December 13, 2011
Five Favorite Films with Gary Oldman
As the movie industry plunges into the annual self-congratulatory farce of awards season, pause to consider this: Gary Oldman has never been nominated for an Academy Award. No, really -- we checked. Not even a lousy Golden Globe. That may be about to change for the great British actor, however, whose unusually quiet (and seemingly effortless) performance as John le Carré's enigmatic George Smiley in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy has critics finally predicting a Best Actor nomination. Not that he needs it. Over a nearly-30-year career Oldman has delivered some of cinema's most electrifying performances, in films like Sid and Nancy, Dracula, Prick Up Your Ears, True Romance, Léon and State of Grace, plus given invaluable supporting turns in blockbusters (Harry Potter, Nolan's Batman) that would be all the poorer without him. We sat down with the surprisingly soft-spoken actor recently for a chat about playing the "jazzy" Smiley versus his "rock-n-roll" characters, why it's conventional industry wisdom not to make adult dramas -- and how the success of this particular one is so satisfying as a result. First up, here are Oldman's five favorite films.
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December 8, 2011
Director Tomas Alfredson on Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Though he's been directing films in his home country since the early '90s, Sweden's Tomas Alfredson came to the attention of mainstream genre audiences with 2008's Let the Right One In, an exquisitely pitched coming-of-age horror piece that also happened to be one of the finest films of the decade. For his follow-up, Alfredson has -- somewhat curiously -- directed an adaptation of John le Carré's classic espionage novel Tinker Tailor Solder Spy, about a retired British operative (Gary Oldman) called back into the clandestine world of MI6 to flush out a Soviet double-agent. Like his previous film, Alfredson's latest is another chilling evocation of period -- this time an oppressively drab London in 1973 -- and features a performance by Oldman so meticulously insular it's quite unlike anything the actor's done before. We spoke to Alfredson recently about the film.
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February 10, 2011
Hillcoat's Wettest County Adds Three
John Hillcoat's "Wettest County in the World" has a strong cast that just keeps getting stronger: Guy Pearce, Gary Oldman, and Mia Wasikowska have joined Shia LaBeouf and Tom Hardy.
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July 9, 2010
Oldman Firth Fassbender Fiennes are Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Working Title is preparing an adaptation of John le Carré's "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," and it's got a heck of a pedigree: Peter Morgan wrote the script, Tomas Alfredson ("Let the Right One In") is directing, and the cast includes Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Michael Fassbender and Ralph Fiennes.
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May 26, 2010
Four More for Kung Fu Panda Sequel
DreamWorks is filling out its voice cast for the "Kung Fu Panda" sequel, adding Jean-Claude Van Damme, Michelle Yeoh, Victor Garber, and Gary Oldman.
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September 17, 2009
Five Favourite Films with Nick Love
Nick Love isn't known for heart. The film which earned him his "From the director of..." title card, The Football Factory, is nothing if not violent, loud and not particularly critically well-loved. His follow-up, The Business, recasts Danny Dyer and sets itself in the Costa Del Crime world of 80s Spain and had a similarly rocky reception with scribes. And yet he's one of Britain's better-known directors, suggesting he talks to an active audience of cinemagoers. With The Firm, Love revisits themes present in both films -- the 80s and football-fan violence -- but has more in common with his lesser-seen debut feature, coming-of-age comedy Goodbye Charlie Bright. Early notices have been warmer than Love tends to receive from critics, with Empire declaring the film, "intense, exciting and impressive." RT caught up with Love to rundown his favourite films and chat about the flick.
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July 15, 2009
RT Interview: Daniel Radcliffe on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
19 year-old Daniel Radcliffe wants the world to know he's a grown-up now. It's tough to walk past a magazine stand on the eve of the release of the sixth Harry Potter film without seeing him trying to look as different as possible from the wide-eyed boy wizard who brought him fame. It's no surprise, as with only two of the blockbusting fantasy films left to release, he's more determined than ever to keep on acting when they finally call "cut" at Leavesden Studios. His turns on stage with Equus and TV with My Boy Jack send the message that he wants to be taken seriously beyond Potter, but most feature pieces seem to miss just how seriously he takes the franchise itself.
