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09-11-08 | News updated on new film project (and Racing Daylight DVD has a release date), and updated Photo of the Moment and Clip of the Moment. Remember 9-1109-08-08 | News updated on upcoming event. 09-01-08 | News updated, Calendar of Events updated for September, new Photo of the Moment and Clip of the Moment, the great Barack Obama bio narration by David for the Democratic National Convention can be watched in the Media section, and a recent image from the PlayPenn 2008 Conference has been added to the Photo Galleries. 08-20-08 | Several great stills from the recent Theater of War reading in San Diego have been added to the Photo Galleries. Check them out! Personal Note: As of Saturday, I will be out of town more than a week, so updates will resume when I return in early September. 08-15-08 | New Photo of the Moment and Clip of the Moment, as well as a late newsflash: David recently took part in a stage reading of Theater of War, a performance of Sophocles' Ajax and Philoctetes that was part of a three-day combat stress control conference hosted by the Marine Corps--addressing post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression brought on by combat. David read the role of Philoctetes. For more information, see the following article from the Huffington Post. 08-06-08 | News updated on upcoming event. 07-30-08 | New Photo of the Moment and Clip of the Moment, and several lovely icons/wallpapers have been added (curtesy of Tulipa) to the Miscellaneous section. 07-27-08 | Several more production stills from Monk (07/25/2008) and the Trumbo press conference have been added to the Photo Galleries, along with a Monk preview video in the Media section. Enjoy! 07-23-08 | News updated, and new Photo of the Moment and Clip of the Moment. Newsflash: David is currently in Philadelphia, PA for a reading as part of the PlayPenn festival being held this week at the Adrienne Theater (2030 Sansom). The annual event is staged to help playwrights develop new works. David will read "The Human Equation" by Peter Bonilla at 8 p.m. on Friday, July 25. TV Alert: David's guest-spot on Monk has been bumped to Friday, July 25. Be sure to tune in! Second Update: Two production stills of David in his upcoming episode of Monk have been added to the Photo Galleries. 07-10-08 | Another My Blueberry Nights (2008) TV spot and a great Racing Daylight (2007) featurette can be watched in the Media section, and screen captures from the featurette are in the Photo Galleries. 07-04-08 | News updated, new Photo of the Moment and Clip of the Moment, added two terrific DS Interviews to the Press Room and a great new video interview from Reel Talk to the Media section and screen captures from it, as well as new publicity and event images, are in the Photo Galleries. Happy 4th of July! 06-21-08 | Last minute update: News updated and a video clip of David narrating an ad for the 2008 U.S. Open can be watched in the Media section. Personal Note: As of Monday, I will be out of town for the next two-and-a-half weeks, so updates will resume when I return in early July. 06-19-08 | News updated, new Photo of the Moment and Clip of the Moment, and added a few more new (old) event images to the Photo Galleries. 06-10-08 | Updated the Trumbo (2008) and Them That Work (2008) pages (Filmography), added a new trailer for The Sensation of Sight (2006) to the Media section and a new production still, as well as a great new portrait, are in the Photo Galleries. 06-03-08 | New Photo of the Moment and Clip of the Moment, and updated the Calendar of Events for June. (There is no news or projects going on for Mr. Strathairn at the moment, so updates may remain slow for awhile.) 05-20-08 | Added the new trailer for the documentary Trumbo (2008) to the Media section, and screen captures from it have been added to the Photo Galleries. Note: The official U.S. site for Trumbo has been launched at www.trumbothemovie.com. 05-15-08 | New Photo of the Moment and Clip of the Moment, and added two great video clips from the independent film The Giraffe (1998) to the Media section. Second Update: For all Canadian fans, David's independent film Steel Toes (2007) is playing for atleast a week in Vancouver starting today. For showtime listings, click here. (Much thanks to director/writer David Gow for sending along this information to David Strathairn Online.) Go see it! 05-04-08 | News updated on an upcoming film release date for Trumbo (2008) (scroll down through past updates). 04-28-08 | New Photo of the Moment and Clip of the Moment, News updated, added more reviews to the Press Room and lots of great critical praise quotes have been added to the Eight Men Out (1988), Day One (1989) and My Blueberry Nights (2008) pages. 04-17-08 | New Photo of the Moment and Clip of the Moment and, yet, more images from the My Blueberry Nights (2008) premiere are in the Photo Galleries. Note: Though there is not much news on David or his projects at the moment, updates may be slow for the next few weeks due to personal reasons. Thanks in advance for your patience! 04-12-08 | Added My Blueberry Nights press conference audio to the Media section and added more My Blueberry Nights premiere pictures, as well as re-added exclusive pictures from the set, to the Photo Galleries (thanks again to Jackie Glisson for providing these). 04-06-08 | New Photo of the Moment and Clip of the Moment, News updated, two great videos (one being an interview) from the My Blueberry Nights (2008) premiere are in the Media section, and screen captures from them are also in the Photo Galleries. 04-04-08 | On April 2nd, David attended the New York premiere of his film My Blueberry Nights (2008). Over thirty-five high quality images from the premiere are in the Photo Galleries. More media content from the premiere will be coming soon. Don't miss these! 