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The Men Who Stare At Goats
8 November 2009 6:29 PM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Directed by: Grant Heslov
Cast: Ewan McGregor, George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey
Running Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: November 6, 2009
Plot: While searching for a good story in Iraq, Bob (McGregor), a reporter from Michigan, learns about an era in the United States Army’s history that’s stranger than fiction. His guide is Lyn Cassidy (Clooney), an expert “psychic spy” who has to the ability to burst clouds with only his mind. Cassidy guides Bob through a legacy about group of “warrior monks” called the New Earth Army as led by Phil Django (Bridges) and later Larry Hooper (Spacey).
Who’S It For? A silly film for the slightly mature audiences who can appreciate a wacky scenario in what is usually such a serious environment.
Expectations: With Grant Heslov and George Clooney working together on this project, I expected this to »
- Nick Allen
The Men Who Stare At Goats Review
6 November 2009 6:52 PM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
Seven out of ten times, I’m going to come out enjoying a film that operates on its own terms. It’s the first and best thing I can say about Michael Mann, which just adds to my fanboy nature when it comes to his work. As a more recent example, the Coen Brothers’ A Serious Man just acts as its own entity from beginning to end, and never makes any apologies for it. While not as brilliant or as great as that picture, The Men Who Stare at Goats is that kid we all knew in high school. You’re not really sure who he is or what he’s about, but you know that when you spend time with him, you’re going to be entertained.
So why won’t this appeal to the masses? Very simply because of the script, which goes off the rails midway through the picture. »
- Philip Barrett
Scenes We Love: Miller's Crossing
6 November 2009 11:02 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
In the Great Coen Debates that occur among film fans, there's one that I never feel gets enough love: Miller's Crossing. It's probably my favorite next to The Big Lebowski. The film is deliciously dark and dreary (you can watch this in summer and still feel cold), but punctuated by that startling Coens humor. The dialogue and character quirks are not as exaggerated as they are in other Coen films, and when a character does get theatrical, it's appropriate to the setting. These are thugs who find themselves in positions of great wealth and power, after all, and they'll never know quite how to behave in the real world.
The film has a level of tension I don't think the Coens matched until No Country For Old Men. Tom's white-knuckle walk into Miller's Crossing is probably my favorite scene (actually, it's difficult to pick just one), but it doesn't appear to be on YouTube. »
- Elisabeth Rappe
A.C.T. Young Conservatory Presents The Cripple Of Inishmaan 11/6-14
6 November 2009 1:30 AM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
A.C.T. Young Conservatory (Yc) proudly presents Martin McDonagh's The Cripple of Inishmaan, directed by W. D. Keith. Three teenagers living on a tiny island off the coast of Ireland in 1933 dream of escaping the dreary confines of their lives, but no one more so than "Cripple" Billy, a disabled orphan and village outcast. When the local gossip spreads the news that a Hollywood film crew is shooting a movie on a neighboring island, the three teens set sail to try for a role in the film-but Billy embarks on an altogether different kind of journey. This dark comedy by Tony Award-winning Irish writer Martin McDonagh, writer and director of the hit film In Bruges, delivers witty banter, piercing dialogue, and a cast of local characters as genuinely likable as they are imperfect, brilliantly performed by A.C.T.'s Young Conservatory. The Cripple of Inishmaan plays November 6-14, 2009, at Zeum Theater, »
The Men Who Stare At Goats Review
5 November 2009 11:14 PM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
The Men Who Stare At Goats Directed by: Grant Heslov Written by: Peter Straughan (screenplay), Jon Ronson (book) Starring: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges Since the dawn of modern warfare, people have fantasized about the concept of super soldiers, enhanced human beings that could defend their homeland and give them the edge over their enemies. At this point, we're not just talking about fictional characters like Captain America, either; today's soldiers really are trained to push their body beyond its physical and mental limits, and outfitted with bleeding edge technological advancements. Military interests drive scientific research like few other fields, leading to all kinds of wacky pills and biological experiments. But would it surprise you to learn that U.S. military has delved into even stranger realms in the past, and may still be doing so today? In his 2004 book, The Men Who Stare At Goats, Welsh »
- Sean
Clooney's 'Men Who Stare at Goats' Fun But Forgettable
5 November 2009 9:25 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
At times, The Men Who Stare at Goats seems like it could be a minor entry in the Coen brothers’ filmography. Quirky dialogue and a few Coens alumni—George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, and Stephen Root—populate the film, and it certainly veers toward the surreal. Though the movie gets a few laughs with its absurdist humor and winks at the audience, it never reaches the inspired lunacy of the Coens’ previous work, or even approaches the heights of similar war satires such as Three Kings and Catch-22.
