2005.08.30:
Finally, the shedule of the LA Premiere for aHoV appears at Egyption Theatre's site.
Check the Calendar PDFs!

2005.08.29:
The Red carpet of the LA Premiere for aHoV will be held from 5:00pm to 6:30 pm of 21st(Wed.) September at Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood.
This News comes from Lena via Eriko.
Thanks a lot, Lena and Eriko!

2005.08.28:
A small but lovely article from Star-Telegram.

A History of Violence In the 1980s, the great David Cronenberg gave us Videodrome, The Fly and Dead Ringers -- creepy-crawly thrillers of extraordinary intellectual and philosophical reach. Alas, Cronenberg's work in the '90s (including the sci-fi head-scratcher eXistenZ and the car-wreck orgy melodrama, Crash) turned a tad hermetic and arty. A History of Violence, which premiered in May at Cannes, is said to be a major return to form for the director. Based on a graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke, it's about a small-town man (Viggo Mortensen) defending his family from a gaggle of bad guys led by Ed Harris. Say this much for it already: It has perhaps the best title we've heard in years. Sept. 23 in Dallas, Sept. 30 wide

Also Ottawa seems to get Sept. 23 for the release day?

2005.08.26:
A History of Violence will be screened at New Montreal FilmFest (September 18 th to 25 th, 2005), too.
The Official site for New Montreal FilmFest

Three booklets as well as individual tickets for special events will go on sale this Saturday, August 27th at noon.

2005.08.24:
HBO FIRST LOOK will feature aHoV from Mon 9/12.

Running Time: 13 minutes Genre: This special delves inside David Cronenberg's adaptation of a graphic novel about a Middle America family man who must deal with the aftermath of his act of violence against two criminals. Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, William Hurt and Ed Harris star.

2005.08.24:
The Official site of TIFF has been updated.
VIACOM GALA SCHEDULE

Saturday, September 10 6:30 PM A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE

The 30th Toronto International Film Festival Welcomes More Than 500 Guests

2005.08.21:
New York Daily News has an small article on aHoV.

2005.08.17:
The video-blog of the official site for HOV has been already updated. Now they have "Scary People" and "More on cannes" and both have Viggo in them :)

2005.08.16:
The official site for HoV has been updated. According to "q & a", Cronenberg will be travelling to Spain in mid-Octorber to do publicity :) Hope we Japanese have that luck, too! It's going to be a real "worldwide" film, isn't it? ;)

2005.08.14:
Dear Splatnext/Irina sent us these excellent scans from the latest issue of EW :) Thanks a lot, Splatnext/Irina! :)


Also, you'll find Movie Preview: A History of Violence at EW's site.

2005.08.12:
Viggo in Crawford, Texas. Perhaps, you'll find more information at Viggo-Works :)
Anti-war protesters go after Bush at home
PP's index page
Bush offers sympathy to Vacaville mother Woman undeterred as anti-war vigil grows in Texas

Bush offers sympathy to Vacaville mother Woman undeterred as anti-war vigil grows in Texas ...Among the supporters was actor Viggo Mortensen, co-star of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. He spent a few moments privately with Sheehan, thanking her for her protest. Mortensen, a longtime activist and one of the first actors to wear an anti-war T-shirt on national television, gave Sheehan a raft of gifts: a handful of "No Blood for Oil" T-shirts he had painted; a copy of George Orwell's "Animal Farm"; a book by author and activist Howard Zinn; and "Twilight of Empire: Responses to Occupation," a book co-written by Jodie Evans, who is a top organizer with Sheehan's vigil.

In the eye of a storm

In the eye of a storm ...As Sheehan rested in the van, Viggo Mortensen, star of "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, pulled up in a rental car and slipped into the van beside Sheehan. The two talked quietly for a few moments, then Mortensen emerged. "It was an honor to be able to meet her," the actor said. "I'm not on vacation, but I managed to come out here to see her," he added, taking a verbal jab at the president.

2005.08.11:
New Line Cinema's publicity site has a new poster image of aHoV.

2005.08.11:
Wild Horse Preservation is available on DVD at SpritRiderMovie.com.
Asked Mr. James Kleinert about the region code of the DVD and got a reply.
"The DVD does have multi region so hopefully it will play in Japan but I can not promise that it will?"
Multi region, however, be aware it's "NTSC".

