The point of the homesman, directed by tommy lee jones and based on glendon swarthouts novel of the same name, is not that these adjectives are inappropriate. Tommy lee jones interview sot didnt have a lot of time was shooting one movie and working on this with writers i cant say no to that question built to grow on you and stay with you on political content in his work the movie will speak for itself would call myself an independent politically al is a dear and lifelong friend and i. Tommy lee jones told the homesmans composers that he wanted the. To finance the homesman, a 1850s western drama playing in competition at this years cannes film festival, tommy lee jones turned to some of his closest friends. The new film the homesman is set in the pioneer days of the american west. Nov 20, 2014 tommy lee jones interview for the homesman. Tommy lee jones recoils at being pigeonholed, if recent interviews are any. Jones is known among journalists and hosts for being a difficult subject to interview, since he has a lot of topics that he is not willing to address whatsoever.
Tommy lee jones celebrity profile check out the latest tommy lee jones photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. John freeman because of its limited distribution, i was lucky to catch this at our local art theatre. London i think that the genre of western in film is defined by having horses and men in big hats, tommy lee jones said recently. And therein lay the challenge of costuming the homesman, a bleak frontier tale that finds mary bee cuddy, a desperate, homely spinster played by hilary swank, and george briggs, a noaccount drifter played by the films director and one of its writers, tommy lee jones, on a fiveweek journey to guide three disturbed women across the. Three women who have been driven mad by pioneer life are to be transported across the country by covered wagon by the pious, independentminded mary bee cuddy, who in turn employs lowlife drifter george. Tommy lee jones rustles up fine feminist western, homesman. Nov 09, 2016 the homesman is a 2014 frenchamerican period drama film produced and directed by tommy lee jones, based on the 1988 novel of the same name by glendon swarthout. The three burials of melquiades estrada, tommy lee jones follows up his directorial debut with the homesman, based on the book by. Tommy lee jones recoils at being pigeonholed, if recent interviews are any indication. It is a reverse trajectory of the typical western path, the wildness of the prairies and plains reverting, startlingly, to a tame village perched on the edge of the placid missouri river. Tommy lee jones stars in the powerfully haunting the homesman, which filmed partly in georgia and comes out in atlanta on nov. This page is for all fans of this great and wonderful actor because hes legend, hes amazing, hes simply the best.
Integrity and personality can go a long way, especially in a movie as unquestionably flawed as the homesman. Tommy lee jones actor, director, producer know for men in black the fugitive rules of engagement lincoln 2012 oscar for in the. With tommy lee jones, hilary swank, grace gummer, miranda otto. On monday, november 10 th, myself and at least a dozen other press types were ushered into the 8 th floor ballroom of the beverly hilton to attend a press conference with homesman star hilary swank, and star and writer and producer and director tommy lee jones. Tommy lee jones was born in san saba, texas, the son of lucille marie scott, a police officer and. Few will regret having seen the homesman, and yet its. Hilary swank stands tall, dives deep discussing the homesman. In his best directorial effort yet, tommy lee jones has crafted a film thats boldly unsentimental and impossible to peg. Nov 09, 2014 london i think that the genre of western in film is defined by having horses and men in big hats, tommy lee jones said recently. Watch the homesman prime video skip to main content. May 18, 2014 apart from the surly old bandit referred to by the films title, nearly all the characters of import in tommy lee jones the homesman are women. It was directed by tommy lee jones, who called on his regular composers, marco beltrami and buck sanders, for the music. It was directed by tommy lee jones, who called on his regular composers, marco beltrami and buck sanders, for.
He has received four academy award nominations, winning best supporting actor for his performance as u. The homesman stars hilary swank and tommy lee jones. In the homesman, directed and cowritten by tommy lee jones another of the scripts writers is sas own wesley oliver and based on an award. During our 15minute phone interview, i tried to get jones to talk about all of the. Tommy lee jones in the homesman, a film he also directed photo. Mar 05, 20 tommy lee jones talks emperor, surprises during research, and more. While tommy lee jones plays, hilary swank steals the. Tommy lee jones on the homesman the new york times. Also on hand were several members of swanks family, including her proud father whom, hilary told us, had neither read the book nor.
