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Link Time - Joseph Gordon-Levitt Joins Abe Lincoln Biopic

BuzzSugar — Fri, 06 May 2011 13:30:08 PDT

Joseph Gordon-Levitt joins Spielberg's Lincoln, along with several others - Moviefone
Lady Gaga will be next week's American Idol mentor - TV Squad
Bradley Cooper may costar with Ryan Gosling in The Place Beyond the Pines - /Film
Inspired by Thor, here are the best viking movies - Rotten Tomatoes
Vince Vaughn cast in Lay the Favorite - Vulture
A New York City guide of the locations in Something Borrowed - PopSugar City NY
Listen to Matthew Morrison and Sting collaborate on a new single - AOL Music

Link Time - Sally Field to Play Mary Todd Lincoln

BuzzSugar — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:30:40 PDT

20 reasons why casting Bradley Cooper as The Crow is a bad idea - Moviefone
The Vampire Diaries cast talks Klaus - TV Squad
Diane Lane spills details on the new Superman movie - /Film
Wes Craven's best movies - Rotten Tomatoes
Sally Field will play Mary Todd Lincoln - Movieline
ABC cancels All My Children and One Life to Live - Zap2it
The Food Network and Cooking channel have lots in the works for 2012 - YumSugar

Daniel Day-Lewis to Play Abraham Lincoln For Steven Spielberg

Shannon Vestal — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:30:50 PST

Daniel Day-Lewis is arguably one of the greatest actors of his time, and now he's going to take on one of the greatest American figures of all time. The Oscar-winning actor has signed on to play Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln, a biopic to be directed by Steven Spielberg.

Spielberg himself announced the news, praising Day-Lewis and saying that he is "grateful and inspired that our paths will finally cross with Lincoln." The film is being adapted from the book Team of Rivals, about the 16th US president. Screenwriting duty is going to Tony Kushner, who was nominated for Munich. Is there any way this movie isn't going to sweep awards season when it comes out?

The Lincoln Lawyer: Hop In

Lauren Bradshaw — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 03:05:00 PDT

After films like Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, Surfer Dude, and Fool's Gold, Matthew McConaughey hasn't exactly had the best track record as of late. So can a movie about a money-grubbing lawyer with a license plate that reads "NTGUILTY" actually be the way to break his pattern of bad movies? The answer is yes: The Lincoln Lawyer is an entertaining thriller that does more than put the actor's charm on display.

Based on the novel by Michael Connelly, the film centers on Mick Haller (McConaughey), a smooth-talking criminal attorney who's a hustler to his core. He represents the underbelly of LA - bikers, prostitutes, druggies - and his methods of doing business are anything but conventional. Instead of an office, Mick prefers to work from his car (a Lincoln town car per the title) where he wheels and deals. As one character remarks, Mick would've done pretty well for himself on the streets; he knows whose palm to grease to get what he wants whether it's a photographer with valuable video or a local cop. That may make Mick sound like a two-dimensional sleazeball and sometimes he is, but there's also more to him than meets the eye.

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Mick has run into his share of shady lowlifes over the years, but perhaps none has ever frightened him as much as his latest client, Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe). A playboy with deep pockets, Louis has been convicted of assault after being arrested in a beaten-up prostitute's apartment with blood on his hands. He swears he's innocent, and Mick believes him - at first. But after inconsistencies crop up in Louis's story, Mick starts to question the man he's dealing with and his own conscience. That's the thing about Mick; even though he represents some scumbags, he's actually kind of a good guy himself. The father to a young daughter, he's still on good terms with his ex-wife (Marisa Tomei) and his friendship with his detective (William H. Macy) is surprisingly sweet amidst their sarcastic back-and-forth banter.

Mick is a likable character thanks to the script, but it's McConaughey who really makes him work. From the opening scene when he flashes his white smile at the camera to when he's staring down Louis in fury, McConaughey embodies Mick's range of emotions and elevates what's essentially a popcorn flick. The rest of the actors turn in solid performances as well. Tomei plays tough but vulnerable, and Phillippe runs the gamut from a stuck-up but silly brat to downright psychotic.

