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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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Banderas 'returns to stage as Zorba'

13 July 2009 12:03 PM, PDT | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Antonio Banderas will return to the stage in a new production of Zorba The Greek. The actor, 48, has been cast in the role immortalised on the big screen by late actor Anthony Quinn in 1964, Contactmusic reports. Banderas said: "I want to go back to theatre because it is my main source, I'm more a theatre actor than a film actor." The star of the film adaptation of (more) »

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Banderas To Play Zorba

12 July 2009 6:46 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Antonio Banderas is set to return to the stage for a new production of Zorba The Greek.

The Spaniard is set to tackle the title role, which late great actor Anthony Quinn made his own in 1964.

The Mask of Zorro star says, "I want to go back to theatre because it is my main source, I'm more a theatre actor than a film actor."

Banderas, who was honoured with the President's Prize at Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Czech Republic at the weekend, won acclaim on Broadway as the lead star of musical Nine. »

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2009 | 2005 | 2003 | 2001

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