Tommy lee jones i dont think theres a woman who hasnt been objectified. We interview the man about his latest film the homesman. The story, based on a novel by glendon swarthout, begins in the. Tommy lee jones interview sot didnt have a lot of time was shooting one movie and working on this with writers i cant say no to that question. Nov 18, 2014 james kleinmann interviews actor turned director tommy lee jones for his movie the homesman which stars tommy lee jones, hilary swank, grace gummer, miranda otto, sonja richter, david dencik, john. The movie comes across as a love letter to both classic john wayne movies and gritty films like unforgiven or the modern true grit. Nov 12, 2014 title and director notwithstanding, tommy lee jones the homesman is very much a feminist western one painting a vivid picture of how difficult it was for even a strong and. It is a reverse trajectory of the typical western path, the wildness of the prairies and plains reverting, startlingly, to a tame village perched on the edge of the. The homesman hilary swank, tommy lee jones youtube. The actresss latest performance is intensely physical and typically effortful, laboring to convey strife, relentless determination, and conflicting emotions. Prietos latest project is tommy lee jones the homesman, which premiered in competition. And the public theater used to be a library, i think, because it has labyrinthine hallways and spaces.
Glendon swarthout is best known for his western classic the shootist, a novel that eventually became actor john waynes last film. May, 2014 to finance the homesman, a 1850s western drama playing in competition at this years cannes film festival, tommy lee jones turned to some of his closest friends. The homesman 2014 imdb directed by tommy lee jones. H ilary swanks mary bee cuddy sets the wobbly tone of tommy lee joness peculiar western the homesman. Tommy lee jones directs and stars in a deliberately crooked. Tommy lee jones and hilary swank are unforgettable in a ruthless, classic western. The homesman is a 2014 historical drama set in the 1850s midwest, directed by tommy lee jones. Tommy lee jones directs and stars in a deliberately. The screenplay by jones, kieran fitzgerald and wesley oliver is based on the 1988 novel of the same name by glendon swarthout. James kleinmann interviews actor turned director tommy lee jones for his movie the homesman which stars tommy lee jones, hilary swank, grace gummer, miranda otto, sonja richter, david dencik, john. I scared the bejesus out of myself by reading all the interviews in which the famously.
I didnt get a chance to interview them afterward, but i. Tommy lee jones talks emperor, surprises during research, and more. Title and director notwithstanding, tommy lee jones the homesman is very much a feminist western one painting a vivid picture of how difficult it was for even a strong and. The homesman is a slowmoving and somewhat pointless film. I was ready for a good western and the cast immediately caught my attention hilary swank, tommy lee jones and meryl streep. Hailed as a feminist western by some, the homesman only is up to a point, writes mark kermode. Tommy lee jones and hilary swank talk the homesman, the shorthand they developed on set, jones as a director, swanks singing scenes and more. Apr 25, 2015 tommy lee jones and the homesman missed movies the odds are pretty good that you might have missed even hearing about a movie last year directed by and starring tommy lee jones that also featured hillary swank, meryl streep, john lithgow, james spader, tim blake nelson, hailee steinfeld, and several other stellar actors. James kleinmann interviews actor turned director tommy lee jones for his movie the homesman which stars tommy lee jones, hilary. Steve carell and channing tatum in foxcatcher, jon stewarts rosewater and the homesman with hilary swank and tommy lee jones open friday.
Tommy lee jones talks emperor and the homesman, which. And its not an antiwestern, which hed scowl at you for. The journey in tommy lee jones the homesman, based on the 1988 novel by glendon swarthout, travels from west to east, from the unmarked nebraska territory to a town in iowa. That hardscrabble central texas face, lined with every day of his 66 years, perpetually bears only. Full of bleak landscapes the film is at its best when it allows its starstudded cast to really shine. Hes so hungry hes calling my cell phone to intercept me before i get to his home in santa fe for an interview about his new movie, the homesman. The homesman interview with tommy lee jones and hilary swank hd we got this covered. Tommy lee jones and hilary swank talk the homesman collider. And i saw in swarthouts book the chance to make a movie that. I didnt get a chance to interview them afterward, but i would say that cinematographer. Tommy lee jones, who directed and stars in the homesman, based on a 1988 novel by glendon swarthout. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. He wont concede that the homesman, his latest effort as director, star and cowriter, is either a.
