David will appear in the upcoming documentary Trumbo about blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (based on a stage play). Peter Askin is set to direct. David, as well as actors Joan Allen, Michael Douglas, Paul Giamatti, Danny Glover, Nathan Lane, Liam Neeson and Donald Sutherland will recite letters written by the scribe about his banishment, his politics and his experiences on films like Spartacus, Exodus and Roman Holiday. For information, see the site link above, as well as the official Press Release. More information to come.

[ added: 10-23-2006 ]



• DECEMBER 11, 2007: THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM AVALIABLE ON DVD

The critically-acclaimed third film in the popular Bourne franchise, The Bourne Ultimatum, of which David stars alongside Matt Damon and Joan Allen, will be released on DVD on December 11, 2007. Visit Amazon.com to pre-order your copy.

[ added: 09-25-2007 ]



• DECEMBER 7, 2007: MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH AVALIABLE ON DVD

The 2006 short Matters of Life and Death, which David appeared in and was written and directed by frequent young co-star Joseph Mazzello, is avaliable on DVD starting December 7. The DVD can be ordered exclusively through AccessoryGenie.com.

[ added: 12-07-2007 ]



• DECEMBER 5, 2007: SYMPHONY SPACE CELEBRATES AUTHOR RICHARD FORD

David Strathairn will take part in the upcoming Symphony Space reading celebration of writer Richard Ford. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author will talk about his trilogy of novels and the experience of writing the unforgettable character of Frank Bascombe. David will read an excerpt. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia in NYC. For more information and to buy tickets, visit the Symphony Space website here.

[ added: 08-16-2007 ]



• NOVEMBER 26, 2007: DAVID ONSTAGE IN MONDAY NIGHT MACBETH

David will participate in Classic Stage Company's upcoming open rehearsal series, Monday Night Macbeth, November 12 - December 3, 2007. Shakespeare's great tragedy will be explored by four different casts and directors on four consecutive Monday nights. Under the direction of The Shakespeare Society's artistic director Michael Sexton, David and Frances McDormand will tackle Macbeth's third act on November 26. For more information and tickets, visit www.classicstage.org.

[ added: 10-19-2007 ]



• NOVEMBER 16 - 25, 2007: THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

David is set to attend the 48th Thessaloniki International Film Festival in Greece during it's running dates from November 16 - 25, 2007. Long-time friend and collaborator John Sayles will be honored with the festival's Golden Alexander Award, and his newest film Honeydripper will have its European premiere. David will be on hand with Sayles, as well as Sayles's longtime partner and producer Maggie Renzi and actor/friend Chris Cooper, to present and discuss his films. For more information, see the festival's official website at www.filmfestival.gr.

[ added: 07-20-2007 ]



• NOVEMBER 13, 2007: DAY ONE AVALIABLE ON DVD

The Emmy Award-winning mini-series Day One, of which David stars alongside Brian Dennehy, will be released on DVD on November 13, 2007. Visit Amazon.com to pre-order your copy.

[ added: 09-25-2007 ]



• NOVEMBER 9, 2007: THE SENSATION OF SIGHT (LIMITED) THEATRICAL RELEASE

David's independent film, The Sensation of Sight, which he co-produced and stars in, will have the premiere of its world theatrical release on November 9, 2007 at the Colonial Theatre in Keene, NH. Screening at 8 p.m., the cast and crew will also attend and take part in a Q&A following the premiere. The film is slated to begin its limited theatrical release in NH and expand to other States in 2008. More information to come.

[ added: 10-19-2007 | curtesy of Buzz McLaughlin ]



• NOVEMBER 6, 2007: HEAVENS FALL AVALIABLE ON DVD

The independent film Heavens Fall, of which David stars alongside Timothy Hutton and Leelee Sobieski, will finally be released on DVD on November 6, 2007. Visit Amazon.com to pre-order your copy.

[ added: 08-16-2007 ]



• OCTOBER 27, 2007: DAVID TO STAR IN RIGHT YOU ARE

David Strathairn will reportedly take part in Italian artist Francesco Vezzoli's theatrical production Right You Are at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC on October 27, 2007. The cast will also include Cate Blanchett, Ellen Burstyn, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Elaine Stritch and Dianne Wiest. For more information, visit the Guggenheim Museum website.

[ added: 10-23-2007 ]



• OCTOBER 25, 2007: DAVID AT THE PUBLIC THEATER'S SEASON PERSPECTIVES

David Strathairn will join The Public Theater's Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and a spectacular line-up of artists for a free behind the scenes look at their 2007-2008 season. David and playwright Richard Nelson of Conversations in Tusculum, which David will star in at The Public in January 2008, will discuss the upcoming play. A reception at Chinatown Brasserie will follow the NYC event. Tickets are sold out. For more information, visit www.publictheater.org.

