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Watch Charlotte Rampling and ‘Downton Abbey’s’ Michelle Dockery in the Trailer for Sundance’s ‘Restless’

By Judy Berman on

Ever since falling in love with Downton Abbey, we’ve been wondering: What will Michelle Dockery, whose portrayal of the headstrong and complex Lady Mary has made her the show’s breakout star, do next? Well, this weekend brings the US theatrical debut of Anna Karenina, where she plays Anna’s ally Princess Myagkaya. And today we get our first glimpse of Restless, a two-part Sundance Channel miniseries based on the novel by William Boyd. Dockery plays Ruth Gilmartin, a young woman who discovers that her mother Sally (the legendary Charlotte Rampling) was a World War II spy. The miniseries splits its focus between Sally’s adventures during the war and her life with Ruth decades later, when that past apparently resurfaces. And judging by the trailer, it’s stuffed to bursting with intrigue and romance. Click through to see a preview of Restless, which debuts December 7th. … Read More

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Rate-a-Trailer: Kirsten Dunst in Lars von Trier’s ‘Melancholia’

By Judy Berman on

So, this is an odd pairing: Kirsten Dunst — the sunny, faintly bratty, baby-faced star we’ll always remember as Marie Antoinette, Torrance from Bring It On, and Claudia from Interview with the Vampire – and Lars von Trier, the director most recently known for that scene in Antichrist where Charlotte Gainsbourg… well, if you don’t know yet, we’ll spare you the Friday morning spit take. Von Trier’s latest is called Melancholia, and it bears the tag line “a beautiful movie about the end of the world.” The trailer kicks off at Dunst’s character’s elaborate wedding and foreshadows some kind of space apocalypse (our best guess from the last shot is that Earth gets butt-bumped to oblivion by a much larger planet). Melancholia looks gorgeous, thrilling, and over-the-top in equal measure, which seems about right for the follow-up to Antichrist. The all-star cast also includes Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland, Charlotte Rampling, John Hurt, and Alexander Skarsgård. Tell us whether the film, which premieres next month at Cannes, is on your must-see list after the jump. … Read More

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The Best Movie Moments of 2010

By Jason Bailey on

Plenty of film critics and movie pundits have bemoaned the lack of truly great films in 2010, and while that’s not necessarily a notion that’s without validity, it could also be said that there was a surplus of awfully good movies this year. There may not have been many that really knocked us back, that pulled together ace screenplays, smart direction, and brilliant acting into the full package, the way the best movies do. But there was plenty to entertain, to enlighten, to thrill, to arouse; even some of the year’s lesser movies had an element — a good performance here, a memorable scene there — worth recommending. So with that, let’s take a look at some of the best scenes from this year’s movies — not all of them in films that were great (or, in some cases, even particularly good), but all meriting a spot in our 2010 movie scene mixtape. … Read More

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Rate-a-Trailer: Fred Schepisi’s The Eye of the Storm

By Sam Schlinkert on

Australian director Fred Schepisi makes his return to the big screen with The Eye of the Storm, based on Patrick White’s novel of the same name. Geoffrey Rush and and Judy Davis star as brother and sister called to their controlling mother’s (played by Charlotte Rampling) deathbed after she’s suffered a stroke. The film seems to rely almost solely on these three actors situated in a familiar “family in conflict” plot, no doubt inspired by King Lear. But we can see a certain lightness in an otherwise dramatic and dark setup, mostly from Oscar-winner Rush. Schepisi’s also no stranger to adding a modern wit and spark to scripts based on classic plays: he helmed 1987’s Roxanne. … Read More

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