Article: Delving into 'Promises' role pays off for Mortensen.(L&E, Suburban Life & Entertainment)

Article: FILM REVIEW: 'Violence' more than just a title in Mortensen's new film
University Wire;  September 22, 2005 ;     700 words ......Devil's Rejects." Mortensen (Aragorn from...little nugget. The film opens with Stall...laughing at the film almost as much...comes to the film's depiction of mobsters. Mortensen is solid again...and now this film -- Mortensen's filmography...

Article: Who Cares About the Glut of Holocaust Films This Holiday Season? Viggo Mortensen's Good is Different, Dammit!
The New York Observer (New York, NY);  December 12, 2008 ;     543 words ......WWII drama starring Viggo Mortensen as John Halder (a German...Jason Isaacs, who plays Mr. Mortensen's best friend Maurice, who is Jewish, in the film. We spoke with Good director...whether or not he felt Mr. Mortensen was under any competition...country at the time. So is his film a ...

Article: Film: Back in the saddle; Viggo Mortensen was very happy to co-star with a horse in Hidalgo, but, as he tells LESLIE FELPERIN, it hasn't all been an easy ride.(Features)
The Independent (London, England);  April 2, 2004 ;     700+ words ......that I enjoyed the film, especially since...horses, too, says Mortensen, who apparently...more so than the film's other characters. Mortensen is defensive from...of Helm's Deep, Mortensen takes on all these...writing against this film. `Oh, it's Bush...

Article: The king returns; Viggo Mortensen's role as Aragorn has turned him into a sex symbol, but he didn't become an actor for adulation and awards, he tells Tom Roston.
The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  December 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ......as A Perfect Murder and 28 Days, but it's been Viggo Mortensen's role as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy that's made the actor a star. Today, however, Mortensen isn't concerned about conquering Hollywood, he just wants...Refried. And fried again,' he says, with a tired smile. Mortensen's sudden ...

Article: FILM REVIEW: Mortensen elevates career in 'Hidalgo'
University Wire;  March 5, 2004 ;     700+ words ......who portrays Hopkins, Viggo Mortensen rises up as well -- ready...offers an epic, action-heavy film focused on redemption, self-discovery and heroism. The film's main story, though, is that it features Mortensen's first acting job since...recognizable group surrounded Mortensen. In ...

Article: Viggo Mortensen rides back in 'Hidalgo'
Chicago Sun-Times;  February 29, 2004 ;     700+ words ......see the business as an outlet to get in contact with Mortensen. The Web site states that Perceval will not accept...place to say who is an art fan and who isn't," says Mortensen. "If someone wants to come to a gallery because they...Born to a Danish father and an American mother, Mortensen lived anything ...

Article: Superstar Viggo's a serious soul at heart; Homebody Mortensen segues from flashy 'Lord of the Rings' warrior to mysterious Russian mobster
Chicago Sun-Times;  September 9, 2007 ;     700+ words ......played by Watts. The film marks the second pairing for Mortensen and Cronenberg, who...the master twice." Mortensen says that "Eastern...sort of Cronenberg film. "He shot it outside...American base to it." Mortensen says that the film is about the blurry...

Article: Mortensen - a Hollywood chameleon.(Entertainment)
Cape Argus (South Africa);  February 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ......woods to stay in character. Mortensen's career took off in 1998...father and an American mother, Mortensen was 11 when his parents split...the US. After graduating, Mortensen spent time in Denmark, reconnecting...as an Amish man in the 1985 film Witness. Yet it was not until...With his next ...

Article: VIGGO'S JOURNEY| Actor Mortensen connects to the arts in many different ways
Daily Breeze;  January 2, 2004 ;     700+ words ......something about Viggo Mortensen that unearths memories...blow-your-mind Vietnam War film, "a poet- warrior...word in life?' " Mortensen is a much saner...has meant more film offers. In March...Middle East. But Mortensen isn't expecting...various artists. Mortensen's own book, ...

Article: Cronenberg, Mortensen together again
Oakland Tribune;  September 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ......metamorphosis in the film belongs mostly to Viggo Mortensen, the actor who plays...Francisco to promote the film, Mortensen and Cronenberg spent...Promises" is a serious film from a serious filmmaker...at questions about Mortensen's fight scene in the...

Article: Fed: Living is artistic for Viggo Mortensen
AAP General News (Australia);  February 27, 2006 ;     470 words ......yourself," said Mortensen, in Sydney to promote...Oscar nominated film A History of Violence...through the day." Mortensen, most famous for...Violence since the film screened at last...in a way," said Mortensen, who couldn't speak...will be studied in film school - it is that good." ...

Article: Riding high; `Rings' ' Viggo Mortensen saddles up in cowboy adventure `Hidalgo'.(Arts and Lifestyle)
The Boston Herald;  March 3, 2004 ;     579 words ......Tolkien's trilogy, Viggo Mortensen is now ruler of his own...Indiana Jones mold. After a film career that modestly began...Harrison Ford's Witness, Mortensen might be expected to go...sn't the Tolkien trilogy but Mortensen's smoldering work opposite...like a gamble. The bonus: Mortensen was ...

Article: Mortensen still playing the hero.(News)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  February 8, 2004 ;     380 words ......Dann Gire Daily Herald Film Critic Way back in the last millennium, Viggo Mortensen didn't know if he should...ambitious project. Then Mortensen's 11-year-old son, who had...pretty cool story, Dad. So Mortensen became Aragorn - and an...

Article: Mortensen sizing up big shoes on defense.
Journal-World (Lawrence, Kansas);  August 12, 2006 ;     623 words ......Rivera, James Holt, Jake Schermer, Eric Washington and Mortensen will have their work cut out for them as they try...respectively, and guided this year's younger crop. Mortensen, who recorded four tackles in 12 games in his first...interception in 2005. During that season he taught the fiery Mortensen to ...