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~*~ NEWS & TIDBITS ~*~

As the title says, you will find news and tidbits on Ryan's latest projects.  Since I have been quite fortunate to receive updates on Ryan from various sources, I thought I'd go ahead and create this new section for easier reference...

If you have any news or tidbits on Ryan's projects, you are most welcome to send them along to GosGal@geocities.com for inclusion on this page.  I would like to keep this section as accurate and up to date as possible, but please note that I do appreciate knowing the source of the information.

04.11.02

  • MURDER BY NUMBERS (the movie formerly known as FOOLPROOF) opens in theatres on April 19.

  • THE BELIEVER is scheduled to open on May 17, 2002 in New York City and Los Angeles and in 10 additional major markets on May 24.

12.31.01 - From the Sundance 2002 Film Festival site

The Slaughter Rule

U.S.A., 2002, 112 Minutes, Color

Directors: Alex Smith, Andrew Smith
Executive Producers: Gavin O'Connor, Jerry McFadden
Producers: Michael Robinson, Greg O'Connor
Cinematographer: Eric Edwards
Editor: Brent White
Music: Jay Farrar
Production Designer: John Johnson
Principal Cast: Ryan Gosling, David Morse, Clea Duvall, Kelly Lynch, David Cale, Eddie Spears

Not in recent years has the transition from boy to man been explored with more grace, poetry, and beauty than in The Slaughter Rule, a debut feature from twin filmmakers Andrew and Alex Smith. But that's where the reference to things gentle ends, for it is the juxtaposition and antithesis of the location--the rugged small town in Montana and the hard-packed earth of the brutal six-man football games--from which this film derives its intensity. From the first Cinemascope panning shot, you can see these are filmmakers who know what they are doing.

Roy (Ryan Gosling) gets cut from his high school football team just days after his estranged father dies. For him, football is more than a proving ground. It is a promised escape from his lonely rural existence and salvation from the paralyzing passivity that dominates his life. Enter Gideon (David Morse), a loner living on the roughneck fringe who is looking for "gamers"--kids who scrap hard--to play on his six-man football squad. Roy joins the Renegades, and he and Gideon enter into tenuous friendship that pushes the limits of male bonding.

The perfection of this film is in the performances. Who better than Morse to play Gideon--repression bubbling under a hard exterior, rage just under the skin? Gosling is testosterone-revved teenager one moment, tender young man the next. He's a mass of male contradictions, especially to Skyla (Clea Duvall), a bartender in a local honky-tonk who catches Roy's eye. With its poignant storytelling, stunning cinematography, and intrinsic sense of place, The Slaughter Rule is an extraordinary first film.

 

-John Cooper

09.16.01 - THE BELIEVER will premiere on Showtime this month.  Check your local listings!

02.06.01 - Start for shooting has been pushed back to February 27th for FOOLPROOF...

01.27.01 - THE BELIEVER won the Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival.  Congratulations to Ryan and the cast and crew of THE BELIEVER!

 

 

This image comes from the official Sundance site here.  Here's a little about what was said about the film:

"...With a uniquely intelligent and perceptive vision, Bean steers us on a course which is both enlightening and enthralling, one which avoids easy psychological explanations and creates an unforgettable film experience. Special accolades go to Ryan Gosling for a stunningly effective performance. The Believer is cinematic truth at its finest." -- Geoffrey Gilmore

[01.07.01 - Thanks to Vicky for the picture and the update!]

01.05.01 - Principal photography begins February 14th on FOOLPROOF (the film formerly known as MURDER BY NUMBERS).  Ryan plays Richard opposite Sandra Bullock and Michael Pitt.

12.06.00 - From Reuters Entertainment News Summary

  • Kelly Lynch Led to Smiths' 'Slaughter'
    HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Kelly Lynch, who was most recently seen in 'Charlie's Angels,' is starring opposite Ryan Gosling ('Remember the Titans'), David Morse ('The Green Mile') and Clea DuVall ('Girl, Interrupted') in 'The Slaughter Rule,' a feature now shooting in Montana. The feature writing-directing debut for twin brothers Alex and Andrew Smith, 'Slaughter' is the story of a teen who is trying to come to terms with being a man in a violent world.

[Thanks to Vicky for the update!]

12.04.00 - From Entertainment News

  • ``The Believer,'' screenwriter Henry Bean's first feature, from a true story about a young Jewish man who rejects his faith and joins the neo-Nazi movement. Stars Ryan Gosling (''Remember the Titans''), Billy Zane and Theresa Russell.

[Thanks to Vicky for the update!]

 

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