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У них показ запланирован на 11/07/08, а у нас, интересно, как?
В наших источниках пока тишина((((но, раз фильм " Август "будет на ДВД, у нас будет возможность его посмотреть 
Источник : http://www.tlavideo.com/product/1-35-26 … tml?sn=290
В четверг , 22 мая 2008г. в Сиэтле , начнется междунарордный кинофестиваль , который продлится до 15 июня 2008г. На фестивале буде показан фильм " Август ". 
Do it yourself: SIFF 2008
By Moira Macdonald
May 18, 2008
And so it begins: The Seattle International Film Festival, starting Thursday and continuing through June 15 with hundreds of movies, even more hundreds of lines and countless thousands of kernels of popcorn. For the casual SIFF-goer, the question is this: How do I choose, from the aforementioned hundreds, what to see?
You can browse wwwsiff.net, or The Seattle Times SIFF Guide (available at numerous locations, including all SIFF venues and local libraries), and find some movies already in convenient packages that may coincide with your interests: Films4Families, Midnight
Adrenaline, Alternate Cinema, Face the Music, Planet Cinema (environmental films), Emerging Masters, Northwest Connections or archival presentations. But here, mostly sight unseen, are a few other mini-festivals you can craft yourself:
Where the stars are
Big-name movie stars drop by SIFF in person occasionally, but you can regularly see them on the big screen during the festival, in movies like this:
"August," the story of a dot-com entrepreneur facing his industry's downturn, starring Josh Hartnett and David Bowie. (9:15 p.m. May 29, Uptown; 9:30 p.m. June 2, Pacific Place)
Источник : http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/m … iff18.html
Премьерный показ фильма "Август" в Бруклине состоится 31 мая и 6 июня 
Ещё один небольшой синопсис:
AUGUST
Director: Austin Chick
United States, 2008, 111min
Format: 35mm
Festival Edition: 2008
Category: Feature
showtime: 7:00 pm | Saturday May 31 | Brooklyn Heights Cinemа
showtime: 9:00 pm | Friday June 6 | Brooklyn Heights Cinema
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Naomie Harris, Adam Scott, Rip Torn, David Bowie
Crew: Producers: Charlie Corwin, Josh Hartnett, David Guy Levy, Elisa Pugliese - Executive Producers: Patrick Morris, Austin Chick, Howard A. Rodman - Screenwriter: Howard A. Rodman - Production Designer: Roshelle Berliner - Casting Director: Ellen Parks - Editor: Pete Beaudreau - Cinematographer: Andrij Parekh - Sound: Robert Hein
Sales: Christian Mercuri - T: (310) 388-6900
Email: cmercurinuimage.net
synopsis
AUGUST follows Tom Sterling (Josh Hartnett) as an aggressive, young dot-com entrepreneur who fights to keep his start-up company afloat. Tom finds himself on a personal and professional downward spiral as he struggles to reunite with girlfriend, Sarrah (Naomie Harris), regain control of his company from his apathetic investor Ogilvie (David Bowie), and deal with age-old family wounds with his father, David (Rip Torn) and his brother Joshua (Adam Scott). The film also stars Emmanuelle Chriqui as Morela and Andre Royo as Dylan.
biography
Writer/director Austin Chick comes from a background in painting. He studied filmmaking at Purchase College, graduating in 1998. Chick’s first feature, "XX/XY," premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. He has since worked as a producer on Sidney Lumet’s "Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead." His projects in the works include "Love Is Easy," a bittersweet dramatic comedy; a revenge thriller titled "Grrls Against Boys;" and a dark psychological thriller set in the Hamptons.
filmography
- AUGUST, 2008
- XX/XY, 2002
festivals
Sundance
Источник : http://www.wbff.org/films/detail.asp?fid=837
Сегодня появятся счастливчики)))))))посмотрят фильм " Август". Ну а мы можем посмотреть видео с отрывками из фильма :
Josh Hartnett stars as dot-com entrepreneur in "August"
Hollywood's taking a stab at bringing sexy back to the world of the Valley in August, which posits Tom Sterling (Josh Hartnett) and brother Joshua (Adam Scott) as founders trying to keep their fictional Silicon Alley startup Razorfish Landshark afloat amidst 2001's dot-bomb. Androgynous rock legend David Bowie even has a cameo as an investor trying to wrest control of the company from the founders. Never have term sheets and board meetings been so exciting! More surprising? Andre Royo, best known for his gritty portrayal of the junkie with a heart of gold Bubbles on HBO's The Wire has a supporting role. And that, more than than the action-packed, fast-paced trailer, actually makes me want to see it.
