The Star Market: Can The Conspirator Energize James McAvoy’s Career?

The Star Market: Can The Conspirator Energize James McAvoy’s Career?
James McAvoy stars in movies, but he’s not yet a movie star . He seemed on the cusp right after 2008’s blockbuster Wanted , but in the years since he’s pulled back, focusing on prestige fare like Robert Redford’s Lincoln assassination drama The Conspirator , out in theaters today. Can this sort of highbrow role push McAvoy to the next level? Or will it all depend on his summer blockbuster X-Men …
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Greta Gerwig: The queen of low-budget cinema is breaking into the mainstream with her role in Arthur
The first sign that Greta Gerwig may not be your average movie star comes as I’m striding into the lobby of the Four Seasons hotel in Beverly Hills, 45 minutes before our scheduled rendezvous. My mobile telephone rings. Would I mind coming straight up to Greta’s suite? She is running rather early, would hate to intrude on more of my Friday afternoon than absolutely necessary, and so wonders if …
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UNR’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ mixes tradition, technology
Wesley Gaines McNair and Kate Atack appear in the University of Nevada, Reno’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” / Marilyn Newton/RGJ What: “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” presented by Nevada Repertory Company When: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, April 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30; and 1:30 p.m. May 1 Where: Redfield Proscenium Theatre in the Church Fine Arts building on the University of Nevada, Reno campus …
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