You may know him from HBO’s critically acclaimed “In Treatment” or as Cricket in “Lawless,” or as the “monster” in “Chronicle.” Or you may not be able to place him yet, but that will soon change. Actor Dane DeHaan is not one to shy from a challenge and continues to impress filmmakers with that aspir...
Read More »In her latest film, “The Place Beyond the Pines,” Eva Mendes shirks her sexy image and gives a down-to-earth portrayal of a small-town waitress forced to choose between the father of her child, a face-tattooed stunt motorcycle driver (Ryan Gosling), and a man who can offer her substantial security (...
Read More »After “Blue Valentine” tackled the issues of marriage and gender relations, it seemed like a natural progression that filmmaker Derek Cianfrance decided to take on parenthood and legacy in his next film. Taking six years to make, "The Place Beyond The Pines” deals with the issue of legacy in America...
Read More »With the limited release of Derek Cianfrance's long awaited "Blue Valentine" follow-up "The Place Beyond the Pines," beginning today, distributor Focus Features has released a video featurette on the conception and production on the film, featuring interviews with the director and stars Ryan Gosling...
Read More »Of all the films that premiered at TIFF last year, few arrived under such an air of mystery as Derek Cianfrance's "The Place Beyond The Pines." With only a couple of official images, but no posters or trailers, the tone and scope of the movie remained under wraps prior to its screening. Following "B...
Read More »Derek Cianfrance's The Place Beyond the Pines is a giant ambitious triptych -- Ryan Gosling dominates the first part, Bradley Cooper the second, and two younger actors when the story leaps ahead in time -- and this trenchant view of fathers, sons and the determinism of class is two-thirds of a t...
Read More »These days, Ryan Gosling is coming to define “Indiewood”. His brand of subtle gestures and billboard bankability is rapidly making him an icon of the not-quite-mainstream (we’ll let his Mouseketeer days slide), while the indie-convert Bradley Cooper is similarly redefining himself in the wake of “Si...
Read More »A traveling motorcycle stunt rider probably isn't the best guy to pin the hopes of a stable family life around, but that's the situation in which Romina (Eva Mendes) finds herself in "The Place Beyond The Pines." Ryan Gosling's Luke has a good heart but a vagabond spirit, and the crushing reality of...
Read More »He's a traveling stunt rider with no fixed address. She's the woman he sees once or twice a year when he rolls through town. Then there's the small town cop, who's overqualified for the job. Their worlds will collide - - and that's basically all you need to know about Derek Cianfrance's "The Place B...
Read More »The sound you hear is that of motorcycle revving, and the aroma is the exhaust that will spread over generations... Yes, we're being a bit poetic about "The Place Beyond The Pines," director Derek Cianfrance's epic forthcoming film, and we kind of have to be because to talk too much about the movie ...
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