PROFILES

London, Michael: ProducerMichael London is the executive producer of Ed Harris's new Western, "Appaloosa," co-starring Viggo Mortensen and Harris. London is an Oscar Award-nominated producer ("Sideways") and the principal and founder of Groundswell Productions, an independent production and financing company formed in 2006 with a mission to create a thriving home for filmmakers with singular voices that reach broad audiences. The company's slate mixes films from established directors and emerging talent alongside comedies and genre films with an original sensibility.continue > Mortensen, Viggo: Profile (2008)This is Viggo Mortensen's biggest year, in which he stars in three major, vastly different films: the Western "Appaloosa," the period drama "Good," and the apoclyptic Western drama "The Road," based on the Pulitzer prize-winning novel by Cormac McCarthy, who also wrote "No Country for Old Men."continue >
Semler, Dean: Cinematographer (2008)Dean Semler is the accalimed director of photography of "Appaloosa," Ed Harris's new Western. Semler won an Oscar Award for his work on Kevin Costner's epic of the American West, "Dances with Wolves." One of the world's most accomplished cinematographers, Semler has photographed a wide range of productions both in his native Australia, the U.S. and around the world.continue > Cheadle, Don: Actor ProfileDon Cheadle plays Samir Horn, the FBI agent in the political thriller "Traitor," on which he also was a producer. Cheadle has consistently turned in powerful performances on stage and screen since being named Best Supporting Actor by the Los Angeles Film Critics for his breakout performance opposite Denzel Washington in "Devil in a Blue Dress."continue >

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