Despite elements that make it seem more science fiction than non-fiction, the debut from actor/writer Grant Heslov is based on Jon Ronson’s factual book. Ewan McGregor employs a slightly distracting American accent to play Bob Wilton, an Ann Arbor journalist. In investigating a routine story, he interviews Gus Lacey (Root). At first, Lacey's stories about life as a psychic spy seem crazy, »
Men Who Stare At Goats Featurette: Meet The Colonel
4 November 2009 9:32 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
The Men Who Stare At Goats is all set to come out on Friday and we now have the third of four trailers featuring the main characters. We've already introduced you to the reporter and the master, and now the colonel, played by Jeff Bridges, gets an inside look. I belong to the group of people that believes Jeff Bridges will never top his performance as The Dude in The Big Lebowski, but I'll be damned if he isn't at least trying to match it. Much like Jeffrey, Colonel Bill Django is a drug-using child of the 60s with a relaxed attitude. By the end of the trailer you almost expect him to start bowling and listening to some Creedence tapes. Check out the trailer below. »
The Men Who Stare At Goats (Review)
4 November 2009 7:47 AM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
The Men Who Stare at Goats Directed by Grant Heslov According to Jon Ronson's book The Men Who Stare At Goats, the U.S. government has experimented with various extra-sensory ‘abilities,’ such as remote-viewing and mind control, since the 1950s. These highly classified sub-divisions of the Army were developed in the hopes of creating a different kind of warrior, one who could harness mental abilities to destroy his adversary. Although many of these divisions were kept under wraps, journalist Ronson (known as Bob Wilton in the film) got wind of a low-profile Army project after having met Jim Channon, the former colonel who wrote a manual for the creation of the ‘First Earth Battalion,’ an army unit to based upon New Age principals. The book, which inspired the film, charts the absurd journey that began with this chance encounter. It contains a wild, often questionable, but ultimately fascinating story of introspection and destiny. »
- Myles Dolphin
Film: Review:The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
30 October 2009 1:19 PM, PDT | avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news »
Cult audiences have been responsible for the resurrection of movies ranging from Vertigo to The Big Lebowski, but even they get it wrong sometimes. If movies are a religion, the fervent following of Troy Duffy’s po-faced vigilante thriller The Boondock Saints is akin to Scientology, an opaque sect whose beliefs are utterly unintelligible to outsiders. Exactly what endears Duffy’s sub-Scorsesean tale of two Irish Catholic brothers (Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery) whose escape from death at the hands of Russian thugs convinces them they’ve been ordained as God’s personal assassins is a mystery not even ... »
Matt Damon and Josh Brolin Join Coen Brothers’ True Grit
29 October 2009 10:02 AM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are in discussions to join the next Coen brothers film – remake of the 1969 western classic “True Grit.”
Jeff Bridges is already a member of the cast as Marshall “Rooster” Cogburn, originally played by John Wayne who won an Oscar for this role.
The original “True Grit,” based on the Charles Portis novel, tells the story of U.S. marshal Rooster Cogburn and another man in uniform tracking the killer of a 14 year-old girl’s father.
The Coens are planning a more faithful adaptation of the novel so the story is told from the point-of-view of the young girl, and not of Rooster Cogburn (Bridges’ character).
Damon will play the Texas Ranger (originally played by Glen Campbell) that works with Cogburn and Brolin will fill the villain part – the murderous man they’re chasing.
