Kristen Coates

[NYFF] Clint Eastwood’s ‘Hereafter’ Press Conference

This past weekend, TFS Contributor Raffi Asdourian and myself attended a press conference for the film Hereafter, which was the closing night film at the New York Film Festival. The film follows three parallel stories about three people who have been impacted by death and their own mortality in some way. In attendance at the press conference was director Clint Eastwood, screenwriter Peter Morgan, and actors Matt Damon, Cécile de France, and Bryce Dallas Howard....

Corey Feldman Discusses ‘Lost Boys: The Thirst’ at NYCC

This past weekend, The Film Stage was able to catch up with actor Corey Feldman to discuss his new film, Lost Boys: The Thirst. Feldman also took time to talk about himself personally, as well as the loss of his friend and costar, Corey Haim....

[Review] Nowhere Boy

Sam Taylor-Wood’s feature-film debut Nowhere Boy, is a thoroughly engaging biopic of John Lennon’s teenage years, chronically his journey as a musician from his first guitar purchase to the formation of his first band, The Quarrymen, and their eventual evolution into The Beatles. That is what you’d expect from a John Lennon biopic, and undoubtedly a reason why many will go see the film, but what really gives the film depth and soul is the focus it gives to his early home life with two mother figures- his Aunt Mimi and his mother Julia....

[NYFF Review] Of Gods and Men

In 1996, a group of French Cistercian monks residing in Tibhirine, Algeria were kidnapped and then later killed, supposedly when negotiations broke down between the French government and the terrorist group. Based on factual events Xavier Beauvois' Of Gods & Men (Des hommes et des dieux) examines the decision by the monks to remain in the war-torn country, even after being threatened by Islamic extremists....
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Rose Byrne In Talks for 'X-Men: First Class'

It has been reported that Rose Byrne is currently in negotiations to join the cast of Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men First Class. Byrne will play Moira MacTaggert, a scientist and an authority on genetic mutation. She'll be the love interest of mutant telepath Charles Xavier, played James McAvoy....

Rose Byrne In Talks for ‘X-Men: First Class’

It has been reported that Rose Byrne is currently in negotiations to join the cast of Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men First Class. Byrne will play Moira MacTaggert, a scientist and an authority on genetic mutation. She'll be the love interest of mutant telepath Charles Xavier, played James McAvoy....

[Review] Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

Viewers (much like this writer) who have grown to identify Joan Rivers with plastic surgery, jewelry sales on QVC, and red-carpet banter are in for a surprise...
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Christopher Nolan Has Dark Feelings About 3-D

On the second day of the Los Angeles Times Hero Complex Film Festival, Christopher Nolan participated in an extended Q&A between the screenings of his 2002 film Insomnia and 2008 film The Dark Knight....
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[Review] Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky

Picking up where Anne Fontaine’s Coco Before Chanel left off, Jan Kounen’s Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky provides a dual portrait of two icons of the 1920s, who had a brief, passionate romance that coincided with highpoints of their respective careers....

Kristen Coates