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July 8, 2009
Five Favourite Films with Jaime Winstone
If you flick through the celebrity pages of most British newspapers -- particularly the free sheets -- you'll likely recognise Jaime Winstone. As Ray Winstone's daughter she's part of that select set of star children -- think Peaches and Pixie, Lily and Alfie, Kelly and Jack -- with whom the tabloid press seem to have a keen fascination; especially when it comes to photographing them on nights out at hip London hotspots. At 23 years old, it's no surprise Winstone enjoys having a good time of an evening, but it's her daytime activities which are becoming increasingly more interesting. Her five favourite films reveal her passions, her upbringing and the steps that brought her into the industry.
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October 30, 2008
Denzel, Oldman Read from The Book of Eli
Gary Oldman is in talks to star opposite Denzel Washington in "The Book of Eli," a Hughes brothers action thriller about "a lone hero who must fight his way across the wasteland of a near-future America to protect a sacred book that might hold the key to saving the future of humanity."
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July 17, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Dark Knight Set For Gargantuan Grosses
The superhero sequel The Dark Knight and the musical Mamma Mia! debut head to head in what could a tight race for the number one spot. Or one film might open $100M higher than the other. Either way, the North American box office will soar to dizzying heights and become one of the highest-grossing weekends in movie history.
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July 11, 2008
TDK's Commissioner Gordon Can Handle Himself
In most previous Batman movies, Commissioner Gordon has been either a background character or a bumbling oaf -- but all that's changed in the Christopher Nolan era, and Gary Oldman couldn't be happier.
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May 5, 2008
The New Dark Knight Trailer Is Here!
While you were busy catching multiple showings of Iron Man over the weekend, the second full-length trailer for The Dark Knight made its long-awaited official debut.
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March 6, 2008
Goyer's Unborn Adds Five
Never one to take much time off between projects, Jumper and The Dark Knight writer David S. Goyer is already assembling the cast of his next film, Unborn.
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December 17, 2007
New Dark Knight Trailer, Synopsis Online!
Okay, so you weren't one of the lucky IMAX viewers who were treated to that six-minute The Dark Knight prologue at screenings of I Am Legend last weekend. How about a new trailer for consolation?
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August 13, 2007
A First Look at The Dark Knight!
Rabid Bat-fans in attendance at Wizard World Chicago 2007 got one of the ultimate treats recently: Not only were conventioneers given an advance viewing of some footage from The Dark Knight, but they also got to participate in a Q&A with several members of the cast and crew. Luckily for the rest of us, IGN Movies was there to share the news.
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July 10, 2007
Harry Potter and the Scary Gary Oldman Method Acting Lesson
"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" promises to be the darkest of all the Potter films so far. With Harry tormented by dreams of Voldemort and leading a rebellion against Hogwarts teachers, he is truly a tortured soul. To bring out some of the most intense moments, costar Gary Oldman went method on teenage Daniel Radcliffe.
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November 17, 2006
"The Dark Knight" Claims a Release Date
Nothing all that stunning, but we do have some release date news for "The Dark Knight," which (of course) is the widely-anticipated follow-up to Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins." (Go circle July 18th, 2008 on your calendar.)
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September 5, 2006
More Pics from the Set of "Harry Potter 5"
I know how much you guys love that Harry Potter kid, which is why we keep sharing all these on-set photos with you ... even when the snapshots aren't all that fascinating! Click on through for the next batch of pictures from the production of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."
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March 23, 2006
Oldman to Get "Sirius" Once Again for Potter 5
Dark Horizons shares some scoopage from HPANA (a serious Harry Potter fansite) and it's something that'll no doubt please the hardcore Harryheads: Gary Oldman has signed to reprise his role of Sirius Black in the upcoming "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." (Apparently there was some controversy regarding Oldman's return, but the deal seems to be signed and sealed.)
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June 13, 2005
Early Consensus: "Batman Begins" Seizes the Crown
There have been a number of attempts to bring the Dark Knight to the big screen. They have varied from the brooding to the campy, with varying degrees of success. With "Memento" director Christopher Nolan at the helm, it appears someone's finally cracked the code that has eluded so many others.
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