There's a surprising amount of humor for a legal thriller, but some of the laughs are unintentional as a result of the dialogue. Mick is supposed to be a slick guy, and the script wants to knock you over the head to remind you of this fact, but in most cases, McConaughey pulls it off. With his Southern drawl delivery, he's still delightful to watch - and he doesn't even have to take off his shirt.

Matthew Talks Ditching His Dream of Becoming an Attorney, Being a Dad, and Ryan Phillippe For The Lincoln Lawyer

Lindsay Miller — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:23:00 PDT

Matthew McConaughey was looking good as the center of attention at the big premiere of The Lincoln Lawyer last Thursday, and he started the day at the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, where he chatted with reporters about the legal thriller. The actor plays wheeling-and-dealing attorney Micky Haller in the new movie, which costars Ryan Phillippe and Marisa Tomei and is out in theaters March 18. We heard from Matthew on the reason he decided to leave his own dreams of practicing law behind, why he didn't want to meet Ryan before they filmed their first scene together, and how his car is one of his favorite places to be. Here's what he had to say:

On why he didn't want to meet Ryan before shooting: You know, with Marisa Tomei who plays my ex-wife, yeah. We have a history, so when you meet us on film, we’ve met. William H. Macy, we have a history. Ryan - he’s a client, I’m his attorney. We first meet each other in this story. I didn’t want to show him my hand. I didn’t want to share anything about what I was thinking. And I didn’t want to know anything from him. I didn’t even really want to kind of get to know him in any way. I felt more comfortable just [saying] "I’ll meet you on screen the day we’re doing our work . . . I’ll meet you through the character." It wasn’t until it was over that we looked at each other and went, "Nice work, man. Hey, how ya doing?"
On whether he has a driver like his character: I prefer to drive in my real life. Behind the wheel is my favorite spot. My own car is a mobile office. I love sitting in a car seat, controlling my music, controlling the temperature, backing the seat up, putting my leg out, moving the rearview mirror, the sideview mirror. When I lived in my trailer and was traveling across the United States, [and someone would say] "OK, it’s Thursday. I can come in Saturday morning to meet you." And I’d look at the map and say, "Well, I’m heading East. I’ll be in Tucson by Saturday morning. Why don’t you fly into Tucson airport, I’ll pick ya up, and I’m gonna keep driving East. We’ll spend the day together and then you get a flight back out of El Paso. And I’ll drop you off there." Some of the best business I ever did.
On how having kids changed his car: It’s all mixed in, man. They don’t have the carseat down, do they? Have you ever tried to get one of those in quickly? I’m not very good at it. And they’re not easy to clean at all. Always crap stuck in there. Now stuff is mixed in, but I know anything the kids or anything I need, it’s somewhere in my car. Sometimes, I’m out and I go, "Oh, I forgot that." And I go, "No, it’s in here somewhere." Sometimes it means getting out and digging in the back, but it’s in there somewhere.

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On why he decided not to become a lawyer: That was my plan, when I was going to college, was to do that. Well, I looked up one morning and noticed that to do what I wanted to do was going to be two more years of this school and four more years - "I’ll be 28 when I get out to start to practice a craft and have a career?" I was like, "No way, man. What about my 20s? I got some things I’d like to say now and try and do." So I actually changed my course and went to film production and studied on that side of the camera, and you all know the story between junior and senior year. I met Richard Linklater and got my first role in acting, went back to school, graduated, got my degree, then came out here and started working.
On researching the part: What I saw was, these guys are movers and shakers. The phone’s always ringing, someone’s at the door, they’re wheeling and dealing and papers stacking up, and they’re saying, "Yeah, I’ll do this for you if you do this for me." And then when I went to some cases at the federal courts, you see how these guys are performers. Some of them good, some of them not so good. You see how it matters what judge is in there. The judge I was in there with didn’t have patience for these stories that these defense attorneys would weave into. He’d interrupt them and go, what is your point? What is your point? Other judges would let them go on for hours and days. These kinds of attorneys down in downtown LA, they’re not wearing Dolce suits. They’re down there with the clients they’re representing and they’re slick, but they’re street-smart slick, and they are wheeling and dealing and constantly on the move.
On his character's approach to the law: This guy still has a real draw to humanity, the people that he represents, these sort of bottomfeeders in society that can't really defend themselves. But he’s not naïve by any means. He still may have some ideology about defending these people that can’t defend themselves, but he’s pretty much a pragmatist and understands how the system works. And understands you gotta know how the system works to make it work for you. So he bends his own rules, he plays both sides of the law. It’s not really a moral or immoral question to him. I’d say he’s more amoral and he makes it work for him.
On what's next for him: I’ve got Bernie coming out. I did it with Richard Linklater. And I’ve got Killer Joe . . . which is from a Broadway play.
On whether he'd sign on for a sequel to The Lincoln Lawyer: Two things would make that so. It takes three things, but two things would make it so. One, it’s got to be a good movie. I think we made a good movie. Two, it’s got to perform at the box office. There’s a number, and I don’t know the number, but there’s a dollar number that it has to make for the financiers to say, "Let’s pony up for the next one." That’s just a fact. Third is, yeah, if it’s a good script, I’d love to.

