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...tradition of the solo cowboy who needs a scurvy town to clean up, one corpse at a time, Eli lands in an outpost run by the wily, chatty Carnegie (Gary Oldman, having infectious fun with the villain role) and overrun by his gang. One of the few readers in a world of illiterates, Carnegie wants what Eli has, for he believes that the Bible's rhetoric can subdue men more successfully than fear and firearms can. "They'll do exactly what I tell 'em," he says, "if the words are from the Book." (See pictures of Detroit's beautiful, horrible...
...Planet 51. As the unexpected visitor, Chuck is self-centered and arrogant, and he struggles to understand why the celebrity status he enjoyed at home carries no weight in his new surroundings. As he’s pursued by an army led by the blandly malevolent General Grawl (Gary Oldman), Chuck finds himself forced—albeit predictably—to come to terms with his excessive narcissism. In a similar realization, Lem neatly delivers a moral lesson to his fellow townspeople regarding the danger of blindly fearing the unknown...
...Harry Potter films have given you a chance to work with an extraordinary number of British acting royalty. Which ones have had the greatest effect on you? - Frank Hibrant, Cincinnati, Ohio The two that have had the biggest effect on me would be Gary Oldman, who I became very close to, and Imelda Staunton. They're both wonderful people and wonderful actors...
...district attorney, Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), who's determined to nab malefactors through the law with the same gusto that Batman, the dark knight, applies using his gadgets and charisma. The Mob (led by Eric Roberts) they can handle, with the help of stalwart police lieutenant James Gordon (Gary Oldman). But the Joker - this guy is nuts. He does deals with the Mob, then crosses them up. He makes a point with his pencil by ramming it into a gangster's head. "This town," he says, "deserves a better class of criminals." So do action movies, and here...
LaBeouf is aware of the paths he could take, professionally and personally. Yale School of Drama expressed interest in him, but he's stalling so he can do Indiana Jones 4. He describes his ideal career legacy as "Gary Oldman meets Hilary Duff," in that he wants to make quality films that people actually see. LaBeouf doesn't party--his father's drug problems were "my personal DARE program," he says. That doesn't mean he thinks his life is healthy. "This-- the stress, anxiety, fear--probably kills me just as fast as doing drugs. I don't know...