Tommy lee jones returns to the directors chair for this tough tale of life on the frontier. Watch the homesman prime video skip to main content. Tommy lee jones rustles up fine feminist western, homesman. Oct 24, 2014 the homesman dp rodrigo prieto on working with tommy lee jones and reinventing the western. Nov 20, 2014 tommy lee jones recoils at being pigeonholed, if recent interviews are any indication. H ilary swanks mary bee cuddy sets the wobbly tone of tommy lee joness peculiar western the homesman. Tommy lee jones was born in san saba, texas, the son of lucille marie scott, a police officer and. Also on hand were several members of swanks family, including her proud father whom, hilary told us, had neither read the book nor.
Frontier filmmaking by tommy lee jones in the homesman. The homesman stars hilary swank and tommy lee jones. Few will regret having seen the homesman, and yet its. Jones, 68, has directed he also starred in the movie. I didnt get a chance to interview them afterward, but i would say that cinematographer. 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.
The homesman dp rodrigo prieto on working with tommy lee jones and reinventing the western. We interview the man about his latest film the homesman. Nov 20, 2014 tommy lee jones interview for the homesman. A squarely traditional yet somewhat progressive western, the homesman adds another absorbing entry to tommy lee jones directorial resume. Tommy lee jones and hilary swank talk the homesman collider. The homesman is a slowmoving and somewhat pointless film. Tommy lee jones directs and stars in a deliberately crooked. The homesman hilary swank, tommy lee jones youtube.
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. The actresss latest performance is intensely physical and typically effortful, laboring to convey strife, relentless determination, and conflicting emotions. Mar 05, 20 tommy lee jones talks emperor, surprises during research, and more. While tommy lee jones plays, hilary swank steals the. Hilary swank stands tall, dives deep discussing the homesman.
Lee jones seemed to be a bit cautious about the label in the recent guardian interview. 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. Tommy lee jones and hilary swank are unforgettable in a ruthless, classic western. 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. Tommy lee jones recoils at being pigeonholed, if recent interviews are any. During our 15minute phone interview, i tried to get jones to talk about all of the.
The homesman, based on a 1988 novel by glendon swarthout, is the fourth film that mr. 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. The new film the homesman is set in the pioneer days of the american west. 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. 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. I think we were both doing plays at the public theater. 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. And i saw in swarthouts book the chance to make a movie that. 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. 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. Hailed as a feminist western by some, the homesman only is up to a point, writes mark kermode.
Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. The harrowing tale is based on glendon swarthouts awardwinning novel about mary bee cuddy hilary swank, an intrepid. Tommy lee jones born september 15, 1946 is an american actor, director, producer and screenwriter. 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. Tommy lee jones and hilary swank talk the homesman, the shorthand they developed on set, jones as a director, swanks singing scenes and more. 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 its not an antiwestern, which hed scowl at you for. The screenplay by jones, kieran fitzgerald and wesley oliver is based on the 1988 novel of the same name by glendon swarthout.
Tommy lee jones directs and stars in a deliberately. The homesman stars hilary swank and tommy lee jones the. In the homesman, based on glendon swarthouts novel, he has put. Tommy lee jones on his latest movie the homesman the. I was ready for a good western and the cast immediately caught my attention hilary swank, tommy lee jones and meryl streep. 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. I scared the bejesus out of myself by reading all the interviews in which the famously. 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. 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. Tommy lee jones talks emperor, surprises during research, and more. 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 on the homesman the new york times. The screenplay by jones, kieran fitzgerald and wesley oliver is based on the 1988 novel of the. Tommy lee jones in the homesman, a film he also directed photo. Tommy lee jones, who directed and stars in the homesman, based on a 1988 novel by glendon swarthout. Marshal samuel gerard in the 1993 thriller film the fugitive. With tommy lee jones, hilary swank, grace gummer, miranda otto. The homesman dp rodrigo prieto on working with tommy lee.
In his best directorial effort yet, tommy lee jones has crafted a film thats boldly unsentimental and impossible to peg. I think this was a labor of love for tommy lee jones, who produced. 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. Its not a western, and hed probably wince at you for calling it that. 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. The story, based on a novel by glendon swarthout, begins in the. Integrity and personality can go a long way, especially in a movie as unquestionably flawed as the homesman. Tommy lee jones recoils at being pigeonholed, if recent interviews are any indication. John freeman because of its limited distribution, i was lucky to catch this at our local art theatre. That hardscrabble central texas face, lined with every day of his 66 years, perpetually bears only.
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. I kept watching mainly because i thought it had to get better. Tommy lee jones talks emperor and the homesman, which he. Tommy lee jones stars in the powerfully haunting the homesman, which filmed partly in georgia and comes out in atlanta on nov. Prietos latest project is tommy lee jones the homesman, which premiered in competition. It was directed by tommy lee jones, who called on his regular composers, marco beltrami and buck sanders, for. This page is for all fans of this great and wonderful actor because hes legend, hes amazing, hes simply the best. Tommy lee jones talks emperor and the homesman, which. Tommy lee jones actor, director, producer know for men in black the fugitive rules of engagement lincoln 2012 oscar for in the. Also comments on his next directing gig, the homesman.
Steve carell and channing tatum in foxcatcher, jon stewarts rosewater and the homesman with hilary swank and tommy lee jones open friday. Nov 22, 2014 the new film the homesman is set in the pioneer days of the american west. 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. 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 celebrity profile check out the latest tommy lee jones photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. 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.
He wont concede that the homesman, his latest effort as director, star and cowriter, is either a. 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. It was directed by tommy lee jones, who called on his regular composers, marco beltrami and buck sanders, for the music. He has received four academy award nominations, winning best supporting actor for his performance as u. Tommy lee jones offbeat minorkey western has plenty of virtues, but straightness isnt one of them. Glendon swarthout is best known for his western classic the shootist, a novel that eventually became actor john waynes last film. James kleinmann interviews actor turned director tommy lee jones for his movie the homesman which stars tommy lee jones, hilary. 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. 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. 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 i dont think theres a woman who hasnt been objectified. Tommy lee jones told the homesmans composers that he wanted the.
Hilary swank did it in just five years, for boys dont cry and million dollar baby, all before she turned 30. 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. I didnt get a chance to interview them afterward, but i. 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. Director, star and cowriter tommy lee joness earthy adaptation of glendon swarthouts novel has been hailed in. 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. 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. 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. 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 homesman 2014 imdb directed by tommy lee jones. Tommy lee jones women are objectified and trivialised because. Full of bleak landscapes the film is at its best when it allows its starstudded cast to really shine.
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 is a 2014 historical drama set in the 1850s midwest, directed by tommy lee jones. The homesman interview with tommy lee jones and hilary swank hd we got this covered. 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. And the public theater used to be a library, i think, because it has labyrinthine hallways and spaces. 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. Academy award winners tommy lee jones, hilary swank and meryl streep star in this action epic set in americas west in the 1850s. So ive been told, but you cant tell by looking at him. Glendon swarthouts novel the homesman 1988 is made into a movie in 2014.
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