 2002’s Morvern Callar and involved a woman’s psychological struggle with her life. Her new film, We Need to Talk About Kevin, is an equally troubling portrait of a mother struggling with a hateful child and a husband who refuses to see the light.

Eva and Franklin (Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly) are a happy young couple in New York City with thriving careers and a cozy apartment. This is soon upended when they welcome a baby boy named Kevin. As an infant, he screams and cries in the company of his mother, only to quiet down and coo around his father.

Kevin is an unhealthy child psychologically, as he has no friends or interest in knowing anyone, including his parents. He quickly draws a line in the sand between his parents, manipulating and pitting them against each other as the he gets older.

Shame Contest Giveaway Sweepstakes. This Shame Blu-ray contest, giveaway, sweepstakes illustrates Shame‘s release on DVD and Blu-ray on April 17, 2012. Shame stars Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Amy Hargreaves, Elizabeth Masucci, Hannah Ware, Nicole Beharie, Lucy Walters, Briana Marin, Anna Rose Hopkins, Alexandra Vino, Charisse Bellante, Jake Richard Siciliano, Alex Manette, and Robert Montano. Shame‘s plot [...]

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Shame (2011) Film Review, a movie directed by Steve McQueen and starring Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Amy Hargreaves, Elizabeth Masucci, Hannah Ware, Nicole Beharie, Lucy Walters, Briana Marin, Anna Rose Hopkins, Alexandra Vino, Charisse Bellante, Jake Richard Siciliano, Alex Manette, and Robert Montano. Shame relies on the viewer’s intelligence to fill in the past of [...]

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A new poster has debuted for We Need to Talk About Kevin, which expanded to theaters nationwide on January 13 after a successful run in limited release. Tilda Swinton stars as the mother of a mysterious child named Kevin (Ezra Miller), in a story that follows her family's horrific plight through both present day and flashbacks. Take a look at this retro 1-sheet below, which is reminiscent of horror poster designs from the 1960s.

We Need to Talk About Kevin was released December 9th, 2011 and stars Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller, Jasper Newell, Rock Duer, Ashley Gerasimovich, Siobhan Fallon, Alex Manette. The film is directed by Lynne Ramsay.

Director: Steve McQueen Writers: Steve McQueen, Abi Morgan Starring: Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, Nicole Beharie, James Badge Dale, Alex Manette, Elizabeth Masucci, Robert Montano, Hannah Ware, Calamity Chang, DeeDee Luxe I wonder if Ron Jeremy is getting jealous over of all of the publicity that has been generated by Michael Fassbender's penis? It is quite impressive -- the publicity, that is -- and while discussing writer-director Steve McQueen's Shame, it is the elephant in the room. (That is not intended to be a comment on the size of said penis, though you can take it as one if you wish, as Smells Like Screen Spirit is a classy publication that does not intend to focus its efforts on the critiquing of actors' genitalia.) The reason Fassbender's penis is getting so much press is because film audiences (especially within the puritanical boarders of the United States) are not used...

Writer-director Lynne Ramsay discusses We Need to Talk About Kevin, working with Tilda Swinton, and much more.

Lynne Ramsay is a director who has gained a cult following through her first two movies, Ratcatcher and Morvern Callar, and (hopefully) will gain a larger following with her third offering, We Need to Talk About Kevin. This wonderful indie drama follows Eva Khatchadourian (Tilda Swinton), a mother whose traumatic plight we follow through a unique narrative style. I recently had the privilege of speaking with Lynne Ramsay over the phone about We Need to Talk About Kevin, which opens in limited release December 9, and here's what she had to say.

I stuck around for the Q&A after the movie, and Tilda (Swinton) talked a bit about the differences between the book and the movie. I haven't read the book, but I thought it was interesting that the book, it seems, is a series of letters.

Fox Searchlight has released a new red band trailer for Shame, which hits theaters in limited release December 2. Click on the video player below for a fresh look at this Nc-17 rated drama starring Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan.

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Shame comes to theaters December 2nd, 2011 and stars Michael Fassbender, Lucy Walters, Mari-Ange Ramirez, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie, Alex Manette, Hannah Ware, Elizabeth Masucci. The film is directed by Steve McQueen.

Shame Trailer. Steve McQueen‘s Shame (2011) international movie trailer stars Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Amy Hargreaves, and Elizabeth Masucci. Shame‘s plot synopsis: “Shame centers around a New Yorker named Brandon (Fassbender) who avoids intimacy but is compulsively addicted to sex. When his troubled younger sister (Mulligan) comes to stay with him in his apartment, he finds his orderly life disrupted by her presence and reminders of their unhappy past.”

I saw a brief clip for this film months ago and instantly became intrigued by the film. Now the international movie trailer has been released and I like what I see and more importantly what I do not see.

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Though it is, by all accounts, a powerful character-driven drama, it’s gained some notoriety for reports of its rather explicit portrayals of “male and female full-frontal nudity, graphic depictions of straight/gay/threeway sex,...