Ссылка на видео :
http://valleywag.com/393508/josh-hartne … -in-august
Трейлер к фильму появился и на этой странице: http://www.geeksugar.com/1666314?sidche … ;idcheck=1
Эта страница у меня лучше грузится)))))) Надеюсь, скоро увидим и фильм
Ещё ссылка про "Август" : http://draven99.blogspot.com/2008/06/au … ailer.html
Незнаю было или нет) http://www.movievine.com/news/article00927.shtml
Плакат очень к фильму понравился) Обязательно пойду на него)))
Фильм посмотрела честно говоря без особого удовольствия , а концовка фильма вообще как будто недоснята . Весь фильм режет слух как Джош называет брата своим именем . Вообще у героя Джоша скверный характер , он не стесняется в выражениях и может сказать все что думает любому прямо в лицо , на важную встречу может придти после бурной гулянки , а еще после бессонной придти в офис с утра , понюхать свои подмышки , переодеть новую майку и работать дальше . Девушки возле Джоша пресутствуют всегда , с Наоми кстати неплохо смотрятся . Кстати татушек на Джоше было больше , сейчас выложу фото в теме Кадры из фильма " Август"
Фильм посмотрела честно говоря без особого удовольствия , а концовка фильма вообще как будто недоснята .
Наталка меня расстроила...фильм совсем не понравился??? 
или не понравилась роль или игра Джоша?
Наталка меня расстроила...фильм совсем не понравился??? или не понравилась роль или игра Джоша?
Посмотри сама , у тебя может будет другое мнение ! все как то средненько было в фильме!
Так, что за паника 
плакат обещал хороший фильм!
Наталка, ты у нас первопроходец, как всегда)))
я вот скачала, но еще не посмотрела...
спасибо за отзыв, мне понравился персонаж Джоша по твоему описанию))) ну а о самом фильме буду судить, когда посмотрю...
плакат обещал хороший фильм!
ну если бы все хорошие постеры предвещали бы хорошее кино... было бы очень мало неудачных картин)))
Итак, 11 июля фильм "Август" выходит в прокат.
57th & Irving Productions and First Look Studios' 'August' Cast and Filmmakers to Ring The Closing Bell(R) at the NYSE July 11, 2008
Cast and Filmmakers to Ring in the Close of the Week's Exchange and the Release of Their Film
NEW YORK, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- "August" cast and filmmakers will be ringing The Closing Bell(R) at the NYSE on Friday, July 11th, 2008 at 4:00PM EDT. Josh Hartnett will ring the bell while surrounded by cast and producers from 57th & Irving Productions, Periscope, and Original Media. The film, which premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival, will be released on July 11th at the Village East Theater by distributor First Look Studios.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080604/NYW074LOGO )
"August" follows Tom Sterling (Josh Hartnett) as an aggressive, young dotcom entrepreneur who fights to keep his start-up company afloat. Tom finds himself on a personal and professional downward spiral as he struggles to reunite with girlfriend, Sarah (Naomie Harris), regain control of his company from his investor Ogilvie (David Bowie), and deal with age-old family wounds with his father, David (Rip Torn) and his brother Joshua (Adam Scott).
Austin Chick (XX/XY) is the director of "August," which also showcases stellar performances from Emmanuelle Chriqui and Robin Tunney. The star-studded cast and producers look forward to the honor of ringing The Closing Bell(R) this Friday. "What better setting could we pick to ring in the release of 'August' than the NYSE," asked 57th & Irving President Patrick Morris. "There will be plenty of traders on the floor that day who will remember late summer 2001 very well and maybe recalling that dark time in the market will afford us some perspective on our financial current state."
The film was 57th & Irving Productions' second of four completed film projects, which also includes "American Teen," "The Cake Eaters," and "I Bring What I Love." "American Teen" is due to hit theaters nationwide July 25th and "The Cake Eaters" will be released Valentine's Day 2009. 57th & Irving Productions is currently working on two mid-production films as well.
я вот скачала, но еще не посмотрела...
