The Wronged Man trailer

Rodolfo sent in a link to the trailer for Julia's The Wronged Man. Depending on your country you may or may not have access to it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6ZOGBvynvA

The Wronged Man broadcast date

"The Wronged Man" is set to premiere 17 January 2010 on Lifetime Movie Network.

Source: http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2009/12/08/Ormonds-Lifetime-movie-gets-new-air-date/UPI-38691260314830/

Albatross synopsis

Here is a synopsis of Julia's new movie Albatross:

Seventeen year old force-of-nature Emelia starts a new job at The Cliff House, a small hotel run by the dysfunctional Fischer family. Beth Fischer, also seventeen, is cramming for her exams in a desperate bid to escape to University. Dad Jonathan is an author. Once the bright young thing of the literary establishment, he is now suffering interminable writer's block. Wife Joa runs the hotel Jonathan bought with earnings from his first book. She resents it, him, and everyone around her as she gave up her 'promising career as an actress' for this.

Emelia is an aspiring writer; believing she is following in the footsteps of her great-grandfather Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle. Jonathan sees promise in Emelia and begins to tutor her, but their relationship quickly crosses the pupil-teacher line and they embark on a love affair. At the same time, Emelia and Beth strike up a surprise friendship: Emelia's free-spirit helps Beth learn to let her hair down and Emelia is inspired by Beth's determination and focus.

Secrets are revealed as the threads of the story collide and unravel. Can Emelia get rid of the Albatross that hangs round her neck and rewrite herself?

Credit: http://www.britfilms.com/britishfilms/catalogue/browse/?id=54F6C8051b7192C37BGhQ24C61A0

Albatross starts shooting on the Isle of Man

Sebastian Koch, Julia Ormond, Felicity Jones and Peter Vaughn will star in coming of age drama Albatross, which starts shooting on the Isle of Man tomorrow (November 3).

Written by Tamzin Rafn, the feature is being directed by Niall MacCormik, whose credits include Margaret Thatcher TV biopic The Long Walk To Finchley.

CinemaNX, the film financing and production company backed by the Isle of Man government, is behind the project.

The film is being produced by Adrian Sturges, who also produced The Disappearance of Alice Creed for CinemaNX earlier this year.

Source: http://www.screendaily.com/news/production/uk-ireland/niall-maccormicks-albatross-starts-shooting-on-the-isle-of-man/5007602.article

Julia in four episodes of Nurse Jackie

Thanks to Rodolfo for this news. Julia will be appearing in a TV show.

Julia Ormond has been cast in a four-episode arc for the upcoming season of Showtime’s “Nurse Jackie.” She will play a well-respected international broadcast journalist who falls in love with one of the hospital’s doctors. Ormond just wrapped production of “The Wronged Man” telepic for Lifetime.

Source: www.variety.com

Julia blogtalkradio interview

Some finds from Rodolfo...

blog radio show interview about Surveillance:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/moviegeeksunited/2009/06/21/Bill-Pullman-Julia-Ormond-1

Access Hollywood interview:

http://www.accesshollywood.com/chris-odonnell-and-julia-ormond-talk-an-american-girl_video_263393

And finally a request for any other photos of Julia from the Morelia, Mexico film festival? There seem to be only these three photos of her in that event anywhere on the net:

http://www.juliaormond.cz/index.php?q=gallery&g2_itemId=2694

If you know of any others please get in touch.

Julia Ormond in Albatross

Just seen this on the Daily Mail webpage:

Watch out for... Julia Ormond, Sebastian Koch and Felicity Jones, who are in negotiations to star in a movie called Albatross, which will be directed by Niall MacCormick, who made the TV drama about young Mrs Thatcher, The Long Walk To Finchley, with Andrea Riseborough. Albatross is about a failed writer, a beach house and a young woman. Filming will take place on the Isle of Man. Mr Koch was in the award-winning film The Lives Of Others.

Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk

Julia at Save the Children event

Lettie has found a lot of new photos of Julia on wireimage and getty images. It seems to be a Save The Children Awards Ceremony held on 30 Sep 2009.

You can find lots of thumbnails at www.gettyimages.com but below are a sample of four images.

Traffik 20th Anniversary DVD

This week sees the region 1 release of the 20th anniversary DVD of Traffik. This was Julia's memorable 1989 UK mini-series that was later remade as a movie.

