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Despite surprising premise, - Trucker' plods twistless road
It's clear first-time writer/director James Mottern titled his sweet but stagnant indie film "Trucker" in order to flip an audience's perception of what kind of person typically fills the occupation.
2010 Emmys go early; Gretchen Mol on HBO's 'Boardwalk'
The Emmys will be airing earlier than usual next year. It's NBC's turn to broadcast the Emmy Awards in 2010, and because the network broadcasts "Sunday Night Football" starting in mid-September, the Emmys will be bumped out of their traditional home on the third Sunday in September.
Best films on the box: November 10-16
Film and television critic Philip Wakefield assesses the best movies on offer on the box this week, for Tuesday, November 10 to Monday, November 16.
Best films on the box: November 3-9
Film and television critic Philip Wakefield assesses the best movies on offer on the box this week, for Tuesday, November 3 to Monday, November 9. Tuesday, November 3 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 2003, AO, 8.30pm, TV2 Whether you regard T3 as in homage to its forerunners or a cynical rip-off depends on your ambitions.
Showers of sparks, oceans of overkill
There's a scene in the laughably overwrought cyber-thriller Eagle Eye where a computer has to be turned off and it doesn't want to be -- computers in movies often have minds of their own, and they're often better ones than the screenwriters have -- so someone picks up a long pole and sticks it into the round camera that is the computer's eye.
Thornton joins Johnson for 'Faster'
Billy Bob Thornton is set to star with Dwayne Johnson in "Faster," the George Tillman-directed action drama that will begin production early next year.
There are two things that particularly surprised me about Trucker : 1) This is James Mottern's first directing effort ; and 2) It's an incredibly accomplished, tightly contained, remarkably thoughtful, and enormously moving piece of cinema.
Michelle Monaghan is a hell of a mother-trucker. Thursday, October 8, 2009 Reviewed by Shelli Sonstein - Clear Channel Michelle Monaghan gives her strongest performance yet- award-winning great as a trucker who abandoned her son as a baby to his dad to live a life on the road filled with boozy one-night stands.
Chris Pine and Director D.J. Caruso Will Learn the Art of Making...
You can never go wrong making a movie about counterfeiters or gangsters. They could make a hundred of these movies a year and studios would still make money.
The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
When it comes to his career as a film director even the most generous of horror film nuts would call Rob Zombie inconsistent.
Ten-word review: A woman's independence is threatened when her son shows up. Simply put: "Trucker" is a story about a woman relearning to feel.
Capone talks to TRUCKER's Michelle Monaghan about big rigs, Robert...
Hey everyone. Capone in Chicago here. Michelle Monaghan burst onto the seen as an actor--after a fairly successful career as a fashion model--in the film KISS KISS BANG BANG, and wow, what a debut.
Ethan Embry, Ryan Merriman and Tania Raymonde APA has signed actors Ethan Embry, Ryan Merriman and Tania Raymonde for representation.
Diablo Cody to Adapt 'Sweet Valley High'
Looking to wrap the much talked-about writer around a Juno-esque series that could potentially spin off into several different films, Universal has signed Diablo Cody to add her quirky, hipster-ish signature to a big-screen adaptation of Sweet Valley High , which, in its 20-plus years, has shoveled out more than 150 related books.
Bryan Singer to Direct Jack the Giant Killer
Bryan Singer just knocked someone out of the director's chair and I think it was D.J Caruso .
Watch Shia LaBeouf Suit Up For Wall Street 2
Wall Street 2 is a big deal for Shia LaBeouf, or at least it should be. Sure he's the star of Transformer and a big time box office star, but for the first time he'll actually be playing an adult.
Michelle Monaghan gets 'Due Date' role
Michelle Monaghan will star opposite Robert Downey Jr and Zach Galifianakis in road comedy Due Date .
Photos: Megan Fox strikes a pose
BAD FIGHT: Megan Fox says she has threatened to "kill" her boyfriend Brian Austin Green during rows.
Fort Collins seems to have an endless supply of events and activities on weekends in the summer and fall months.
Franchises trump stars at box office
Stars are losing some of their shine in Hollywood, not that any studio bosses have complained.
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