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The United States of Leland was quietly released in 2003 to very little fanfare. Starring Ryan Gosling in one of his earliest roles as the titular lead, the indie drama delves into the psyche of Leland P. Fitzgerald, a teenager grappling with his own morality, or lack thereof, after inexplicably murdering a young boy. The film explores themes of loneliness, morality, and the fallout of sudden tragedy on those left behind, but despite its ambitious premise and star-studded cast—which includes Don Cheadle, Jena Malone, and Michelle Williams—the film was met with mixed reviews, criticized for being overly melancholic and failing to deliver on anything of substance. Roger Ebert called the film “morally muddled," and while this criticism of the film is certainly valid, decades later, Leland might also be seen as a quiet meditation on the danger of emotional detachment and the far-reaching consequences of violence. So, is The...

Ryan Gosling has had 10 "Rotten" movies on Rotten Tomatoes, including "Murder by Numbers" and "The United States of Leland." Despite some "Rotten" ratings, "The Notebook" is one of Gosling's highest-rated films with a 54% critics score and 85% audience score. "The Gray Man" received a 44% critics score but has the highest audience score among Gosling's "Rotten" films, at 90%.

Throughout his nearly three-decade-long career, Ryan Gosling has starred in a ton of movies, ten of which have been deemed "Rotten" on Rotten Tomatoes. The Canadian-born actor got his start in the industry at 12 years old as a Mouseketeer on Disney Channel's revival of The Mickey Mouse Club House in 1993. Three years later, he made his film debut in Frankenstein and Me at the age of 16, followed by his breakout role in 2001's The Believer.

Since then, Gosling has made a name for himself as an in-demand talent with a wide range by starring in some incredible films,...

Ryan Gosling has been earning rave reviews for his 100 percent committed performance as Ken in Greta Gerwig's subversive comedic hit, Barbie. The notices have been so good that many believe Gosling is likely guaranteed an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. It should come as no surprise that the actor is good, given the fact that he already has a Golden Globe Award and two Academy Award nominations, but it does prove that Gosling is an accomplished comedic performer that should play things for humor a bit more moving forward.

Gosling's career began on the more lighthearted side at the age of 13 on Disney Channel's The Mickey Mouse Club. Running from 1993-1995, the variety television allowed the actor to showcase his sense of humor along with his musical skills alongside future mega performers that included Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Justin Timberlake.

Even though the series was canceled...

After starting his career with a variety of interesting and well-received TV and film projects, Ryan Gosling approached a new and different role.

In 2003, the actor would star in The United States of Leland, a role so far removed from his future role as Ken in the Barbie movie that his range cannot be denied.

The United States of Leland

The film has a stellar cast, including Ryan Gosling, Don Cheadle, Jenna Malone, Kevin Spacey, Michelle Williams, Kerry Washington, and Michael Peña.

The film follows Leland Fitzgerald, who is in prison for murdering a mentally-challenged boy named Ryan. Ryan is the youngest child in the Pollard family. Aside from the two parents, Ryan had two sisters, Julie and Becky, as well as Julie’s boyfriend, Allen, who lives with the family. Leland is in a relationship with Becky when he enters prison.

Related: Ryan Gosling's First 10 Movies, Ranked

Upon entering prison,...

Despite being considered one of the biggest stars in the industry, Ryan Gosling reveals The Notebook director Nick Cassavetes doubted his leading man potential. The 2004 romantic drama chronicled the lives of poor lumber mill worker Noah and wealthy heiress Allie as they fall in love one summer but struggle to overcome her parents' reservations in the years that follow. Though garnering mixed reviews for its cliched writing, Gosling and Rachel McAdams' performances were praised and it has remained a fan-favorite in the near-20-years since its release.

Ahead of his role in this summer's Barbie, Gosling sat down with GQ for a career-spanning profile interview. When exploring his breakout role in The Notebook, the actor recalled that the movie's director, Nick Cassavetes, had a bizarre reason for hiring him, feeling he was not a conventional leading man. See what Gosling shared below:

[Director Nick Cassavetes] straight up told me: 'The fact that you...

That’s right; Sony’s back at it again with yet another new sale.

An impressive – or overwhelming, you could say, given the extent of these particular discounts – number of games encompassing almost every genre under the sun have had their RRPs slashed this time around, some of which can be yours to keep for not much more than the price of your morning coffee. There are three categories to choose from here, with enough variety to account for all tastes and price ranges. Let’s start with the biggest super savers first, though.

