ravindrae1u5w | 11/26/2009
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) –The simple yet powerful story of the Prodigal Son was given a vigorous new interpretation in the 2004 Danish film "Brothers," directed by Susanne Bier. Irish director Jim Sheridan, who has made his films in America in recent years, now delivers an American remake that hues closely to the original but loses some of its true grit. The emotional devastation
ComingSoon.net (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Just a few weeks after the release of Oren Moverman's The Messenger and its look at the soldiers who have to inform the loved ones of soldiers when they're killed in the line of duty, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Jim Sheridan ( In the Name of the Father , My Left Foot , In America ) returns with his own version of Susanne Bier's Danish drama Brothers , starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie...
Jake Weird (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
In the film, a decorated Marine (Tobey Maguire) goes missing overseas. His black-sheep younger brother (Jake Gyllenhaal) cares for his wife (Natalie Portman) and children at home—with consequences that will shake the foundation of the entire family. Source: Lionsgate November 24, 2009 "According to pop-culture pundit Pete Hammond, Jim Sheridan, the director of the movie Brothers which is...
chesna683o8 | 11/25/2009
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) –The simple yet powerful story of the Prodigal Son was given a vigorous new interpretation in the 2004 Danish film "Brothers," directed by Susanne Bier. Irish director Jim Sheridan, who has made his films in America in recent years, now delivers an American remake that hues closely to the original but loses some of its true grit. The emotional devastation
Jake Weird (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
ASPEN — Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman and Jake Gyllenhaal will be making appearances — on-screen — in Aspen over the holidays. Aspen Film has announced a preview of the program for the 19th annual Academy Screenings series, and among the films are the musical “Nine” starring Day-Lewis and Kidman; and “Brothers” starring Gyllenhaal. The 2009 Academy Screenings,...
eithnern8vw | 11/24/2009
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) –The simple yet powerful story of the Prodigal Son was given a vigorous new interpretation in the 2004 Danish film "Brothers," directed by Susanne Bier. Irish director Jim Sheridan, who has made his films in America in recent years, now delivers an American remake that hues closely to the original but loses some of its true grit. The emotional devastation
kalbo603g | 11/23/2009
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) –The simple yet powerful story of the Prodigal Son was given a vigorous new interpretation in the 2004 Danish film "Brothers," directed by Susanne Bier. Irish director Jim Sheridan, who has made his films in America in recent years, now delivers an American remake that hues closely to the original but loses some of its true grit. The emotional devastation
ineedmyfixashley | 11/23/2009
Natalie Portman and costar, Tobey Maguire are at the New York premiere of their movie Brothers where: A young man comforts his older brother’s wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan. Based on Susanne Bier’s film, “Brothers” Jake Gyllenhaal also stars in the movie but wasn’t at the premiere. Boo. The movie looks good, but potentially a major tear jerker.
Just Jared (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Natalie Portman poses with co-star Tobey Maguire at The Cinema Society, Details and DKNY screening of Brothers at the SVA Theater on Sunday (November 22) in New York City. The 28-year-old actress plays the wife of Sam Cahill (Maguire). Cahill goes missing on his fourth tour of duty, forcing his younger brother (Jake Gyllenhaal) [...]
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Film Reviews: Susanne Bier's emotional melodrama becomes a lesser thing in Jim Sheridan's English-language remake.
Film School Rejects (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Lionsgate has provided us with a brand new clip from Jim Sheridan's upcoming drama Brothers, a remake of a 2004 Danish film from director Susanne Bier.
Daemon's Movies (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
[Press Release] IFC ENTERTAINMENT SIGNS DEAL TO MAKE INDEPENDENT FILMS AVAILABLE TO BE WATCHED INSTANTLY AT NETFLIX IFC Entertainment Titles Available Include American Independent, Documentary and World Cinema Titles, With Films by John Sayles, Errol Morris, Susanne Bier, Christopher Nolan, Catherine Breillat, James Toback, Rebecca Miller and Hirokazu Kore-Eda NEW YORK, November 20, 2009 – In...
/Film (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Netflix's plan to bring streaming to the masses seems to be proceeding swimmingly. Under their "Netflix Watch Instantly" program they've been streaming a selection of 17,000 films on various platforms such as the PC, Roku, and Xbox 360 for quite some time now, and they recently added PS3 functionality with the promise of moving to the Wii in the future. But they've also been active on the...
Best Movies 2008 (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Netflix's plan to bring streaming to the masses seems to be proceeding swimmingly. Under their "Netflix Watch Instantly" program they've been streaming a selection of 17,000 films on various platforms such as the PC, Roku, and Xbox 360 for quite some time now, and they recently added PS3 functionality with the promise of moving to the Wii in the future. But they've also been active on the...
Living in Cinema (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
The second trailer for Brothers, Jim Sheridan’s remake of Susanne Bier’s Brødre, is a modest improvement over the first, but it still kind of looks like unbearable melodrama. Natalie Portman plays a woman who believes her husband was killed in war. She takes up with brother-in-law Jake Gyllenhaal only to find out her husband Tobey Maguire [...]
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ravindrae1u5w | 11/26/2009
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) –The simple yet powerful story of the Prodigal Son was given a vigorous new interpretation in the 2004 Danish film "Brothers," directed by Susanne Bier. Irish director Jim Sheridan, who has made his films in America in recent years, now delivers an American remake that hues closely to the original but loses some of its true grit. The emotional devastation of the final...
chesna683o8 | 11/25/2009
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) –The simple yet powerful story of the Prodigal Son was given a vigorous new interpretation in the 2004 Danish film "Brothers," directed by Susanne Bier. Irish director Jim Sheridan, who has made his films in America in recent years, now delivers an American remake that hues closely to the original but loses some of its true grit. The emotional devastation of the final...
eithnern8vw | 11/24/2009
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) –The simple yet powerful story of the Prodigal Son was given a vigorous new interpretation in the 2004 Danish film "Brothers," directed by Susanne Bier. Irish director Jim Sheridan, who has made his films in America in recent years, now delivers an American remake that hues closely to the original but loses some of its true grit. The emotional devastation of the final...
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