Tinet, a student of Russia and the Russian language, dissects Viggo Mortensen’s performance in Eastern Promises, saying that “[he] alone is a reason to watch this film over and over again.”
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Eastern Promises Interview
Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune interviews Viggo Mortensen about the nature of the violence in Eastern Promises.
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Signed copy of SKOVBO in fundraiser auction
Viggo Mortensen donated a signed copy of his latest book, SKOVBO, in support of fundraising efforts for 1,2,3…Hi Baby! at Pine Ridge, South Dakota.
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Top 10 Films in Favor of Gun Control
A History of Violence and nine other films were chosen to illustrate a point: using a gun to solve a problem may create more problems than it solves.
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Rare Miyelo in Auction for 1,2,3 Hi Baby
As part of the “1,2,3…Hi Baby! Wheels” project to benefit Pine Ridge Reservation, a member of the Viggo-Works community donated a signed first edition copy of Viggo Mortensen’s Miyelo.
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My Top 10: Viggo Mortensen
The June 27/July 4 special double issue of Entertainment Weekly features Viggo Mortensen on page 32, offering his top 10 “Pieces of Advice I’ve Heard on Movie Sets.”
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Viggo Mortensen or Gerard Butler?
After naming Viggo Mortensen as their readers’ Favorite Actor or Actress, CanMag got some pushback from fans of Gerard Butler. Here’s your chance to vote for your favorite.
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Image of Viggo Mortensen in The Road
From Row Three, one of the first images of Viggo Mortensen in the upcoming movie, The Road. Viggo plays “Father” in this film version of Cormac McCarthy’s novel.
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Viggo reading in Portland
Viggo Mortensen will be reading in Portland, Oregon, this Friday evening, May 16, 2008, as part of the Voices of a People’s History tour.
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Viggo in Dancing with Wolves sequel?
Moviehole.net reported May 8 that Viggo Mortensen is the directors’ pick to replace Kevin Costner in The Holy Road, sequel to Dances with Wolves.
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Support Pine Ridge Reservation
Native American infants in South Dakota need your support. 1, 2, 3… Hi Baby! is committed to reducing the rate of infant mortality of the Indian people on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
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Lots of updates at Brego.net
This month marks the fourth anniversary of Brego.net. My dad, who has Alzheimer’s, moved in with me in mid-2006, so updates to Brego.net have been sparse lately.
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Viggo on the cover of Men’s Vogue
Viggo Mortensen can swing a broadsword as Aragorn or neatly fillet a Russian mobster. But off-screen, the Oscar contender is a life-giving force, playing big brother to a band of poets, painters, and searchers like him.
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Ten Last Night manuscript
An individual recently bought out the stock of Illuminati Press, the publisher of Viggo Mortensen’s first book Ten Last Night.
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Eastern Promises screencaps & more
We’ve posted 43 captures of Viggo Mortensen in Eastern Promises to our new Eastern Promises page.
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The Passion of Clay and Callie
The Passion of Darkly Noon is now on DVD, and Ashley Judd & Viggo Mortensen are amazing. We’ve added screencaps and video clips.
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Fresh Air: Cronenberg & Mortensen, Making ‘Eastern Promises’
Viggo Mortensen and David Cronenberg appeared on NPR’s Fresh Air to talk with Terry Gross about Eastern Promises.
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Uraeus (Brego) saved by surgery
Uraeus, the 22-year old stallion who played Brego in Lord of the Rings, had successful emergency surgery for severe colic.
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Alatriste in NYC; US release dates still a question
Alatriste is one of the films to be featured this weekend, Dec 9-10, at the “Spanish Cinema Now” Film Festival at the Walter Reade Theater in New York City. Details here. We’re getting a lot of questions about when Alatriste will be released. Release dates for several European countries are in spring, 2007. Our current […]
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Horse is Good & Miyelo – auction for Pine Ridge
From Friends on Board: Viggo Mortensen and Perceval Press have donated two autographed books to be auctioned for the OST Healthy Start (healthy babies) program at Pine Ridge Reservation. The first, The Horse is Good, is up for auction now at eBay. When that auction ends on Dec 2nd, 10 a.m. PST, the auction for […]