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Viggo Mortensen talks about being 'naked from the inside' in The Road

18 hours ago | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

Rumours had claimed that Lord of the Rings star Viggo Mortensen had lived on the streets in preparation for his latest role in The Road, released in the UK on January 8.

The intense method actor actually only spoke to and studied the homeless but he lost a dramatic amount of weight to play an ill, unkempt, unwashed figure in John Hillcoat's film based on Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel.

The film sees The Father (Mortensen) and his son, The Boy (13-year-old Kodi Smit-McPhee) on the road in a dead, barren landscape, fighting for survival among the last few remaining humans, many of whom have turned to violence and even cannibalism for survival.

Mortensen, 51, revealed: "There were certain things [I needed to change] externally - obviously I couldn't look extremely well-fed. So I lost some weight, ate less, was more careful about what I ate and so forth.

"But after a certain point it »

- David Bentley

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The Road | Film Review

19 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

A stark adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel brings out all its harrowing yet ultimately life-enhancing qualities, writes Philip French

In the past, some of it not too distant, people the world over have thought during times of plague and famine that they were living in the last days of our planet. For most of us today, such visions are of a future where a nuclear holocaust, global warming or some other man-created calamity threaten the imminent end of life on earth. In his masterpiece, The Seventh Seal, Ingmar Bergman brought together both experiences by projecting the nuclear angst of the 1950s (a major cinematic subject at the time) on to a Sweden of the Middle Ages visited by the black death. Earlier, the 1936 film based on Hg Wells's Things To Come foresaw a world war in 1940 that would return Britain to a dark age of tribes battling for depleted resources. »

- Philip French

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Top 50 Performances of the Decade (Male)

21 hours ago | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »

They aren't ranked. Deal with it. I must thank these 47 actors again (three performers have two entries) one last time for delivering such indelible characterizations these past ten years. Bid them adieu before moving on to a fresh decade, the Teens. You may notice that this list includes no 2009 performances. It's too early! I don't wanna give away my upcoming nominees and I still need time to let the year settle. My dozen favorites are selected rather impulsively in red. And with "best/favorites" it's always subject to change with the passing of time... or moods.

Adrien Brody, The Pianist (2002)Andy Serkis, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) *

Ben Kingsley, Sexy Beast (2001)Bill Murray, Lost in Translation (2003)

"make it Suntory times"

Billy Bob Thornton, The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) *

Campbell Scott, Rodger Dodger (2002) *

Chris Cooper, Adaptation (2002)Christian Bale, American Psycho (2000) *

Clive Owen, Closer (2004)Daniel Craig, Casino Royale (2006) *

David Strathairn, »

- NATHANIEL R

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A – Z Movie Reviews – E’s

2 January 2010 11:11 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

To continue my review of my epic journey to watch all my films from A-z, this is the Fifth part.

For those that don’t know I am watching all 700+ Dvd/Bluray films from A-z which has so far taken me 2.5 years to get to the end of H’s!

I thought I should retrospectively review each letter and give my top 5 films from each alpha block and maybe bring your attention to some films you may not have seen, films you’ve not seen in ages or films you should give another try. Click A, B, C and D to read previous parts.

The E’s are a long time coming but here it is. Firstly some films beginning with E that let down alpha group for me personally, I’m not a big fan of Easy Rider, nor the English Patient, also couldn’t care for Erin Brockovich, »

- Gary Phillips

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The Western Isn't Dead! Here Are the Top Ten of the Last Decade

1 January 2010 9:01 PM, PST | amctv.com - Future of Classic: Westerns | See recent amctv.com - Future of Classic: Westerns news »

The popularity of bromances like I Love You Man didn't begin and end with comedies. With a few exceptions, the finest Westerns of the 21st-century have focused on the world of male bonding: Viggo Mortensen and Ed Harris, Christian Bale and Russell Crowe, Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal... These all-star pairings have helped the form come a long way from its collective dry spell in the 1980s. Here's hoping »

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Q&A: Viggo Mortensen

1 January 2010 4:10 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

'If I could go back in time, I'd go to the first Viking ship to land in America'

Viggo Mortensen, 51, was born in New York to an American mother and a Danish father. He made his feature film debut in Peter Weir's Witness and went on to appear in Carlito's Way, The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, A History Of Violence and Eastern Promises, for which he was Oscar-nominated in 2008. His latest film, The Road, an adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy book, opens on Friday. He is divorced with one son, and lives in Idaho.

When were you happiest?

Right now. The past has gone.

What is your greatest fear?

The next thing I ought to do. With few exceptions, one ought always do what one is afraid of.

What is your earliest memory?

Lying in my mother's lap and looking up at her face. I think we were in a car. »

- Rosanna Greenstreet

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This week's new cinema previews

1 January 2010 4:06 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

Spread (18)

(David Mackenzie, 2009, Us) Ashton Kutcher, Anne Heche, Margarita Levieva. 97 mins

Rising Scottish director Mackenzie (Young Adam, Hallam Foe) goes stateside, and like many before him, focuses on the soulless superficiality of the Los Angeles lifestyle. Some might say Kutcher playing an ambitious himbo who targets older women was hardly a stretch, but he proves he can actually act here, as he demonstrates his calculated seduction technique by hooking up with Anne Heche and installing himself in her luxurious apartment. But then he meets his match (Levieva), and might just be falling in love, which is where the story starts to come apart a little, ultimately being neither sufficiently deep nor superficial. Still, it's a stylish, contemporary satire with a few surprises up its sleeve – or should that be down its pants?

Did You Hear About The Morgans? (PG)

(Marc Lawrence, 2009, Us) Sarah Jessica Parker, Hugh Grant, Sam Elliott. 104 mins »

- Steve Rose

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The Films of the Decade Results: Voted by You

1 January 2010 8:47 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

So, it’s been a busy month with votes coming in by the thousand but now that New Years Day has arrived we’ve been able to collate all your votes to give you the definitive list of movies that you believe defined the decade.

I’ll be looking at the top 10 in more depth below but you can download the entire list of movies by opening this Pdf. So, read on to find out which movies you believe most defined the decade.

Let us know your thoughts on the top 10 in the comments below. One question I have: If Avatar has come out earlier in the decade, would it have made your top 10 films of the past 10 years? Personally it would make it into my top 10 of 2009. Possibly even be number one.

10. There Will Be Blood (2007)

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis / Mary Elizabeth Barrett / Paul Dano / Dillon Freasier »

- David Sztypuljak

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