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James McAvoy’s “The Last Station” Trailer

25 November 2009 10:56 AM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

The first trailer for a historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy’s struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things – “The Last Station” has been released.

Helen Mirren and James McAvoy | The Last Station

Both written and directed by Michael Hoffman, the movie stars Christopher Plummer, Helen Mirren, James McAvoy, Paul Giamatti and Anne-Marie Duff among others.

After almost fifty years of marriage, the Countess Sofya (Helen Mirren), Leo Tolstoy’s (Christopher Plummer) devoted wife, passionate lover, muse and secretary, she’s copied out War and Peace six times…by hand! suddenly finds her entire world turned upside down. In the name of his newly created religion, the great Russian novelist has renounced his noble title, his property and even his family in favor of poverty, vegetarianism and even celibacy. After she’s born him thirteen children!

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- Fiona

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Helen Mirren's 'The Last Station' Drops Official Trailer

25 November 2009 1:06 AM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

A devoted wife and passionate lover of fifty years is suddenly abandoned by her husband when he opts to regress to poverty, vegetarianism and celibacy. A potential Oscar contender, "The Last Station" has just got its first trailer that gives a preview at how Countess Sofya is frustrated with the changes her husband makes.

The epic drama is adapted from Jay Parini's novel of the same name about famous author Leo Tolstoy. During their marriage, Sofya has copied out "War and Peace" six times by hand and thus she flips out upon knowing that Tolstoy is encouraged to sign a new will that gives his inheritance to Russia instead of his family.

The roles of Sofya and Tolstoy were originally given to Meryl Streep and Anthony Hopkins but now they are filled by Helen Mirren and Christopher Plummer. Joining the two in the cast ensemble are James McAvoy as Tolstoy's young and gullible assistant, »

- AceShowbiz.com

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'The Last Station' - Trailer for the Helen Mirren drama.

24 November 2009 9:49 PM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »

See the trailer as well as previously added images from Sony Pictures Classics' "The Last Station," starring Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti, James McAvoy and Kerry Condon. Michael Hoffman directs from the writing by Jay Parini. The foreign drama sees release in limited venues on December 4th. Check out the official site at http://www.sonyclassics.com/thelaststation. After almost fifty years of marriage, the Countess Sofya (Helen Mirren), Leo Tolstoy’s (Christopher Plummer) devoted wife, passionate lover, muse and secretary—she’s copied out War and Peace six times…by hand!—suddenly finds her entire world turned upside down. In the name of his newly created religion, the great Russian novelist has renounced his noble title, his property and even his family in favor of poverty, vegetarianism and even celibacy. After she’s born him thirteen children! When Sofya then discovers that Tolstoy’s trusted disciple, Chertkov (Paul Giamatti)—whom she despises. »

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School of Saatchi, Gracie! and Mouth to Mouth | TV review

24 November 2009 2:52 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

Yoohoo! Has anyone seen Charles Saatchi? He doesn't seem to be in his own show, says Tim Dowling

Making an art programme in the same mould as The Apprentice and The X-Factor raises the question of whether we now regard modern art as being part of the same industry – the industry of selling crap. A lot of people would probably say this has been the case for a long time, and that television has only just caught up with our cynicism.

In fact, School of Saatchi (BBC2) appears to be a sort of rescue mission, a genuine attempt to separate wheat from chaff, to weed out the chancers and leave the viewer with a real sense of why something modern might be worthy of being considered art. The four judges are Tracey Emin, Kate Bush (not that one, the curator one), critic Matthew Collings and collector Frank Cohen, here described »

- Tim Dowling

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The World's Longest Film Is ...

11 November 2009 11:15 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

... 150 hours long.

You may have thought that Titanic was long with its 3 hour and 14 minute running time, but that's nothing. Ingmar Bergman's Fanny and Alexander is an impressive 312 minutes. Cleopatra lounges in a director's cut of 320 minutes. The 1968 Soviet film War and Peace boasts an impressive 484 minutes, and Fassbinder's Berlin Alexanderplatz had to be shown in segments on television since it's a whopping 15+ hours long.

