12 Great Performances By Non-Professional Actors

By Mark Rozeman at 1:06 PM on March 14, 2013

For today's List of the Day, we take a look at some notable performances given by actors and actresses who had no experience with acting prior to their casting.  read more

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WGA Announces Screenplay Nominees

By Adam Vitcavage at 3:48 PM on January 5, 2012

The Writers Guild of America has announced the list of the best screenplays of the year. The members vote on their peers work and while some Academy Award favorites like The Descendants and Midnight In Paris made the list others like War Horse were left off.  read more

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Watch The National's Video for "Think You Can Wait"

By Nathan Spicer at 1:55 PM on March 31, 2011

The film Win Win, starring Paul Giamatti and Amy Ryan and directed by Tom McCarthy, has been receiving massive critical acclaim (93% on Rottentomatoes). The National have helped by composing the theme song, “Think You Can Wait,” which now has a video full of bloopers and clips of Win Win along with the band and Sharon Van Etten playing the song on a backlit stage....  read more

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Paul Giamatti Will Manage Tom Cruise in Rock of Ages

By Nathan Spicer at 3:45 PM on March 25, 2011

Deadline reports that Paul Giamatti, who stars in the critically-acclaimed Win Win (that features a song by The National and Sharon Van Etten) will manage Tom Cruise’s rock band in the film, Rock of Ages....  read more

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The 12 Best Films of SXSW 2011

By Tim Basham and Michael Dunaway at 8:30 AM on March 24, 2011

SXSW has grown into much more than just a music festival. Interactive attendees outnumbered the Music crowd for the first time ever, and Film continues to attract great talent. Here are 10 narrative films that caught our attention this year....  read more

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Stream The National featuring Sharon Van Etten "Think You Can Wait"

By Nathan Spicer at 8:18 AM on March 16, 2011

A couple days ago, we told you about The National writing the theme song for the upcoming film Win Win starring Paul Giamatti. Well, the song’s here with background vocals by Sharon Van Etten, reports Some Kind of Awesome....  read more

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The National Write Songs for Portal 2 Videogame, Win Win Film

By Nathan Spicer at 12:25 PM on March 14, 2011

TwentyFourBit reports that The National have composed two new songs, one for the videogame Portal 2 and one for the film Win Win starring Paul Giamatti....  read more

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