Matthew McConaughey and Ryan Phillippe Bring Their Bright Smiles and Sexy Suits to Berlin

Lauren Turner — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:08:00 PDT

Matthew McConaughey and Ryan Phillippe shared a laugh while promoting The Lincoln Lawyer in Berlin today. The costars just arrived in Germany after kicking off their press tour in Paris earlier this week. Ryan brought his girlfriend, Amanda Seyfried, along for the trip, and the duo shared a sweet PDA-filled day together during their time in the City of Lights. Matthew's longtime love, Camila Alves, didn't join him overseas, but they fit in plenty of fun family time before he hit the road for work.

Matthew McConaughey and Ryan Phillippe Take Their Film to France

Lindsay Miller — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:43:00 PDT

Matthew McConaughey and Ryan Phillippe brought The Lincoln Lawyer overseas today with a photocall in Paris. The costars first debuted their entertaining legal thriller stateside with a world premiere in LA last month. Ryan's real-life leading lady, Amanda Seyfried, didn't join him on the red carpet, but she did come along with MM and Ryan to France this weekend. The couple made time for some romance in the City of Lights before Ryan got back to business today. Matthew is traveling solo while Camila takes care of their kids at home, though she did come along to the East Coast a few weeks ago as he made the morning-show rounds.

Channel The Lincoln Lawyer With Vintage Train and Bus Art

Julia Millay Walsh — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:25:00 PDT

Vintage London subway train and bus roll-style artwork has been a major trend over the last few years and it's officially be immortalized in the new drama, The Lincoln Lawyer. The roll shown above makes a dapper backdrop for the handsome Matthew McConaughey and would make a sharp addition to your home, as well. I have a feeling that this piece is vintage, but there are plenty of retailers selling reproductions these days. If you have a recurring antiques fair or flea market in your area, you might be in luck if you head there. But check out these picks below first!

Which New Movie Will You See This Weekend?

PopSugar — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 08:02:00 PDT

There's another crop of great Spring movies arriving in theaters this weekend. Matthew McConaughey and Ryan Phillippe are front and center in the well-reviewed legal thriller The Lincoln Lawyer, and Bradley Cooper, who recently met one of his huge fans, stars in the drug drama called Limitless. Brits Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, meanwhile, teamed up again for the charming, but potentially underwhelming alien road movie Paul. So, tell us - which new movie will you see this weekend?

Video: Ryan Phillippe on His Kids Making Him Cry and Playing a Villain in The Lincoln Lawyer

PopSugar — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 02:24:00 PDT

Ryan Phillippe's The Lincoln Lawyer is out this Friday and we sat down with the actor to talk about everything from playing a villain in the film to how emotional his kids can make him. Ryan also revealed that while he didn't know Matthew McConaughey before making the movie, Ava and Deacon had met him through Reese Witherspoon's fiancé, Jim Toth. Ryan also joked that he and MM have a lot of interests in common - football and fitness among them! He shows off an intense side in the film and enjoyed getting to play a character with some questionable morals. Check out our interview and what Matthew had to say about a possible sequel.