Robert Pattinson, The Artist! Bid on his artwork, 'Unfinished City', for a worthy cause with the Arizona Diamondbacks!

Robert Pattinson, The Artist! Bid on his artwork, 'Unfinished City', for a worthy cause with the Arizona Diamondbacks!

UPDATE 4: The dimension for the home plate are 15.5 x 15.5 and the picture is 4 x 6. Also, bidding has reached $3000. :)
UPDATE 3: MORE pics and details in a new post HERE. Bidding is at $2525!
UPDATE 2: Current bid - $2000 :))
UPDATE: Before posting, the bid was at $150. Within an hour of this post, it went to $1000. Power of Rob :) His home plate is now the highest bid on the Home Plate Project's website.

Remember this?



It was only a matter of time before RenaissanceRob shared his artistic side again on canvas...er....home plate.

Home Plate Project has an auction going on with several celebrities offering up their artwork on a home plate. Rob was one of those celebs and here's the awesome work!

Unfinished City by Robert Pattinson



More pics HERE. Click HERE to bid on the artwork. Bidding ends August 31st!

Is your heart swelling yet? Wait...there's more!
I reached out to one of the organizers from Home Plate Project (@homeplateprojec) and Tim gave me more information about this awesome, one-of-a-kind, artpiece by Rob!

• Rob drew the artwork by pencil on a real, wooden, home plate. The plate was painted white and you can see the smudge marks by Rob from the pencil. 
• Rob drew the artwork about 6 weeks ago. 
• Rob's assistant, Jeff, knows one of the team members and asked Rob to participate. Rob was excited to do so. 
• The home plate by Rob also comes with an autographed photo that Rob gave to help with legitimacy. 
• The home plate is currently being displayed at the Arizona Diamondbacks HQ alongside the Diamondbacks' CEO, Derrick Hall's home plate contribution. Tim said they wanted to display the plates that would get the most attention for the cause. :') 

Tim is sending over more photos of Unfinished City as well as a close up of the autograph and the signed photo from Rob. He was a really sweet guy and said that he hoped the rare artwork from Rob would help their cause. Little did they know the power of Rob was about to be unleashed ;)

Want to know more about the Home Plate Project?

The D-backs Give Back League is a program designed for Arizona Diamondbacks employees to contribute toward the community. We are an independent co-worker coalition, acting beyond any scope of employment with the Arizona Diamondbacks.  

The Home Plate Project is a fundraiser for local non-profits. The idea of the program is to get members of the Arizona community to decorate home plates that will be provided to them. The plates will then be put on-line here for auction. Participants are encouraged to decorate their plate any way they like that shows their personality, their company’s personality, mission, what they do or just any fun idea they choose. They may paint the plate, attach crafts, apply a photo or again; any way they want to creatively use the space. There is one rule; be creative!!!  

For the first year, the Home Plate Project will benefit Ozanam Manor. Ozanam Manor is a local non-profit that helps people with transitional housing. They specialize in helping people over 50-years old who are homeless, or other people with a handicap due to illness or disease, regain their pride and get back on their feet. Many are U.S. Veterans. The money raised from this project will help renovate areas of their building, which was built in the 1930s, and other needs like a storage shed. Ozanam Manor has a success rate of 75% and they need more funding and volunteer help to continue their impressive success rate. Our team will be hands-on helping with projects or other ways like running a “Toiletry Drive” so residents have the things we take for granted each day. You can learn more about this impressive organization by clicking HERE.

Do you love Rob more or what??? Thank you, lifeloveartfilm, for the heads up on this awesome Rob news!

VIDEO: Robert Pattinson talks about Cosmopolis and not deviating from the script

VIDEO: Robert Pattinson talks about Cosmopolis and not deviating from the script

Another Malone Movie Minute with Robert Pattinson. He's so expressive...love it. And I love when his accent is emphasized :D

VIDEO: New Robert Pattinson interview from Cosmopolis junket in Cannes

VIDEO: New Robert Pattinson interview from Cosmopolis junket in Cannes

So good! Rob talks about the dialogue in Cosmopolis and his impression of David Cronenberg is spot on. :) And of course Rob is funny talking about Paul Giamatti's nerves on set.
Good Malone Movie Minute :)



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Premiere chief editor reveals possible directors Robert Pattinson will work with: Harmony Korine and Werner Herzog

Premiere chief editor reveals possible directors Robert Pattinson will work with: Harmony Korine and Werner Herzog



Mathieu Carratier, chief editor of Premiere magazine, tweeted about Rob a few hours ago. What did he have to say? (Click the links to read IMDb pages, the original french source and more)

• Rob is preparing to work with Werner Herzog.
• Werner Herzog is "a great and crazy German director".
• Rob also spends time with Harmony Korine. Hollywood Lies mentioned once in April that Rob hoped to worked with Harmony but....it was Hollywood Lies sooooooo...who knows.
• Pattinson tried to convince Jeff Nichols to rejuvenate the role eventually played by Matthew McConaughey in the Mud for power play" (Google translation of HERE).
• Carratier's final mention of Rob had to do with Map to the Stars. Nothing new on that front, just that it would be another Cronenberg film and "incredibly dark".

Maybe Mr. Carratier found out this info from Rob's interview with Premiere but like most of Rob's career moves these days, we're going to have to wait and see what happens when.

Thanks Sky for the heads up :)

Article: "Give Robert Pattinson a fair chance to prove he’s more than Edward Cullen"

Article: "Give Robert Pattinson a fair chance to prove he’s more than Edward Cullen"



A piece of shit article (if we can even call it an article) was written about Rob the other day. We gave it no credence here but I did, however, enjoy reading this from a site that has not been necessarily pro-Rob in the past. The author, Brad Sturvidant, doesn't get Rob's appeal. Yet he wrote a great counter-argument post that was fair and sound - something lost in many online publications.

From Flix66:

A recent report came out that Hollywood executives have labeled Robert Pattinson “Rip-Patz” because of his recent box office struggles, post-Twilight.  The Daily Mail (not always the most reliable source, so believe what you will) is pointing to the recent flops of BEL AMI and the UK release of COSMOPOLIS as the proof that his career isn’t going to be able to take off after the Twilight series is finished.  I’m not sure BEL AMI and COSMOPOLIS are the best examples to show whether or not an actor is bankable, but the news struck me as an interesting turn for one of the most popular stars on the planet.  Personally, I’m not sure what the public sees in him and I never thought of myself as a Robert Pattinson fan, but I also don’t like it when publications and Hollywood executives make generalizations about someone without considering all the facts.

