Another Movie Release…Kind of, Sort of (Hey – just a day or two late)

State of Play had already opened in the United States by the time it saw its’ UK release on April 22nd, 2009. But any excuse to post more pictures! The movie had a box office of over $9.2 million, putting it at #58 in the total of United Kingdom/Ireland/Malta receipts. I also thought that since this Read More …

“I wanted to explore the ambiguity of journalism…” (State of Play – A Little Bit of This and That)

  “I wanted to explore the ambiguity of journalism… It’s a kind of a conceit that journalists live under, that they remain objective. That’s never been my experience. They’re all too human, all too emotionally affected. Someone could write absolute rubbish about you because their aunty’s having a problem with cancer or something. It’s the Read More …

Exit Pitt, Hello Crowe – State of Play

On this date in 2009, the movie State of Play – based on the successful BBC mini-television series – was released in the United States to mostly positive reviews. The movie starred Russell Crowe, who replaced Brad Pitt when Pitt bowed out for a wide number of reasons, including script issues I love the final line in Read More …