Thursday, October 1, 2009

After Letterman, after the helicopter, Woody Harrelson at the Tinker Street Cinema

He made it!
Woody Harrelson made it to the Tinker Street Cinema for a q and a after the 6:30 p.m. screening of "The Messenger," which also stars Steve Buscemi. Buscemi was at the q and a as well. Harrelson was scheduled to return for another q and a, after the 9:30 screening. Here are some pictures. I'll share what was said first thing in the morning. I AM SPENT!!

Woody Harrelson enters the Tinker Street Cinema in Woodstock about 8:30 p.m. tonight:

Steve Buscemi enters the Tinker Street Cinema




That's actor Ben Foster with Woody



Here is the deal on the messenger:

SYNOPSIS:
”No such thing as a satisfied customer,” says Captain Tony Stone to his rookie partner, Staff Sgt. Will Montgomery, and indeed, the horrors of war are brutally understated when seen through the eyes of these two unlikely partners serving together as a “Casualty Notification Team.” Their job? To personally deliver the devastating news of a loved ones’ death to the next of kin. A bullet to the chest seems no less powerful than the anguish of such news. In a riveting performance, Ben Foster as Will Montgomery, a war hero with three months left to serve, perfectly expresses the pain and anger of a soldier scarred inside and out as he takes his first tentative steps toward healing. Woody Harrelson is at the top of his game as the gruff and demanding Tony Stone, and Steve Buscemi appears as a bereaved father lashing out. Samantha Morton is remarkable as Olivia, a widow raising a child, who must now struggle with the ambivalence of death. This is a brilliant film, destined to be a classic, in which the darkest side of war is depicted without a single shot being fired. (Barbara Pokras, A.C.E.)
BIO:
Born and raised in Israel, Oren Moverman now lives and works in New York. He has had an extensive career as a screenwriter. He cowrote Todd Haynes's Bob Dylan biopic, "I'm Not There," and collaborated with Ira Sachs on the films "Married Life" and the upcoming "The Goodbye People." He also wrote the screenplays for two other upcoming films: Phillip Kaufman's "Interrupted" about legendary director Nicholas Ray, and Steve Buscemi's "William Burroughs' Queer". Moverman first appeared at the Sundance Film Festival with the screenplay for Face, which played at the 2002 Festival. He both wrote and served as associate producer for "Jesus' Son." "The Messenger" is his first film as a director.
MAIN CREDITS:
Cast/Featuring: Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker
Producer(s): Mark Gordon, Lawrence Inglee, Zach Miller
Director(s): Oren Moverman
Screenwriter(s): Oren Moverman, Alessandro Camon
Editor(s): Alex Hall
Composer(s)/Music: Nathan Larson
Sound Editor(s): Leslie Shatz, Javier Bennassar
COURTESY OF
Oscilloscope Laboratories

4 comments:

Malley said...

Hi John,
Wouldn't you know, the night that Letterman tells his "story" of blackmail on his show, I am out at the WFF party,

Malley said...

...out at the WFF party, chatting with you, and passing Woody Harrelson on my way out. Little did I know that he was there to hear the monologue live.
Well, Seeing the film "The Eclipse" was a great kick off for my personal Festival program, although I do wish I had heard director Conor McPherson talk about it.

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