[ added: 10-23-2007 ]



• OCTOBER 24, 2007: NEW AUDIO BOOK RELEASE

A new audio book narrated by David Strathairn, John Shea, Anne Meara, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Jane Curtin and B.D. Wong entitled Selected Shorts: Tales of Betrayal is avaliable as of October 24, 2007. The book is a compilation of short stories from live Symphony Space performances. David's narration is from a February 7, 2001 reading of John Biguenet's "I Am Not a Jew". Visit Audible.com to order your copy.

[ added: 11-01-2007 ]



• SEPTEMBER 18, 2007: WE ARE MARSHALL AVALIABLE ON DVD

Warner Bros. 2006 sports-drama We Are Marshall, of which David stars alongside Matthew McConaughey and Matthew Fox, will be released on DVD on September 18, 2007. Visit Amazon.com to pre-order your copy.

[ added: 05-12-2007 ]



• SEPTEMBER 4, 2007: STEEL TOES AVALIABLE ON DVD

The critically-acclaimed independent film Steel Toes, of which David stars alongside Andrew Walker, will be released on DVD on September 4, 2007. Visit Amazon.com to pre-order your copy.

[ added: 07-29-2007 ]



• SEPTEMBER 1, 2007: NEW AUDIO BOOK RELEASE

A new audio book narrated by David entitled Three-Ten to Yuma and Other Stories will be avaliable on September 1. The book is by Elmore Leonard, who David has narrated several other books by. Visit Amazon.com to pre-order your copy.

[ added: 07-29-2007 ]



• AUGUST 14, 2007: FRACTURE AVALIABLE ON DVD

According to several websites, including DVDAficionado.com, the 2007 crime thriller Fracture, of which David stars alongside Sir Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling, will be released on DVD on August 14, 2007.

[ added: 05-31-2007 ]



• AUGUST 3, 2007: THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM THEATRICAL RELEASE

The release date for The Bourne Ultimatum has been announced. According to several film sites, including IMDB, the film will be released on August 3, 2007. This date is subject to change. For more information on this upcoming film, click on the site link above.

[ added: 09-30-2006 ]



• JULY 23 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2007: DAVID TO FILM A TALE OF TWO SISTERS

David is set to star in DreamWork's horror flick A Tale of Two Sisters. The film is a remake of Kim Jee-Woon's 2003 Korean thriller of the same name. David will play the lead role of a concerned father of two girls who return home after spending time in a mental institution. Once there, they are forced to deal with their stepmother's obsessive and unbalanced ways as well as an interfering ghost. Brothers Thomas and Charles Guard will direct the film, which is scheduled to shoot from July 23 till September 30, 2007 in Shreveport, LA and Vancouver, Canada. For more information, see this site's page on the film, as well as the following press release from The Hollywood Reporter. More information to come.

[ added: 06-22-2007 ]



• JULY 14, 2007: MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH L.A. PREMIERE

The official L.A. premiere for cast, crew and contributers of David's independent short Matters of Life and Death will be held on July 14 at director/writer Joseph Mazzello's alma mater, the University of Southern California (USC). At this time, it is unknown whether David will attend. For more information on this film, visit www.mattersoflifeanddeath.com, as well as the site link above.

[ added: 06-16-2007 ]



• JUNE 25, 2007: AT WAR: AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHTS RESPOND TO IRAQ

David Strathairn will join Michael Cerveris, Julianna Margulies, and other performers in The Fire Dept's inaugural Salon Series readings At War: American Playwrights Respond to Iraq on June 25. The event will stage readings of new plays that address compelling contemporary issues, followed by food, drink and intimate discussion among the artists, audience and noteworthy guest speakers. The readings will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the National Arts Club in NYC. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the TheFireDept.org.

[ added: 06-07-2007 ]



• JUNE 19, 2007: CELEBRATE THE CHILDREN OF RESISTANCE

David Strathairn will take part in a scripted, dramatic program entitled Celebrate the Children of Resistance in Boston, MA on June 19. The event, comemmorating the 54th anniversary of the execution of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, will celebrate progressive activism. Beginning at 7:30 p.m., the event will take place at the John Hancock Hall at the Back Bay Events Center. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the Rosenberg Fund for Children (RFC).

[ added: 05-12-2007 ]



• MAY 27 - JUNE 3, 2007: DAVID TO STAR IN BEAUTY ON THE VINE

David will join the Off-Broadway cast of the Epic Theatre Center's dramatic play Beauty On the Vine. David previously took part in the first official stage reading of this play and will replace actor Victor Slezak in the role of the murder victim's father. He will appear in the show during its final week, from May 27 through June 3, at the Clurman Theatre on Theatre Row in NYC. For more information and to get tickets, visit the Epic Theatre Center.