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Aer – Memories of Old — $4.94 Agents of Mayhem — $3.99 Agony — $4.99 Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag Freedom Cry — $2.49 Chaos on Deponia — $4.93 Crypt of the NecroDancer — $4.49 Deponia — $4.93 Dungeons 2 — $4.49 Friday the 13th: The Game — $4.99 Goodbye Deponia — $4.93 Lords of the Fallen — $3.99 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes — $2.99 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain — $3.99 Monopoly Deal — $2.99 Nex Machina — $4.99 Slender: The...

In episode two of “Soaps in Quarantine,” which “General Hospital” star Nancy Lee Grahn and Kaore Bonell launched after daytime dramas ceased production to limit the spread of coronavirus, she invited her “Gh” co-star Maurice Benard and former co-star Scott Clifton (currently on “The Bold and the Beautiful”) to discuss their experiences since the shutdown. Benard specifically opened up about his experiences with anxiety and how the current crisis has affected his state of mind. Watch above.

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“I just go in my garage. I punch the bag, I lift weights. There were two to three days when I had pretty bad anxiety so I didn’t really do anything except try to get rid of it,” Benard admits. The actor has long been a mental health advocate and launched the website “State of Mind” in the fall...

Welcome to The B-Side, a podcast from The Film Stage. Here we explore movies featuring established stars that flopped at the box office, have been forgotten by time, or remain hidden gems. These aren’t the films that made them famous or kept them famous. These are the other ones. So strap in and listen close as we dive into the big swings and big misses from some of the most well-known names in the business.

In the latest episode, Dan Mecca is joined by podcast producer Conor O’Donnell and Rachel Ingram, New York City-based actress and writer of the short film Homegoing, to discuss the B-Sides of Ryan Gosling. The films discussed include Murder by Numbers, The Slaughter Rule, The United States of Leland, Fracture, Lars and the Real Girl, and Song to Song. Plenty more is discussed, including Gosling’s penchant(?) for accents, different acting styles, and...

Lousy Smarch is almost here and the debut schedules for all the movies and series that will be hitting Netflix in March have arrived. We also have the Amazon Prime folks covered as well! The second season of Marvel’s Daredevil and the premieres of the fourth season of House of Cards and the first season of the new comedy Flaked, with Will Arnett hit the small screen. Did you forget about the premiere of the Judd Apatow-produced Pee-wee’s Big Holiday? We didn’t.

On the Amazon Prime front, check out below to see what you’ll be able to stream for free and what’s going to have a cost. Let’s watch!

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Adult Beginners (2015)

Ahora o Nunca (2015)

Aldnoah.Zero: Season 2

American Pie Presents: Beta House (2007)

American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile...

March 2016 is a sad month for some Netflix subscribers.

Say goodbye to '90s films "American Pie" (1999), "Hackers" (1995), Mel Gibson's "Hamlet" (1990), "Indecent Proposal" (1993) and "Jumanji" (1995) in March. Also disappearing: Will Smith movies "Hitch" (2005) and "Men in Black II" (2002), as well as oodles of TEDTalks that are all expiring next month.

Here's the complete list of what's leaving Netflix streaming in March.

Leaving March 1, 2016

"Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman" (2000)

"American Pie" (1999)

"American Wedding" (2003)

"Atlantis: The Lost Empire" (2001)

"The Babysitters" (2007)

"The Chosen One" (2010)

"Down and Out in Beverly Hills" (1986)

"Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights" (1992)

"Gone in 60 Seconds" (2000)

"Hackers" (1995)

"Hamlet" (1990)

"Hannie Caulder" (1971)

"Hardball" (2001)

"Hart's War" (2002)

"Hitch" (2005)

"Indecent Proposal" (1993)

"Johnny Dangerously" (1984)

"Jumanji" (1995)

"Masters of the Universe" (1987)

"Men in Black II" (2002)

"The Monster Squad" (1987)

"Not Another Teen Movie" (2001)

"Paycheck" (2003)

"Switchmas" (2013)

"The United States of Leland" (2003)

"Wings" (1927)

Leaving March 2, 2016

"Stevie Nicks: In Your Dreams" (2013)

Leaving March 3, 2016

"Night Catches Us" (2010)

Leaving March 4, 2016

"Getting...

