Movie Mania: THE VICIOUS KIND, THE MESSENGER, and more

This week on the Movie Mania I didn't have time to watch as many movies as I was hoping, mostly because I was busy watching the last two seasons of La Femme Nikita (which is available on thewb.com), but I did get to watch a few and the good news is I enjoyed all of them. So it's time to share some quick thoughts on the latest films that made my Movie Mania list.

The Legend of Butch & Sundance - This is a prequel to the classic "Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid," which of course is nowhere near as good as the classic, but if you watch it expecting some entertainment I think it delivers. I personally enjoyed it more than expected to.
Synopsis: Two of the fiercest and most famous gunslingers in the Wild West -- Butch Cassidy (David Clayton Rogers) and the Sundance Kid (Ryan Browning) -- decide to [...]

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THE MESSENGER Movie Review

The Messenger will be released to theaters on Friday November 13, 2009 and stars Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker, and directed by Oren Moverman. If you are planning to go see the movie, here are a few reviews from around the web to help you make up your mind.
The Washington Post
In modern warfare, which is more powerful: The IED or the NOK? That's the question posed by "The Messenger," a drama about a young army officer assigned to deliver death notices to soldiers' next of kin ("NOKs" in military parlance) while home recovering from injuries -- both physical and psychological -- that he suffered because of an Iraqi improvised explosive device. Read More.
Screen Crave
This is it, with The Messenger in theaters, the time for possible Oscar films has begun! First time director and co-writer Oren Moverman shows us how to make a movie [...]

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THE MESSENGER Movie Trailer

Check out the trailer from THE MESSENGER starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker, and directed by Oren Moverman.
The Messenger Synopsis: In his most powerful performance to date, Ben Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer who has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Partnered with fellow officer Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson) to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the challenge of completing his mission while seeking to find comfort and healing back on the home front. When he finds himself drawn to Olivia (Samantha Morton), to whom he has just delivered the news of her husband's death, Will’s emotional detachment begins to dissolve and the film reveals itself as a surprising, humorous, moving and very human portrait of grief, friendship and survival.
The Messenger will be [...]

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THE MESSENGER Movie Poster

Check out the poster from THE MESSENGER starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker, and directed by Oren Moverman.
The Messenger Synopsis: In his most powerful performance to date, Ben Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer who has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Partnered with fellow officer Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson) to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the challenge of completing his mission while seeking to find comfort and healing back on the home front. When he finds himself drawn to Olivia (Samantha Morton), to whom he has just delivered the news of her husband's death, Will’s emotional detachment begins to dissolve and the film reveals itself as a surprising, humorous, moving and very human portrait of grief, friendship and survival.
The Messenger will be [...]

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THE MESSENGER Movie Picture with Ben Foster & Woody Harrelson

Check out pictures from THE MESSENGER starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker, and directed by Oren Moverman.
The Messenger Synopsis: In his most powerful performance to date, Ben Foster stars as Will Montgomery, a U.S. Army officer who has just returned home from a tour in Iraq and is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Partnered with fellow officer Tony Stone (Woody Harrelson) to bear the bad news to the loved ones of fallen soldiers, Will faces the challenge of completing his mission while seeking to find comfort and healing back on the home front. When he finds himself drawn to Olivia (Samantha Morton), to whom he has just delivered the news of her husband's death, Will’s emotional detachment begins to dissolve and the film reveals itself as a surprising, humorous, moving and very human portrait of grief, friendship and survival.
The Messenger will be released [...]

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THE MESSENGER Movie Picture

Check out a picture for THE MESSENGER starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker, and directed by Oren Moverman.
This movie has quite the cast and I really love the look of that picture above. But The Messenger unfortunately has no release date yet.
The Messenger Synopsis: Two soldiers from different generations form a unique bond as they cope with their assignment with the Army Casualty Notification department.

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