Bridges already worked with the Coen Brothers and famously portrayed Jeffrey “The »
- Fiona
Jeff Bridges: The Dude Who Stares At Goats
28 October 2009 9:01 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
November 6th will see the release of the much anticipated The Men Who Stare at Goats. The film about an army battalion of “psychic spies” stars four Hollywood’s heavyweights: George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, and Ewan McGregor.
Although each actor is well-known and has been in stand-out movies–Spacey in American Beauty, Clooney in Ocean’s 11, and McGregor in Moulin Rouge–Bridges takes the cake for playing, arguably, one of the most memorable characters in cinema history.
Bridges has had a long acting career, getting his unofficial start as an infant in the 1950 melodrama The Company She Keeps. At nine years old, Bridges began working in television with small roles in various shows over the next several years.
His first major role came in 1971, at the age of 22, in the film The Last Picture Show. The coming of age flick was a stellar debut for Bridges, earning him »
- Carly
Damon And Brolin Sign Up For True Grit
27 October 2009 4:25 AM, PDT | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
Joel and Ethan Coen are currently at work prepping to shoot their own take on the Charles Portis novel that became the adventure western True Grit, and Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are currently in talks to join the cast.
The original won John Wayne an Oscar for his turn as the stubborn, drunken, eye patched Us Marshall Rooster Cogburn. Jeff Bridges is already attached to play the role of Wayne's character , it will be the first time the actor has worked with the brothers since he justly abided as the Dude in The Big Lebowski.
Damon is lined up for the role of La Boeuf, a Texas Ranger who partners with Cogburn and the recently orphaned Mattie Ross as they track through dangerous native territory in search of justice for the murderer of the girl's father. This would mark the first time that Damon and the Coen brothers have worked together. »
Matt Damon and Josh Brolin Prepare to Get 'Grit'-ty
27 October 2009 3:05 AM, PDT | Celebuzz.com | See recent Celebuzz news »
Now this could be an interesting cast. Variety reports that Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are in talks to co-star in the Coen Brothers' upcoming remake of the classic 1969 Western True Grit. Damon would play lawman La Beouf (originally portrayed by Glen Campbell), who teams up with U.S. marshal Rooster Cogburn to track a murderer into hostile Indian territory. If all goes as planned, Brolin would play the killer. The Big Lebowski star Jeff Bridges is already on board to play Cogburn, portrayed by John Wayne in the original. The movie will begin production in March, for a late 2010 release. Let us... »
- Celebuzz
Men Who Stare At Goats Clips: Let George Clooney Interrupt Your Thoughts
26 October 2009 9:12 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
You may have noticed that, yep, we.re really excited about The Men Who Stare At Goats. It just looks good, damned good. And really, isn.t it about time that Jeff Bridges did something awesome? Bridges hasn.t really been Bridges since The Big Lebowski, not even in Iron Man where, let.s face it, he never made any sense as a villain. Jeff Bridges is best as a hippy, an alien, or a dreamer. He.s the guy with his head in the clouds and an open-mined view of mood enhancing drugs. And in Men Who Stare At Goats, he.s training warrior monks. We have 5 clips from The Men Who Stare At Goats for you below. Watch and you may learn how to fall in love with everyone, sense plant auras, pass through walls, and most importantly of all stop saying mindless clichés. Be all you ... »
Damon, Brolin to Show Their Grit?
26 October 2009 4:28 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
Paramount Pictures and the Oscar-winning duo of the Coen brothers have teamed up to remake the 1969 John Wayne film True Grit.
The movie, based on Charles Portis’s novel of the same name, focuses on a young girl traveling with two lawmen to find her father’s murderer.
Jeff Bridges was the first actor approached by the Coen brothers to be involved with True Grit, and now Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are in talks to take on major roles in the film. Damon would play the part of a Texas Ranger tracking a murderer, the role that would be filled by Brolin.
