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Review: 'The Messenger'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:42:57 +0000

Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson lead a strong cast in director Oren Moverman's taut drama about a casualty notification team's struggle to balance duties with private lives. > Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson lead a strong cast in director Oren Moverman's taut drama about a casualty notification team's struggle to balance duties with private lives.

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No Bad News From Woody

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:11:42 +0000

Woody Harrelson and Samantha Morton talk about the message and themes in their new Iraq war film 'The Messenger.' (19 Nov.)

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Regina Weinreich: The Messenger

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:48:28 +0000

There's something hot about the guys in Oren Moverman's well-crafted movie The Messenger. Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster play a team of soldiers whose task it is to inform NOK's (Next of Kin) about the death of their loved ones in Iraq and Afganistan-not your typical sexy subject. And not your typical film about the military either. A buddy movie, this Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid takes the duo door-to-door, to the anguished howls of mothers, fathers, wives and children. Playing a bereaved dad, Steve Buscemi, spits in Ben Foster's face raging, why wasn't he over there, why didn't he die instead of his son, not knowing of course about the messenger's own wounds. War brings out the worst and perhaps the best of men; an unusual sensitivity emerges as Foster's Will defies orders, physically touching those grieving, particularly Olivia (a fine Samantha Morton), a mother of a young son. Oren Moverman, a veteran of the Israeli army and a noted screenwriter (I'm Not There, Jesus's Son) penned this ...

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Brad Balfour: Q&A: Actor Woody Harrelson Delivers The Messenger

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:08:12 +0000

While actor Woody Harrelson has been characterized as a stoner, he's been no slacker lately, having worked hard on three movies coming out virtually back to back -- films that might help get him beyond his past. From starring in the hit television show Cheers to a film like White Men Can't Jump , Harrelson created such iconic characters that he's had a hard time escaping from them. No matter how well he immerses himself into characters unlike himself, he has struggled to get audiences to see past those cynosures with which he saddled himself. Within the last month, Harrelson's gonzo character Tallahassee helped propel Zombieland on to be an unexpectedly huge commericial success. The mega-feature 2012 is likely to be a sci-fi blockbuster, and though Harrelson's character plays a crucial part in moving the story forward, it's a merely a supporting role. But The Messenger -- being released this weekend -- is a film in which Harrelson tests his mettle and shines. The 48-year-old former ...

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The Apocalypse Arrives -- and, Boy, Is Sony Happy!

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:27:11 +0000

By Daniel Frankel The world may be coming to an end this weekend -- but not for Sony. Barring an epic upset, the studio’s $200 million apocalypse-themed "2012" -- directed by disastermeister Roland Emmerich and starring John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Woody Harrelson and Amanda Peet -- is projected to take in between $50 million and $55 million at the domestic box office through Sunday. Its only new competition? The limited openings of Focus Features’ “Pirate Radio” and Fox’s “The Fantastic Mr. Fox,” along with Michael Jackson's "This Is I...

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Movie Review | '2012': When the World Hangs in the Balance, a Reliable Calendar Is Needed

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:53:22 +0000

I know what I have against Roland Emmerich, but what does he have against us?

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Exclusive CS Video: Oren Moverman on The Messenger

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:17:20 +0000

ComingSoon.net has an exclusive interview with filmmaker Oren Moverman talking about his directorial debut The Messenger , starring Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson as army officers assigned to the Casualty Notification Unit, who must inform the loved ones of soldiers killed on duty. It opens on Friday, November 13 in New York and D.C. and in L.A. on November 20.

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Harrelson vs. Harrelson at weekend box office

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:57:09 +0000

Reuters - Woody Harrelson rarely fails to surprise.

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Harrelson vs. Harrelson at weekend box office (Reuters)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:57:09 +0000

Reuters - Woody Harrelson rarely fails to surprise.

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Harrelson vs. Harrelson at weekend box office (Reuters)

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:57:09 +0000

Reuters - Woody Harrelson rarely fails to surprise.

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