спасибо за отзыв, мне понравился персонаж Джоша по твоему описанию))) ну а о самом фильме буду судить, когда посмотрю
Уже бы быстрее , а то я так осудила , может тебе понравится , смотри давай быстрее , охото хоть от кого то мнение узнать!
Наталка, ты у нас первопроходец, как всегда)))
Ну не скажи , "Чемпиона" Людмила первая смотрела !
Где бы мне раздобыть " Здесь на земле"?
One powerful film
Josh Hartnett should set the film world ablaze with his latest performance in the gripping “August.” The “Pearl Harbor” star has come into his own and the actor’s steely eyes have never been better utilized than in this tale of life in New York City in the month before 9/11.
August and everything after
Immediately filmmaker Austin Chick puts “August” into context. There is Josh Hartnett getting ready for work with the television news on complete with Nicole Kidman-Tom Cruise divorce details and President George W. Bush being criticized for taking a 30-day vacation in Texas.
Hartnett’s Tom is a dreamer whose internet start-up has, thus far, bucked the internet downturn. His company, with brother Josh (Adam Scott), has turned into a hundred-million dollar tech stock force. Many have said that America’s economic woes began when the attacks on 9/11 occurred, when in fact, “August” shows that the American financial ideal was already hurt long before those planes crashed into the Twin Towers.
Hartnett takes the film by the horns and never lets up. Easy to see why, the script from Howard A. Rodman is tight, terse and terrific. The supporting cast, although used sparingly, does not allow their short screen time dampen their gripping performances. Stand outs include Robin Tunney and “The Wire’s” Andre Royo, when is he not fantastic?
After a quick introduction, the story jumps ahead five months to August 2001. There’s immediate acknowledgement of July and what happened. Tech stocks plummeted and Tom’s Land Shark was no different. Sitting at $7 a share and sinking fast, Tom, his family-man brother Josh (the brains behind the operation) and the rest of Land Shark executives, scurry to secure investors before time runs out on their dream. They hope to escape the month with some sort of financial security while moving their company forward.
These characters are indicative of the thousands who during this period were worth billions on paper. “August” paints a picture of a world where the billions in the financial realities of August 2001 are in fact, far less inflated.
The soundtrack is powerful in an almost Rob Zombie meets Nine Inch Nails vein. Its haunting bravado gives audiences the feeling of impending tension at every turn. The score provides an urgency that mirrors Hartnett’s situation. That music inducing emotion is fitting since the film works as a thriller of sorts. Watching Hartnett, who dominates every scene, plunge into the maze that is the entirely relatable of human efforts, survival, “August” is pure cinematic power. With the music accompanying him, it is impossible to take your eyes off this film from beginning to end.
Family first
At its heart, “August” is a family story. Specifically it is a tale of two brothers, Josh, played with quiet ferocity by Scott and Tom, who establishes him as someone who could easily clutch Oscar gold during his career. The story of how sibling relationships whether economic, political and familial storms is ripe with powerful emotion and resonates long after the credits roll. Rip Torn shines as the boys’ father who asks perfectly in one scene the question so many asked of the tech boom: “So, what do you do? What do you make?” That question as delivered by veteran Torn perfectly captures the sentiment of a population who wondered what these tech genius had actually “created.”
That over inflated value of tech stocks and its subsequent decline is shown in miraculous detail as the “old money” guard swoops in to clean up the financial mess and bail out young entrepreneurs who had bit off more than they could chew. That role of corporate giant is personified brilliantly by David Bowie. If Judi Dench could earn an Oscar for seconds on screen in “Shakespeare in Love,” Bowie should be considered for his icy portrayal of old guard capitalism having its revenge on the upstarts.
“August” is a lesson in smartly planning for a future all of us know is unknown. A nameless future is always a gamble, but for these characters, knowing 9/11 is merely weeks away and will drastically change everyone’s present and future is a haunting dramatic experience.
As the audience is keenly aware, the terrorist attacks of 9/11 loom, and Hartnett’s “August” will not see a better September. All his efforts to secure a future for him, his brother and Land Shark could be completely undermined by current events yet to occur.
Hartnett’s Tom shows a softer side through his relationship with Naomie Harris’ Sarrah. The romance allows the actor to show some heart in his character. As his world is slowly closing in around him, he has the life preserver of an old flame, Harris. These two share chemistry we hope is replicated often.