2005.08.09:
The latest issue of Japanese Mag. "Brutus" has featured Bruce Weber. In fact, it's a real feature story issue covering more than 120 pages! In the article, a photo of Viggo is seen as one of the images among "TOUGHGUYS & crybabies". The image isn't new, however, I want to introduce (just a part of) them, since they have really lovely layout and captions:) Hope you enjoy them! :)

2005.08.09:
IMdb; Wild Horse Preservation has been updated. Now Viggo's name is seen as "Narrator (voice)" :)

2005.08.09:
The official site for aHoV has a list of the release dates.

2005.08.08:
Another article from, again, Emanuel Levy's site. Most of them seem to come from the production notes, but I like the title, " Viggo Mortensen on History of Violence: Best Role of his Career?" :)

2005.08.04:
Official Logo for aHoV has been updated.

Now, we are waiting for the update of the official site :)

2005.08.01:
A History of Violence Preview (ComingSoon.net, Augest 01, 2005)

2005.07.30:
About.com has an excellent interview with Director David Cronenberg. The director talks about Viggo very much :) Check it!
Cronenberg on "A History of Violence," Viggo Mortensen, and Studio Projects

Why Viggo Mortensen? What made him right for this particular role? ...‘A Walk on the Moon’ with Diane Lane, has a lot to do with it because in that movie, he's very gentle and sweet and tender. Usually he plays bad guys or scary guys, but I could see from that movie he could be very lovely as a gentle, sweet guy and very sexy as well.....

I wonder if this is a sort of love-letter from the director to Viggo! LoL

2005.07.30:
Not about aHoV but LotR.
"The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook (by Alan Lee)" will be published on October 19, 2005. I like Alan Lee's works pretty much :)

2005.07.30:
Yes, it's same as Cannes', but seems to be decided for the official poster for aHoV ?

2005.07.26:

'Oscar Watch: 15 movies winning early buzz' From Entertainment Weekly (22, July, 2005)

2005.07.23:
Oscar buzz has began.
Viggo's name appears among "Oscar 2005: Best Actors -- A Year of New Faces?" by Emanel Levy :)

Viggo Mortensen Mortensen, who played the nominal lead in “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, nvere got credit for his contribution to Peter Jackson’s epics; the only actor to be nominated was Ian McKellen for the first segment. Well-cast in Cronenberg’s morality tale “A History of Violence,” Mortensen gives a subtly haunting performance as a man torn by dual identity and tormented by his violent past.

2005.07.23:
He's so sweet :)

"Spur" (September, 2005) The actors who play the sons of "the stars" Ashton Holmes: "Of course, I'm a huge fan of 'The Lord of the Rings', so I got nervous as thinking about 'I'm a son of the hero?,' however, I felt relaxed right away because Viggo was so friendly as if we're real a father and a child." (He's) Baby-faced for 23 years old. It's obvious from Viggo Mortensen's expression fooling from behind him that they've bonded a good relationship.

2005.07.22:
"Photos" of New Line Cinema's publicity page for aHoV has been updated.

2005.07.16:
Another article about Comic-Con (AINT).
And more from Movieweb

He went on to explain that Josh Olson (the screenwriter with whom he worked) "wrote the script with Viggo in mind", but at that juncture Cronenberg was only "developing the script." He felt that on his short list of actors to play the lead role in the film, "Viggo is the perfect guy not only as actor but where he is in his life." He also went on to explain that there were other politics that went into the casting decision, such as "was Viggo happy with New Line after ?" He also went on to explain that “before an actor is cast, anyone can play the role."... In regards to the script development, Cronenberg wanted some changes to Josh Olson’s sceenplay. "Originally there were no sex scenes... Olson hadn’t written sex scenes so he was a little shy," he explained with a smile. Also, initially, Viggo Mortensen and William Hurt were not scripted brothers. This device was added because Cronenberg wanted to "deliver a taste from" Mortensen's past. Also, he felt this naturally led to a sort of "Cane and Abel"-type relationship. (Movieweb)

2005.07.15:
The second and third articles about Comic-Con.

Viggo Mortensen was Olson's first choice to play Tom Stahl. Olson wrote the Stahl role with Mortensen in mind after seeing the film, "The Indian Runner." (ComicBook.resouces)

"I can't say Viggo was the only one on my list, but he was always on my list." Citing his work in Lord of the Rings, he noted that Mortensen is "an underrated star… He's actually a superb, superb actor." (FilmForce)

2005.07.15:
David Cronenberg at Comic-Con

2005.07.13:
The official site of A History of Violence has been updated.