There's a review of the DVD at http://movies.insidepulse.com/2009/09/29/traffik-20th-anniversary-edition-dvd-review/

Julia at Clinton Event

Here are a few photos of Julia at the Clinton Event.



The photos were found at http://www.contactmusic.com/photos.nsf/main/julia_ormond_5358925 and http://www.hollywoodrag.com/index.php?/weblog/jessica_alba_and_julia_ormond_should_swap_fashions/.

Julia mention

Julia gets a mention in this story about the "Clinton Global Initiative"

Other sessions will feature Julia Ormond, on an effort to end human trafficking

Read the whole story at www.variety.com

Julia sighted with David Lynch

Lettie tells me that there are some new photos of Julia at wireimage and getty. The event seems to be a David Lynch art exibit on 12 September. Here's an example:

Julia Ormond Is Stepping Out of Her Rut

Here's an article called "Julia Ormond Is Stepping Out of Her Rut" which mainly focuses on Surveillance.

It’s been really tricky to get cast in a modern American role. I’m just not thought of that way. I loved the script and thought, in Jen’s hands in particular, it was something that I was really interested in doing, and so I kind of begged her for the role. I think because the film provokes discussion for its use of violence and in particular the cocktail of humor and violence together, Jen said, "Can you afford to do this movie?" And I said, "As an actor I actually feel I can’t afford not to do this movie."

You can read the whole thing at
http://www.wowowow.com/entertainment/julia-ormond-stepping-out-her-rut-358422

Julia in Mary, Mother of Christ

According to this story Julia will be in a biblical movie...

Portuguese actor Diogo Morgado has been cast as Joseph in Aloe Entertainment's "Mary, Mother of Christ."He joins Camilla Belle, Al Pacino, Peter O'Toole and Julia Ormond in the action drama about the biblical journey of young Mary and Joseph during the terrible reign of Herod the Great. James Foley ("Glengarry Glen Ross") is directing from a script by Barbara Nicolosi and "The Passion of the Christ" co-writer Benedict Fitzgerald.The film is scheduled to begin principal photography in October.

Read the whole story at
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i9a9104a5cd264656656a0d2258969400

Temple Grandin for 2010

Just seen this:

In HBO films, Claire Daines' portrayal of author, animal scientist and autism advocate, "Temple Grandin" debuts in February 2010. Catherine O'Hara, Julia Ormond and David Strathairn co star in the production, directed by Mick Jackson.

Source: http://blogs.courant.com/roger_catlin_tv_eye/2009/07/curb-your-enthusiasm-returns-s.html

Surveillance DVD review 2

Here's Lettie's review of Surveillance.

I received my DVD copy of Surveillance at the weekend which had been ordered online for me. I heard the sound of the letter flap opening and the thud of the package onto the floor and knew instantly what had arrived. My heart skipped a beat with excitement as I thought about the new Julia Ormond movie I was going to watch that very day. Fans of the actress will understand this excitement as artistic output from Julia Ormond in recent years has been few and far between. True, she has recently appeared in small parts in Benjamin Button and Che: Part One but I really wanted to see her in a bigger part and I thought that Surveillance would deliver and it did: Julia Ormond played one of the main characters in the film. However, she played a role like none she has ever played before and it has taken some adjustment on my part to get used to the fact.

The opening scene of the film could have come straight out of 'The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'. Surveillance can be described as a thriller - horror - serial killer - murder mystery with a twist (which is obvious) at the end. The scenes of violence are graphic and bloody. There is no moral to the tale either - what happens just happens and it is then over. It is meaningless violence. It is a trashy, violent film. It is the second film of this calibre that Ormond has appeared in, the first being IKWKM, and let us hope that it is the last. Julia Ormond, Michael Ironside and Bill Pullman are fine actors and deserve much better roles. I had eagerly awaited this film and to say that I was disappointed would be an understatement.

