Sean Penn

Christopher McCandless

source: anonotoriety (WordPress)

Almost four months later, he died of starvation near Denali National Park and Preserve. Inspired by the details of McCandless’s story, author Jon Krakauer wrote a book about his adventures, published in 1996, entitled Into the Wild. In 2007, Sean Penn directed a film of the same title.

Published Fri, Nov 13

Another 10 Movies About Movies

source: listverse.com

A week in the life of Ben, a powerful Hollywood producer, as he juggles negotiations with a studio head so that his newest picture can open at Cannes in two weeks, with a high-strung director who must make edits to the film, with an actor and his agent because the star has arrived on the set of a...

Published Sun, Oct 25

The Pledge (2001)

source: dtmmr (WordPress)

This is a very different movie from any of other Nicholson’s. He’s more serious and more quiet in another film feature from Sean Penn, yes the actor too. The Pledge isn’t as much a thriller as it is a journey inside the mind of this aging retired cop’s head.

Published Sat, Oct 24

Another season, another reason

source: Edward Copeland on Film

When I first saw Steve Kloves' film in 1989, while I liked it, I didn't know quite what to think of it because it really was unlike any major studio release I was used to at the time. Here it was though: a film more like a tone poem than a heavily plotted release with Warner Bros. behind it and marque...

Published Tue, Oct 13

Josh Brolin to star in CARTEL

source: gordonandthewhale.com

Josh Brolin will star in CARTEL, stepping into a role that his MILK co-star Sean Penn vacated months ago “to take a movie business sabbatical for personal reasons.” The film will be directed by Asger Leth as his feature film debut. His previous work includes the documentary GHOSTS OF CITE SO...

Published Thu, Oct 1

Books and Movies so far in 2009

source: marymurtz.com

Movies:  Movies: The Suicide Kings  I love Christopher Walken, and this was a surprisingly good movie.  June, July, August, September: “Bottle Shock” – Get this movie.  It’s a great little film about how California wines became critically acclaimed in the 1970s.

Published Sat, Sep 26

Michael Moore: I May QUIT Documentaries

source: Huffington Post

Moore, 55, whose nonfiction projects include the television shows "TV Nation" and "The Awful Truth," is thinking he wants to return to fiction. He wrote and directed one fictional film, the 1995 comedy "Canadian Bacon," starring John Candy in his next-to-last role as an American county...

Published Tue, Sep 15

Eli Roth interview with Pretty/Scary

source: OH NO!!

We know there’s no such thing as a small part in a Tarantino film. You can be Floyd in True Romance. You can be Christopher Walken in Pulp Fiction. Every part is a chance to create a classic cinema moment, and everybody’s going for it. I felt so lucky. At the first table read, you looked around the roo...

Published Thu, Sep 10