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Movie Preview: Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley in Splice

BuzzSugar — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:30:00 PDT

In perhaps the most convincing anti-cloning argument I've ever seen, Warner Brothers has just released the trailer for Splice, a horror film which had its debut at Sundance this year. Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley star as two geneticists who toy with DNA and scientifically birth what can only be described as part Coneheads baby, part Gollum. I'm talking major heebie-jeebie factor, people. The little creature goes on to terrorize its makers, of course, growing at a rapid rate until it's full human size - and wearing a lovely LBD?

Okay, with the exception of that one odd detail, this film actually does look pretty terrifying. So much that I may just have to sit it out when it comes to theaters June 4. Check out the trailer, and tell me if you agree when you

Diane and Jared Are Two Somebodies in Venice

PopSugar — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 12:30:02 PDT

The glamour continued at the Venice Film Festival earlier today with Diane Kruger and a very handsome-looking Jared Leto stepping out for a photo call to support their film Mr. Nobody. The were decked out later in the afternoon as well for a premiere alongside costars Sarah Polley and Linh Dan Pham. A few of the cinema event's big names, like George Clooney and Matt Damon, have already moved on to promote their films back in North America, but Diane's still keeping the star factor high in Italy.

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Why I Love, Oscar Edition: Sarah Polley

BuzzSugar — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:30:56 PST

Even the dark strike cloud hovering over Hollywood can't dampen the annual awards season excitement about certain projects and actors (Juno! Daniel Day-Lewis! Atonement!). Yet, there's one woman enjoying an equally exciting year who has remained characteristically low-key about it all: Sarah Polley.

Polley has been acting for years, from the TV series Road to Avonlea to off-beat films like Dawn of the Dead and The Sweet Hereafter, and recently she's turned her sights to writing and directing. Her feature length directorial-debut, Away From Her recently earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay. Julie Christie, the star of Polley's film, has already nabbed the Golden Globe and the SAG Award for Best Actress, and may just win the Oscar for her performance. Not too shabby for this 28-year-old's first time behind the camera.

There's more to love about this accomplished lady, however, so

read more. Accolades and serious talent aside, one reason I'm dedicating some space to this performer/filmmaker is how grounded and dedicated to her craft - read: not fame - she seems to be. This is particularly refreshing as she seems to have kept her head about her despite experiencing a high degree of success at an early age (I'm going to go ahead and admit here that I was addicted to Road to Avonlea when I was a little one). Doug Liman, who directed her in Go, spoke of her humility to the New York Times:

"I've offered Sarah a part in everything I’ve made since Go, including the female lead in The Bourne Identity, and she keeps turning me down,” he said. “She has a tremendous amount of ambivalence about this profession, but that makes her a better actress. She has no interest in seeing herself in a magazine, but she does have an acute sensitivity to real human beings. Even going out for lunch with her, it’s hard to scream, ‘Where’s my Diet Coke?’ when Sarah has just been incredibly kind to the waitress.”

Nice to waitresses? And she calls herself a movie star! Thankfully, despite her ambivalence toward show business, this multi-talented lady has plenty of projects in the works, and with all the attention her movie is getting this year, she'll have even more power to only work on what speaks to her. That can only lead to good things for all of us. Source

Who Should Play Ramona Quimby, Age 8?

BuzzSugar — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:25:54 PDT

Guess which rambunctious 8-year-old is coming to the big screen? That's right, Ramona Quimby! Based on the beloved series by Beverly Cleary, Fox 2000 has greenlit a film adaptation titled simply Ramona.

Elizabeth Allen (Aquamarine) has just signed on to direct, but no actors are attached to the project as of yet. There doesn't appear to be a definitely plot determined yet, either, so who knows which of Ramona's adventures will make it into the big-screen project.

Back when I was watching the "Ramona" TV show, I thought Sarah Polley made a perfect Ramona. Of course, Polley is all grown up and directing movies of her own these days, so who should play Ramona now?

Put your thinking caps on, Buzz readers: Who would make the best Ramona Quimby?

Casting News: Sarah Polley and... Jared Leto?

BuzzSugar — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:29:04 PDT

Here's a weird news item for the day: Jared Leto has been cast in a romantic comedy titled Mr. Nobody. Wait, it gets weirder: his costar in the movie is Sarah Polley, the smart, thoughtful writer/director of Away From Her, one of this year's best movies (mark my words!). According to Hollywood Reporter:

Nobody is described as a multilayered love story inspired by the "butterfly effect," the chaos-theory notion that the beat of a butterfly's wings can cause a storm thousands of miles away. Set in the not-so-distant future, the story follows Nemo Nobody (Leto) who, at 120 years old, is the last mortal surrounded by happy immortals as he relives his real and imaginary years of marriage.

Nobody is serving as the English-language feature debut for Belgian director Dormael, who has been trying to get Nobody to the screen for the past six years. The production, due to start next week, has a budget in the $40 million-$50 million range and will shoot in Brussels, Montreal and Berlin.

