AFI FEST 2009: A SINGLE MAN, THE SINGULARITY
Colin Firth, Julianne Moore in A Single Man (top); Steve Evets, Eric Cantona in Looking for Eric (bottom)
AFI FEST 2009 highlights on Thursday, Nov. 5:
Robert Barry Ptolemy’s The Singularity sounds fascinating: Futurist Ray Kurzweil discusses the just-around-the-corner impact of human technology, which has been growing exponentially. Imagine a world without death, hunger, disease. (Well, I’m assuming all those great things will happen if humans don’t self-destruct first. After all, all lab studies indicate that human imbecility is growing even faster than the species’ technological advances — talk about a scientific paradox; someone should come up with a documentary about that.)
Directed by Tom Ford, A Single Man stars Venice 2009 winner Colin Firth, who’ll quite likely receive an Oscar nod come [...]
by Andre Soares | November 4, 2009
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AFI FEST 2009: A SINGLE MAN – Closing Night Gala
Colin Firth, Matthew Goode in A Single Man
AFI FEST 2009’s Closing Night Gala presentation, the US premiere of Tom Ford’s A Single Man, will take place at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Thursday, November 5. (The festival, with screenings in Santa Monica, actually ends on Nov. 7.)
Based on a Christopher Isherwood novel, A Single Man chronicles a day — possibly the last one — in the life of a gay British college professor (Venice 2009 best actor Colin Firth) in the Los Angeles of the mid-’60s, as he seriously considers suicide following the unexpected death of his partner (Matthew Goode).
Written by Ford and David Scearce, A Single Man also features Julianne Moore (a likely best supporting actress [...]
by Andre Soares | October 24, 2009
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Colin Firth, Matthew Goode, Nicholas Hoult: London ‘09
Nicholas Hoult, Tom Ford, Colin Firth, Matthew Goode arrive for the premiere of A Single Man, directed by Ford, during the Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival at the Vue West End on October 16.
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Colin Firth
Matthew Goode
by Joan Lister | October 20, 2009
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A SINGLE MAN Photos
Colin Firth in A Single Man (top); Firth and Matthew Goode play lovers in A Single Man (bottom)
Winner of the Queer Lion for best gay-themed film, A Single Man chronicles the emotional struggles of a suicidal middle-aged college professor mourning the sudden death of his partner of 16 years in a car accident. During that period — one day in 1962 in Los Angeles (a time when gay sex was still illegal in California) — the world is facing the Cuban missile crisis.
Loosely based on Christopher Isherwood’s 1964 novel, A Single Man was directed by fashion designer-turned-filmmaker Tom Ford, and adapted by Ford and David Scearce.
Colin Firth, Julianne Moore in A Single Man
Colin Firth won the best actor award [...]
by Andre Soares | September 13, 2009
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Venice 2009: Julianne Moore, Colin Firth
Tom Ford, Julianne Moore, best actor winner Colin Firth, Nicholas Hoult, Matthew Goode at the premiere of Queer Lion winner (for best film with a gay theme) A Single Man at the 2009 Venice Film Festival
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Colin Firth
Nicholas Hoult
by Deborah Arthur | September 13, 2009
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Venice 2009: Jared Leto, Julianne Moore, Colin Firth
Designer-turned-director Tom Ford, Julianne Moore, best actor winner Colin Firth at the A Single Man premiere at the 2009 Venice Film Festival
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Julianne Moore
Jared Leto at the Mr. Nobody photocall
by Deborah Arthur | September 12, 2009
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