Robert Duvall

In today’s edition of the casting couch, Dominic Cooper drives to Motor City , Dennis Christopher links himself to Django Unchained , and Robert Duvall reunites with Tom Cruise for One Shot . Variety reports that Dominic Cooper is in talks to join the cast of Warner Brothers’ Motor City , a revenge thriller that sees an ex-convict tracking down those that framed him to get revenge. Cooper starred as the charming Howard Stark in Captain America: The First Avenger and as a dangerous...Read Full Story

Friends and Supporters of Councilman Robert Duvall (District 33) Invite you to an evening at The Standard Restaurant 167 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard (formerly 8th Avenue, North) Nashville, TN 37203 Thursday, June 23, 2011 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (Suggested Minimum Donation, $100) Hosts and Supporters of Councilman Duvall Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey Senator Jack Johnson Senator Douglas Henry Representative Jim Gotto Representative Ben West, Jr. (retired) Council Lady Karen Bennett Councilman...Read Full Story

It has been no secret that the Mayor has targeted Councilman Jason Holeman for defeat and it has been rumored for a long time that the Mayor was also targeting Councilman Duane Dominy and Councilman Robert Duvall. Now, the Mayor is putting his prestige on the line and spending real money to defeat these three good council members. Below is one of the mailings paid for by Re-elect Karl Dean promoting Robert Duvall's opponent. This copy of the mailing was taken from the blog Enclave . You...Read Full Story

Get Low Starring Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, and Sissy Spacek Directed by Aaron Schneider Rated PG-13 You don't have to look to far to find a great Robert Duvall performance. Pick a movie and chances are he'll be good in it. Sometimes, as with The Great Santini or his own The Apostle , he has the ability to raise pretty average stuff to great heights simply by being that much better at his job than nearly every other actor who has ever drawn a breath. Duvall is one of the...Read Full Story

Image by david_shankbone via Flickr This week the long awaited funeral movie “ Get Low ” with Bill Murray and Robert Duvall will be in the theaters. This is a movie about a man in the 1930′s who attended his own Funeral. This movie will surprise some because it is a bit of a comedy and more of a thriller. The movie will educate many about the Funeral Process and about funerals in general. It is about staging one’s own mock funeral. His new film, “Get Low,” opening Friday, stars...Read Full Story

Boston Globe Robert Duvall Is Back in the Saddle, Playing a Mentor to a Young Golfer New York Times Face it: the image of a golfer sinking a putt conveys little of the visceral thrill of a batter slamming a home run or a boxer scoring a knockout punch. To pretend otherwise is to risk being accused of sports hubris, an attitude that ... Robert Duvall, Lucas Black: Legend and legend-to-be NewsOK.com 'Seven Days in Utopia' hits it a little thin Deseret News 'Seven Days in Utopia' is saved by...Read Full Story

Image via Wikipedia Here  some of the story behind the funeral movie “Get Low”.  Robert Duvall was immediately thought of for the role of Sonny. But Bill Murray was thought of as “long shot” for the movie.Dean Zanuck is the producer for the movie. Thhis is an excerpt from an interview with the producer. How did “Get Low” come about? It came about a decade ago. My wife was showing houses to a young lit manager and I got to know him, and he told me this story he was working on...Read Full Story

Priest Lake Pastry and Politics presents Special Guest Jim Gotto Speaking on The Budget, Educational Reform and other issues facing the State Legislature Representative Gotto is a freshman legislator just elected this past November, taking a house seat long occupied by a Democrat.  Jim is serving on the House Judiciary Committee and the House State & Local Government Committee. Jim also serves in the Metro Council representing Council District 12. Followed by a panel discussion on   THE...Read Full Story

Get Low was one of those movies that almost fell in last last year's awards season, based on positive responses to the performance by Robert Duvall - gee, imagine that - but it was tabled until 2010. It played a handful of festivals last year, beginning with Toronto, and it's been on the schedule at Sundance, SXSW, and Tribeca, along with festivals in San Francisco and Seattle, and Sony Classics has chosen July 30th for its official US release. Expect a slow roll-out, similar to what the...Read Full Story

Robert Duvall as we all know is the living legend. And now there is news that he is going to share the big screen with Iain McColl’s. This will be a comeback of Iain McColl. This upcoming movie is based on the legendry boxer Benny Lynch’s life. This movie would be an action kind of movie. As we all know that Iain McColl is suffering from cancer but still he wants to do the acting as it is his passion and he loves to do it that’s why he though he is suffering from cancer he is doing acting...Read Full Story