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Put simply, Away We Go is just like all the other indie films that have been popping up lately: captivating, quirky, charming... But, most importantly, what sets it apart is this is a Sam Mendes film. Often referred to as ‘the actor’s director’, Mendes knows his shit. Whether it’s a war film, adaptation of a graphic novel or a close study of the American Dream, he knows his characters and his actors inside out and back to front, drawing out the best performances possible. Mendes began his career in theatre, thus acquiring the skills and knowledge to work on a small scale with intimate settings and with character centred narratives. Plot-wise, Away We Go is Mendes’ simplest film to date. Burt Farlander (John Krasinski of the American version of The Office fame) and Verona De Tessant (Maya Rudolph, a Saturday Night Live regular... [read full story]
Eva Mendes is planning to pen a love letter to the British Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet. Mendes, an actress, says she has never met the great Winslet, but thinks that she is in a class all of her own. She said: "She never...
The little black dress dominated the red carpet at Saturday night’s CNN Heroes Awards in Los Angeles, which honored the top ten heroes of 2009 (watch the star-studded tribute on Thanksgiving night). Jenna Fischer, Eva Mendes,...
Time on rodeo circuit taught country rocker about family and hip-hop and led to musical connections By Michael Corcoran AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Tuesday, November 24, 2009 Ryan Bingham isn't the first cowboy to dig rap, but...
ShockTillYouDrop.com has posted the teaser trailer for CBS Films' Beastly , written/directed by Daniel Barnz and starring Vanessa Hudgens, Alex Pettyfer, Mary-Kate Olsen, Neil Patrick Harris and Peter Krause. The film, a modern...
