The American Movie Updates

The American Movie Updates

Total Updates: 52

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  • set the MPAA rating to R for violence, sexual content and nudity

Black Swan Opens 67th Venice Biennale; American Films Expected; Where’s Margaret... from indieWIRE

Margaret, about a young woman who gets involved in the aftermath of an accident, was epic in length (Olivia Thirlby claimed 300 pages were shot). Somehow the filmmaker got bogged down cutting it into releasable form, and two lawsuits resulted. UPDATE: Searchlight states: “we do have a finished cut by Lonergan and we plan to rele ...

  • changed the production status to Complete

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  • added a synopsis

  • "Academy Award winner George Clooney stars in the title role of this suspense thriller, filmed on location in Italy. Alone among assassins, Jack (Clooney) is a master craftsman. When a job in Sweden ends more harshly than expected for this American abroad, he vows to his contact Larry (Bruce Altman) that his next assignment will be his last. Jack reports to the Italian countryside, where he holes up in a small town and relishes being away from death for a spell. The assignment, as specified by a Belgian woman, Mathilde (Thekla Reuten of "In Bruges"), is in the offing as a weapon is constructed. Surprising himself, Jack seeks out the friendship of local priest Father Benedetto (Italian stage and screen veteran Paolo Bonacelli) and pursues romance with local woman Clara (Italian leading lady Violante Placido). But by stepping out of the shadows, Jack may be tempting fate. "

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