The homesman, based on a 1988 novel by glendon swarthout, is the fourth film that mr. Marshal samuel gerard in the 1993 thriller film the fugitive. Glendon swarthouts novel the homesman 1988 is made into a movie in 2014. I think this was a labor of love for tommy lee jones, who produced. I think this was a labor of love for tommy lee jones, whomore because of its limited distribution, i was lucky to catch this at our local art theatre. But now that swarthouts equally powerful western, the homesman, is being filmed and directed by tommy lee jones, this 1988 novel is being given new life thankfully so, because i missed it the first time around. Nov 14, 2014 the point of the homesman, directed by tommy lee jones and based on glendon swarthouts novel of the same name, is not that these adjectives are inappropriate. Nov 20, 2014 tommy lee jones recoils at being pigeonholed, if recent interviews are any indication. Lee jones seemed to be a bit cautious about the label in the recent guardian interview. Jones, 68, has directed he also starred in the movie. Apart from the surly old bandit referred to by the films title, nearly all the characters of import in tommy lee jones the homesman are women.
Tommy lee jones returns to the directors chair for this tough tale of life on the frontier. I think we were both doing plays at the public theater. Director, star and cowriter tommy lee joness earthy adaptation of glendon swarthouts novel has been hailed in. Nov 26, 2014 in the homesman, directed and cowritten by tommy lee jones another of the scripts writers is sas own wesley oliver and based on an awardwinning novel of the same name, hilary swanks mary. The homesman dp rodrigo prieto on working with tommy lee. Thats a baffling question video interview the director and star of a western about a frontiersman tasked with escorting three mentally ill women across the. The homesman interview with tommy lee jones and hilary. In the homesman, based on glendon swarthouts novel, he has put. Nov, 2014 tommy lee jones and hilary swank talk the homesman, the shorthand they developed on set, jones as a director, swanks singing scenes and more. Dec 10, 2014 and therein lay the challenge of costuming the homesman, a bleak frontier tale that finds mary bee cuddy, a desperate, homely spinster played by hilary swank, and george briggs, a noaccount drifter played by the films director and one of its writers, tommy lee jones, on a fiveweek journey to guide three disturbed women across the.
On the surface, it would seem the homesman, the new movie made by and starring tommy lee jones, is a throwback, then, but in truth, its anything but a traditional entry into the genre. Tommy lee jones on his latest movie the homesman the. Academy award winners tommy lee jones, hilary swank and meryl streep star in this action epic set in americas west in the 1850s. The screenplay by jones, kieran fitzgerald and wesley oliver is based on the 1988 novel of the. Its not a western, and hed probably wince at you for calling it that. The homesman is a 2014 frenchamerican period drama film produced and directed by tommy lee jones, based on the 1988 novel of the same name by glendon swarthout. Tommy lee jones and the homesman missed movies the odds are pretty good that you might have missed even hearing about a movie last year directed by and starring tommy lee jones that also featured hillary swank, meryl streep, john lithgow, james spader, tim blake nelson, hailee steinfeld, and several other stellar actors. Tommy lee jones women are objectified and trivialised because. The harrowing tale is based on glendon swarthouts awardwinning novel about mary bee cuddy hilary swank, an intrepid. So ive been told, but you cant tell by looking at him.
Frontier filmmaking by tommy lee jones in the homesman. Oct 24, 2014 the homesman dp rodrigo prieto on working with tommy lee jones and reinventing the western. Tommy lee jones talks emperor and the homesman, which he. Hilary swank did it in just five years, for boys dont cry and million dollar baby, all before she turned 30. A squarely traditional yet somewhat progressive western, the homesman adds another absorbing entry to tommy lee jones directorial resume.
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