Let’s review the films of Robert Pattinson, excluding the Twilight series and HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE.  He had HOW TO BE and LITTLE ASHES before Twilight, both of which made virtually nothing at the box office (and if you click the titles, you can read our reviews).  Focusing on post-Twilight films, he had REMEMBER ME ($19m domestic gross) in 2010, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS ($58.7m domestic gross) in 2011 and BEL AMI ($82k domestic gross, but still in theaters) in 2012.  Granted, those aren’t great numbers for any star, but I want to point out that all of those films are niche dramas from virtually unknown directors.  I couldn’t see any of them being box office smashes with any star.  In fact, the argument could be made for some of them that without Robert Pattinson, those films wouldn’t have been seen at all.

If we’re going to judge R-Patz on the performances of his dramas, then why not hold other stars accountable or their under-performing dramas?  George Clooney (THE AMERICAN, $38m, among many others), Brad Pitt (SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET, $38m, among many others), Tom Cruise (MAGNOLIA, $22m) and Bruce Willis (STORY OF US $27m, among many others) have all had their share of dramas that struggled at the box office.  And sandwiched in all of their films have been big budget blockbusters like MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, DIE HARD, OCEAN’S 11, etc.  Isn’t the same true with Robert Pattinson and the Twilight films?  He has his money-making films and then he has the niche dramas that he wants to make.

The point is that we don’t know what Robert Pattinson can do at the box office post-Twilight because Twilight has consumed almost all his time up until now.  But now that he doesn’t have any commitments to the Twilight universe, he can focus his time on quality films with talented directors.  On the horizon, he has several projects, including the military interrogator drama MISSION: BLACKLIST, THE ROVER with Guy Pearce, an untitled re-teaming with David Cronenberg and a biopic on The Band.  If all of those films fail to impress critics and audiences alike, then maybe we can start writing his Hollywood obituary.  But until then, let’s give Robert Pattinson a fair chance to prove he’s more than Edward Cullen.

What a breath of fresh air to read something from a credible source that didn't make a hasty generalization about Rob's career and began to acknowledge the unfair standard Rob's being held to by some. And from someone who admittedly isn't a fan. I wanted to help spread this post to counter the other crap that was circulated and discussed.

If you need a refresher on what Rob has to say about art house films and their audiences, this interview is necessary.



I, for one, love the roles Rob picks. Sure, for obvious reasons (I'm an unshakably supportive fan) but because I'm intrigued by his interests (Rob is Oprah). I also like that his name brings attention to projects that people might never hear about. Would MTV have reported on Cosmopolis if Rob wasn't in it? Would mainstream media be talking about Jean-Stephane Sauvaire and David Michôd's films to the extent they are without Rob's attachment? It's something to think about and Rob's worth isn't dying, it's evolving.

Robert Pattinson and Anthony Mackie are golfing buddies: "That's my homeboy"

Robert Pattinson and Anthony Mackie are golfing buddies: "That's my homeboy"

Anthony Mackie has mentioned Rob before HERE but now he's revealed that they're....golfing buddies!

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From VH1:

The nice thing about interviewing celebrities at movie premieres is that you learn something new every time. Take our chat with Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter star Anthony Mackie (aka hot dude from The Hurt Locker soon to be seen in a billion A-Lister packed films) at the film’s premiere last night. The actor told our correspondent Janell Snowden that his #1 golfing buddy is none other than Robert Pattinson. Seriously!
Mackie tell VH1, “Rob Pattinson, he’s a good friend of mine. We hang out together and play golf together and drink in the pubs. That’s my homeboy.” As for their golfing threads? Anthony just scored a new Puma outfit and says Rob wears “slacks with a nice polo.” What we wouldn’t give to see these two palling around on the green!

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Update: We love the reaction our interview is getting on Twitter, which is basically “Really?! Is Anthony for real? Robert Pattinson…golfs?!” That pretty much sums up our response, too. We asked Janell, our correspondent who spoke with Anthony, if she thinks he’s telling the truth or messing around and here’s her expert analysis: I TOTALLY believe Anthony! Having hung out with him once and interviewed him many times over the years, he’s definitely a jokester, but after I told him about VH1.com’s obsession with all things Twilight, it would’ve been cruel of him to be such a tease. Besides, Anthony’s a very well connected guy. At the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, he told me that Robert Redford invited him to his ranch where they sipped Pinot Noir. So if he can wine and dine with Redford, he can definitely suit up and tee off with Pattinson!

Paddle surfing....skating...golfing...what on earth is next for our Renaissance Man??

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Cosmopolis Reviews Part 5: "Robert Pattinson is quite astonishing in the role as Packer"

Cosmopolis Reviews Part 5: "Robert Pattinson is quite astonishing in the role as Packer"



I feel like we're a blog possessed. So many great responses to Rob's performance, we can't help but post them. This is going to operate as part 5 and possibly be the last part until US promo kicks up a new slew of reviews.  

• Part 1 - "Robert Pattinson giving a commanding, sympathetic portrait!"
• Part 2 - "Sensational central performance from Robert Pattinson"
• Part 3 - Robert Pattinson is "excellent in a difficult role"
• Spoiler Post #1
• Part 4: Robert Pattinson's performance is "incredible", "riveting", "layered" and "one of the best of the year"
• Spoiler Post #2 + Tink's Review from the Toronto Premiere Viewing
• Spoiler Post #3 + Kate's Review from the Irish Press Screening

A nice update to the battle with Rotten Tomatoes: Cosmopolis is currently FRESH. :) Several fans and myself have been working on getting them to post the positive reviews we've been reading. I've been in communication with a staffer named Tim and he let me know the criteria for Tomatometer critics and publications. After sadly tossing out over 20 positive reviews because they didn't count, 4 others were found and sent to Tim. The movie went fresh this morning when he emailed me to say he added those. :)) (They're The Observer, Independent and London Standard added in this post. Ottawa Citizen was the 4th but there wasnt a clear Rob mention. She gave the film 3 out of 5 stars though and that qualifies it for a fresh review for Rotten Tomatoes.) With Rob an admitted reader of RT and the average Joe popularizing the site, it's a positive campaign to work at getting those missed reviews their way.