But now all of those have been trumped, made to look like short films with this new sucker. As foreign sister site Moviefone Canada reports, there's a new film called Cinematon, which is the world's longest film. What length does it take to get such an honor? One hundred and fifty hours. In this short-attention-span world, that's pretty much unfathomable. But luckily, it's not one continuous story -- that would take almost a week without sleep to see all at once. The film is »

- Monika Bartyzel

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AFI Fest 2009: The Last Station, After.Life

6 November 2009 11:22 PM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »

Helen Mirren, James McAvoy, Paul Giamatti in The Last Station AFI Fest 2009, Sat., Nov. 7 at the Santa Monica Laemmle Theater 4 on 2nd Street in Santa Monica. AFI Fest 2009 comes to a close with the following screenings: Michael Hoffman’s The Last Station, which is set near the end of Leo Tolstoy’s life, has been getting lots of Oscar buzz for its stars: James McAvoy as Tolstoy’s assistant; Helen Mirren as Tolstoy’s wife; and Christopher Plummer as the verbose author of the never-ending War and Peace. Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Ilisa Barbash’s Sweetgrass offers a look at sheepherding in Montana’s Absaroka-Beartooth mountain range. Apart from the sheep and the high peaks, there’s no connection to Brokeback Mountain. Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar’s stop-motion [...] »

- Andre Soares

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tMF Oscarwatch: Will James McAvoy finally gets an Oscar nom?

16 October 2009 3:29 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

James McAvoy was quite exceptional in The Last King of Scotland and it was his character who actually provided the perspective for the story and the movie itself. However, no Oscar nomination - not even for Best Supporting Actor. As Robbie Turner in Atonement, McAvoy "shows a sheer emotional range that's completely new to his career." says Derek Elley @Variety, "And McAvoy is a dynamo, nailing every nuance in a complex role." adds Peter Travers @Rolling Stone, and yet, still no Oscar - not even a nomination.

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- - - Even before McAvoy appeared in these movies, he was already an exceptional actor -  Inside I'm Dancing, Starter for Ten, Bright Young Things. He was also the recipient of the first Orange Rising Star award, an addition to the established awards at the BAFTA.

Fast forward to the 2010 Oscar race, when Sony Pictures Classics announced it has »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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tMF Oscarwatch: Will James McAvoy finally get an Oscar nom?

16 October 2009 3:29 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

James McAvoy was quite exceptional in The Last King of Scotland and it was his character who actually provided the perspective for the story and the movie itself. However, no Oscar nomination - not even for Best Supporting Actor. As Robbie Turner in Atonement, McAvoy "shows a sheer emotional range that's completely new to his career." says Derek Elley @Variety, "And McAvoy is a dynamo, nailing every nuance in a complex role." adds Peter Travers @Rolling Stone, and yet, still no Oscar - not even a nomination.

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- - - Even before McAvoy appeared in these movies, he was already an accomplished actor -  Inside I'm Dancing, Starter for Ten, Bright Young Things. He was also the recipient of the first Orange Rising Star award, an addition to the established awards at the BAFTA.

Fast forward to the 2010 Oscar race, when Sony Pictures Classics announced it has »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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tMF Oscarwatch: Will James McAvoy finally get an Oscar nom?

16 October 2009 3:29 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

James McAvoy was quite exceptional in The Last King of Scotland and it was his character who actually provided the perspective for the story and the movie itself. However, no Oscar nomination - not even for Best Supporting Actor. As Robbie Turner in Atonement, McAvoy "shows a sheer emotional range that's completely new to his career." says Derek Elley @Variety, "And McAvoy is a dynamo, nailing every nuance in a complex role." adds Peter Travers @Rolling Stone, and yet, still no Oscar - not even a nomination.

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- - - Even before McAvoy appeared in these movies, he was already an accomplished actor -  Inside I'm Dancing, Starter for Ten, Bright Young Things. He was also the recipient of the first Orange Rising Star award, an addition to the established awards at the BAFTA.

Fast forward to the 2010 Oscar race, when Sony Pictures Classics announced it has »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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tMF Oscarwatch: Will James McAvoy finally get an Oscar nom?

16 October 2009 3:29 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

James McAvoy was quite exceptional in The Last King of Scotland and it was his character who actually provided the perspective for the story and the movie itself. However, no Oscar nomination - not even for Best Supporting Actor. As Robbie Turner in Atonement, McAvoy "shows a sheer emotional range that's completely new to his career." says Derek Elley @Variety, "And McAvoy is a dynamo, nailing every nuance in a complex role." adds Peter Travers @Rolling Stone, and yet, still no Oscar - not even a nomination.

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- - - Even before McAvoy appeared in these movies, he was already an accomplished actor -  Inside I'm Dancing, Starter for Ten, Bright Young Things. He was also the recipient of the first Orange Rising Star award, an addition to the established awards at the BAFTA.

Fast forward to the 2010 Oscar race, when Sony Pictures Classics announced it has »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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tMF Oscarwatch: Will James McAvoy finally get an Oscar nom?

