In the wake of the assassination of President Lincoln in 1865, a country mourns its leader, and eight people are charged with conspiring to kill the President, Vice President and Secretary of State. The lone woman accused, Mary Surratt (Wright), owns the boarding house where the attack was planned. Faced with a certain death, Surratt’s only hope comes in the form of a newly minted lawyer and Union war hero, Frederick Aiken (McAvoy), who reluctantly agrees to defend Surratt before a military tribunal. As the courtroom trial unfolds, Aiken realizes his client may be innocent and that she is being used as bait in order to capture the only conspirator to have escaped a massive manhunt, her son.
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The Conspirator – on DVD August 16th.
Friday, July 22nd, 2011Tags: DVD, james mcavoy, Kevin Kline, Robert Redford, the conspirator, trailer
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TIFF Preview, Part Two
Saturday, September 4th, 2010Previously, I wrote about what you might consider the more “indie” sections of the Toronto International film fest: Contemporary World Cinema, Discovery, and docs, plus Canada First!, which is always interesting.
Now let’s take a peek at the Galas and Special Presentations, plus everyone’s favorite late night, wild ‘n’ crazy section, Midnight Madness.
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Tags: 127 Hours, a screaming man, alejandro gonzalez innaritu, amigo, Another Year, Anthony Hopkins, antonio banderas, Barney's Version, Ben Affleck, Biutiful, Black Swan, bunraku, Danny Boyle, darren aronofsky, dustin hoffman, evan rachel wood, francois ozon, fubar 2, guy moshe, im sang-soo, James Franco, james mcavoy, Jeremy Renner, john carpenter, john sayles, josh brolin, Kevin Kline, mahamat-saleh haroun, michael dowse, Mike Leigh, Naomi Watts, Natalie Portman, paul giamatti, potiche, Rebecca Hall, richard j. lewis, Robert Redford, robin wright, the conspirator, the housemaid, The Town, the ward, Tom Wilkinson, Woody Allen, You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger
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That's Entertainment
Friday, August 22nd, 1997Robert Redford and GCC are starting a chain of theaters for independent film only called Sundance Cinemas. But what’s going to happen to the real indie experience?
It’s 2 A.M. You arrive at the abandoned hot tub factory. You and your date get out of the car, keeping an eye out for muggers and murderers. The smell of urine wafts through the air. A trail of blood and popcorn leads you to a massive sheet metal door. You knock. A skinny guy in a T-shirt opens the door and welcomes you to “Bob’s Place” and asks for your credit card. You sign a blank slip. You’ve just rented a camera crane. There is no candy counter, just a craft service table full of M&Ms and two day old bagels. You go into “Theater One,” but find a 13″ TV and two folding chairs. “Uh, we don’t have a print yet, just half inch video,” says your host. You watch it. When your date stops crying, you leave.
E-Me.
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