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BIRDMAN or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

November 7, 2014 By Leave a Comment

BIRDMAN or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

THE SHORT VERSION: One of the best films of the year.

Tagged With: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Michael Keaton

Edward Norton Chisels STONE

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Edward Norton Chisels STONE

Edward Norton is not a man to give a casual answer. When discussing the spiritual journey of the title character of STONE, or his preparations to play the prisoner manipulating his way to parole, he conveys his committment to finding the right voice, literally and figuratively, for Stone. The story is gritty, but the themes… Read More »

Tagged With: drama, Edward Norton, film, Mila Jovavich, movie, narrative, parole, prison, Rober de Niro, spirituality

Neil Burger Unveils THE ILLUSIONIST

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Neil Burger Unveils THE ILLUSIONIST

When I spoke with Neil Burger on July 31, 2006, it was impossible to not start with his previous film, INTERVIEW WITH THE ASSASSIN. Both that film and THE ILLUSIONIST deal with what is real and what is a clever bit of misdirection. His newest film, though, boasts not just a fiendishly clever plot, but also… Read More »

Tagged With: (short story "Eisenheim the Illusionist"), assassination buffs, book to screen, cinema, Czech language, director, Edward Norton, film, misdirection, narrative, Neil Burger, Paul Giamatti, practical effects, Ricky Jay, romance, screenwriter, sleight-of-hand, stage magic

Edward Norton Remakes THE PAINTED VEIL

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Edward Norton Remakes THE PAINTED VEIL

Edward Norton doesn’t seem to have just coped with the added headaches that come with being a producer as well as an actor in THE PAINTED VEIL, he seems to have thrived with the challenge of dealing with them. Norton spent years trying to bring  M. Somerset Maugham’s novel to the screen for a second time, including the… Read More »

Tagged With: China, Edward Norton, location filming, M. Somerset Maugham, Naomi Watts, narrative, remake

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