2005.07.12:
Official site for TIFF has been launched. :)

2005.07.07:
As you know, Comic-Con has a name of David Cronenberg in its program.
They also have the title "Ringers: Lord of the Fans" on Friday :)
Check the programs. July 14 (Thu.), 2005

4:30-5:30 A Conversation with David Cronenberg will appear to discuss his upcoming thriller A History of Violence, along with writer Josh Olson. Plus, a special sneak peak at A History of Violence footage. An autograph session with Cronenberg will follow in the Autograph Area in the Sails Pavilion. Room 6CDEF

and July 15 (Fri.), 2005.

12:00-1:30 Ringers: Lord of the Fans - Reclaim the "Ring" and meet the creators of Ringers: Lord of the Fans at this exclusive event. A sensation at film festivals around the world, Ringers is an award-winning, soon-to-be released feature documentary exploring how The Lord of the Rings has influenced Western pop culture for over 50 years. See the new Ringers trailer and special clips shown exclusively at Comic-Con. The release date will be announced, along with revealing stories in the filmmakers' own words of how Dominic Monaghan (Lord of the Rings, Lost) came on board as narrator, while they traveled the world documenting all things LOTR. Enjoy extended audience discussion with executive producer Tom DeSanto (X-Men and Transformers), writer/producer/director Carlene Cordova (Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment), and writer/producer Cliff Broadway (TheOneRing.net author). Room 20

2005.07.07:
According to the official site of "The Fellowship Festival", John Howe and Alan Lee will join the event "straight" from the sets of Narnia and Kong :) Check the official site of "The Fellowship Festival" for further information.
As for PJ's "King Kong", PJ gave a special message to us Japanese. You can see the video-clip attached to the trailer here: "The Trailer of King Kong with PJ's message"
Off curse, PJ speaks in English ! ;)

2005.07.06:
News release of Toronto International Film Festival 2005 has been updated.

2005.07.03:
IMdb's release-dates for aHoV has been updated.

France: 16 May 2005 (Cannes Film Festival) USA: 23 September 2005 (limited) UK: 30 September 2005 USA: 30 September 2005 Germany: 13 October 2005 Finland: 21 October 2005 Belgium: 2 November 2005 France: 2 November 2005 Argentina: 3 November 2005 Netherlands: 10 November 2005 Italy: 16 December 2005 Spain: 16 December 2005

2005.07.02:
About.com has moved the release dates of aHoV from "September 30, 2005" to "September 23, 2005." Just a mistake..or ?

MPAA RATING: R for strong brutal violence, graphic sexuality, nudity, language and some drug use RELEASE DATE: September 23, 2005

comingsoon.net has the date "September 23, 2005", too.

Release Date: September 23, 2005 (10 markets; wide release: September 30)

Eriko sent me another link mentioning same dates "September 23, 2005 (10 markets; wide release: September 30)" from MOVIEWEB :)

Well, it seems the film will be released on 23 September 2005 at some big cities in US and Canada ;)

2005.07.02:
Newswatch 50 (June 29, 2005) has a small article with a video clip.

2005.06.29:
The latest issue of Empire magazine has a 1-page article on aHoV. They seem to like the film and it says the film will be released on September 30 at UK, too :)

2005.06.29:
A History of Violence will be screened at a Gala Presentation of the Toronto International Film Festival 2005.
Toronto International Film Festival 2005
News release
About the Gala Presentation of aHoV

Both men recently showed the movies at Cannes but said the Toronto event has special significance. "We all know that Cannes is terrific and fun, but this is the real festival, we all know that too," Cronenberg said to cheers from the crowd. "So we go out to Cannes and we play and then we bring it back home. And that's the screening that's really the most meaningful to us." (From Canada.com)

2005.06.24:
General remarks of Cannes2005: A spoiler-free article, I think :)

2005.06.23:
I'm not sure which page to post, but I just want to introduce these excellent images of "28 Days" from "Estrenos". :)

2005.06.21:
The Official site of aHoV has been updated. There is a new section called "question & answer".
IMdb's "Release dates for aHoV" has now 10 country's names including Argentina :)

2005.06.18:
Dear Marilyn (Mina) at A Hobbit's Tale is really kind enough to send us other scans from the June issue of magazine "Score" (France) !!
A thousand thanks to dear Marilyn! :)

2005.06.15:
A History of Violence seems to be screened at Film Business Days in Roma on 22 June 2005.
Source in English

2005.06.13:
Some non-English (nor Japanese) articles on aHoV...(1), (2)
Have you ever seen this image? What are they doing? ;)

2005.06.11:
Dear Marilyn (Mina) at A Hobbit's Tale send us this "brilliant" scan from the June issue of magazine "Score" (France).
Thanks a lot, again, Marilyn! :)

2005.06.09:
Emanuel Levy's site has another article on aHoV.
This time, it mentions as the follow,
"History of Violence” deserves serious consideration from the Academy in all categories, including Best Picture, but particularly in the Best Director."