I suspect the percentage will go up and down. The film isn't certified fresh yet and it continues to receive overall mixed reviews, but we'll keep working at it. MotivationalRob said in that video we posted yesterday, "If you feel like the world has been taken away from you, figure out how to take it back." At the time, I said I didn't know what "it" meant for me. Guess it meant Rotten Tomatoes for now. LOL

Here's the latest crop of positive remarks for Rob. He's also been getting great responses from fanboys on twitter and I included a couple reviews that are from their blogs. While the film gets mixed feedback, Rob continues to get a majority of praise for his role as Eric Packer. :))

From Cinehouse (UK):

Robert Pattinson is quite astonishing in the role as Packer, he is ice cold and inhumane in the best possible and almost alien like as in David Bowie in The Man Who Fell To Earth. He perfectly captures the psychosis of a man who has everything but wants nothing except he has a death wish. The supporting cast is very fine throughout with Paul Giamatti and Juliette Bincohe as highlights.


I don’t think the film will have a wide audience but very Cronenberg films have one except for The Fly. Twilight fans will obviously not understand it one bit and will be turned off by which was evident in my screening I attended. Critics have been completely mixed even though a lot have praised Pattinson’s turn. I think it’s a truly fascinating but deliberately artificial film about a man’s descend into pure unadulterated nihilism but no the cheerful entertaining nihilism of Fight Club but something much more sinister. After a string of very fine films recently I think I may have found an early contender for film of the year. A lot will hate but if you can get what Cronenberg is trying to do you will be engrossed even with it's deliberately alienating cinematic devices.

From Uptown:

In the final act, Pattinson faces off against Paul Giamatti, in a scene that is both terrifying and entertaining. It’s a lot of fun to watch these two actors trading barbs, and it brings to mind another Cronenberg film, A History of Violence, in which William Hurt faces off against Viggo Mortensen. Hurt received an Oscar nomination for the climactic scene (which lasted less than 10 minutes) and it wouldn’t be a shocker if Giamatti was recognized for his work here. 

From The Guardian/The Observer (4 out of 5 stars):

As played with frightening conviction by Robert Pattinson he's a Gatsby-esque figure, remote, inscrutable and doomed.

From 24 frames per second:

As with most of David Cronenberg's work, there is a lot to say about Cosmopolis, but the first thing that has to be noted is the film's big shock (not in a plot sense, don't worry). I've said some very rude things about Robert Pattinson's performances in the Twilight series (and, sorry fans, I stand by every syllable), but he's revelatory here. The first point of comparison that comes to mind is Hayden Christensen's unexpectedly great performance in Shattered Glass. To begin with, Packer is something of a blank slate - this is a studied and affected pose, and Pattinson is effective playing it as such - but as the film goes on, as we penetrate the impossibly wordy and constructed dialogue, there are layers peeled back by the differences in the ways he interacts with the different people who drift through the film.
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Paul Giamatti, who by rights ought to steal the film when he turns up, but doesn't, because he seems to power Pattinson's own performance on to ever greater heights, and that scene becomes one of the unlikeliest great acting scenes of the year. The other really outstanding moment is the most awkward lunch date I've seen in ages, in which Packer and Elise talk at each other in a series of non-sequiters, Pattinson and Gadon are both brilliant here, effortlessly communicating everything about their marriage, though the dialogue is very indirect.

From The Independent:

What the film does explore, mesmerisingly, is the riddle of how to turn a book about a limo ride into an experience that is itself a ride – or rather a glide. Such is the film's out-and-out otherness that Robert Pattinson – who puts up a strong, wryly amused show as the savagely blank Eric – himself becomes a stylistic element among many. This is a surpassingly odd film that some will reject outright, but I was totally won over. Cosmopolis may, like Packer's limo, be an elaborately conceived but essentially vacant vehicle – yet it has a master at the wheel.

MORE reviews after the cut!

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VIDEOS: Robert Pattinson compliments Berlin and Kristen Stewart + Sarah Gadon compliments Rob

VIDEOS: Robert Pattinson compliments Berlin and Kristen Stewart + Sarah Gadon compliments Rob

Rob spoke to ZDF while in Berlin doing Cosmopolis promo. It's dubbed and you need to go to the Rob space to hear him. Here are some highlights:

• He mentions how it's nice that fans are still excited even though he was there two months ago (Berlinale). He's funny.
• Compliments Kristen Stewart and says other things but I can't tell what the question was
• He loves Berlin and would like to be there for some time

Sarah Gadon mention Rob during eTalk as well. She says, "he's so British, self-deprecating, and awkward. Then he would become Eric Packer, strong and commanding. When David yells cut, Rob would come back." It's cute how she says this :)

Video after the cut!

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Cosmopolis Reviews Part 4: Robert Pattinson's performance is "incredible", "riveting", "layered" and "one of the best of the year"

Cosmopolis Reviews Part 4: Robert Pattinson's performance is "incredible", "riveting", "layered" and "one of the best of the year"



Cosmopolis opens in the UK and Ireland this Friday and the reviews keep pouring in. Kate will be giving her review on Friday as well as posting our next round of spoiler/reaction threads. The conversations in the DR about this film have been excellent. I can't wait for more talk from y'all after more have seen it.

Here's a collection of newer reviews but in case you've missed previous posts threads, click HERE to view or visit the individual links:

• Part 1 - "Robert Pattinson giving a commanding, sympathetic portrait!"
• Part 2 - "Sensational central performance from Robert Pattinson"
• Part 3 - Robert Pattinson is "excellent in a difficult role"
• Spoiler Post #1 
• Spoiler Post #2 + Toronto premiere review

Excerpt from Uptown Magazine (4 stars):

Pattinson’s detached delivery could be considered jarring. If you think of Packer as the spiritual descendant of Bret Easton Ellis’s Clay character from Less Than Zero, you will understand the true genius of Pattinson’s performance and see it as completely appropriate as opposed to cardboard.

Again, like Limits of Control, all of this non-action is leading towards something — and it’s a beautiful payoff. Other than the loss of his fortune, the main issue is that Packer is being stalked throughout the film by an unknown assailant. In the final act, Pattinson faces off against Paul Giamatti, in a scene that is both terrifying and entertaining. It’s a lot of fun to watch these two actors trading barbs, and it brings to mind another Cronenberg film, A History of Violence, in which William Hurt faces off against Viggo Mortensen. Hurt received an Oscar nomination for the climactic scene (which lasted less than 10 minutes) and it wouldn’t be a shocker if Giamatti was recognized for his work here.

