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A Dozen New Photos Of Brit Marling, Ellen Page & Alexander Skarsgard In 'The East'

  • By Cain Rodriguez
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  • May 17, 2013 3:30 PM
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The East, Brit Marling
News
It’s a testament to the talents of Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling -- the writer/director and lead star of the Sundance hit, "The Sound of My Voice" -- that their indie thriller doesn’t look too out of place with its competition, especially during the crowded months of summer. The stylish thriller hits theaters at the end of the month, and a dozen new photos have arrived online via Fox Searchlight.
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Exclusive: New Images From Thriller 'The East' Starring Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård & Ellen Page

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • May 9, 2013 2:13 PM
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  • 6 Comments
The East, Alexander Skarsgard, Brit Marling
News
With "Sound Of My Voice," director Zal Batmanglij, and co-writer and star Brit Marling, delved into the world of infiltration, exploring the repercussions of going down the rabbit hole and what happens when expectations are upended, and sympathies to cult behavior start to emerge. And it seems to be a theme that fascinates them as their latest collaboration in the upcoming thriller "The East" also dives into similar territory.
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More: The East, Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page, Patricia Clarkson, Zal Batmanglij

Watch: The Unexpected Is The Advantage In New Trailer For 'The East'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 25, 2013 1:55 PM
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  • 3 Comments
News
The risk of going undercover (especially in the movies) is that you can go so deep that you can't come up again. And that threat forms the crux of "Sound Of My Voice" director Zal Batmanglij's latest tale of infiltration, "The East." Only this time, it's coming with a zeitgeist-worthy twist.
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More: The East, Film Trailers, Zal Batmanglij, Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page

New Photos Of Brit Marling, Ellen Page & Alexander Skarsgård In 'The East'

  • By Edward Davis
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  • April 20, 2013 10:35 AM
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News
Actor/writer Brit Marling and director/writer Zal Batmanglij -- the creative team behind the smart little indie "The Sound Of My Voice" -- are just getting started, but their sophomore effort is about to arrive and it's hopefully the second chapter in a long line of collaborations. The duo employ genre elements and then turn them on their sides with an independent, character-driven perspective and the results, so far, have been certainly worthwhile. The premise of their latest, "The East," is super intriguing as well and centers on an operative for an elite private intelligence firm (Marling) who is tasked with infiltrating an anarchist group known for executing covert attacks upon major corporations. However, personal conflicts arise when she integrates into the group and begins to fall for one of its charismatic members.
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More: The East, Alexander Skarsgård, Brit Marling, Ellen Page, Zal Batmanglij

Zal Batmanglij's 'The East' To Close SXSW Film Festival; 'The Spectacular Now' Also Added To Lineup

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 13, 2013 3:00 PM
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News
It looks like SXSW is going to be a bit of Sundance South in 2013. With Park City premieres like "Don Jon's Addiction," "Computer Chess," "Prince Avalanche," "Before Midnight" and "Upstream Color" all headed to Austin, one more movie that unspooled at the festival is making its way to the city of BBQ.
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More: Zal Batmanglij, The East, The Spectacular Now, South By Southwest Film Conference and Festival (SXSW), SXSW Film Festival

We Don't Care How Rich You Are: Chilling First Trailer For 'The East' With Brit Marling, Ellen Page & Alexander Skarsgard

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • January 21, 2013 1:14 PM
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  • 4 Comments
News
Cults, rituals and underground movements were explored in Zal Batmanglij's unjustly overlooked "Sound Of My Voice," and this year he returns to the Sundance Film Festival with collaborator Brit Marling for "The East," another picture exploring those similar themes. And following its premiere in Park City over the weekend, Fox Searchlight is using the buzz to drop the first teaser trailer for what looks like an equally gripping experience.
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More: The East, Film Trailers, Brit Marling, Ellen Page, Alexander Skarsgård, Zal Batmanglij

Sundance Review: 'The East' Is A Divisive, But Stylish Thriller & Worthy Companion Piece To 'Sound Of My Voice'

  • By Cory Everett
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  • January 20, 2013 10:25 PM
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  • 2 Comments
Reviews
The first images in "The East" – the new thriller from Zal Batmanglij and Brit Marling, the team who made last year's underrated cult thriller "Sound Of My Voice" – are grainy footage of intruders breaking into someone's home juxtaposed with images of seagulls covered in oil. We are told through voiceover that this is the home of a CEO whose company was responsible for dumping millions of gallons of oil into the ocean.
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More: Sundance Film Festival, Review, The East, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page, Toby Kebbell, Julia Ormond, Patricia Clarkson, Shiloh Fernandez, Zal Batmanglij, Brit Marling

New Look At Ellen Page, Brit Marling & Alexander Skarsgård In Zal Batmanglij's 'The East'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • January 7, 2013 10:37 AM
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  • 7 Comments
News
You would think that with the Oscar nominations coming on Thursday we might get a bit of a breather, but alas, just seven days later the Sundance Film Festival will kick off, introducing a whole batch of new movies that will hope to be part of the discussion in 2013. And one of the films we're looking forward to is the sophomore effort from "Sound Of My Voice" director Zal Batmanglij.
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More: The East, Zal Batmanglij, Ellen Page, Alexander Skarsgård

Exclusive: Zal Batmanglij Reveals The 4 Films That Influenced 'Sound Of My Voice'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • October 4, 2012 12:04 PM
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  • 3 Comments
Features
It might seem like a distant memory, but it was at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011 where Brit Marling emerged as the next actress on the rise, and swept up along with her were filmmakers Mike Cahill and Zal Batmanglij, as she was the star and co-writer of both their films. And while the former's "Another Earth" was quickly ushered into theaters, Batmanglij had to wait a bit longer, but this spring "Sound Of My Voice" finally hit the big screen.
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On The Rise 2012: 10 Directors Who Look To Be Bright Sparks Of The Future

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • May 15, 2012 2:33 PM
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  • 14 Comments
Features
Like it or not, filmmaking is undeniably a director's medium. It wasn't always like that, of course: it was only the coming of the auteur theory in the 1950s and 1960s that popularized the idea of the director as the person responsible for all that was great and terrible about a picture. And while anyone who's worked in film knows that it's a collaborative medium, there's still no better way of seeing where the form might be going in the next few years than by looking at the directors who've been making splashes of late.
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More: Features, Benh Zeitlin, Justin Kurzel, Lucy Mulloy, Adam Wingard, Colin Trevorrow, Will Sharpe & Tom Kingsley, Alan Taylor, Dee Rees, Gareth Evans, Zal Batmanglij, On The Rise Features

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