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Cillian Murphy Feels 'Transcendence' For Wally Pfister's Directorial Debut

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 15, 2013 4:14 PM
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  • 6 Comments
News
If there has been an unofficial rabbit's foot in Christopher Nolan's last run of films, it would have to be Cillian Murphy. The actor has appeared in all three "The Dark Knight" films, as well as "Inception," and now he's moving sideways into the directorial of Wally Pfister...produced by none other than Nolan himself.
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More: Cillian Murphy, Transcendence, Christopher Nolan

Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy & Melanie Laurent Will 'Cry/Fly' Together

  • By Cain Rodriguez
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  • November 2, 2012 1:18 PM
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  • 4 Comments
News
After breaking onto the international scene with her sophomore feature, “The Milk of Sorrow,” Peruvian director Claudia Llosa will be making her English-language debut with “Cry/Fly,” and she’s landed a trio of talented actors for her first North American-set film.
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More: Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy, Mélanie Laurent, Cry/Fly

Why Do Only Bad Things Happen? Trailer For 'Broken' With Tim Roth & Cillian Murphy

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • August 14, 2012 10:39 AM
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  • 0 Comments
News
Mental disability, divorce, first boyfriends, teen pregnancy, bullying....yes, there is a lot going on in "Broken." And while the first trailer for the film does at least highlight the strong performances from the cast, it's too bad it's in service of a picture that doesn't quite do their work justice.
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More: Broken, Film Trailers, Tim Roth, Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy To Play Ruthless Gangster In 'Peaky Blinders' Created By 'Eastern Promises' Writer Steven Knight

  • By Simon Dang
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  • August 1, 2012 9:17 AM
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  • 1 Comment
News
Severely underutilized in recent film such as "In Time" and "Tron: Legacy," though he had a more prominent role in the the thriller "Red Lights" which no one saw, Irish thesp Cillian Murphy is headed to the small screen for a leading role, teaming with "Eastern Promises" and "Dirty Pretty Things" scribe Steven Knight and BBC2 for the six-part period gangster drama "Peaky Blinders" (Memo to BBC: you might want to change that godawful title).
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More: Cillian Murphy, Steven Knight, Peaky Blinders

Elizabeth Banks Asks 'What's The Matter With Margie?' With Alan Ball, 'The Angriest Man In Brooklyn' Finds A Few Friends & More

  • By Simon Dang
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  • May 18, 2012 10:50 AM
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  • 3 Comments
News
Even though he scripted "American Beauty" for Sam Mendes before his two successful television shows "Six Feet Under" and "True Blood," Alan Ball has only returned to the silver screen for little-seen directorial debut "Towelhead." Last year, though, brought news that Emmy and Oscar winning writer-director (hello EGOT?) was lining up a return with a dark comedy for Paramount.
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More: Alan Ball, Elizabeth Banks, Damian Lewis, Jessica Brown-Findlay, Freida Pinto, Cillian Murphy, Mila Kunis, Robin Williams, Vera Farmiga, The Angriest Man In Brooklyn

Cannes Review: Over The Top 'Broken' Starring Tim Roth & Cillian Murphy Can't Get It Together

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • May 18, 2012 8:00 AM
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  • 6 Comments
Reviews
There is a difference between a kitchen sink drama and a drama that includes everything but the kitchen sink, and unfortunately for "Broken," it's more of the latter than the former. Marking the feature debut by theater director Rufus Norris and with Tim Roth, Cillian Murphy and Rory Kinnear among the ensemble, the is the kind of movie that mistakes adding a new plot twist every fifteen minutes for narrative momentum and drama.
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More: Broken, Tim Roth, Cillian Murphy, Rufus Norris, Cannes Film Festival, Review

Watch: That Dubbed Trailer 'Red Lights' Is Now Available In English For Your Viewing Pleasure

  • By Simon Dang
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  • February 2, 2012 12:42 PM
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  • 0 Comments
News
One of the most divisive films from the recent Sundance Film Festival seemed to be "Red Lights," from "Buried" director Rodrigo Cortes. The filmmaker's sophomore effort touted an impressive cast, including Robert De Niro, Sigourney Weaver, Cillian Murphy and Elizabeth Olsen.
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More: Red Lights, Rodrigo Cortés, Robert De Niro, Sigourney Weaver, Cillian Murphy, Elizabeth Olsen

Sundance Review: 'Red Lights' Invites You To Stop, Look & Listen

  • By William Goss
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  • January 28, 2012 6:53 PM
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  • 1 Comment
Reviews
What you see, you can’t believe. What you can’t understand, though, can ultimately be explained. This is the modus operandi for Margaret Matheson (Sigourney Weaver) and assistant Tom Buckley (Cillian Murphy), parapsychologists primarily interested in debunking supernatural phenomena. “When I see hoof prints,” she says, “I think of horses, not unicorns.” They work out of the Scientific Paranormal Research Center, a budget-strained department of an anonymous university, luring in curious students like Sally (Elizabeth Olsen) and Ben (Craig Roberts) while butting heads with the well-supported likes of Dr. Paul Shackleton (Toby Jones).
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More: Red Lights, Rodrigo Cortés, Cillian Murphy, Robert De Niro, Elizabeth Olsen, Sundance 2012 Reviews, Review

New Photos: Cillian Murphy In Rodrigo Cortes' 'Red Lights'

  • By Simon Dang
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  • November 10, 2011 10:49 AM
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Cillian Murphy seems to be one of those actors whose mere presence can lift a film. He has been steadily working for years now, and continues to mix things up between smaller movies and bigger, popcorn fare such as "Tron: Legacy" and "Inception" after making a name for himself with "28 Days Later" and "Batman Begins."
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More: Cillian Murphy, Rodrigo Cortés, Red Lights

Michael Moore & 'The Dark Knight Rises' Inspired By The Occupy Wall Street Protests

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • October 18, 2011 5:25 AM
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  • 3 Comments
Despite (some of) the mainstream media coverage of the Occupy Wall Street protests painting the participants as a bunch of unemployed, left wing socialists who hate America, for anyone who has actually been down to Zuccotti Park (or to the various places where demonstrations have been taking place worldwide), they know that it's a remarkably wide ranging group of people. From teenagers to the elderly, with parents bringing their young children to see free speech in action, it's pretty inspiring stuff to witness first hand and it seems Hollywood is taking notice, albeit in some completely different ways.
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More: Films, Actors, Documentarian, Super Hero Films, Cillian Murphy, The Dark Knight Rises

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