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Edward Norton (The Illusionist, Fight Club, Death to Smoochy) stars as Walter Fane, an English bacteriologist who moves himself and his adulterous wife Kitty (Naomi Watts -- 21 Grams) to a remote region of 1920’s China racked by a Cholera outbreak in The Painted Veil, directed by John Curran (We Don’t Live Here Anymore). The script is adapted from the novel by W. Somerset Maugham by screenwriter Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia) and Norton, who have been collaborating for over six years to perfect the script and also get the project off the ground. The finished project is well worth their time – filmed on location in China in cooperation with the China film Bureau, The Painted Veil is part love story, part adventure film, and epic both visually and dramatically.

You would think that her intrinsic understanding for the character she plays and consequently, commanding screen performance that she delivered meant that Alejandro González Iñárritu only had her in mind for the role of Amelia, but unlike her costar Gael Garcia Bernal (with whom she has been paired with on a second occasion) the Madre of Mexico’s New film wave still needed to do prove that the role was a right fit for her. Talking to her (via phone and helpful interpreter) I got a sense that while the accolades at this time of the year are pleasant, that this was the sort of rare lifetime role that as the saying goes “comes once in a blue moon”.

Before we head on over to the top 5 out of my top 10 poster designs for the year that was, I’d like to give kudos to the art of the “teaser” poster. The marketing heads over at Lionsgate films continue to both impress, and have fun with this form of early marketing....

While I may not have an art degree, I still find that it’s a shame that P&A departments don’t take bigger creative risks when it comes time to producing a film’s official one sheet. I’ve always been a big fan of poster art – and I’d rather treat myself to an eyeful of that than spoil my supper with countless movie trailers. So in the spirit of top ten lists, here are some of the special posters of 2006 that both caught my eye and made a lasting impression

There’s something rotten amongst the hills of Hollywood. Meet Robert, a young talented screenwriter living on the fringes and grieving for the loss of his...