There’s no doubt that Cronenberg made the film he wanted to make with Cosmopolis. In tone and style, it’s similar to Naked Lunch or Dead Ringers, but it’s not much like his recent work with Mortensen. Rather, it’s a return to form.

Excerpt from New Statesman:

In its favour, the film has Pattinson. Part of his success in evoking Eric’s contradictions is down to physiognomy: the upper half of his face, where his oversized eyes bulge from beneath a curved shell of forehead, seems engorged by cerebral activity, while his boxy jaw juts forward a fraction like Ted Hughes’s Iron Man. He brings hunger but also delicacy. Asking his driver where all the limousines go at night, he’s like Holden Caulfield fretting about Central Park’s ducks when the lake freezes over. It’s human experience that Eric finds hard to process. His sensibility is so rooted in abstraction, he barely notices the demonstrators vandalising his limo; he can’t see that they have turned it into a makeshift Rothko, spray-painting a red-and-black fuzz across its windows.

 Excerpt from The Arts Desk:

Cronenberg directs an icily impressive Robert Pattinson in a slick, cerebral satire 

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Robert Pattinson – well cast here - has that slightly inhuman, albeit striking, appearance (something the Twilight franchise has so successfully capitalised on) and possesses a complexion which suggests he’s a stranger to the outside world. In Cosmopolis, rather than being tortured by love he’s beset by ennui.  

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Cosmopolis might be, in part, a study of detachment but it’s cinema at its most intimate and inquisitive. It’s a challenging film which still entertains. It’s fairly short with an excruciatingly anxious yet playful finale, revealing the identity of Eric’s deadly stalker and rewarding its audience’s patience. There’s humour, particularly in Amalric’s appearance as cream pie vigilante Andre Petrescu (“Today you are cremed by the master!”). It’s not always entirely coherent and some will no doubt find its musings tedious but, slowly but surely, Cronenberg pushes our buttons and our limits. 

DIY gave Cosmopolis an 8 out of 10 and raved about Rob's performance:

It's hard to imagine another actor making such a remarkable impact as Pattinson. In every single wordy scene, he is incredible, from his subtly twitchy opening frame to the warped sexual tension displayed during his medical exam and how masterfully he utters every challenging line, imbuing them with world-weariness and logic. It's a breakthrough performance for the Twilight star, who has consistently chosen interesting projects despite his heart-throb status, and Cronenberg's brave casting has paid off. Pattinson is riveting throughout - there is a maelstrom of fierce intelligence in his financial wunderkind, bubbling under a controlled stoniness. It's a layered performance, one of the best of the year, that makes the often pretentious and unrelatable theories believable and compelling. Pattinson holds this stagey yet visually memorable film together, even when it unravels unsatisfyingly - he makes the film worth your while. You won't see another film starring an A-list idol this brave for a long time.

From Cinemablographer:

Eric’s confrontation with Benno is a great tour-de-force for Pattinson and Giamatti in which Eric must finally face up to the consequences of capitalism.

Pattinson makes an impressive career move as the laconic Eric Packer. Even though the steely tycoon speaks in the expressionless monotone of Edward Cullen, Pattinson gives the character a sense of removal that makes the whole film work. Cosmopolis might be Cronenberg’s most dialogue-heavy film yet, but Pattinson’s dry delivery of the emotionally vacant script brings the film to life. As played by Pattinson, Eric Packer is a hollow empty shell of a man with which to serve a healthy dose of Cronenbergian allegory. It’s often said that casting is 90% of directing, and Cronenberg certainly lands an A with this pleasant surprise.

CineVue gave the film 4 out of 5 stars:

Pattinson produces a performance rich in mood, tone and delivery, comfortably embracing a plot full of seriously bizarre and awkwardly funny moments, vindicating the Canadian master's bold call. In support, Paul Giamatti, Juliette Binoche and Sarah Gadon are also well-chosen for their respective - if slight - roles.

Excerpt from Total Film:

But really, this is about a man tearing his world apart to see what’s there – and you get the feeling that’s exactly Pattinson’s game plan. Water For Elephants (beaten by Christoph Waltz’s henchmen) and Bel Ami (seduce-anddestroy in 19th-Century Paris) have hinted at his urge for darker roles, but Cosmopolis is a game-changer for him.

He’s distant, sardonic, nihilistic, enigmatic and very watchable. It’s intriguing to imagine how different it might have been with original lead Colin Farrell, a man with proven shadowy sexual charisma (Fright Night) and compact star power (Phone Booth).

But Cronenberg has helped lift another level of performance from Pattinson, who channels his vampiric blankness for deeper purposes and never disappears completely behind Packer’s black suit and shades. Cinematographer Peter Suschitzky’s precise, clinical visuals put Pattinson under intense scrutiny. But he chews through the challenge of Cronenberg’s immensely literate script – lifted hand over hand from the prose in Don DeLillo’s dense, stylish novel – with real confidence.

From Den of Geek, who gave the film 4 out of 5 stars:

As for the Twilight star, who has to shoulder being in literally every scene of the movie, it will no doubt upset some people to hear that he acquits himself more than admirably. Managing the tricky task of being both simultaneously aloof and vulnerable, Pattinson mines the ambiguity in Packer’s character for all it’s worth.

Slowly stripped of both Packer’s literal and metaphorical armour as the film progresses, the quality of Pattinson’s performance is brought into sharp focus in the film’s climactic scene. Going toe-to-toe with the superb Giamatti in an extended face-off, Pattinson more than holds his own with the veteran actor.

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If you’re interested in seeing a top-of-the-line director working with great actors and provocative material in a form that English language cinema seems to have all but turned its back on, then Cronenberg’s latest is definitely worth both your time and money.

TimeOut gave the film 3 out of 5 stars:

There’s a consistent air of charged, end-of-days menace running through the film, which Cronenberg handles with an unbroken sense of precision and confidence. He’s well served, too, by a leering, disintegrating Pattinson, giving a commanding, sympathetic portrait of a man being consumed by his own vanity and power.