[ added: 05-16-2007 ]



• MAY 16, 2007: MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS WORLD PREMIERE

Wong Kar-wai's English language debut film My Blueberry Nights, which David stars in, will have its international premiere when it opens the famous Cannes Film Festival on May 16. For more information, visit the festival's website.

[ added: 03-26-2007 ]



• MAY 5, 2007: RACING DAYLIGHT SPECIAL SCREENING

The independent film Racing Daylight will have its first special screening at the Rosendale Theater in Rosendale, NY on May 5. David, as well as the cast and crew, will take part in a Q&A following the screening. Free tickets for the event, which is being sponsored by the Woodstock Film Festival, can be purchased via their website.

[ added: 03-23-2007 ]



• MAY, 2007: STEEL TOES LIMITED THEATRICAL RELEASE

The critically-acclaimed independent film Steel Toes will receive a limited theatrical release in May from Monterey Media. An exact date has not yet been announced. See the site link above for more information, as well as the recently launched Official website at www.steeltoesthemovie.com. More information to come.

[ added: 01-14-2007 ]



• MAY, 2007: THE CLIMB AVALIABLE ON RE-RELEASED DVD

The Climb, a 1998 independent film of which David stars alongside Sir John Hurt, will be re-released on DVD from Spellbound Pictures in May, 2007. Visit the film's official DVD website at www.spellboundpictures.com/theclimb.

[ added: 05-12-2007 ]



• APRIL 24, 2007: NORTH STAR FUND 2007 COMMUNITY GALA

Honorary co-chair David Strathairn will be onhand for the North Star Fund's annual Frederick Douglass Awards gala on April 24 at 6:30 p.m. in NYC. This year's honorees are Toby D'Oench, co-founder of North Star Fund, and Carmen Charles, president of Municipal Hospital Employees. David will be joined by co-chairs Gene Carroll, Jason Franklin, Arva Rice and Barbara Winslow. For more information and to RSVP, visit the North Star Fund website here.

[ added: 03-29-2007 ]



• APRIL 20, 2007: FRACTURE THEATRICAL RELEASE

A release date for Fracture has been announced. According to several film sites, including IMDB, the film will be released on April 20, 2007. This is an earlier release from the prior April 27 opening. For more information on this upcoming film, click on the site link above.

[ added: 08-25-2006 | updated: 02-10-2007 ]



• MARCH 31, 2007: MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH WORLD PREMIERE

The independent short Matters of Life and Death will finally be making its debut screening at the Method Fest on March 31 in Calabasas, CA. Visit the Method Fest at www.methodfest.com.

[ added: 02-25-2007 ]



• FEBRUARY 13, 2007: THE SENSATION OF SIGHT SPECIAL SCREENING

The independent film The Sensation of Sight, of which David stars in and co-produced, will receive a special screening with The Warren Report in Seattle, WA on February 13, 2007. Director/writer Aaron Wiederspahn will be in attendance for a Q&A following the screening, which will be shown for free at The Majestic Bay at 7 p.m. See The Warren Report for more information (scroll down) and to purchase seats.

[ added: 12-16-2006 | curtesy of Gia ]



• JANUARY 31 & FEBRUARY 7, 2007: DAVID NARRATES THE SUPREME COURT FOR PBS

David Strathairn has narrated a four-part series, The Supreme Court, which will air January 31 and February 7, 2007 at 9 p.m. EST on PBS. Check your local listings for time/channel. The special series will explore the hisory, impact, and drama of America's highest court. For more information, read the Press Release, as well as the series' sponsoring websites PBS and History of the Supreme Court.

[ added: 10-04-2006 ]



• JANUARY, 2007: DAVID NARRATES BOOKS FOR ONEMORESTORY.COM

David has narrated two childrens' novels in association with OneMoreStory.com, an online virtual library for kids. The website and stories, geared towards ages two through nine, showcases some of literature's greatest childrens' stories. One of the books David narrates is Sidney Won't Swim by Hilde Schuurmans. Visit the website for more information and to listen to David's narrations.

[ added: 01-02-2007 | curtesy of Nan ]



• JANUARY, 2007: DAVID TO FILM THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM

David is set to star in Universal Picture's thriller, The Bourne Ultimatum, the third installment in the popular spy series. The film picks up on Bourne's race to discover the final mysteries of his past while a government agent tries to track him down after a shootout in Moscow. David will play the agent/leader of a secret operation which is hunting Damon's character. Filming begins in January, 2007 and will be directed by Paul Greengrass. For more information, see the following Press Release from ComingSoon.net, as well as the site's page on the film by clicking on the above link. More information to come.

[ added: 09-30-2006 ]