February 2012
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At best, I was expecting a rehash of Kurt Russell’s “Blue Shield” or a shoddy version of Denzel Washington’s “Training Day.” Instead, I was met with a nice surprise in Woody Harrelson’s “Rampart” in that it held my attention from beginning to end. Rampart does not deal with an objective situation; instead, it addresses a subjective turmoil...
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“I had an outrageous amount of sex and alcohol.”
– Ben Foster tells Australia’s FILMINK magazine what he did the night before the interview.
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“I see a lot of guys get very famous very fast, and then they’re not working two...”
– Interview with The Scotsman, published online Feb. 17, 2012
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Ben Foster prepping directorial debut?
It’s clear at this point that Ben Foster and Oren Moverman are pretty much bros for life. Screen Daily report that Foster is planning to make his directorial debut later in the year, on an untitled drama that Moverman will produce alongside Jay Van Hoy and Lars Knudsen’s company Parts & Labor. There aren’t any details yet, other than a shoot tentatively planned for the...
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Film School Rejects: Ben Foster discusses finding... →
by Jack Giroux on February 13, 2012:
Over two years ago we got to see a whole new side of Ben Foster. With director Oren Moverman‘s The Messenger, Foster gave a quiet and powerful performance, right next to Woody Harrelson, who also showed something we hadn’t seen from him before. With Rampart, the duo continue to explore new territory.
(Read interview)
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Plot details for 'Kill Your Darlings'
William S. Burroughs, Lucien Carr and Allen Ginsberg
Kill Your Darlings will be a beat scene period piece that focuses on the inter-relationships between Allen Ginsberg (Daniel Radcliffe), Jack Kerouac (Jack Houston), and Lucien Carr (Dane DeHaan). The three met at Columbia University through Kerouac’s girlfriend, Edie Parker (Elizabeth Olsen). William S. Burroughs (Ben Foster) then met...
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Ben spotted in Australia at AA Bondy concert
Ben was spotted in Australia on January 19 catching an AA Bondy concert with “a well-known blonde American actress.” Ben’s been a fan of Bondy for some time, and says that “Rapture” helped him get into character for The Messenger.
As of last week, he was still in Australia. Bauer-Griffin has about a dozen photos.
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Ben joins cast of 'Kill Your Darlings'
According to Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter, Ben Foster has joined the cast of Kill Your Darlings. The cast reportedly includes Michael C. Hall, Daniel Radcliffe, Elizabeth Olsen and Jack Huston. The film will tell “the previously untold story of murder that brought together a young Allen Ginsberg (Radcliffe), Jack Kerouac (Huston) and William Burroughs (Foster) at Columbia University...
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“[W]hen they offered me the movie, I told them I had a couple of conditions....”
– Oren Moverman
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'Rampart' around the web (links)
Ben discussing the film in London. (Youtube)
Opens in NY and LA today. Chicago, Boston and San Fran on 2/17. (Theaters)
Woody Harrelson on The View. (Hulu)
Woody wants to co-star with Ben again. (CS)
Director Oren Moverman does “Call-In Commentary” to discuss the trailer. (IFC)
Woody and Oren appeared on Charlie Rose on Thursday. While we await the video, check out some of...
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WatchSource: JoBlo
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Ben's production partnership with Oren Moverman
Oren Moverman to Collider:
You mentioned bringing the gang back together: Ben Foster is also fantastic in the film. Was that another situation where you had this part and you immediately thought of him?
MOVERMAN: No, with him it was different because Ben and I have a company together and this was our first film as a production company. He really worked his ass off as a producer. He was really...
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Contextualizing the viral poster for 'Rampart'
Oren Moverman (director): ”The poster was Lawrence Inglee’s idea. He’s one of the producers of Rampart and he was searching for an image that would be thought-provoking and challenging, not an indictment of a cop but rather a communal approach to the idea of policing, the idea that maybe when cops do bad things it’s more of a reflection of society and what it is willing to tolerate rather...
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nicolealonso asked: Oh my gosh - I LOVE your blog. Ben Foster is one of my favorite actors - I'm so happy I found your tumblr. :)
January 2012
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“I love people. I think those that hate people have just been so wounded by...”
– Ben Foster
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Throwback: French interview for X3
Interview by Mathieu Carratier for Premier France
Vous débarquez au milieu d’un casting constitué depuis deux films. Un peu comme un étudiant qui partirait à l’étranger dans une famille d’accueil…
Ben Foster : ( Rire.) C’est un peu ça. Tomber sur un bon scénario, c’est une chose. Mais quand vous savez qu’en plus vous allez partager l’écran avec sir Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart ou Halle...
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via Fade In:
According to the Mayan calendar, the world’s ending in December. If you knew this to be true, how would you spend this year? I guess making movies takes too long, right? I don’t know, maybe get into Internet porn. That hits the market pretty fast. What?! [Laughs] Not a long turnaround. You can bang them out real fast. You’d have to move back to L.A. for that, Ben. Yeah, but there...
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