Of the three actors in negotiations for True Grit, only Damon hasn’t worked with the Coen brothers before. Brolin had a role in 2007’s No Country for Old Men, while Bridges played the now-iconic role of “The Dude” in 1998’s The Big Lebowski. True Grit’s producer, »
- Carly
Matt Damon And Josh Brolin Might Have The 'True Grit' The Coen Brothers Are Seeking
26 October 2009 3:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
I almost can't take this news. The brothers Coen -- Joel and Ethan -- are among the best filmmakers out there. This isn't opinion; it is a fact, supported by such stellar efforts as "The Big Lebowski," "A Serious Man" and the Oscar-winning adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel, "No Country For Old Men." So when the news broke last month that they'd be directing a new take on Chris Portis' novel "True Grit," I was beside myself.
MTV's Josh Horowitz caught up with the duo later in September, in one of their only solo interviews of the Toronto International Film Festival. There they confirmed that Jeff Bridges, previously revealed to be playing Rooster Cogburn, would indeed be wearing his character's eyepatch, like John Wayne before him. "That'd be like doing Richard II without the limp," Joel said. He also revealed the source of the adaptation: "We’re not looking at the movie. »
- Adam Rosenberg
Damon, Brolin in talks for "True Grit" roles
26 October 2009 2:00 PM, PDT | Filmicafe | See recent Filmicafe news »
Matt Damon is in discussions to star in Ethan and Joel Coen's remake of the John Wayne Western "True Grit." Josh Brolin, who starred in the brothers' "No Country for Old Men," is also in talks for a major role.Paramount Pictures and the Oscar-winning writer-director team are moving fast on their re-adaptation of the Charles Portis novel, first reaching out to Jeff Bridges, and now Damon and Brolin. Damon would take on the Glen Campbell role of a Texas Ranger tracking an outlaw with a gruff U.S. marshal, originally played by Wayne, who won an Oscar for his role in the 1969 film.All three actors are in discussions with the studio, which hopes to move into production in the spring. The story concerns a 14-year-old girl traveling into dangerous territory with the two lawmen in search of the man who murdered her father, »
'Somebody to Love': The Coen brothers' rock and roll epiphany
21 October 2009 4:00 PM, PDT | EW.com - The Movie Critics | See recent EW.com - The Movie Critics news »
Given what audacious, far-ranging, and sensually intoxicated filmmakers they are, Joel and Ethan Coen have never shown much of a rock & roll side. Okay, there was The Big Lebowski (1998), that deadbeat-soul-of-Los Angeles stoner cult classic. It was sprinkled with Dylan, Creedence, and Elvis, and it had that one goofily farfetched moment of surreal jukebox rapture: a druggy dream sequence, set to Kenny Rogers' 1968 hit "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)," that was like Busby Berkeley on peyote at the bowling alley. I saw The Big Lebowski again recently, and sorry, I'm still not wild »
- Owen Gleiberman
Sound On Sight Radio #162 - Coen Brothers special part 3
20 October 2009 3:27 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
This weekend, the 14th feature from Joel and Ethan Coen finally hit Montreal, so we're once again delving into the filmography of the Minnesotan duo. We'll be talking about that film, a dark 1960s-set comedy entitled A Serious Man, as well as two of the brothers' cult favorites: their dark neo-noir debut Blood Simple and the stoner caper comedy The Big Lebowski. listen now [1] Download the show in a new window [2] Listen on I-Tunes [3] RSS feeds [4] Sound On Sight Forum [5] Twitter [6] Facebook [7] [1] http://www.soundonsight.org/SoundReviews/Episode162.mp3 [2] http://www.soundonsight.org/SoundReviews/Episode162.mp3 [3] http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=301023002 [4] http://www.soundonsight.org../feed/ [5] http://www.popsyndicate.com/forums/viewforum/94/ [6] http://twitter.com/sound_on_sight [7] http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#/group.php?gid=38526697477 »
- Ricky
More JoBlo reviews!
15 October 2009 6:11 PM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
Over the past few weeks, I've managed to add 25 reviews to my Movie Fan Central profile page, so I'm halfway through the "50 Coolest Movies of All-Time" as per my 2002 book (Click Here to read about where the f*ck I've been for the past couple of years). These reviews include Aliens, American Psycho, Austin Powers, The Big Lebowski, Blade 2, Blade Runner, Boogie Nights, Bound, Clerks, A Clockwork Orange, The Crow, Dark City, Die Hard, Dirty Harry, The... »
- JoBlo
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