Teresa Wright: Later years (See preceding post: "Teresa Wright: From Marlon Brando to Matt Damon.") Teresa Wright and Robert Anderson were divorced in 1978. They would remain friends in the ensuing years.[1] Wright spent most of the last decade of her life in Connecticut, making only sporadic public appearances. In 1998, she could be seen with her grandson, film producer Jonah Smith, at New York's Yankee Stadium, where she threw the ceremonial first pitch.[2] Wright also became involved in the Greater New York chapter of the Als Association. (The Pride of the Yankees subject, Lou Gehrig, died of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in 1941.) The week she turned 82 in October 2000, Wright attended the 20th anniversary celebration of Somewhere in Time, where she posed for pictures with Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour. In March 2003, she was a guest at the 75th Academy Awards, in the segment showcasing Oscar-winning actors of the past. Two years later,...

Ryan Gosling moved into the director’s chair in 2013. Though it was cheered at its reception, Lost River (formerly titled “How to Catch a Monster”) it was jeered by a good majority critics after its premiere screening in the Un Certain Regard section at that Cannes Film Festival this past May. Since then, not a word. Not a sound. No North American premiere, just a release date planned for next February in France. If Warner Bros. still had an indie label, the distinctly art-house film wouldn’t be shrouded in release date mystery. My thinking is: the studio simply don’t know what to do with it. In comes Sundance. A second home to the actor for two segments in his career: the formative years (The United States of Leland, The Believer, The Slaughter Rule) and the break out years (Half Nelson and Blue Valentine). Could Sundance programmers reel in this distinctive,...

Some of you (hopefully) may have noticed my recent profile on the late, great Robert Mitchum. In the course of researching the piece, I came across the fun tidbit that Mitchum had been a favorite of film critic Roger Ebert.

The mind rarely works in linear fashion, and I suspect mine may even be more chaotic than most. That item pinballed around the ol’ noggin, and, somewhere in all that bouncing here and there, triggered a bit of nostalgia. Probably because I was working on the piece during Oscar week, the mention of Ebert reminded me that there had been a time when this would’ve been the point in the year I’d be looking forward to the annual “If We Gave Out the Oscars” (or something like that) show done by Ebert along with his on-screen partner of nearly two dozen years, fellow film critic Gene Siskel.

That...

Meet your big-screen Johanna Mason. Jena Malone, the early aughts young actress of choice to play the brooding love interest to equally brooding boys (Donnie Darko, The United States of Leland) and current Nancy McCoy on the History Channel's "Hatfields & McCoys," has scored the coveted role of District 7's former Hunger Games winner who develops a complicated connection to Katniss Everdeen.

Malone will appear as Mason in Catching Fire, the second part in the phenomenon that is Suzanne Collins' young adult trilogy that follow teens who battle to the death for the entertainment of sadistic, power-mad heads of state like the bearded and bad President (Donald Sutherland).

While Gary Ross directed the first Hg movie, Francis Lawrence (Water for Elephants, I Am Legend) will be helming the sequel that brings back Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Stanley Tucci and Sutherland and introduces another...

HollywoodNews.com: Our selected movie star to be our “2011 Hollywood Hot Male Movie Star of the Year” is Ryan Gosling.

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Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12, 1980) is a Canadian actor and musician. He first came to public attention as a child star on the Disney Channel’s Mickey Mouse Club (1993–95) and went on to appear in other family entertainment programs including Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1995), Goosebumps (1996), Breaker High (1997–98) and Young Hercules (1998–99). His first serious role was as a Jewish neo-Nazi in The Believer (2001), and he then built a reputation for playing misfits in independent films such as Murder by Numbers (2002), The Slaughter Rule (2002), The United States of Leland (2003) and Stay (2005).

Gosling came to the attention of a wider audience in 2004 with a leading role...

Sometime late this month (or at the beginning of the month of December) the Sundance Film Festival will start unveiling the line-up for their 2012 edition. In an effort to give our readers a heads up on what we'll most likely be seeing at the fest, I've put together yet another predictions list. Caution: I cast a wide circle with a total of 80 predix so I'm bound to get some wrong, but as I've proven in prior years, I'm spot on with at least half the titles you'll find here. One of the most common questions I receive is: how do I know what'll be at the fest and where do I get my information? The answer: I've been going there seven years straight, been privileged to share professional relationships with those in the indie and foreign film sphere, but unless you're one of the programmers led by John Cooper, then...

