Nowhere Boy: Kristin Scott Thomas on Playing Repressed Women

New York Magazine

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Clint Eastwood is the director of "Hereafter," starring Matt Damon. The film, which surrounds three characters and their connections with the deceased, is being released by Warner Bros on October 22.

"The way it was laid out, it seemed to be something I had never seen before, and had such great dilemmas and dimensions," says Eastwood. "I liked the way Peter wrote three stories that stand alone but at the same time are connected."

Matt Damon stars in "Hereafter," directed by Clint Eastwood. The film, which surrounds three characters and their connections with the deceased, is being released by Warner Bros on October 22.

Damon says of the story, "The point isn't to sit there and be a lonely nihilist. The point is to reach out to the other people that are here on the planet with you. And I think that's ultimately a very life-affirming message."

Helen Mirren and John Malkovich star in "Red," the adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name directed by Robert Schwentke. The film, which also stars Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, and Mary-Louise Parker, is being released by Summit Entertainment on October 15.

"Yes, (Martha Stewart) was indeed my inspiration even down to the hair, my Martha Stewart hair," says Mirren, smiling. "She's obviously not a retired assassin but whatever Martha Stewart does, she does it really, really well. She's a perfectionist and I love her combination of feminine softness and an incredible strength of efficiency and practicality. I hope she won't be insulted by this characterization because I am a big, big fan of hers."

Greg Berlanti is the director of "Life as We Know It," which surrounds two friends who are forced to care for their friends' daughter after they are killed in a car accident. The film, which stars Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel, is being released by Warner Bros on October 8.

Says Berlanti, "I was really drawn to the movie because the script cracked me up one moment, and just felt so real and raw the next. The most important thing for me is delivering an emotional experience, especially when you have a story that has so many conflicting feelings happening all at once."