Hartnett is a vision
An often shirtless, tattooed Hartnett walks around much of the film as if he’s someone waiting for something to happen. Tom is a visionary in all ways except in his own life. Hartnett the actor shows a vulnerability not been seen in Hartnett’s entire body of work. In “August” Hartnett is purely intense.
Hartnett crafts a character with such depth, audiences will treasure the seriousness he put into such a demanding part.
What’s also fascinating is the use of the Twin Towers and 9/11. The impending terrorist attacks exist as a looming character that audiences never witness. To see these characters struggle to make it through the weeks of “August” knowing what will happen in that very city in September is a unique method of injecting tension and a thriller mentality to a tale that is at its core the story of two brothers trying to live the American dream.
The towers are only seen twice. At the beginning off in the distance and then at the end, brilliantly framed by director Chick as Hartnett’s character is seated in a high rise office building. With slow movements of the camera, Chick brings the two towers into view with Hartnett at its center and frames the entire film in one shot.
Здесь фильм "Август" просто захвалили!!!!!
ну не удивительно, что в Штатах фильм хвалят, они будут восхвалять все, что связано с 9/11... при этом оставаясь одной из стран, где безразличие людей друг к другу достигло чуть ли не наивысшего уровня...
где безразличие людей друг к другу достигло чуть ли не наивысшего уровня...
Не поспоришь...только недавно показывали, как в Америке, женщина , в приемной поликлиники умирала два часа ,наконец умерла и через ещё какое то время на неё обратили внимание 
Перед премьерой "Августа" только успевай читать по ссылке интервью с Адамом Скоттом, который сыграл в фильме брата Джоша по имени Джош
http://www.movieweb.com/news/16/29816.php
...только недавно показывали, как в Америке, женщина , в приемной поликлиники умирала два часа ,наконец умерла и через ещё какое то время на неё обратили внимание
Да это точно! видела я эти ужасающие кадры , равнодушие полнейшее!
какое-то невменяемое кино... чтобы проникнуться, надо либо быть американцем, либо бизнесменом, либо Остином Чиком и Ко, чтоли.... признаючь честно - половину текста я просто не поняла. во-первых, отвратительный русский перевод, который не только был искажен сам по себе но и мешал расслышать оригинальный текст на английском. во-вторых, я не сильна во всех этих экономических штуках, взлетах и падениях акций на бирже и т.п. понятно, что Джош и его брат содали компанию, которая со временем стала реально крутой и стала приносить нехилый доход. однако в какой-то момент акции компании упали и перед братьями встала угроза банкротства. ну и по сути дела полтора часа герой Джоша мучается проблемами взаимоотошений с семьей и братом, проблемами на работе, проблемами с восприятием жизни, проблемами с девушкой.... короче, его Том - человек-проблема, хотя с другой стороны, он совершенно спокойный тип, будто все эти его проблемы варятся где-то в глубине его. он бывает дерзок, но он совсем не негативный персонаж.
откровенно говоря, все это наблюдать скучновато... т.е. понятно, что создатели нам рассказывают, что вот перед катастрофой 9-11 были такие ребята и мучались такими проблемами... тут типа раскрывается характер героя Джоша - такого себе слегка эгоистичного, уверенного в себе парня, который везде прорывается, но вообще живет, будто постоянно маясь. то, что фильм вообще касается темы 9-11 может быть понятно только по тому, что нам пару раз дают намеки на год (2001) ну и август тоже где-то там профигурировал.... по телеку, который иногда попадает в экран видны отрывки новостей об авиакатастрофах. но это намеки и больше в фильме о трагедии 9-11 нет НИЧЕГО. я даже не поняла, работали ли братья в башнях-близнецах? я была уверена, что эту тему хоть как-то активнее проэксплуатируют, ну хотя бы каким-то финальным итоговым текстом, но окончание фильма пришло как здрасьте....
в общем... всем этим я не хочу сказать, что кино паршивое и не стоит просмотра. оно вводит в некоторе настроение и поклонники Джоша будут рады тому, что полтора часа экранного времени будут наблюдать за предметом своей симпатии (иногда ведь большего и не надо))). но не будь я поклонницей Джоша, не ручаюсь, что выдержала бы.... это, конечно, не Голливудский мейнстрим. но и на артхаус не сильно тянет. вроде бы психология героя отслеживается, но я бы не сказала, что есть какое-то особое в нее погружение... ну наблюдаем за ним и все.... я не заметила в его жизненной истории так много интересного и нестандартного, с чем бы не мог столкнуться каждый. ну а как повлияла на него 9-11 мы и не узнаем.
