The Reader

 (2009)

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  • Plot: Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Burk re-encounters his former lover (Winslet) as she defends herself in a war-crime trial. full summary

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RopeofSilicon
THE READER is a deeply moving, suggestive and ultimately hopeful story that speaks straight to the heart. ... Full Review
| Sep 30, 2008
New York Post
The mogul, known for his volcanic persuasiveness, denies he badgered Sydney Pollack, one of the producers of "The Reader," on his cancer deathbed, and pressured the widow of another producer, Anthony Minghella, shortly after Minghella died of a hemorrhage last March. ... Full Review
| Oct 10, 2008
The Independent
Producer Scott Rudin has abruptly walked away from the forthcoming film The Reader and removed his name from its credits, following a vitriolic dust-up with his co-producer, the movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. A compromise appeared to have been reached in what was becoming a bitter and increasingly-public dispute last week when Rudin and Weinstein issued a joint statement saying they were finally "working together" and that The Reader would be released in US cinemas on December 12th. ... Full Review
| Sep 28, 2008
New York Post
I feel a moral obligation to Harvey Weinstein, Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack to produce the best film. Seems that earlier this year, Daldry wanted to go over his $30 million budget by $2 million, get eight extra shooting days obtain "full creative control. ... Full Review
| Oct 16, 2008
NY Mag
In retrospect, it seems silly for us to have thought Weinstein would hold the movie over a small thing like Rudin's departure - after all, the score isn't done and "editing is not even half-finished," and that doesn't seem to bother him too much! ... Full Review

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Scott Rudin is walking away from "The Reader." The Oscar winning producer, who has been embroiled for weeks in a nasty squabble with Harvey Weinstein over the release date of the film, has decided to quit the project and take... ... Full Article

Kate Winslet's period drama The Reader has been handed a December 12 release date, allowing it to enter the Oscar race. The Weinsten Company and producer Scott Rudin had clashed over the film's release, with Rudin opposed to an Awards... ... Full Article

Kidman Out, Winslet In As Reader : Due to Nicole Kidman 's pregnancy-spurred departure, Kate Winslet will take the lead in Stephen Daldry 's postwar-Germany-set drama The Reader , making us about 30 percent more likely to see it. [... ... Full Article

Kate Winslet will replace the pregnant Nicole Kidman in the movie "The Reader," according to People.Kidman announced she was leaving the project following news of her pregnancy. ... Full Article

Scott Rudin is known for two things in Hollywood.He has great taste, and often that translates into great movies.You've seen a lot of him, and his productions, in the Oscars in recent years. ... Full Article

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