From The Coast (Halifax’s Weekly):

Financial jargon spun into pure poetry

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It could all quickly get self-indulgent, but Cronenberg is masterful here. His screenplay wisely keeps much of DeLillo’s jazzy prose, which pushes financial jargon into the realm of poetry. Pattinson too delivers an inhuman performance, as cold and sharp as porcelain. This is a symposium on the spectre of capitalism, so bring a friend. You’re going to want to talk about it afterwards.

LOVEFiLM gave Cosmopolis 5 out of 5 stars:

That’s David Cronenberg’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s 2003 novel in a nutshell, and if you have been fooled by that kickass trailer into expecting something dynamic and punchy, well you have been fooled, because the movie is a different beast entirely.

But it is brilliant, I think, a long-awaited return to the kind of subversive science fantasy that used to be Cronenberg’s specialty, before he went all respectable (well, I exaggerate, but A Dangerous Method, Eastern Promises and A History of Violence are well-behaved films in comparison).

Cosmopolis received a mixed-to-lukewarm reception at the tail end of Cannes last month, but people weren’t prepared for its weirdness, the talk and the static and the Pattinson… It’s a strange combination. What we have is pure Cronenberg; his most Cronenbergian movie since eXistenZ (which was his last solo script credit, not so coincidentally), and in many ways a throwback to Naked Lunch and Videodrome.

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Some folks are reluctant to admit Robert Pattinson can act. They will come round eventually. The guy is more than his haircut. This is a talky script, but he navigates it with skill and conviction, especially the lengthy two-hander with Paul Giamatti at the climax.

Slyly funny and at least as philosophical as it is political – by which I mean it’s as concerned with existential angst as much as social inequities – I predict Cosmopolis will come to be seen a one of Cronenberg’s purest accomplishments.

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VIDEO: Yahoo (UK) shows us that Robert Pattinson might gross you out with his party trick

VIDEO: Yahoo (UK) shows us that Robert Pattinson might gross you out with his party trick

GAH!!! I'm screaming and not in the "Rob is so sexy" way. He totally turned into that little boy in elementary school that wants to gross you out. He even says, "It might be really gross."

Yahoo(UK) basically pulled an Eric Packer and said "show me something I don't know" to Rob. He did alright. Rob shows us a party trick he has...





Now that I'm over the gross factor, I'm all sentimental that he showed us something we hadn't seen him do before. :D

Source: Yahoo | Via: Robstention

Cosmopolis Goodies: Kevin Durand discusses Robert Pattinson and their characters + Rob and Paul Giamatti still

Cosmopolis Goodies: Kevin Durand discusses Robert Pattinson and their characters + Rob and Paul Giamatti still

We've had this posted already but it was cropped.


I love this picture because I love what Eric says here: "You're unsettled because you feel
you have no role, you have no place."

Kevin Durand (Torval) spoke to Suite101 about Cosmopolis and Rob. Here's an excerpt:

Torval tolerates Eric, and he tends to see him better than anyone else does and feels disdain for him. Was that intentional or did I read that in?

Durand: From when I first read it I thought he was more than just chief of security relationship with this financial iconic kid. It was kind of father son-ish in some ways, seeing someone who over the years come sot care for this kid. He’s doing the dumbest things and constantly putting me in danger. It is layered, there is a lot happening, a lot of affection too and loathing. It’s all there.

Robert Pattinson said he had ideas for his onscreen relationship with Torval. Did you ever discuss it?

Durand: He didn’t really have to think of it. He’s used to a lot of security and so it was natural. It was important to him because especially in this film, his life is in Torval’s hands. There were times when I was reading the script I asked myself so many questions. Does he like this kid? Does he want to kill this kid? There were so many things going on. Ultimately he was just trying to keep him alive.

There are moments when you’re looking at him and there is real fire.

Durand: I can’t believe it but it’s a daily thing for him. It was hard for me to get into that too much. It was the second scene we shot and I was frustrated. I was getting angry that he wasn’t looking at me. It was either his choice or David’s choice but he never makes eye contact with me so immediately that informs you of your place. I remember I had to pull it back and make it sit. You’re feeling “What am I?” This real classist thing. There was disdain for him but he was also entertained by the ridiculous shit he talks about, like saying how perky a woman’s breasts were. It’s like, “How do you get away with this shit?” I would be in prison. It’s an interesting mix of disdain and admiration.

The Torval and Eric relationship was very good. One of my favorite interactions and one I recite often. At least Torval's lines. They're funny. He's going on and on about the complex and the situation and Eric is pretty steady - we want a haircut.

Photo: eOne

VIDEOS: Robert Pattinson talks about earning respect in the industry, the haircut line and more + Paul Giamatti and Sarah Gadon mention Rob

VIDEOS: Robert Pattinson talks about earning respect in the industry, the haircut line and more + Paul Giamatti and Sarah Gadon mention Rob

Rob talked to Yahoo (UK) about being nervous with the infamous "want a haircut" line in the beginning. He thinks it's the worst delivery but we know how he talks about himself. I rather liked his delivery of "I want a haircut", "I need a haircut" etc throughout the whole movie. His delivery of that line changes as the day goes on. When you watch the film, listen to how he delivers that line each time he says it. Rob also mentioned having to earn respect in the industry and it made me smile. With the kinds of projects he has lined up, he's doing a great job. :)

Rob mentions from Paul Giamatti and Sarah Gadon after the cut!

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COSMOPOLIS SPOILER POST + Review from the Toronto Premiere Viewing

COSMOPOLIS SPOILER POST + Review from the Toronto Premiere Viewing

It's Cosmopolis Day in Canada! This is your spoiler thread so we invite you to share your uncensored thoughts  all weekend in here.  Below are links to our previous review/spoiler threads and my review of Cosmopolis. I kept the more spoiler-y bits under the cut for those avoiding.

• Part 1 - "Robert Pattinson giving a commanding, sympathetic portrait!"
• Part 2 - "Sensational central performance from Robert Pattinson"
• Part 3 - Robert Pattinson is "excellent in a difficult role"
• Spoiler Post #1

I've been blogging about Cosmopolis for a year and a half so when it was announced that Canada would release the film on June 8th, there was no question in my mind that I would be traveling to the Great White North to view the film. I knew I was going to enjoy it going in because I enjoyed the story and dialogue from the book/script. Cosmopolis promo has been all about emphasizing the dialogue so I felt ready.

I was not ready for the visual and auditory experience of Cosmopolis. It was exactly what David Cronenberg said: "fantastic faces saying fantastic words". My initial reaction to the film was I felt like my brain just had sex. The words kept running through my mind post-viewing and the interactions Rob's Eric Packer had with each character was impossible to forget.