однако, в фильме есть одна, очень важная вещь. тут появился какой-то НОВЫЙ Джош Хартнетт. он выглядит очень убедительно. в нем ощущается какой-то более зрелый, более сильный актер. я очень пристально наблюдала за его игрой (концентрироваться было больше не на чем) и каждый раз поражалась переменам. изменилась как-то его мимика, взгляд, поведение... он реально играет намного, намного лучше. и пусть Август снова не стал столь ожидаемой большой его удачей, все-таки он показателен в плане творческого взросления Джоша. эти перемены радуют...
...ну и просто до визгу радуют Джошевы рубашки с длинными рукавами, футболки с декольте, топлесс..... как красив, как красив!!!!
Everydika
Полностью с тобой согласна во всем ! Но все равно тем , кто еще не посмотрел фильм , советую не пологаться на наше мнение , а посмотреть самим посмотреть . сколько людей , столько мнений !
Статья - немного об "Августе", больше о Джоше
JOSH HARTNETT TURNS ON THE CHARM
JULY 11 2008
Josh Hartnett is my new favorite. He’s tall, sensitive, thoughtful and has a soft spot for his past loves (just like me, ha ha).
When we meet at NYC’s Tribeca Grand during Cinema Society’s August premiere, Josh and I exchange “nice to meet you” pleasantries.
The affable actor plays an aggressive dot-com entrepreneur fighting a downward spiral both personally and professionally in August, which is in select theaters now.
How does he compare to his character?
“Have you seen the film?” he asks me. Not yet, but Susan Sarandon is in the theater waiting to watch it.
“I’m not very much like him, but I understand where he’s coming from,” Josh tells me. “How things can just start slipping and you let your idea of yourself get in the way of what you need in life. You just push until your wheels are coming off, not to mix too many metaphors. But he’s falling apart and everybody can relate to that. At one point or another, everybody feels that self-destructive pull. And I look a lot like him.”
He adds, “I am incredibly ambitious, but I think my ambitions lie some in work and some in my personal life, you know? I kind of try and work hard at both. I work hard at playing hard sometimes.”
Hm, speaking of personal life, has he congratulated Scarlett Johansson on her engagement? He looks at me expressionless, and lets his handler do the talking.
Onto the next one!
How did Josh and Adam Scott, who plays his brother, bond?
“We talked about whatever for a few days,” Adam tells me. “It was good. It set us at ease with each other. We went out a few times in big groups. We would all go out and drink. It was fun. It’s a good way to hang out. There’s no ego or airs about him. You wouldn’t know that he’s this famous movie star. If you didn’t already know that, you wouldn’t guess that just because of the way he carries himself.”
Интересное интервью:
Josh Hartnett Revisits Dot-Com Meltdown in August
July 11, 2008
August tracks the rise and fall of a cocky internet startup boss who watches his company implode during 2001's dot-com meltdown. Set in Manhattan a few weeks before 9/11, the movie follows brash CEO Tom Sterling as he pitches venture capitalists on the mystique of his LandShark company.
Josh Hartnett (30 Days of Night, Lucky Number Slevin), who produced the movie, stars as a fast-talking master of B.S. who's living the instant-millionaire dream until reality pops the bubble. August, which opens Friday in New York, also stars Naomie Harris, Rip Torn and David Bowie.
Wired.com chatted on the phone with Hartnett, who's in New York recharging for a couple of weeks before moving to London to play the Tom Cruise role in a stage production of Rain Man, about the era of rock-star CEOs and dot-com flimflam.
Wired.com: This movie seems to encapsulate a whole generation of dot-com visionaries -- or were they con artists? -- who made and lost fortunes before the bubble burst in 2001. Did you model your character after people you observed at the time?
Josh Hartnett: I had a few people to draw on, but the role was so clearly written I didn't have to do any kind of impersonation. I do remember being in New York around that time when these upstart Silicon Alley dot-com chiefs in their mid-to-late 20s really acted like rock stars. They were out all night at all the right places, dating the right girls, living the dream.
Wired.com: And throwing insanely expensive launch parties.
Hartnett: Yeah, definitely. So I remember that and styled myself and took on the attitude of these people I saw who were very sharp and aggressive.
Wired.com: It's funny that in August (trailer embedded), it's never made clear what the hell Tom Sterling's company actually does.