Am I the only one who thinks this is super bizarre? Last time I checked, Leto had started down the one-way street toward becoming an angsty, eyeliner-loving, blogger-hating, fight-starting punk. Yet here he is, playing a 120-year-old man and yukking it up onscreen with the likes of Sarah Polley. Hmm...Maybe he'll be amazing?

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Away From Her: Poignant But Not Sappy

BuzzSugar — Fri, 11 May 2007 06:44:25 PDT

I went into the Away From Her movie screening with a stack of tissues, fully prepared to bawl my eyes out over this story about a marriage being tested by Alzheimer's. Yet the sobfest never happened. The story is mostly sad, it's true, but it is also realistically told and casts an unapologetic light on each character. So while there is great sympathy for them, the movie never cycles through devastation to rest on being trite. This is a relief - not to mention a difficult balance to strike for a first-time director like Sarah Polley.

The luminous Julie Christie plays Fiona, a woman who appears to be developing Alzheimer's disease at a surprisingly young age. Her husband Grant (Gordon Pinset) is reluctant to admit this despite Fiona's inability to remember the word for "wine," and lapses of memory which cause her to wander the streets of the town they've lived in for 20 years. Fiona insists on being admitted to a home for Alzheimer's patients, presumably because she read a book explaining how difficult Alzheimer's patients can be when living with their spouses. The drama picks up once Fiona goes to live at the home, however, so

read more At the home Fiona becomes attached to a wheelchair-bound man named Aubrey (Michael Murphy) whom she adores because he doesn't expect her to remember things, and because he needs her. When her husband comes to visit, she is polite but vaguely annoyed that he is taking time away from her new relationship. As time goes by, Fiona forgets more and more of her life with her husband, and builds a new life with Aubrey. Grant befriends Aubrey's wife Marion (Olympia Dukakis), and during his painful visits to the home he finds support in a kindhearted attendant Kristy (Kristen Thomas), who provides a basis of logic about what is happening to Grant's wife. The wintry Canadian landscape provides incredible beauty (pink sunsets, snow-covered cottages, etc.) and a chilling quietude, at once familiar and coldly ominous. In addition to directing the film, Polley wrote the screenplay based on a short story she read while visiting Iceland. The writing is superb not only in character development and story arc, but in its poetic dialogue. Lines like these leap from the screen as perhaps the short story leapt out at Polley: "Sometimes there's something delicious in oblivion," and "People want to be in love every single day - what a liability!" Away From Her is largely a showcase for the female characters, and it is this that makes the movie so compelling and so complex. Grant is a central character but essentially fades away amidst so many intriguing women. Whenever people lament the lack of "meaty" women's roles in film today I will be thrilled to suggest this movie. Photos courtesy of Lionsgate

Movie Preview: Away From Her

BuzzSugar — Tue, 08 May 2007 03:58:07 PDT

Already playing in select theaters, Away From Her has been slowly gaining buzz from its screenings at various film festivals for its flawless performances and beautiful direction. Directed by first-timer Sarah Polley, the movie tells a poignant tale of a long-term marriage being tested by Alzheimer's. This movie has been repeatedly popping up in my day-to-day conversations and I keep seeing rave reviews for it, so I've taken the hint: it's time to see this film. Stay tuned for my review, and in the meantime you can watch the trailer if you

Take This Waltz Trailer: Michelle Williams Is Torn Between Two Lovers

Becky Kirsch — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:54:49 PST

The trailer for Take This Waltz has "precious indie movie" written all over it, right down to the fact that the preview gives us little in the way of plot. Instead, we glean what we can from watching Michelle Williams lead a comfortable married life with Seth Rogen, until she's enticed by a handsome new guy (played by Luke Kirby).

Though I wish this preview had more dialogue, I'm already looking forward to seeing Seth Rogen step outside his comfort zone with some deeper material than what he's usually given, and I can't wait to see him and Williams as an onscreen couple. The film marks the sophomore directing effort from Sarah Polley (who also directed Away From Her). Check out the trailer when you

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George and Stacy's Romance Is Going Strong!

PopSugar — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:16:05 PDT

Things with George and Stacy are going strong! - People
Rumors swirling of pictures showing Clooney and Keibler are together - Lainey Gossip
Things get crazy on the World War Z set - see footage! - Huffington Post
Actress Sarah Polley is married - and pregnant! - Us Weekly
Kate Winslet and Kris Jenner love the same Stella McCartney dress - TooFab
In honor of Drive, the best movie car chases! - Rotten Tomatoes
Which studio will take a chance on Michael Fassbender's sex-drenched movie Shame? - Hollywood Reporter
Why did Jim Carrey graffiti his own home? - Wonderwall
Lady Gaga goes makeup free for Bazaar - Lifeline Live
Is Nick Jonas engaged to Delta Goodrem? - Zap2It
Trouble for Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane? - Celebitchy