Rob's performance was brilliant. It truly was. I only saw Eric Packer on the screen and I was mesmerized by his words, mind and actions. Rob shined in this role. It was "thick and chewy" and he owned it. I liken his performance to running a 4x4 race. Starting with a steady pace but half way through, letting your skill expand and in the last leg, letting it explode. The effect leaving you breathless. I felt breathless when the credits started to roll. This approach felt right for Eric too. His day, starting with a simple request/demand - a haircut - but then escalating into unfathomable complexities. Climaxing into an unknown but hopeful future.

More review after the cut w/semi-spoilers

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Cosmopolis Reviews Part 3 - Robert Pattinson is "excellent in a difficult role"

Cosmopolis Reviews Part 3 - Robert Pattinson is "excellent in a difficult role"



We've been gathering the reviews and they've been really great for Rob!

• Part 1 - "Robert Pattinson giving a commanding, sympathetic portrait!"
• Part 2 - "Sensational central performance from Robert Pattinson"
• Spoiler Post - "Intellectually demanding...visually beautiful...Rob's performance is extraordinary."

We're going to start a new batch because I'm addicted to people outside of our world praising Rob. It's about time they see what we see.

Excerpt from CBC (Canada):

In this realm, it's obvious why Pattinson has become Cronenberg's new Viggo: he has the aquiline profile of a Cronenbergian protagonist and a certain feral cunning in his cold, dark eyes. More importantly, there's nothing standing in the way of the script. Pattinson is a vessel, a piece of glass. In between delivering his lines of dialogue, he is so still that one questions his existence. It's a quandary magnified by the introduction of a parade of employees connected to the billionaire.
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In and out of the limo they go, each more emotional than the last, while Packer crawls toward his destination. At one point, the limo is enveloped by rioters waving rats and spray-painting its windows. Even as the protesters rock the car on its chassis, Pattinson rides out the storm, sipping his vodka with a repressed smirk.

Excerpt from dorkshelf.com:

In the film, Eric is played by Robert Pattinson; a wise and prescient choice for DeLillo’s leading man seeing that he comes from a style of new money made up of pretty boys described at one point by one of Eric’s numerous, long suffering assistants as being so dreamy they’re practically on life support. Stymied in his efforts to reach his status symbol goal by global anti-finance protests and losing millions by the second due to the rise of the Yuan he heavily leveraged against, Pattinson’s Eric serves as the viewer’s eyes and ears throughout this world. We’re seeing the world exactly as he sees it and not how it actually is since there isn’t a single scene in the film that Pattinson isn’t in. It’s the true starmaking performance that the actor has probably long hoped for and he carries the film wonderfully.

Eric isn’t detached from his world despite how aloof he must seem. He’s a workaholic and cursed with the downfall of great intellect and wealth. He is the embodiment of DeLilo’s seemingly Marxist philosophy that at some point capitalism will begin to move so quickly that no one will be able to keep up. With his boyish good looks and ability to turn his character on a dime, Pattinson shows how Eric is tormented by his ability to see all sides to an issue and how his own knowledge makes him equal parts paranoid and reckless. Even his own wife that he barely has any relationship at all with (played by Sarah Gadon) remarks that Eric has a great deal of science and ego combined.
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The arguments will be made back and forth that the film still isn’t a “return to form” for the director or that it’s a masterpiece that will be heralded for its prescient nature given the current state of the global economy, but what makes Cosmopolis brilliant in its own way is that none of those arguments matter when the film itself is allowed to be scrutinized on its own merits. It’s a hard and challenging film for casual viewers to ever hope to have in “in” with, but for those willing to follow along and let the film wash over them in the same way a great book can take over the imagination, Cosmopolis is a heck of a ride. It’s an impossible film to sum up with a full critical analysis in less than 1,000 words, but it will lead to some great discussions amongst those who see it.

MORE review excerpts after the cut!

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Kevin Durand and Jeff Rawle have nothing but compliments for Robert Pattinson

Kevin Durand and Jeff Rawle have nothing but compliments for Robert Pattinson

UPDATE: More Kevin talking about Rob :)


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Kevin Durand talks about Robert Pattinson and of course mentions how awesome Rob is.



And a mention that goes back to Rob's origins, the actor that played his father in Harry Potter had nothing but lovely things to say.



Rob is forever consistent. His professionalism shines yesterday, today and tomorrow.

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NEW Cosmopolis Clips: Robert Pattinson curses, smirks, and cockily sneers as Eric Packer!

9 NEW Cosmopolis Clips: Robert Pattinson curses, smirks, and cockily sneers as Eric Packer!

Oh GAWD!!!! These are soooooo gooooooooood!!! Oh and cover your ears, children. Robert uses bad language. *rocks*

8 more Cosmopolis clips after the cut!

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Robert Pattinson talks about the 6 projects he has lined up - First up: 'Mission: Blacklist'

Robert Pattinson talks about the 6 projects he has lined up - First up: 'Mission: Blacklist'


Cute video of sweet, giggly, funny Rob from the article :D The video was actually HERE but we never posted the YouTube. :) That's why it was new to me. My comp wouldn't load that screencap.



From USA Today:

On Nov. 18, he'll reprise his role as vampire/new father Edward Cullen opposite Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn— Part 2, the final installment in Stephenie Meyer's behemoth series.

But before that, he'll appear in a surreal role as a Wall Street banker in David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis (due in August), which earned a standing ovation for its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.

"I used to think it was a good thing to have a safety net," says Pattinson, 26, of his starmaking Twilight role. "To know you're always safe is not real. It's got to matter."

So after Breaking Dawn, Pattinson will launch into a busy slate of projects that are starting to take shape.

"I have five things going — actually six," he says. "I'm pretty sure I know which one is going to be first."

That would be Mission: Blacklist (2013), based on the true story of the interrogator credited with locating Saddam Hussein after the fall of his regime. After that, Pattinson will head to Australia with Guy Pearce to shoot The Rover, a thriller set in the post-apocalyptic future. It will be directed by David Michod (who wrote and directed 2010's critically acclaimed Aussie film Animal Kingdom).

Like his role in Cosmopolis, this movie doesn't quite fit into a box.

"It's really complicated to explain," Pattinson says, laughing. "I seem to like choosing movies lately that are difficult to promote."