Hartnett: That was a purposeful omission. What made this time period compelling for me is that it seemed like, from the stories I heard, the more obtuse your sales pitch was, the more likely people were to give you money. The less you said, the better. I love Tom's speeches in the film because if you really break it down, he's not saying much.
Wired.com: So here we are seven years later. The web is hot again and Hollywood is cooking up all kinds of internet ventures. Do you have anything in development for the web yourself?
Hartnett: I have no immediate plans, but there's going to be an awful lot of changes going on in our business. I just wonder what the future for the two-hour film is.
Not yet, but Susan Sarandon is in the theater waiting to watch it.
интересно, чем продиктован интерес Сьюзан Сарандон к фильму?
At one point or another, everybody feels that self-destructive pull. And I look a lot like him
Джош хочет сказать, что похож на своего персонажа? Я не верю...
I am incredibly ambitious, but I think my ambitions lie some in work and some in my personal life, you know? I kind of try and work hard at both. I work hard at playing hard sometimes
Джош очень амбицизозен?! 
ну насчет work hard относительно личной жизни я еще могу поверить)))
Hm, speaking of personal life, has he congratulated Scarlett Johansson on her engagement? He looks at me expressionless, and lets his handler do the talking.
гы... нашли что спросить)))
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Interview: Josh Hartnett on "August"
In the mere decade he's been filling movie screens, 30-year-old actor Josh Hartnett has already worked in both mega-budget studio flicks ("Pearl Harbor," "Hollywood Homicide") and with auteurs like Sofia Coppola ("The Virgin Suicides"), Robert Rodriguez ("The Faculty," "Sin City") and Brian De Palma ("The Black Dahlia"). Maintaining his stance with one foot in Hollywood, the other currently leaning more heavily in Indiewood, Hartnett's latest — which he also co-produced — is a time warp back to New York during the summer of 2001. Only marginally a pre-9/11 film, director Austin Chick's "August" is an implosive study in hubris set against the backdrop of the dot-com economic meltdown. Hartnett plays Tom Sterling, a narcissistic millionaire CEO who is far more concerned with his materialistic rock star image than he is for Landshark, the sinking ship of a company that he began with his brother Joshua (Adam Scott). Hartnett chatted with me about the film, why he considers himself a gambler, and being intimidated by co-star David Bowie.
As a well-recognized actor, have you ever thrown your celebrity weight around to get your way, as Tom does?
No, I've never considered such things. [laughs] Of course, yeah. There are times, especially in New York, where the nightlife is run by the loudest voice in the room. There are so many celebrities here in their own right who are just local celebrities, and it's hard to keep that status alive. But I don't play that game. I've seen a lot of people who are like that, and that's where the character Tom came from, as far as my understanding of him. There aren't that many situations where I have to throw a tantrum. I'm not all that demanding, I don't think. My family might think otherwise.
What Landshark actually does or produces is kept largely ambiguous in the film. Were there any challenges or concerns approaching a character who had so many blanks to be filled in?
It just makes my job a little bit more creative. I get to decide more myself what his job really is, what the company is, and how he thinks his own life will play out. For this script, the character was so well written that I had faith that I wasn't going to look moronic up there. Leaving it ambiguous was the right choice, and I think it turned out well. In a way, it's not all that important to let the audience know what the company does. The more ambiguous Tom's pitch is, the more people seem to buy it.
Are you a tech geek in any way?
My abilities on the computer are limited pretty much to iTunes and YouTube. I check my email as much as anybody, but I'm more old-fashioned, in a certain sense. My interests are guitars, cars, and vacation. I've been playing guitar all my life. My dad was a professional guitarist, but I'm terrible, which lets me off the hook, so I just play for myself.
Speaking of musicians, David Bowie makes a wonderful cameo role in the film. Do you have any on-set anecdotes involving him, or for that matter, your co-star Rip Torn?
Rip's a character -- he said he's worked on more films than any other American actor. I don't know if that's true, but he's been around for a long time. We had a good relationship, and he was only on set for a few days, and David Bowie was only there for one day, so I didn't really get to know either of them that well. But with Bowie, I was just awestruck when he was around. Right before Bowie came to set, I saw all his old videos, and that made me doubly intimidated by him when he got there.
Between Bowie, iTunes and your family of musicians, it's probably fair to ask what you're listening to these days.
