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Young John Lennon Film, “Nowhere Boy” Comes Together

August 29, 2008 1:11 pm

Remember the "young John Lennon" film written by Matt Greenhalgh, the first-time feature-length screenwriter who penned the Ian Curtis/Joy Division biopic, "Control"?Well apparently it's actually moving forward...

Ridley Scott’s ‘Robin Hood’ Remake Is Indefinitely Postponed

Rodrigo Perez

July 28, 2008 5:48 pm

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Russell Crowe won't be punching out a guerrilla archer in green tights anytime soon. Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood" adaptation with Russell Crowe as the Sheriff of Nottingham and Sienna Miller as Maid Marion was s...

‘Control’ DVD Coming March 25; Engaging, Exciting Film Not Included

Rodrigo Perez

February 9, 2008 12:19 am

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"Control,"Anton Corbijn tedious mournful kitchen-sink drama debut, about the life and untimely death of Joy Division's misanthropist Ian Curtis is coming to DVD via the Weinstein Company on March 25.While no de...

‘Joy Division’ Trailer Looks To Make Up For Bust That Was ‘Control’

Rodrigo Perez

January 28, 2008 9:05 pm

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Remember that the Weinstein's bought up the documentary, "Joy Division" to complement their faithful, but dour and tedious dramatization of the dour Manchester post-punkers in "Control"? Here's the trailer for...

London Critics Loving ‘Blood,’ ‘Atonement,’ ‘Control’

Rodrigo Perez

December 14, 2007 4:14 pm

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"Atonement" continues its critical domination this week by picking up eight nominations from the just released London Critics Circle awards. Tied for eight nominations also includes the grainy, kitchen-sink roc...

‘Control’ Film Cleans Up At British Indie Awards Ceremony; Ian Curtis Still Not Mad For It

Rodrigo Perez

November 29, 2007 11:10 pm

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Remember the "Control" movie about Joy Division that basically came and went and had solid performances in a boring narrative, left you emotionally removed and overall was just meh?Well, director Anton Corbijn’...

Most Overrated Film Of The Year Earns 10 British Film Indie Award Nominations – Control

Rodrigo Perez

October 23, 2007 9:31 pm

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Anton Corbijn's paean to Joy Division and its deceased singer Ian Curtis, "Control," is set to clean up at the upcoming British Independent Film Awards.The grainy, black and white drama has gained tons of accol...

Samantha Morton Uses Boards Of Canada To Emote; Loves Spiritualized, The Smiths, Nick Cave, Squarepusher; More (Hurray For Music!)

Rodrigo Perez

October 19, 2007 1:07 pm

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If you want to file this under a mocking Stereogum-like: "Hey, Movie Stars Like Music Too!" we won't blame you (maybe file it under: light and fluffy for Friday).But for better or worse, this is what we do. Ent...

Short Cuts: Jay-Z, Control, Michel Gondry, Lou Reed, Simon Pegg; More

Rodrigo Perez

October 12, 2007 2:14 pm

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- Another track from Jay-Z's American Gangster album has leaked. It's called, "Roc Boys," it was produced by P.Diddy's hitmaker stable (though Diddy likes to take all the credit), and sounds like early J with l...

“[Working With Actors] Was The Scary Part Of Filmmaking” – ‘Control”s Anton Corbijn

Rodrigo Perez

September 25, 2007 12:45 pm

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"In the end it went quite smoothly maybe because I had a really great cast," the Dutch director said. "According to New Order, their reaction to the film was that it was really accurate."As for the silly Reeler...

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