Songs of the Season - Summertime (Vinyl LP Records) - Various Artists (Polly Bergen, Percy Faith, Andy Williams, Kirby Stone Four, Dinah Shore, Ray Conniff, Tony Bennett, Dimitri Tiomkin, Banjo Barons, Merrill Station Choir)
... but successfully segueing from low-end riffing to Brian Eno-esque ambience, director (and co-star) TonyStone's Severed Ways bounces between Malick-esque patience and pulpy, in-your-face bursts of ugliness. Laconic hunting and gathering makes way for heathen church-burning. Wandering in the woods moves to the side for an awesomely unnecessary defecation scene. Imagine the atmosphere...
In “The Messenger,” Captain TonyStone (Woody Harrelson), an Army lifer with a shaved head and a face like a cement block, and Staff Sergeant Will Montgomery (Ben Foster), a coiled, secretive Iraq-war hero, work together in one of the most difficult jobs in the armed services . . .
... loved one's death overseas -- will be almost as difficult as dodging IED 's. Guiding the rookie is TonyStone ( Woody Harrelson ), the more experienced officer who teaches the new guy the rules. Off screen, Harrelson is a complicated man. He's built quite a reputation as a vocal environmental activist and a cannabis legalization advocate even while becoming an Oscar-nominated superstar...
... must visit families who have lost a loved one in the theater. His robotic commanding officer, TonyStone (Woody Harrelson), explains to the disciplined soldier that his new job is about “character” and one that must be done “before you can understand it.” Reeling from the loss of his girlfriend he left behind to go serve his country, and haunted by the vivid...
The Messenger is gripping. The story is deep, it’s about war, not a fun subject. Ben Foster is Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer who has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Montgomery is partnered with fellow officer TonyStone (Woody Harrelson) to bear [...]
... in Iraq and is assigned to the Army's Casualty Notification service. Partnered with fellow officer TonyStone (Woody Harrelson) to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the challenge of completing his mission while seeking to find comfort and healing back on the home front. The film hits select theatres on November 13th.Harrelson's critically acclaimed...
... in the face and leg. The Army assigns Will to finish out his service in the company of Capt. TonyStone ( Woody Harrelson), breaking horrible news to the next of kin of freshly fallen soldiers. The directionless Will finds it difficult to remain detached from the bereaved, especially the widowed, enigmatic Olivia (Samantha Morton)."We had the full support of the Army. We had the head...
Will Montgomery is an Army Officer who's returned home from Iraq and he's been assigned as one of the officers who must notify families of casualties. His new partner TonyStone is a lot more experienced than Will in his new role and takes a lead from him. Travelling to different locations informing loved ones and next of kin of injury and death takes its toll emotionally on the pair....
So, my music video column on "The House Next Door" finally returns and I'm going to keep up a regular pace with it and not like, one every four months at the best. The first returning one is a little weird because it's not about music videos really, but it is an interview with the film director TonyStone who directed the absolutely amazing Viking, Black Metal movie Severed...
The simple thing to do here would be to declare Out Of Our Minds a spiritual successor to David Lynch's Twin Peaks - at least to the more surreal and music infused parts of Peaks - and be done with it but to do so would be to do a dis-service to the singularity of vision presented here by creators Melissa Auf Der Maur ( Hole , The Smashing Pumpkins ) and TonyStone ( Severed Ways )....
In his most powerful performance to date, Ben Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer who has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Partnered with fellow officer TonyStone (Woody Harrelson) to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the challenge of completing his mission while...
Ben Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer, who has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Will is partnered with fellow officer TonyStone (Woody Harrelson) to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers. Will seeks solace back home [...]
Oscilloscope has just debuted the official trailer for Iraq War drama “The Messenger“. Ben Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer who has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Partnered with fellow officer TonyStone (Woody Harrelson) to bear the bad news to [...]
With Woody Harrelson enjoying the ride of popularity after last weekend’s debut of Zombieland, its a bit of a shift of gears to see him playing the straight laced military man. With the toughest emotional job in the military, TonyStone (Harrelson) is teaching the new guy Will (Ben Foster) the ropes of delivering the bad [...]
In his most powerful performance to date, Ben Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer who has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Partnered with fellow officer TonyStone (Woody Harrelson) to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the challenge of completing his mission while...