Wolf Parade just came out with a new album, and I've got a huge musical infatuation with [vocalist-keyboardist-guitarist] Spencer Krug; I think he's a genius. He has that band Sunset Rubdown, too, and Swan Lake. I've been really excited to hear the new album, so I've been listening to that a lot. My musical tastes go from Zeppelin to Bob Dylan to Kanye West and Lil' Wayne. Anything modern and progressive.
What's the biggest gamble you've ever taken?
Relying on the movie business to feed me was a pretty large gamble. I got lucky there. I'm kind of a gambler at heart. I take a lot of risks with my career and my life. I move around a lot, and I love my family and friends, but I do kind of keep moving and don't spend a lot of time in one place. I traveled to China a little bit last year — that was exciting, but I won't [be traveling again until] the beginning of next year, because I'm doing this play in London, which is also a gamble.
You mean the Tom Cruise role in a "Rain Man" stage adaptation? I had no idea that project existed until this week.
It was just written into a play last year. They sent it to me, and I was thinking at first, why would I reprise a role that was done so well before? Why would I take on a theater piece based on a movie? But I read the script, and I couldn't deny it was one of the richest characters I've ever read. I've been looking for a piece of theater to do, in London specifically. One of the producers who I've met with out there sent it to me and said, "I think this would be terrific for you." I read it, loved it, we went out and found a director, another actor, and here we are.
What preconceived notions do you think people have about actors, acting, or even you as an actor?
The perception of me has hopefully changed over the years. At the beginning of my career, it was odd to me that people saw me so much as the heroic type. "Pearl Harbor" was one of those heroic characters, and that was the biggest movie I was in, but I try to experiment with different types of characters. My first film was Robert Rodriguez's "The Faculty," and I played the reluctant cool guy. In "The Virgin Suicides," I played something that I thought was completely different, and worked my way up like any other actor in the industry. Then suddenly, there was this invitation put out to journalists to categorize me when I did "Pearl Harbor," and that was obviously a huge publicity machine. I found myself at the center of it, and I've been labeled ever since.
I hope the work I'm doing is showing people that I'm a real actor and that I want to try different things. In general, I think actors are labeled as pampered and [not having] a lot of scruples. I know a lot of actors who are incredibly intelligent and care very much about all
areas in life. They're not just preening in the mirror all day long... but some are like that, too.
"August" is currently playing in New York and will be released in Los Angeles on July 18th
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Josh Hartnett was standing in the New York Stock Exchange's posh board room, surrounded by the people who'd helped the actor make "August," his most recent movie. As a thanks for swinging the gavel at the end of the day's trading, Hartnett was handed a gold medallion.
"Is this chocolate?" he kidded at the event earlier this month, "Or plastic?"
By his side stood Patrick Morris, the president of 57th & Irving Productions, the company that brought "August" to theaters.
Though he didn't get the opportunity to make a joke, Morris, a Manhattan resident who grew up in Cortlandt, figures to have plenty of chances to make his voice heard in the film industry.
This month alone, 57th & Irving is producing two movies getting theatrical releases.
In addition to "August," Purchase College grad Austin Chick's pre-9/11 tale about a troubled family business adrift in a dizzying economy - a film that also features David Bowie, Rip Torn and Adam Scott, the company is also behind a documentary titled "American Teen."
Directed by Academy Award nominee Nanette Burstein, "American Teen, which opens Friday, follows a group of Indiana students as they deal with all the inherent challenges that high school brings. The winner of a major award at the Sundance Film Festival, the movie is the kind of crowd-pleaser that could be the underdog hit of the summer.
"I'm hopeful that, knock on wood, we've got Academy Award nomination material," Morris said recently.
57th & Irving has several other projects working, including "The Cake Eaters," which is scheduled for a February release. Actress Mary Stuart Masterson's first film as a director, the movie has already been a hit at film festivals. It features Elizabeth Ashley and Tom Cavanaugh.
Another 57th & Irving film, a documentary about the Senegalese musician Youssou N'dour, has yet to be scheduled for release.
The company is unusual in the entertainment business -its sister firm is a hedge fund, Hagin Investment Management. After more than a decade working for global financial companies, Morris started both 57th & Irving and Hagin Investment about three years ago.
Morris, 35, said the company's focus is smallish projects, the sort of films that often benefit from government tax breaks.
