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starring: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton
written by: Tony Gilroy and Dan Gilroy
directed by: Tony Gilroy
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for violence and action sequences Continue reading “Film Review: “The Bourne Legacy””
starring: Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, Harvey Keitel, Bob Balaban
written by: Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola
directed by: Wes Anderson
MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sexual content and smoking
Edward Norton does not seem like much of a movie star in person. When he first walked into a small Ritz Carlton conference room to discuss his new movie, Stone, with a handful of sweaty, panting, near-hysterical online journalists (okay, that was mostly me), he didn’t exactly blow the roof off with “star power” magnetism. He was soft-voiced, studious, and modestly dressed.
As he sat down and began answering our questions, he gave lengthy and eloquent answers while leaning far forward onto the table, glinting through those famously heavy-lidded eyes as he fussed with his rings. You’d be more likely to mistake him for an author than an actor. But perhaps that’s appropriate, given the thoughtful and well-considered roles he’s taken since his Oscar-nominated debut performance in Primal Fear skyrocketed him to international fame fourteen years ago.
Continue reading “Spinning Platters Interview: Edward Norton on “Stone””