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11 articles from 2008
Sundance Has ‘Manure’
31 December 2008 1:02 AM, PST | From MovieBlog.Ugo.com | See recent Ugo MovieBlog news
The Polish Brothers, who made their debut with the great Twins Falls Idaho and later devolved to The Astronaut Farmer, have a new film set to make its premiere at Sundance. Michael and Mark Polish return with “Manure,” starring Téa Leoni, Billy Bob Thornton, Kyle MacLachlan in a comic tale centered on manure salesmen in the early 1960s. The plot synopsis follows: “When a tragic accident ends the life of Mr. Rose, the genius behind Rose’s Manure Company, the livelihood of its loyal fleet of salesmen threatens to go, as they say, into the toilet. Enter estranged daughter Rosemary (Leoni), a high-class- cosmetics salesgirl, who steps in to take control. She is not sure she has a nose for the family business, but she is determined to make foul into profit. Little does she know that a ruthless, slick-talking fertilizer rep is plotting a takeover. Whether she likes it or not,
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Teaser Trailer for Polish Brothers' Sundance Film Manure
27 December 2008 9:34 AM, PST | From firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news
You don't want to watch a movie called Manure? Even if it's directed by the guys who last made The Astronaut Farmer? And even if it stars Billy Bob Thornton and Téa Leoni? If we haven't sold you yet, than maybe this teaser trailer or these photos will. Manure is showing at Sundance in January and today we've got a short teaser trailer to show you. What exactly is Manure? It's a comedy about manure salesmen in 1960s heartland America. And yes, it stars Billy Bob Thornton as that very salesman. Thanks to SlashFilm we've got this There Will Be Blood-like trailer that doesn't show much, but might be just enough. Watch the teaser trailer for Manure: Manure is directed by Michael Polish, of Twin Falls Idaho, Jackpot, Northfork, and The Astronaut Farmer previously. The screenplay was co-written by Michael and Mark Polish, aka the Polish Brothers, who
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Alex Billington
Trailer - The Polish Brothers' 'Manure'
27 December 2008 6:04 AM, PST | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news
On a couple of occasions, I've had a chance to sit down with twin filmmakers Mark and Michael Polish, better known to us all as The Coen Brothers.
What? No. Sorry - they're obviously the Polish Brothers. You might know them by their unbelievably unique films more than their own name. There's Twin Falls, Idaho, The Astronaut Farmer, and the extremely rich Northfork, which was probably a little too left afield.
The brothers are back, taking their show to Sundance in a couple of weeks with a new comedy entitled Manure. Guess what it's about? Yep.
The story is pretty simple to follow: A widow ( Tea Leoni) inherits her husbands successful manure company and has to fight off a hostile takeover by a rival in the fertilizer business ( Kyle MacLachlan). Billy Bob Thornton co-stars, playing the top manure salesman in the company. There's a proud honor, huh?
Check out the trailer for the Sundance-bound Manure,
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Colin Boyd
Sundance Teaser Trailer: The Polish Brothers’ Manure
26 December 2008 3:04 PM, PST | From /Film | See recent /Film news
Michael and Mark Polish (Twin Falls Idaho, Northfork, The Astronaut Farmer) return with a new film titled Manure, which is set to premiere at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Téa Leoni, Billy Bob Thornton, Kyle MacLachlan star in a comic tale centered on manure salesmen in the early 1960s. The plot synopsis follows:
“When a tragic accident ends the life of Mr. Rose, the genius behind Rose’s Manure Company, the livelihood of its loyal fleet of salesmen threatens to go, as they say, into the toilet. Enter estranged daughter Rosemary (Leoni), a high-class- cosmetics salesgirl, who steps in to take control. She is not sure she has a nose for the family business, but she is determined to make foul into profit. Little does she know that a ruthless, slick-talking fertilizer rep is plotting a takeover. Whether she likes it or not, she must trust her top
Peter Sciretta
First Images from Manure – Playing at Sundance 2009 -- Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Téa Leoni and Kyle MacLachlan in a Michael Polish film
25 December 2008 | From Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news
With the Sundance Film Festival taking place next month, I’ve been sent a ton of images from all the film’s playing. While I’d love to post all of them tonight, since I have images from 50 different films, it’s just not possible. So what I’ve done is taken a few of the new images I’ve been sent and I’m posting them as separate articles tonight. In the coming days and weeks you can expect a lot more image articles. Also, since not much info is known about the movies as no one has seen them yet, I’m using the synopsis’ that are on the official Sundance website. Up now is “Manure” and it’s from the Polish Brothers. According to the info I was given, it's a comedy about manure salesmen in 1960s America. And just looking over these first images, it’s
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2009 Sundance Film Fest Announces Non-Competition Films!
