The Road

The Road’s Depressing New Trailer

Friday, October 30, 2009 3:25PM - By Krystal Clark

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Another trailer has been released for the John Hillcoat drama, The Road and it’s grittier than ever. The film will hit theaters this Thanksgiving and doesn’t exactly evoke warm and fuzzy feelings on the inside. It might be weird to watch people starving in a post apocalyptic world when you’ve got a Turkey dinner waiting at home. Either way, the latest trailer shows Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smitt-Mcphee as a father and son on a mission to survive.

Check out the second trailer for The Road

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The London Film Festival Awards

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:07PM - By Mali Elfman

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The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival is officially over. The theaters are back to their usual routine, press conference rooms filled with boring business people, and awards have been passed out to some of the finest new-comers and veteran filmmakers in the business. As you can see we were able to briefly cover the film festival and bring you both first looks and interviews from Up in the Air, The Road, and The Fantastic Mr Fox. Sadly we missed out on a number of other amazing films which ended up winning awards but hopefully, due to their success at the festival they will be making their way across the pond soon.

And the winners are…

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LFF: The Road Press Conference – Staying True to the Book

Monday, October 19, 2009 8:19AM - By Mali Elfman

The Road: Viggo Mortensen, Joe Penhall, John Hilcoat and Moderator

The main subject of The Road press conference at The London Film Festival was that everyone from the writer and director to the grips and the make-up team, all stayed true to the book. With a copy of Cormac McCarthy’s novel in their back pockets, director John Hillcoat, screenwriter Joe Penhall, and the star of the film Viggo Mortensen all gave themselves to the honesty and the truth of McCarthy’s dark and dreary world.

With no intentions of changing anything, Penhall spoke about how he did his best to simply rewrite the novel into a different format, Hillcoat placed his crew in situations that were not unlike the book in order to make it feel as real as possible, and Viggo, being the ever intense actor that he is, had to open up to the vulnerability, fear, and danger of living in post-apocalyptic world where man and nature are no longer wanted.

Here’s what they had to say below….

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LFF: First Look at The Road and Press Conference Photos

Friday, October 16, 2009 9:21AM - By Mali Elfman

The Road: A Struggling Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee

***Update: Press Conference now available***

Surprise, surprise, I’ve made it over to London for the British Film Institutes’s 53rd Annual London Film Festival (a little late but here none-the-less).

I started the trip off on a bit of a depressing note, with a screening of The Road followed by a press conference with actor Viggo Mortensen, screenwriter Joe Penhall, and director John Hillcoat. All of whom were in much chipper spirits than there film was.

Check out a few photos from the press conference and some quick thoughts on the film below…

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Two Posters for The Road

Friday, September 4, 2009 4:50PM - By Krystal Clark

The Road Poster - Title

Today our site has been overflowing with posters from various upcoming films. Our latest batch comes from the John Hillcoat drama, The Road. Earlier we brought you five clips from the film that stars Viggo Mortenson, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, and Kodi Smit-McPhee. Since then, not one but two theatrical posters have been released for the movie, and they’re even grittier than I imagined.

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Watch 5 Clips from The Road

Friday, September 4, 2009 2:30PM - By Mali Elfman

The Road: A Struggling Viggo Mortensen and Kodi Smit-McPhee

WARNING: I don’t think you should watch these. I watched about 5 seconds of each and it’s already spoiled too much for my liking. The one thing I can tell you about this film from my very limited viewing is that they’re in the dark a lot. Frankly, that’s all I want to know. I’m a big believer that a film should be seen in it’s entirety and not in bits and pieces.

That being said, I know not everyone agrees with me so here are the clips…

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New Photos of Jennifer’s Body and The Road

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 3:50PM - By Krystal Clark

Jennifers Body: Megan Fox as a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Today we are in Megan Fox overload, but it’s what the people want. Over at Collider they’ve posted some new photos from the upcoming releases, Jennifer’s Body and The Road. This sudden influx of photos stem from the promotion of this year’s Toronto Film Festival. Both films will run at the annual event, so enjoy a few production stills before they hit the big screen. View the photos below.

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The New Trailer for The Road Kicks Ass

Thursday, May 14, 2009 2:30PM - By Mali Elfman

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Yesterday we posted some of the highlights from one of the first early review for The Road, starring Charlize Theron, Viggo Mortensen, Guy Pearce, and Robert Duvall and today we get the trailer.

It’s amazing. In fact it’s so amazing I’m going to just shut up and let you watch it and then talk about it after…

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First Review of Viggo Mortensen’s New Movie The Road

Tuesday, May 12, 2009 5:15PM - By Kara

theroadkj09 05 12 First Review of Viggo Mortensens New Movie The Road

Although the film, The Road, doesn’t hit theaters until October 16th, that doesn’t stop people from talking about it. Esquire Magazine has written the first review for the movie they seem to really like the film. In fact, they say it is “the most important film of the year.” That’s quite the statement!

The film is directed by John Hillcoat, and stars Viggo Mortensen, Rober Duvall, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, and Kodi Smit McPhee and is based off of Cormac McCarthy’s novel, The Road. The story is about a man (Mortensen) and his son (Smit McPhee) as they travel through a post-apocalyptic America. The setting is very dark, and covered in ash. The two are attempting to make it to the coast, yet they don’t know what awaits them there.

Here are two excerpts from the Esquire Magazine review:

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