Six...hmmmm....
Mission: Blacklist, The Rover...then what have we got Map to the Stars, The Band, maybe Hate Mail and then the thriller with the beautifully written script that he said didn't have a director.

Via: RobstenDreams | Video

Cosmopolis Reviews from Cannes: Robert Pattinson, giving a commanding, sympathetic portrait!

Cosmopolis Reviews from Cannes: Robert Pattinson giving a commanding, sympathetic portrait!



We will update this post as the reviews pour in. We'll excerpt the Rob bits and Cosmopolis praise but click the links to read the entire reviews.

Excerpt from Filmoria. They gave the film 5 out of 5 stars and LOVED Rob:

But the film’s true driving force (excuse the pun) is Pattinson’s utterly fearless, audacious and sizzling performance. Both Twilight stars have now had films here in Cannes and both Kristen Stewart and Pattinson have given some of the festival’s strongest roles. Packer is a multi-layered, cynical, and chillingly captivating character; he’s a gritty brush-stroke of our modern day society, a itching rash that demands attending to. The world in which Packer resides in is one of disgusting wealth and luxury yet crippling doubt, paranoia, and self-loathing. Pattinson’s darkly comic and distressingly real performance here embodies everything Cosmopolis desires to express; he whispers and scuttles but his manners and aura leave a deafening echo hanging in the tainted, dystopian atmosphere.

Cronenberg’s latest will not be for everyone – it’s a slinky, scabby and repressed black dramedy that’s unobliging and unconventional – I’m sure some ‘Twihards’ will enter upon release simply for R-Patz and leave the cinema feeling either bored, bruised or baffled, but for those who enjoy challenging, alternative and uncompromising pictures, Cosmopolis is your drink of choice.

"Steely-eyed" Pattinson in the Global Gazette ; Rob does well with the material from Film School Rejects; "Pattinson holds his own" from Indiewire; Rob is "more than a perfectly-chiseled face" from Movie City News; Not really a review because it came from David but LA Times has him quoted talking about Rob's performance: "The essence of cinema is a fantastic face saying fantastic words."; "Robert Pattinson deliver, perhaps his best performance to date as Eric Packer" from Ion Cinema;

Alt Film Guide did some translations of french reviews. A few of them:

Via Paris-Match: "Screened for the press at 8:30 this morning, David Cronenberg’s Cosmopolis seems to have divided the critics. Considered too talky by some, among them our critic Alain Spira, this implacable observation of the inhumanity of the world’s new masters can be seen as a nightmarish sequel to David Fincher’s The Social Network. Robert Pattinson is flawless as Eric Packer, disillusioned and cynical to perfection."

Caroline Vié at 20minutes.fr: "[In Cosmopolis,] David Cronenberg displays his dark sense of humor as well as his filmmaking genius, for the film was almost entirely shot in a limousine. He perfectly illustrates the chaos surrounding this peaceful haven, as well as the inner storm brewing inside his hero. Throughout it all, Robert Pattinson confirms that he has a career after Twilight. A disturbing 21st-century Rastignac, he carries the film on his shoulders while surrounded by carefully selected supporting actors." [Eugène de Rastignac = Honoré de Balzac's ambitious, cunning character in Balzac's La Comédie Humaine narratives.]

Olivier Delcroix in Le Figaro: "From Cosmopolis‘ first images, it becomes crystal clear: David Cronenberg will be giving us the best of his art.

 Excerpt from Entertainment Weekly:

Robert Pattinson, pale and predatory even without his pasty-white vampire makeup, delivers his frigid pensées with rhythmic confidence, but he’s not playing a character, he’s playing an abstraction — the gazillionaire bad-boy hotshot who flies too close to the sun, but he likes it up there, so f— you! In the last act, he finally has a meeting with a man he can’t control, the one who may be trying to kill him — played, with the only semblance of human spontaneity in the movie, by Paul Giamatti.

Excerpt from Ain't It Cool. They were fascinated. :)

There’s something off about the movie. It was distracting at first… the cadence of the dialogue, the theatricality of the writing, the way Cronenberg seemed to get right in Robert Pattinson’s face with the camera.
Check out this clip… it’s from about the middle of the movie when Pattinson’s character, Eric Packer, a Mark Zuckerberg “young and rich genius” type stops to eat with his wife… a woman who he’s never had sex with, apparently, and it’s driving him crazy. I place it here in this review so you can get an understanding of what I mean when I say there’s something (intentionally) off about this film.
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The real trick of this one lies in Robert Pattinson’s portrayal of Eric Packer. This is a guy that has everything and anything bad that happens to him is invited in… kind of a difficult character to empathize with. He’s cold, he talks nonstop about money markets and philosophy, he fucks and eats so much you’d think he was Dionysus reborn.
And when you consider the journey of the film is to get a haircut, you start to get a picture of just how difficult a role this was for Pattinson.
I may not be a fan of Twilight, but I don’t hold that against Pattinson, especially if he’s going to use his starpower to do brave work like Cosmopolis. I wouldn’t say he comes alive here, that’s not the character, but he makes an unlikable character likable. You may not be able to relate to this man, but there’s just enough of a human being underneath the excess, psychosis and self-destructive behavior to keep him from being completely detestable.
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Cosmopolis has a lot on its mind and it’s difficult to process after just one viewing. This wasn’t a film I left the theater in love with… it was one I had to mull over. I explored my feelings on this film while writing this review more than I typically do. The more distance I get from the movie, the more I like it. I’ve talked with a few people who didn’t like it much and I understand that. Cronenberg doesn’t flinch from going whole-hog into an offbeat story, not caring if he alienates some of his audience along the way.
For Cronenberg fans his fingerprints are all over the movie… not nearly enough (read: any) new flesh for my taste, but there’s a dark sense of humor that underlines the film.
Love it or hate it, it’s a fascinating movie, a different kind of experience than you usually expect at the cinema.

