Dennis Hopper is honored on Hollywood Blvd. as he continues to fight prostate cancer
What are you doing this Sunday? If you know what's cool, you'll be rediscovering American history during The History Channel's premiere of the documentary "The People Speak" based on Howard Zinn's book, "A People's History of the United States."
Here's a tip: If you see one austerely hopeless movie this year about a father and son wandering through a junk-strewn postapocalyptic wilderness as they struggle to fight off demons of fear, madness, and starvation, not to mention roving bands of cannibalistic killers, then by all means make that movie "The Road."
Huge names are expected at this year's Italian film festival - and Buzz Lightyear, too
The heartthrob joins an illustrious roster of stars who are easy on the eyes - but allegedly not the nose
The Ed Harris gunslinger saga summons the power of a near extinct genre
If Viggo Mortensen's mother saw his movie Eastern Promises, she saw her son onscreen completely naked and fighting off knives. But will she be able to see him at the Oscars?
The world's oldest film festival celebrates its 75th anniversary
Director David Cronenberg walked away with the audience prize at this year's Toronto Film Festival for his latest work, "Eastern Promises," the story of ruthless Russian gangster Nikolai (Viggo Mortensen) whose path crosses with midwife Anna (Naomi Watts) setting into motion a chain of harrowing and bloody events.
With David Cronenberg and his audience award-winning film, "Eastern Promises."
What world are we living in? That's the question that kept coming up again and again over the course of the Toronto International Film Festival, which wraps this weekend.
What world are we living in? That's the question that kept coming up again and again over the course of the Toronto International Film Festival, which wraps this weekend.
David Cronenberg and Guy Maddin bring local pride to an international film festival
Toronto - Too many movies, not enough time. That's the dilemma confronting anyone, whether a critic or just a film fan, lucky enough to attend the annual Toronto International Film Festival.
After he bombed in 1997's "Batman & Robin," George Clooney cried mea culpa. He mocked himself and his rubber nipples in hopes of beating the public to the punchline. It worked, and helped keep his career humming.
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Anyone who has seen the attention-grabbing trailer for "A History of Violence," with its emphasis on images of Viggo Mortensen packing heat, might conclude that the tagline is "Aragorn: No More Mister Nice Guy."
As hobbits near and far celebrated the Academy Award sweep of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," the King himself, Viggo Mortensen, was moving on from Middle-earth to the Middle East.
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