Tye Sheridan: 'Tree' star impresses in 'Mud'
Apart from a few school plays, 15-year-old Tye Sheridan had almost no acting experience when he was cast as Brad Pitt's youngest son in Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life."
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Gilman & Hayward: Duo pops in Anderson's 'Kingdom'
New Jersey-born Jared Gilman and Massachusetts native Kara Hayward were only 12 when they were plucked from open-audition obscurity to play the young romantic leads in Wes Anderson's "Moonrise…
When tickets don't cut it
Though an increasing number of indie arthouses are navigating into nonprofit territory, it still takes innovation and savvy to make sure the lights stay on.
Getting the word out
American arthouses screening the latest studio-backed indies ("Black Swan," "The King's Speech") can piggyback their marketing efforts on distributors' deep-pocketed campaigns, but with limited ad…
Finnish 'Life' sets sight on Oscar
As lyrically shot and poignant as it may be, "Steam of Life" inarguably makes for an unusual choice to rep Finland in the Oscar race for foreign-language feature, though for different reasons…
10 Comics to Watch: Chris Gethard
As a staple at Manhattan's Upright Citizens Brigade Theater for just over a decade, comedian and writer Chris Gethard ("Weird New York") has taken auds to some far-out places -- sometimes literally.
Kathryn Bigelow's 'Hurt' challenge
Ask Kathryn Bigelow about the obstacles facing the production of "The Hurt Locker," and she cuts right to logistics. "The biggest challenge was getting all the material we needed on an extremely…
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Years that deserved 10 best pic noms
Village Voice and GreenCine Daily critic Aaron Hillis confronts the conventional wisdom that 1939 was the last year deserving of 10 best picture nominees.
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