Excerpt from Variety:

An eerily precise match of filmmaker and material, "Cosmopolis" probes the soullessness of the 1% with the cinematic equivalent of latex gloves. Applying his icy intelligence to Don DeLillo's prescient 2003 novel, David Cronenberg turns a young Wall Street titan's daylong limo ride into a coolly corrosive allegory for an era of technological dependency, financial failure and pervasive paranoia, though the dialogue-heavy manner in which it engages these concepts remains distancing and somewhat impenetrable by design. While commercial reach will be limited to the more adventurous end of the specialty market, Robert Pattinson's excellent performance reps an indispensable asset.
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Charges that this study in emptiness and alienation itself feels empty and alienating are at once accurate and a bit beside the point, and perhaps the clearest confirmation that Cronenberg has done justice to his subject. In presenting such a close-up view of Eric's inner sanctum, the film invites the viewer's scorn and fascination simultaneously; to that end, the helmer has an ideal collaborator in Pattinson, whose callow yet charismatic features take on a seductively reptilian quality here. It's the actor's strongest screen performance and certainly his most substantial. 

Excerpt from HitFix. They gave Cosmopolis a B- and there isn't much said about Rob so much as a dive into Eric Packer. They do say Rob had compelling screen presence:

What’s most surprising is it’s the scenes within Packer’s limo (notably a febrile sex scene between Pattinson and a luminously cameoing Juliette Binoche) that are tautest and most flammable. When the film ventures out onto the street, the energy – or, if not energy, the effectively slippery equivalent inherent in Pattinson’s compelling screen presence – dissipates. Longtime Cronenberg loyalist Peter Suchitzky’s camera certainly responds best to claustrophia, invasive too-close-ups and just-too-high angles lending the whole film the sense of a security surveillance tape from purgatory, matters made no less disconcerting by the compressed silent yawns of the sound design and the hovering insinuations of Howard Shore’s spare electro-influenced score, all of which recall smaller, nastier works from the director dating all the way back to “Stereo.” Even when we can’t quite decipher its message, there’s a hint of the didactic about “Cosmopolis” that speaks to its late place in the director’s canon; its emptily chaotic environment, however, is classic Cronenbergia creation, as invigoratingly and reassuringly strange as can be.

Full review from e-go.gr translated for us by unpetitpeuK. She said the critic is a reputable film critic in Greece and had a review definitely worth sharing. Thank you!

"Robert Pattinson shines in the new Cronenberg film"

David Cronenberg tackles the hottest topic of this era and stars the hottest movie star. "Cosmopolis" is an ironic and poignant glimpse onto the structures of capitalism and criticizes in a daring way the financial crisis. It could certainly be much hotter than it is after all. It could also be more "cinematic", meaning  that it could leave aside the more verbalistic approach and use more film solutions. For the times when it does, when the” essay” becomes pure cinema, the film takes off.

Robert Pattinson is amazing – he shines through the costume of a weird and grotesque role, he embodies difficult philosophical and political ideas, and he becomes  an excellent vehicle for analyzing and understanding them.

The central character (Pattinson) is a millionaire who moves through New York in a luxurious limousine. He meets diverse people , has makes rampant sex with Juliette Binoche, tries to win the love of his wife, who he has just married by interest, and unnecessarily shoots his bodyguard on the head.

And mostly talks. He talks incessantly. It is one of the few times in a movie where the protagonist appears virtually in every shot of the film. He is present in all the details, balancing between delirium and political philosophy.

Cronenberg borrows from his masterpiece, «Crash» (1996), and his latest film, "A Dangerous Method ': ie analyzes eccentric situations (in this case the financial system and the structures of capitalism) using methods of psychoanalysis . The main hero - because everyone else are just his satellites - is a man unsympathetic, but who utters some of the most bold truths that can currently be heard.

The man who ultimately impresses is Pattinson. Apparently lost and not knowing exactly what his is playing, he managed to survive in a cinematic chaos of ideas and amazing pictures, and shine. Speaking earlier to reporters, he did not hesitate to say that he has no idea what is the character that he plays and did not understand what the movie really talks about. "Maybe," he said, "he is someone who was born in the wrong reality."

Impression, however, caused the role of Sarah Gadon, whom we saw five days before, in  the film «Antiviral», by Cronenberg' s son, Brandon. Besides the fact that the son imitated the cinematic style of his father (his film, however, had an interesting tone), they also shared the same actor.

In some cases the "Cosmopolis" reminded me of the last efforts of  Wenders: cinema of big intentions, full of brilliant ideas, but ultimately not completed, and barely meets  the level of difficulties of the scenario in order to become a movie. Cronenberg certainly remains one of the greatest filmmakers of our time. His artistic vision goes beyond the frame, while his ideas are always original and shocking.

~Orestis Andreadakis

 Excerpt form Twitch Film:

Give David Cronenberg credit for one thing: His choice to cast Robert Pattinson was an inspired and brilliant decision. While Cosmopolis is a bit too one-note to allow any proclamations about Pattinson's range, his opaque, handsome, sometimes robot-like face compliments Cronenberg's themes and styles perfectly. In terms of what the director seems to be aiming for here, his cold performance is nearly flawless.  
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Leos Carax's Holy Motors is still much more fun, but Cronenberg has still made an odd, uncompromising and occasionally brilliant film of his own, one which is well worth seeing, if only for the deft way the Cronenberg finds an emotional arc in such an inhumane world. Or else to see how perfectly Pattinson's performance suits the director. 

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VIDEO: Robert Pattinson interview with TG1 - They think his performance is great!

VIDEO: Robert Pattinson interview with TG1 - They think his performance is great!

Undubbed and wonderful :')

Cosmopolis Review: 5 out of 5 stars and Robert Pattinson talks working with Cronenberg again!

Cosmopolis Review: 5 out of 5 stars and Robert Pattinson talks working with Cronenberg again!

UPDATE: The interview is up now HERE. SUCH a good read :D



You know the drill about Google translations but we DO know that Les In Rocks gave Cosmopolis 5 out of 5 stars. No translation needed for that. ;) Additionally, there is much talk about Rob's interview in the actual magazine. Marnye translated an excerpt from the interview via Smurfette:

Excerpt from the Les Inrocks intvw: He says he's going to make a movie about The Band, "a wonderful script about songwriting"; a thriller with a beautiful script but without director so far, several French directors are in line for the job. He confirms another film with Cronenberg but doesn't know when shooting will start, it will be Cronenberg's first American movie, and should be very strange.

How exciting that Rob has all these projects lined up? And with Viggo shaking Rob's hand inside the On The Road premiere theater, maybe that Cronenberg film is the one we posted about HERE. Seems likely, right? We'll see what the full interview tells us.

On to the perfect Cosmopolis review. French speakers, click HERE to read the original.
Translation after the cut!

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