Still have that old reliable turntable handy but not a lot of things to play on it? How does winning the soundtrack to Lucky McKee's controversial horror film The Woman on vinyl sound? We know the record itself sounds dark and powerful -- the perfect background to all your upcoming Halloween festivities!

Here are a few more details about the disc:

The Woman Motion Picture Soundtrack features music and lyrics from indie veteran Sean Spillane. Spillane, best known for his time in Subpop’s critically acclaimed band Arlo, his role in electro-pop/rock band Midway, and soundtrack work on films such as The United States of Leland, blends synth pop, Americana roots and an aura of sinister melodies to capture the eerie and gruesome atmosphere of one of this month's most anticipated films.

Spillane produced, wrote and recorded the songs for the film while on location during the shooting...

Lucky McKee's controversial horror film The Woman is opening in limited theaters October 14th, but in the meantime we have a sneak peek of "Distracted", the first single from the film's soundtrack, available for you right now! The eerily calm, dark yet melodic and powerful song will be released tomorrow, September 15th, with the full soundtrack following soon after on October 1st from ModernCine.

The Woman Motion Picture Soundtrack features music and lyrics from indie veteran Sean Spillane. Spillane, best known for his time in Subpop’s critically acclaimed band Arlo, his role in electro-pop/rock band Midway, and soundtrack work on films such as The United States of Leland blends synth pop, Americana roots and an aura of sinister melodies to capture the dark and gruesome atmosphere of Halloween’s most anticipated film.

Spillane produced, wrote and recorded the songs for the film while on location during the...

She first became known as Jen Lindley on the popular "Dawson's Creek," now Michelle Williams, 30, has a noteworthy acting resume, having starred in such films as "The Station Agent," "Brokeback Mountain" and "Shutter Island." The actress has often appeared in dramatic and serious indie films that have frequently been under the radar.

In 2005, Williams was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2005's "Brokeback," and five years later received another nod for "Blue Valentine,...

There have been many movies made about couples falling in love and many made about couples falling out of love. Few films have dared to brave showing both. But that's precisely what Derek Cianfrance's "Blue Valentine" does, offering a raw, real portrayal of a young couple as they take the first tentative steps toward love—and then showing them six years later, when everything has fallen apart. It's a devastating, emotional journey, and Cianfrance is aided by two of the best actors of their generation: Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. As Dean and Cindy, the pair goes from passionate and young to jaded and aged in the blink of an eye—literally, thanks to the juxtaposition of scenes from the past and present. The pair transform themselves physically, adding weight and, in Gosling's case, losing hair. But the actors also change internally, beautifully capturing the resentful silences, the meaningful glares,...

Hollywood couple Katie Holmes and Chris Klein have split, 14 months after announcing their engagement. No details of the split have been announced, but publicists for the actress insist the couple will remain the best of friends. A spokeswoman for Holmes tells America's Us Weekly magazine, "They want to stay friends and will continue that part of their relationship." The couple have been together since 2001. They were engaged in December 2003. Holmes will next be seen onscreen in summer blockbuster Batman Begins, while Klein was most recently in The United States Of Leland.

Michael Pena, who appears in Clint Eastwood's award-winning Million Dollar Baby, has joined the cast of FX's The Shield. Pena is set to appear in at least 12 episodes of the gritty cop drama's upcoming fourth season, playing Army, a former Marine reservist who is pursuing a career in law enforcement. With Detective Vic Mackey's (Michael Chiklis) Elite Strike Team disbanded, Army is partnered with Detective Shane Vendrell (Walton Goggins), who takes the rookie under his wing and teaches him the streets of the Farmington District. Pena, who will make his debut on the show in its season premiere March 15, joins other high-profile additions to the cast this coming season, including Glenn Close and Anthony Anderson. Pena, whose feature credits include Lords of Dogtown, The United States of Leland, and Buffalo Soldiers, next appears in Lions Gate's Crash. On TV, he has done multiepisode arcs on PBS' American Family, NBC's ER, and the WB Network's Felicity. Pena is repped by Innovative Artists, Art/Work Entertainment and the law firm of Stone, Meyer & Genow.