2005.06.04:
Dear Roberta send us this gorgeous pic from the latest issue of Italian magazine, "CIAK".
Here's her message,
"it's not a great article, but there are some words about AHOV, and a very beautiful b/w pic of Viggo"
I totally agree with you. He IS beautiful !!!! Thanks a lot, Roberta! :)

2005.06.03:
A positive review on aHoV, praising Viggo's eye-performances :)

2005.06.02:
Dear Marilyn (Mina) at A Hobbit's Tale, again :), send us this barefooted-king's scan from the latest issue of "Cine Live".
Thanks a lot, again, Marilyn! :)

2005.06.01:
Official site of Elmore Leonard remarks the cast of "Killshot".
"The Purported Killshot Cast"
It says,
"nothing is signed or certain with any of the aforementioned actors"

Also Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an interview of Elmore Leonard.
He talks a bit about the cast of Killshot at the end of the interview.
"Madden wants Diane Lane to play Carmen and Viggo Mortensen to play Wayne, her husband, and I think Mickey Rourke will play one of the bad guys. Justin Timberlake has read for the other bad guy. "

2005.06.01:
Dear Marilyn (Mina) at A Hobbit's Tale send us these wonderful scans from the latest issue of "Premiere".
Here's her message,
"The pictures were all taken by david Cronenberg, except the last one (Viggo reading a newspaper)."
Thanks a lot, Marilyn! :)

2005.05.31:
IMdb: Teresa and Killshot have been updated. They have Viggo's name now.

2005.05.30:
Entertainment Weekly (June 6, 2005) has some articles about Cannes.


and caps from BBS.

2005.05.22:
Articles: Time Europe / Chicago Tribune

2005.05.22:
Articles: Time / Empire.online (1) / Empire.online(2)

Viggo Mortensen and Paz Vega cast in the film "Santa Teresa"

2005.05.20:
Articles: Screen Daily (Pro) / EmanuelLevy(1) (Pro, with some new images)/ EmanuelLevy(2) (Pro, with some new images) / ... / TelegraphDigital (Pro) / ChiagoTribune (Pro) / ChicagoSunTimes (Pro, with odds) / IdealDigital 2005/05/17 / Zurban (with a image and "stars" table) / Variety.com (Con)

2005.05.18:
Variety has an article on aHoV Premiere with some images from the before party.


"...,which received a five-minute standing ovation." :)

Images: Canal+(From TV Progrem), Abaca Press (Screening) / Abaca Press (Photo Call) / REX

2005.05.17:
Article: National Post

2005.05.16:
aHoV at Cannes Film Festival - images, clips and reviews
Images: WireImage / GettyImages / Yahoo.com
Clips: Press Conference, Photo Call and Trailer / （You can download the Trailer from here)
Reviews: Cannes Journal (NY Times) / Yahoo News / Hollywood Reporter / Guardian.co.uk

Canal+ has "Le Grand Journal a Cannes
from 19:20 and "Le Grand Journal du Festival" from 20:10 at May 16.
Don't miss them, dear French friend :)

2005.05.16:
Cannes Journal from NY Times talks a bit (?) about aHoV.

2005.05.15:
One of the main characters of aHoV, William Hurt appears at Cannes!

Well, today is for "the King", but all of us are waiting for you on Monday!

2005.05.14:
An interesting interview of the directer Cronenberg on the casting and so on....

2005.05.12:
This isn't aHoV related news, but I don't know where to put so....
Here is another rumor of Viggo's upcoming movie.
Rumored Cast for Madden's Killshot

According to this article, the source of this News was Mr. Harvey Weinstein at Cannes,
that is, one of the Weinstein brothers and at Cannes Film Festival!
Well, it seems to be promising....

Original txts from Variety.com

2005.04.23:
About.com has an article, "'A History of Violence' Debuts at Cannes Film Festival". It says,
"(aHoV) will make its world premiere in competition on Monday, May 16th at 10:30pm as part of the 2005 Cannes Film Festival"