16 October 2009 3:29 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

James McAvoy was quite exceptional in The Last King of Scotland and it was his character who actually provided the perspective for the story and the movie itself. However, no Oscar nomination - not even for Best Supporting Actor. As Robbie Turner in Atonement, McAvoy "shows a sheer emotional range that's completely new to his career." says Derek Elley @Variety, "And McAvoy is a dynamo, nailing every nuance in a complex role." adds Peter Travers @Rolling Stone, and yet, still no Oscar - not even a nomination.

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- - - Even before McAvoy appeared in these movies, he was already an accomplished actor -  Inside I'm Dancing, Starter for Ten, Bright Young Things. He was also the recipient of the first Orange Rising Star award, an addition to the established awards at the BAFTA.

Fast forward to the 2010 Oscar race, when Sony Pictures Classics announced it has »

- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)

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Trailer: The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo

6 October 2009 4:11 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »

[1]Niels Arden Oplev directs Män Som Hatar Kvinnor (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), a film based on the award winning novel and quite possible the biggest international phenom to emerge from Sweden since Abba. Critically compared with the epic War and Peace for its depth, it became a posthumous best-seller in Europe with it's spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love and financial intrigue. Variety announced yesterday that Music Box Films has acquired the U.S. distribution rights for the Swedish movie based on the book. The film, which has already grossed almost $100 million internationally, is slated for release early in 2010. [1] http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0649117/ »

- Ricky

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tMF Fast Forward: Finally, we'll get to see The Last Station!

8 September 2009 1:29 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

I've been waiting for this movie since last year and even did a post in anticipation. I'd love to see James McAvoy back doing period movies and The Last Station is apparently a great acting vehicle for someone as talented as McAvoy - and the cast is also superb!

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- - - Based on the book by Jay Parini, The Last Station looks at the last days of Russia's greatest author, Count Leo Tolstoy. Considered an icon by all Russians, Tolstoy is the author of such acclaimed novels as 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina'. Wanting to spend his dying days in peace and quiet, Tolstoy fled from his home and away from the spotlight. He died nine days later in the house of the station master at Astapovo. Directed by Michael Hoffman, the cast include James McAvoy as Valentin Bulgakov, Christopher Plummer as Count Leo Tolstoy, »

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tMF Fast Forward: Finally, we'll get to see The Last Station!

8 September 2009 1:29 AM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »

I've been waiting for this movie since last year and even did a post in anticipation. I'd love to see James McAvoy back doing period movies and The Last Station is apparently a great acting vehicle for someone as talented as McAvoy - and the cast is also superb!

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- - - Based on the book by Jay Parini, The Last Station looks at the last days of Russia's greatest author, Count Leo Tolstoy. Considered an icon by all Russians, Tolstoy is the author of such acclaimed novels as 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina'. Wanting to spend his dying days in peace and quiet, Tolstoy fled from his home and away from the spotlight. He died nine days later in the house of the station master at Astapovo. Directed by Michael Hoffman, the cast include James McAvoy as Valentin Bulgakov, Christopher Plummer as Count Leo Tolstoy, »

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The Last Station Brings Tolstoy Family to Telluride

5 September 2009 2:20 PM, PDT | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »

The Last Station is a straight-on period biopic starring Christopher Plummer as the aged Leo Tolstoy, the famed Russian author of War and Peace, constantly at war with his mercurial wife Sophya (Helen Mirren). Paul Giamatti, a scheming Tolstoy disciple, wants to share the author’s copyrights with the masses, while Sophya fights for her husband’s love and her children’s inheritance. Caught in the middle is Tolstoy’s loyal, vegetarian, celibate secretary (James … »

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"The Godfather" To Get Theatrical Re-issue In The UK

12 July 2009 10:34 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

The good folks at Park Circus, the British film distribution company, have sent us the following press release - which is good news for classic movie fans.

Francis Ford Coppola’s Academy Award-winning classic The Godfather will be back in cinemas from Friday 25 September 2009.

Re-released by Park Circus, this beautifully restored and remastered version of The Godfather stars Marlon Brando (A Streetcar Named Desire, Last Tango In Paris), Al Pacino (Scarface, Scent Of A Woman), James Caan (Misery, Funny Lady), Robert Duvall (Apocalypse Now, The Apostle) and Diane Keaton (Annie Hall, Manhattan).

An iconic film with outstanding performances, The Godfather is set in the 1940’s and opens at the lavish wedding of Connie, the daughter of the revered ‘Godfather’ - Don Vito Corleone (Brando). This is an event where business and pleasure naturally go hand in hand. The ‘Godfather’ receives a select list of guests into his den, to listen »

- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)

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