Movie stars Katie Holmes and Chris Klein are starting 2004 in style after getting engaged over the Christmas break. The Phone Booth actress and American Pie funnyman have been dating for four years, but have yet not named the date for their nuptials. The loved-up pair are now looking for a movie project, so they can work together. Holmes will next be seen in the comedy-romance First Daughter, while Klein's Sundance film The United States of Leland is schedule for release later this year.

Ryan Gosling is in negotiations for a lead role in Stay for Regency Enterprises and director Marc Forster. The Murder by Numbers star joins Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts in the project, which is scheduled to start shooting in September. Penned by David Benioff and sold to Regency for $1.8 million in late 2001, the supernatural thriller is about a psychologist at an Ivy League university (McGregor) who tries to prevent one of his students (Gosling) from committing suicide. Watts will play the lead female role, the girlfriend of McGregor's character. Tom Lassally is producing for Regency. Senior vp production Kara Francis is overseeing for production topper Sanford Panitch. Forster's manager, Guymon Casady at Management 360, will executive produce. Gosling is repped by IFA Talent Agency, manager Caroline Govers at CG Management and attorney Robert Offer. He next stars in The United States of Leland for Paramount Classics, followed by The Notebook for New Line Cinema. His other credits include The Believer and The Slaughter Rule.

Regina King and Kerry Washington have been cast in Crusader Entertainment's biopic Unchain My Heart: The Ray Charles Story, with Jamie Foxx to star as the legendary musician and Mark Rydell directing. Production begins at the end of March. A domestic distributor is expected to come aboard the project shortly, with Warner Bros. Pictures emerging as a top contender. Charles, penned by Jimmy White, follows Charles' rags-to-riches story from his poor beginnings in Albany, Ga., to his rise through the music industry while battling racism, drug use and love problems. Charles, now 72, lost his sight to glaucoma at age 6. King has been cast as Charles' outrageous mistress Margie Hendrix. She comes to Charles as a singer who joins his band, begins an affair with him, has his baby and later overdoses. Washington will play Charles' wife, Della, a singer who stands by her man and tries to hold their family together despite Charles' womanizing and drug use. Crusader, led by president Howard Baldwin, has a first-look distribution deal at Paramount Pictures. The production company optioned Charles' life rights nearly two years ago, with Foxx boarding the project in May. King, repped by the Gersh Agency and manager John Carrabino, next stars is Revolution Studios' Daddy Day Care and MGM's Legally Blonde 2: Red White & Blonde Washington, repped by Abrams Artists Agency and manager Catherine Atkinson at Washington Square Arts, next stars in Paramount Pictures' Against the Ropes, Miramax Films/Lakeshore Entertainment's The Human Stain, and the indie features The United States of Leland and Sin.

Unveiling a lineup that they found difficult to categorize, Sundance organizers revealed Monday the partial roster of films that have been invited to screen for the 2003 festival in Park City. "In the 13 years I've been doing the festival, it's the least-categorizable year that I've seen," said fest director Geoffrey Gilmore upon announcing the categories of Documentary and Dramatic Competition, American Showcase and American Spectrum. "It's difficult to draw tendencies and themes from these works, especially in Dramatic Competition and the premieres section. Each one of these films is aesthetically different. It's as hard a group to categorize than we've ever had. It's just completely all over the map." That "all over the map" theme is displayed in the Dramatic Competition lineup by such films as Tom McCarthy's The Station Agent, about a dwarf who takes up residence in an abandoned train depot in New Jersey; Matthew Ryan Hoge's The United States of Leland, centering on a troubled teen who murders a retarded boy; the musical summer camp comedy Camp, from director Todd Graff; Shari Springer and Robert Pulcini's American Splendor, about comic book hero Everyman Harvey Pekar; and Mark Decena's Dopamine, about a repressed computer animator who creates an artificial creature and falls in love.

Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey is taking a break from acting - to focus on his production company. The Oscar-winning actor is hoping to discover new directing talent and give them the chance to helm movies under his company Trigger Street Productions. Spacey announced his decision at Germany's Berlin Film Festival during press junkets for his latest flick The Shipping News this week. He says, "I've been acting non-stop for four or five years and taking a break is a healthy thing." The Hollywood star's first project will be United States Of Leland, which he co-produces with new talent Matthew Hoge.