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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Josh Brolin

Josh Brolin stories: 7 news summaries

La. Prosecutors
Clear Brolin
in W Bar Brawl 

But feisty actor still has fightin' words for Russell Crowe, critics

Jan 6, 09 2:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Louisiana prosecutors have agreed to drop all charges against Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright for a July barroom brawl the two allegedly got into while filming Oliver Stone’s W. Brolin and Wright, along with five members of the film’s crew, faced misdemeanor charges from the fight, People reports.... More »

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film • fight • Oliver Stone • Sean Penn • Josh Brolin • actor • criminal charges • Milk • brawl

MOVIE REVIEW

 Low Approval Ratings Greet W. 

Stone's third presidential biopic his weakest

Oct 8, 08 11:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - If early reviews are any indication, Oliver Stone might want to avoid waving a “Mission Accomplished” banner. His George Bush biopic, W., is “a gutsy movie,” writes Kirk Honeycutt of the Hollywood Reporter, “but not necessarily a good one.” The movie comes... More »

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film • movie review • Oliver Stone • Josh Brolin • George W. Bush • biopic

MOVIE PREVIEW

 Stone's W. 
 Aims for 
 the Center 

Portrait of the president is for the 60% of folks with an 'open mind'

Sep 24, 08 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oliver Stone is looking to attract the political center with his new movie, W., about the life our 43rd president, USA Today reports. The film, a satirical biopic starring Josh Brolin as George W. Bush, is neither hagiography or damning indictment. “I'm not interested in that radical... More »

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satire • Oliver Stone • Josh Brolin • movies • George W. Bush • biopic

Brolin, Others in W Cast Busted in Bar Brawl

Assorted actors filming Oliver Stone's movie released on bail in La.

Jul 13, 08 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright, actors filming Oliver Stone's W in Louisiana, were among the cast and crew members arrested after a barroom tussle, reports the Shreveport Times. The busted thespians had interfered with police attempts to subdue a fellow patron, and were charged with interfering with police. Brolin was... More »

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police • Louisiana • fight • misdemeanor • Oliver Stone • Josh Brolin

Top Breakthrough Roles of 2007

Here's a look at actors who came of age this year

Feb 10, 08 11:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Before No Country for Old Men, Josh Brolin couldn’t get a job. “My most famous role was in The Goonies,” he reflects. Now, scripts are pouring in. Brolin is one of the New York Times’ 15 “breakout” performers of the year. Many, though not all, are... More »

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Academy Awards • list • Paul Dano • Superbad • Michael Cera • Lust, Caution • Casey Affleck • No Country for Old Men • Josh Brolin • Jennifer Jason Leigh • Juno • Atonement • Across the Universe • actor • Marion Cotillard • Julie Christie • Seth Rogen • Knocked Up • The Assassination of Jesse James • Hal Holbrook • James McAvoy • Sienna Miller • Margot at the Wedding • La Vie en Rose • Away From Her

Dutch Brace
for Terror
Before Koran Shredding

Right-wing pol vows to air anti-Muslim film

Jan 21, 08 5:02 AM CST
(Newser) - The Dutch government expects violent protests in response to an anti-Muslim film—said to include images of the Koran being shredded—that a right-wing lawmaker has vowed to make public this month. Geert Wilders, one of nine members of an extremist party in the Dutch lower house, aims to expose... More »

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Islam • terrorism • Muslims • Netherlands • freedom of expression • Oliver Stone • Josh Brolin • Sundance Film Festival • Geert Wilders • Dutch government • 'Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired' • George W. Bush

No Country Is Thriller Heaven

Coen brothers adapt McCarthy novel to good effect

Nov 9, 07 10:27 AM CST
(Newser) - It's a far piece from their Oscar-winning Fargo, but No Country for Old Men, the new thriller from Joel and Ethan Coen, is generating the same kind of buzz. Set in a West Texas border town in 1980, No Country, an adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel about a... More »

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movie review • Tommy Lee Jones • Coen brothers • Joel Coen • Ethan Coen • Fargo • Javier Bardem • Josh Brolin • Cormac McCarthy

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