Director John Hillcoat , seen here with star Viggo Mortensen, said he loved Cormac McCarthya s novel before the success of No Country for Old Men.

Magnolia will release The Burning Plain on Blu-ray Disc on 12 January. This Charlize Theron drama will arrive with a 1080p transfer, a DTS-HD 5.1 Master Audio sound mix, and three featurettes.

I do find Gweneth Paltrow to be a very beautiful woman. And for the most part I have liked just about anything that she is in.

With Ewan McGregor, Virginia Madsen; directed by Mira Nair. 77 ASTRO BOY, PG A young robot with incredible powers, created by a brilliant scientist, learns the joys and emotions of being human and gains the strength to embrace his destiny.

Eight new releases this week! Three local films, a 3D remake, a horror movie, a french offering and two indies are out in the buenos aires theatres.

Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy are in negotiations to star in "Fury Road," this century's installment of the "Mad Max" movie series from writer-director George Miller.

The 13th Canberra International Film Festival runs from 28 October until 12 November.

Charlize Theron poses for photographers at the Second Annual ONEXONE Fundraiser in San Francisco, Calif.

From Friday's Globe and Mail Published on Friday, Oct. 23, 2009 12:00AM EDT S elected mini-reviews, rated on a system of 0 to 4 stars, by Rick Groen, Liam Lacey and Stephen Cole.

87 THE BURNING PLAIN, R Charlize Theron plays a restaurant manager whose cool, professional demeanor takes a hit when a Mexican stranger confronts her with her mysterious past and she finds herself linked to a variety of disparate characters, all of whom are grappling with their own romantic destinies.

Artists of different genres have a new place to develop and present their creations.

A woman kisses Charlize Theron onstage at the OneXOne charity auction in San Francisco on October 22, 2009 Charlize Theron poses for photographers at the Second Annual ONEXONE Fundraiser in San Francisco, Calif.

Charlize Theron was dressed to impress after her workout session in West Hollywood, California on October 19, 2009.

Filmmaker Guillermo Arriaga said he always knows when he's finished with a screenplay.

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The Burning Plain The Burning Plain, the English-language directorial debut of screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga , is the gifted writer's most Hollywood-friendly script to date, and yet still manages the twisted plotlines and cross-border settings... Law Abiding Citizen Dumb is not usually a good note on which to begin and end when making a movie ...

Starring Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger. In English and Spanish with English subtitles.

In the post-apocalyptic drama "The Road," Charlize Theron plays a wife and mother who yearns to commit suicide because she can't handle the overwhelming bleakness surrounding her.

Ratings as appeared in Beacon Journal film critic and wire-service reviews:=Weak =Mediocre =Worth Seeing =Shouldn't Be Missed Opening Friday THE BOYS ARE BACK - 1/2 When he suddenly loses his beloved second wife, an Australian sportswriter becomes the single dad of a 6-year-old. His theories of parenting lean toward permissive anarchy, which ...

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