Monday, February 1, 2010 12:10AM - By Brendan Walsh
Howl, the film whose premiere opened the 2010 Sundance Festival, is perhaps the most artistic and experimental storytelling displayed at this years festival. It is a presentation and exploration of Allen Ginsberg’s timeless poem of the same title, directed by Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman and starring James Franco, Jon Hamm, David Strathairn, Bob Balaban, Jeff Daniels. It manages to capture both a moment in time from the beat era of the late 1950s, and reflect on the relevance of the poems message of isolation. It is told through firsthand accounts from different eras, and different visual styles and media. Howl delves into the concept of measuring the value of art, while standing apart from the other films of the festival as a true work of art itself. Read more about this film after the jump…
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:00AM - By Krystal Clark
It’s growing! The insanely huge cast of Zack Snyder’s gore-fest, Sucker Punch is expanding. Not too long ago Watchmen alum Carla Gugino signed on for a part, and now there’s word that a “mad man” has joined the mix. According to THR, Jon Hamm has signed on to co-star in the female-centered action flick. What will he be doing amongst all the ladies? Find out more below.
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Thursday, July 30, 2009 8:15AM - By Krystal Clark
Earlier this week we reported that Mad Men star Jon Hamm would be joining the romantic crime thriller The Town. Now according to THR, Jeremy Renner has also been cast in the film. Renner has been receiving rave reviews for his performance in the indie flick The Hurt Locker, and now he’s decided to lighten things up a bit. The Town is the second film to be directed by co-star Ben Affleck, and will be produced by Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009 10:00AM - By Krystal Clark
Mad Men’s Don Draper aka Jon Hamm continues to take a step in the feature film direction with his acting career. Last year he had a supporting role in the big screen remake of the sci-fi classic, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and now he’s moving on to The Town. According to THR, Hamm has signed on to join the film, which will co-star Ben Affleck who is also directing.
More on The Town after the jump.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009 2:05PM - By sergiosoto
Jon Hamm has officially been cast for the upcoming film, Howl. The movie revolves around Allen Ginsberg’s historical trial in which a poem that inspired a censroship war and kicked off the 1960’s Beat Generation. The poem titled “Howl” was deemed “obscene” and caused the publisher Ferlinghetti to arrested. In a breakthrough case, Judge Clayton W. Horn ruled that the poem was not obscene, and “Howl” went on to become one of the most popular poems of the Beat Generation.
The cast has a group of varying talents. We’ve got classics like Alan Alda and Jeff Daniels, but we also have some younger faces like Paul Rudd and James Franco (who will be playing Ginsberg). Hamm (of TV’s Madmen) will be playing the attorney Jake Ehrlich (the inspiration for Perry Mason).
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 9:46AM - By Mali Elfman
OK. Calm down. I know that this isn’t a movie, but just like “The Sopranos,” “Mad Men” cannot be considered regular TV. This is one of the greatest shows of all time. It’s got the look, the quality, the acting, the script, you name it, it has it and I thought it deserved a shout out.
Fans of the show have been waiting on the edge of their seats to see if they would bring “Mad Men” back on the air. It seems ridiculous not to bring it back now, because the show is more popular than ever at the moment. “Mad Men” isn’t even on the air and everyone is talking about it. Jon Hamm has recently been catapulted into superstar status. It would be foolish for them to cancel the show now, it has as much of a guarantee for a solid season as any studio could hope for.
I guess that’s why AMC prexy Charlie Collier was sent to announce…
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Thursday, December 11, 2008 10:30AM - By Mali Elfman
Last week, Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, and Director Scott Derrickson sat down and talked about the upcoming Sci-Fi remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still, in theaters this weekend. Scott Derrickson lead the way for the most part, taking on any of the possibly “sticky” questions. Jennifer Connelly was sweet and stunning, and was the only actor taking the day seriously. Jon Hamm seemed to know that his character had a smaller role in the film (should have been bigger) and wasn’t afraid to joke about it. As I have already stated in an earlier post, Keanu Reeves is my new favorite actor because of this press conference. He has some of the best answers you could possibly hope for.
Here is what they have to say about The Day the Earth Stood Still…
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