"Making money back in films is not the easiest thing to do," Morris said, which is why he intends to focus on films with budgets below $15 million, the limit for films angling for tax breaks.
Kate White, the company's head of media relations (and Morris' fiancée), said 57th & Irving and its backers will also make "the art of film" a priority. The company's investors include Morris' parents, Robert and Carol Morris. The couple lives in Croton-on-Hudson and has supported many New York arts organizations, including the Copland House in Cortlandt.
Each of the company's films has arrived with an indie ethos. "August" and "The Cake Eaters" are personal, character-driven narratives; "I Bring What I Love," the N'dour documentary, focuses on a man who's more famous abroad than here, and "American Teen" is about a group of normal Midwestern kids.
From a financial standpoint, projects that don't rely on brand-name movie stars often make the most sense, Morris said.
"Star talent has been evaporating over time," he said. "There's still something to be said for putting a star in your movie, and it does drive some foreign sales, and it does definitely get more interest from distributors. But it sure doesn't guarantee a theatrical release, and it sure doesn't guarantee a big payback. You've still got to make a good film, and it still has to appeal to the audience."
"My experience working with 57th & Irving could not have been better," said Chick. " ... Their approach is straightforward and sensible, and while they may be somewhat new to the industry they're smart enough to admit when they don't know something and they aren't afraid to ask questions."
As the industry tries to adapt to the changing technologies of the new century, Morris said people who make movies have to come up with new ways to market their products.
Comparing movies to music, Morris said: "You can still make a lot of money on a concert tour. What is a concert? A concert is a live event that has a limited amount of seating that people want to say they participated in. The only equivalent, I would say, in the film business is the premiere at a major film festival.
"Somewhere along the line somebody's going to have to come up with a way (to connect non-festival-attending movie lovers with festival events) ... 25 bucks to participate in a virtual Sundance Film Festival might work.
"The thing that's shocking to me is for an industry full of people that claim to be cutting-edge decision-drivers who tell you what's hip, what's cool, what's in style - how to analyze an audience - is why there aren't more creative solutions to monetizing the few things that the film business has, the experiences people want."
What they want, he says, is "People magazine-feeling experiences, velvet rope experiences.
"If you could (take) what they see on the pages of People magazine and integrate it into their experience with film, then you might actually have a way to monetize this stuff."
The company's plans include a horror movie, another drama and a pair of documentaries, Morris said.
"My argument would be: Do what you like, do what you think sounds commercial - you have room for a passion project that you just take a chance on," he said. "I think a diversified portfolio - like in anything - is the best way to go."
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Я может что-то пропустила, (извените 
) но у нас в России вообще "Август" будут показывать? И когда, если кто знает?
при этом оставаясь одной из стран, где безразличие людей друг к другу достигло чуть ли не наивысшего уровня...
К сожалению, и у нас этого хватает 
но у нас в России вообще "Август" будут показывать? И когда, если кто знает?
пока не предвидится, так что пираты нам в помощь
Everydika, ода!!! с ужасным одноголосым любительским переводом, но я его посмотрела....особенно было туго в моменты, когды речь заходила о всякого рода финансовых вопросах, а если еще учесть, что и фильм на эту тематику, то соответственно не совсем понятного осталось много...но впрочем...какая разница, когда на экране лицезреешь такую красоту....omg...как же он там сексуален...а когда еще и между монологами гундосого дядьки-переводчика впридачу слышишь и голос самого Джоша...ах ах ах...состояние экстаза по меньшей мере)))
а сам фильм довольно спицефицеский...весь драматизм происходящего можно осознать далеко не сразу....
с ужасным одноголосым любительским переводом, но я его посмотрела....
busido17, you rock!!! 
особенно было туго в моменты, когды речь заходила о всякого рода финансовых вопросах, а если еще учесть, что и фильм на эту тематику, то соответственно не совсем понятного осталось много...
Да уж, нам эти их проблемы не близки!!! 
Вот с самим террактом 11/09 всё понятно, ужасающая трагедия мирового масштаба. Почему нельзя было об этом снять фильм?..
но впрочем...какая разница, когда на экране лицезреешь такую красоту....omg...как же он там сексуален...а когда еще и между монологами гундосого дядьки-переводчика впридачу слышишь и голос самого Джоша...ах ах ах...состояние экстаза по меньшей мере)))
Это наше солнце может, в состояние транса ему ввести - пара пустяков!!!
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