Virginia Madsen Articles

Monsters vs. Aliens easily destroyed its competition at the North American box office this weekend with a whopping $58.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. DreamWorks Animation’s latest 3D-animated adventure follows a group of monsters assisting the U.S. government in the destruction of a ruthless alien leader. The film’s voice cast includes Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen and Hugh Laurie. Debuting at No. [...]

The Astronaut Farmer (2007) Direction: Michael Polish Screenplay: Michael and Mark Polish Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Bruce Dern, Tim Blake Nelson, Jon Gries, Max Thieriot   Billy Bob Thornton in The Astronaut Farmer   The Astronaut Farmer is considerably more than the story of a guy who builds a rocket. In truth, writer/director Michael Polish and co-screenwriter Mark Polish have concocted a tale [...]

2005 Spirit Awards Film Independent’s 2005 Spirit Award winners: Santa Monica on February 26, 2005 ("*" denotes the winner in each category)   Sandra Oh, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Paul Giamatti in Sideways   BEST FILM (Award given to the Producer) Baadasssss! Mario Van Peebles Kinsey Gail Mutrux Maria Full of Grace Paul Mezey Primer Shane Carruth * Sideways Michael London BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM [...]

Paul Giamatti, Virginia Madsen, Sideways Best Film: Sideways directed by Alexander Payne Runners-up: Million Dollar Baby directed by Clint Eastwood and The Aviator directed by Martin Scorsese (tie); Before Sunset Best Canadian Film: Childstar directed by Don McKellar Runners-up: ScaredSacred directed by Velcrow Ripper; Festival Express directed by Bob Smeaton and A Silent Love directed by Federico Hidalgo (tie) Best Foreign Language Film: A Very [...]