New Traffik DVD on the way

The USA and Canada get a new DVD release of Traffik in September:

As seen on Masterpiece Theatre! Twenty years after this six-part British miniseries won an International Emmy®, a newly remastered version brings it to life more vividly than ever before. This riveting thriller also inspired Steven Soderbergh's Oscar®-winning film. Shot on location in Pakistan, Hamburg, and London, Traffik lays bare the international drug trade by tracing three intersecting lives: Jack, a British government minister who finds the scourge of heroin striking too close to home; Helen, a woman who embarks on a daring survival strategy after her husband's arrest; and Fazal, a Pakistani peasant who works for a menacing drug lord. Starring Bill Paterson (Little Dorrit, Smiley's People), Lindsay Duncan (Rome, Under the Tuscan Sun), and Julia Ormond (Legends of the Fall) in her extraordinary film debut.

Acorn Media proudly presents the September 29th 2-disc DVD release of Traffik - Remastered 20th Anniversary Edition. This collection of 6 episodes runs approx. 305 min., plus bonus material such as interviews with writer Simon Moore and producer Brian Eastman, an extended U.K. broadcast version of episode 6, a photo gallery, production notes, and cast filmographies. Presented in full screen, and English audio and subtitles. Cost is #39.99 SRP in the USA and CA$52.99 SRP in Canada.

Source: http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Traffik-Remasters-20th-Anniversary-Edition/12250

Julia Parade article

There seems to be a new Julia article at http://www.parade.com/celebrity/celebrity-parade/archive/julia-ormond-surveillance.html

Surveillance DVD review

My Surveillance DVD arrived from Amazon UK yesterday and I watched the movie last night. I'll try to put down some initial thoughts without spoiling the story.

The movie is very much in that territory marked out by David Lynch. Thankfully there is a little more plot going on than in, say, INLAND EMPIRE.

There are two stories unfolding.

A framing story features two FBI agents who arrive at a police station to interview three witnesses. We're not told what they witnessed but it appears to be Something Very Bad.

The second story is a flashback to an almost deserted highway in a desolate part of the United States. Two of the most unpleasant cops you could ever hope to meet are taking potshots at passing motorists. The viewer know that Something Very Bad is going to happen because the little girl "saw something" and there is an effective buildup of dread.

Yes, there is a twist. To be honest I kind of saw it coming, but cleverly the big reveal is not right at the end of the movie so it still came as a surprise.

Thinking back to the earlier parts of the movie some of the dialog takes on a whole new meaning, such as Bill Pullman's line "you can't save her".

Julia gets to play a character completely different from any she has played before. And she gets to do things that she has never done before. You'll know it when you see it.

It's the small moments that work for me, such as Bill Pullman's doodle over the word "evidence".

In summary a very effective little movie. It has its unpleasant moments but is also packed with black humour, many involving the two druggies in the red car.

The DVD contains a deleted scene plus an alternate ending that isn't quite is a bleak as the one that was used.

Julia Ormond driven by break

Here's a story that landed in my inbox...

Julia Ormond driven by break
Tuesday, 30 June 2009

Julia Ormond's career break made her more determined to succeed as an actress.

The 'Surveillance' star - who became a well-known TV and movie star in the 90s before relaunching her career last year with 'Curious Case of Benjamin Button' - says taking time off to raise her daughter Sophie, now four, gave her the determination to seek out more "varied" movie roles.

She said: "I guess this little break made me decide that I needed to try to work harder, or be more disciplined about finding roles that were more different, that were more varied."

Meanwhile, the 44-year-old actress - who also runs New York City movie productions company Indican - enjoyed filming independent film 'Surveillance' because it allowed her to work closely with female directorial staff.

She said: "Until women can carve out the time and have the time to do their own creative stuff - and be as great and courageous with the voice as director-and-writer Jennifer Lynch has been with 'Surveillance' - then we're not going to change how we are perceived."

The British actress was inspired to launched her own company because she believes it is important for female actresses to ensure their voices are heard over their male colleagues.

She added to Dark Horizons: "If it's a majority of male writers and a majority of male directors, then they're not necessarily going to be disposed to creating roles for women. I guess my take is that the only way to counter it is to do your own stuff."

Source: http://www.myparkmag.co.uk/articles/entertainment/julia-ormond-driven-by-break.html

Surveillance and Che now on DVD

UK readers are reminded that Surveillance and Che are out now on region 2 DVD.

Julia Ormond in More magazine

Many thanks to Jo for sending in scans of Julia Ormond from the Jul/Aug 2009 issue of MORE magazine. Here's the 8-page article plus the mag's content page (including a mini-pic of the cover).