Released on: 1991
Rating: 6.60
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UTA Signs Paul Bettany
Exclusive: Paul Bettany, who's currently starring in the Screen Gems genre thriller Priest, has just signed with UTA. Since his breakthrough on Gangster No. 1, the Royal Shakespeare Company-trained Bettany has starred in a wide range of films, from The Da Vinci Code to A Beautiful Mind, Wimbledon, Master & Commander, Creation and The Tourist. He next stars in the Sundance Film Festival financial-crisis drama Margin Call, coming in the fall. Bettany had been repped by Wme, and he continues to be managed by Melanie Greene at Affirmative Entertainment and UK-based Independent.»
- MIKE FLEMING
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Early Reviews: X-Men: First Class Earns Top Grades
While some of us were gallivanting around the south of France, others caught screenings of Matthew Vaughn's crack at the X-Men franchise, First Class, which boasts an appealing cast led by James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence and--for starters--strong reviews. The movie opens wide on Friday. Todd McCarthy, THR: "...roughly the first half of this massive and very well cast origins extravaganza is arguably the best hour of Marvel Comics-derived filmmaking among the torrent of it that's cascaded across screens in recent years. Audacious, confident and fueled by youthful energy, this is a surefire summer winner for a wide global audience." Louise Keller, UrbanCinefile: "Although the filmmakers have packed far too much into the storyline, there's first class action, superb special effects and a »
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