Pages tagged “sam rockwell”

Catching Up With... Sam Rockwell

By Tim Basham on 4:00 PM on November 10, 2009

With over a dozen films to his credit since 2007, Sam Rockwell is currently garnering Oscar buzz for his performance(s) in Moon. He discussed the role with Paste as well as his dual portrayal in the just-released Gentlemen Broncos which was helmed by Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess.... read more

Found in: Movies, Features

Gentleman Broncos Review

By Tim Basham on 9:05 AM on October 30, 2009

A blast in another galaxy falters when it returns on Earth. read more

Found in: Movies, Reviews

Fantastic Fest 2009 - Day One

By Tim Basham on 12:33 AM on October 2, 2009

Just like everyone else, film festivals have been hurting from the economic downturn. A piece of advice for all you ailing fests: give Tim League, co-founder of Fantastic Fest, a holler. Now in its fifth year League has created a monster of an event where I, the fan, am the most important person in the theater. You know you're doing something right when next year's VIP seats sell out in a matter of minutes which is exactly what happened earlier this week. You hear that? Sold out one year in advance! Aside from the typical horror genre they cover other... read more

Found in: Blogs, Festivus

Was This the Summer that Saved Sci-Fi?

By Michael Saba on 12:00 PM on August 21, 2009

There were enough awful sci-fi movies this summer to leave discerning fans a little queasy about the state of the genre... read more

Found in: Movies, Features

Moon

By Michael Saba on 3:48 PM on July 6, 2009

Moon is, at first glance, a derivate take on Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey... read more

Found in: Movies, Reviews

SXSW 2009: Moon and New World Order

By Tim Basham on 2:11 PM on March 14, 2009

I suppose you never appreciate your hometown as much as when out-of-towners spout out about its greatness. That's the way it is in Austin. I DO live in the best city on earth. Especially during SXSW!MoonThis film has two things going for it before it even begins. 1) Its star, Sam Rockwell, is a talented, sometimes underrated, actor, and 2) it's a sci-fi flick, full of cool shots of moon rovers with the big, blue earth in the background, talking computers, life endangerment and extraterrestrial mysteries.Sometime in the future, Sam Bell (Rockwell) is just finishing up a three-year contract for... read more

Found in: Blogs, Festivus

Amid grim forecast, Sundance acquisitions move forward

By Jeffrey Bloomer on 2:22 PM on January 21, 2009

As sober financial outlooks continue to soften expectations for the business side of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, the events have gone forward at full charge. For critical feedback, keep tuned to our Festivus blog as Paste’s chief film critic Robert Davis continues to provide rolling commentary.... read more

Found in: Movies, News