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Me & Orson Welles (FILM) Nov. 25, 2009

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BIOGRAPHY

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English actor Christian McKay was a Hollywood unknown when director Richard Linklater chose him to play the auspicious title role in his 2008 film Me and Orson Welles, but it was McKay's uncanny impersonation of the legendary filmmaker that eventually won him the part. A 2001 graduate of Britain's prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and a veteran of the Royal Shakespeare Company, McKay had been often compared to Welles in likeness, and was noted for having a similar air of intelligence. After graduating from the Academy, McKay continued to grow a list of impressive stage credits that he'd already begun in school, soon becoming a popular name in British theater. He even tried his hand at some minor work in UK television, and also became an accomplished concert pianist, but it was the eventual collaboration with Linklater that would serve as his fore into film.

~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide

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Brad Pitt stars as Aldo Raine in The Weinstein Company's 'Inglourios Basterds'

'Inglourious Basterds,' 'Nine' Lead Critics Choice Nominations

Dec. 14, 2009

Quentin Tarantino’s 'Inglourious Basterds' and movie musical 'Nine' are leading the awards-season charge with 10 nominations apiece from the Broadcast Film Critics Association.

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Me and Orson Welles Trailer

Posted: Oct. 5, 2009

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