Jeff Daniels Articles

Protesting the planned appearance of Uighur-independence activist Rebiya Kadeer, whom the Chinese government blames for the ethnic violence this month between Uighurs and Han Chinese, a hacker has posted a Chinese flag on the Web site of the Melbourne International Film Festival, the New York Times has reported, citing the Associated Press. The ethnic riots in the East Turkistan region left nearly 200 people dead. [...]

Jeff Daniels, Ryan Reynolds in Paper Man (top); Nahid Persson Sarvestani, Empress Farah Diba in The Queen and I (middle); AnneBruce Falconer in Danse Macabre (bottom) Los Angeles Film Festival, Monday, June 21, highlights: Michele Mulroney and Kieran Mulroney's Paper Man (Landmark 4, 2 pm) stars Jeff Daniels as a middle-aged teacher who goes through growing pains after befriending a teenage girl. Also in the [...]

Ben Affleck, Russell Crowe Directed by Kevin Macdonald and adapted by Matthew Michael Carnahan, Tony Gilroy, and Billy Ray from Paul Abbott's television series, the thriller State of Play stars Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright Penn, Jeff Daniels, Justin Bateman, and Michael Berresse. State of Play opens in the US on April 19. Official site Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, Rachel [...]

Jeff Daniels, Lou Taylor Pucci in The Dream of Romans (top); Emma Thompson, Carey Mulligan in An Education (bottom) Perhaps it's just my impression, but the 25th edition of the Sundance Film Festival, which runs from Jan. 15-25, 2009, in Park City, Utah, seems to be focused on more commercial fare. If so, that's understandable considering that for the most part Sundance films have been [...]