4 December 2008 1:20 PM, PST | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news
Yesterday we shared with you the competition slate for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, which, depending on the paper you read, was full of the dark and disturbing or the sad and melodramatic. Good to know we'll be smiling in the cold mountains of Utah come January. Today, the Sundance Institute has announced their non-competition films; this includes the Premieres section, which is usually full of studio flicks -- stuff that's set to debut in theaters the following month or so, and films that feature big stars; the big guns. Then we have the Spectrum section (with 16 dramatic films and seven docs), the Midnight section (eight films), and the Frontier section (six films).
Among the ones that stand out to me at first glance are:
I Love You Philip Morris (Premiere), with Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor playing prison lovers. Adventureland - The director of Superbad follows that flick up with
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Erik Davis
More Sundance goodies, here's the genre stuff!
4 December 2008 1:01 PM, PST | From QuietEarth.us | See recent QuietEarth news
First off, the best news, as I predicted (in private) Duncan Jones' Moon will be premiering, yay! The comedy Adventureland starring the talented Bill Hader is playing. The sweet kid soldier film Johnny Mad Dog is playing in the spectrum section, and the Jesco White story White Lightnin' which we reported on earlier is in the Park City at Midnight section.
But where the hell is Stingray Sam?
Full list after the break.
Premieres
* "Adventureland," directed and written by Greg Mottola, stars Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds and Bill Hader in the story of a college grad who gets a job at an amusement park. A Miramax release.
* "Brooklyn’s Finest," directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Michael C. Martin, a drama about three Brooklyn cops who come together at the same deadly location. With Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Don Cheadle and Ellen Barkin.
* "Earth Days," directed by Robert Stone,
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Duchovny's Tennis Coach To Blame For Leoni Split?
19 October 2008 7:04 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
David Duchovny's female tennis coach has sparked rumours her friendship with the actor was the cause for his split from wife Tea Leoni.
News of Duchovny and Leoni's split hit the headlines on Wednesday just days after the X-Files star checked out of an Arizona rehab centre, where he had been seeking help for sex addiction.
Leoni's co-star on upcoming film Manure, Billy Bob Thornton, was recently forced to dismiss talk of a romance between the two when the actress described him as "maybe my new favourite person in the world".
But now 48-year-old Duchovny's blonde coach Edit Pakay, 28, has sent gossips into a spin - after she failed to deny that she was having an affair with the star.
She tells Britain's The Mail on Sunday, "We have a very, very close friendship. I don't want to be the third person in the marriage but I know it can be seen that way.
"David and I are very close friends and we still play tennis together. He's an excellent player. He likes physically strong, fit women... He is a wonderful man. He's a very intelligent, very kind and good man.
"I don't want to say anything that might hurt David. I am not going to deny it (the affair claims). I don't know what our relationship means to him."
She adds, "I wasn't instantly attracted to him. What is great about David is his intelligence and kindness. He is the sort of person you get to like more the more you know him."
Duchovny 'split from wife over Thornton text'
17 October 2008 4:25 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news
David Duchovny allegedly split from wife Téa Leoni after seeing an explicit text message from Billy Bob Thornton. The couple confirmed their separation this week, with rumours since emerging that Leoni had been seeing her Manure co-star Thornton. According to the Daily Mail, the marriage's collapse was down to Duchovny discovering messages from Thornton on his wife's phone and not his sex addiction. (more)
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Thornton Denies Leoni Affair
16 October 2008 6:34 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Billy Bob Thornton has hit back at reports suggesting he's to blame for the breakdown of Tea Leoni's marriage to David Duchovny - insisting he and the actress are just pals.
The pair became close while shooting their new movie Manure, leading Internet gossips to link them romantically when news of Duchovny and Leoni's split hit the headlines on Wednesday.
But Thornton, who was recently described by Leoni as "maybe my new favourite person in the world", refutes rumours that his relationship with the actress is anything more than platonic.
A representative for the star says, "Billy and Tea are friends."
Leoni Finds Comfort In Thornton
16 October 2008 6:56 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news
Tea Leoni has found a shoulder to cry on after separating from husband David Duchovny - Angelina Jolie's ex Billy Bob Thornton.
The two stars became friends while shooting new movie Manure, in which Leoni plays a cosmetics boss forced to take over her father's fertiliser business.
And now, Thornton has become a big help as Leoni faces the end of of her 11-year marriage.
She tells More magazine, "Billy Bob Thornton is maybe my new favourite person in the world."
Leoni and Duchovny confirmed they had split in a press statement released on Wednesday.
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