04-01-08 | Updated Calendar of Events for April, Racing Daylight (2007) page updated (Filmography), a terrific Eight Men Out 20th anniversary featurette has been added to the Media section and great screen captures from it, as well as several more production stills, are in the Photo Galleries. Note: A Tale of Two Sisters (2008) has been renamed to The Uninvited. 03-26-08 | New Photo of the Moment and Clip of the Moment, a new (old) press junket interview for Good Night, And Good Luck (2005) can be watched in the Media section and screen captures from it, as well as two new event images, are in the Photo Galleries. 03-20-08 | News articles, reviews, and a Theatre/DS Interview are in the Press Room, a great radio interview David recently did with Richard Nelson (Conversations in Tusculum) is in the Media section, and a few more Conversations in Tusculum production stills have been added to the Photo Galleries. 03-17-08 | News updated on a DVD release, added another trailer for My Blueberry Nights (2008) and two game trailers for The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) to the Media section and several more career stills, including a great onset exclusive picture from Eight Men Out (thanks to Norma!), are in the Photo Galleries. Note: On June 14, 2008, the Indiana Medical History Museum will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of John Sayles's 1988 baseball film Eight Men Out, since a scene was shot at the Museum with other filming taking place around other sites in Indianapolis. The celebration will include a bus tour, a round robin tournament of six vintage baseball teams, and an outdoor showing of the film with presentations from baseball historians. If you live in the area, public programs director Norma Erickson would like to encourage residents to take part in the event. Thanks to Norma for passing news on this event to David Strathairn Online. 03-13-08 | New Photo of the Moment and Clip of the Moment, first reviews from Conversations in Tusculum (2008) are in and have been added to the Press Room with quotes on the Conversations in Tusculum page (Theater/Stage), a terrific audio excerpt of David's performance can be listened to in the Media section, and dozens of images from both the actual play and its opening night party, as well a photo from the recent Epic Theatre Ensemble gala, are in the Photo Galleries. Check them out! 03-08-08 | Added more critical praise and links to The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) and My Blueberry Nights (2008) pages (Filmography), added more news articles and reviews to the Press Room, a short sequence from the upcoming Trumbo (2008) documentary can be viewed in the Media section, and a new event image from a Jane Ira Bloom CD launch is in the Photo Galleries. Note: Conversations in Tusculum has extended it's run to March 30th. 03-04-08 | Another massive update is in the Photo Galleries: lots of new high quality old event images have been added, including new pictures from a Racing Daylight (2007) screening last September. 03-01-08 | New Photo of the Moment and Clip of the Moment, updated Calendar of Events for March, added pages with info on the following events to the Misc. Projects section: A Red Letter Day (01/10/2008), Metropolitan Museum of Art Tour (01/2008) and Epic Theatre Ensemble's 7th Annual Winter Gala (02/25/2008); lastly, a dozen more high quality career stills and event images have been added to the Photo Galleries, including a new publicity shot and a recent image of David at the Met. Don't miss these! 02-27-08 | Several movie reviews from The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) have been added to the Press Room, and the first production stills of David in Conversations in Tusculum (2008) are in the Photo Galleries. 02-24-08 | Many more production stills and old event images have been added to the Photo Galleries and four new My Blueberry Nights (2008) videos are in the Media section: two scenes, a new trailer, and a TV spot. Happy viewing! 02-21-08 | New Photo of the Moment and Clip of the Moment, and hard work on the Photo Galleries continues: dozens of new high quality images from old events have been added, including one from The River Wild premiere back in 1994. Don't miss these! 02-18-08 | Another new DS Interview is in the Press Room and, once again, there are several more images from old events in the Photo Galleries. 02-16-08 | BIG update! News updated on new movie project and The People Speak (2008) air date, added news articles and a great new DS Interview to the Press Room, the first reviews from The Spiderwick Chronicles are in and critical quotes have been added to our page on the film, added a page with info on David's newest film project: Cold Souls (2008), The People Speak trailer can be viewed in the Media section and screen captures from it, as well as few new career stills, are in the Photo Galleries. Don't miss all these additions! 02-14-08 | Another large update to the Photo Galleries with new high quality career stills and event images. The Spiderwick Chronicles opens today nationwide. Go see it! :) 02-10-08 | New Photo of the Moment and Clip of the Moment, added insightful new Strathairn quotes from production notes on The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) page, added a short behind the scenes clip from the film to the Media section, and the Photo Galleries continue to be updated with new (and replaced) higher quality images. More photos from past events, as well as screen captures from the video, have been added. Take a look! 02-05-08 | News updated on DVD release, more critical praise quotes added to the My Blueberry Nights (2008) page (Filmography) and more news articles, reviews, and DS/Movie Peer Interviews are in the Press Room. Second Update: David attended the premiere of The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) last night in New York, and over 30 images from the event are in the Photo Galleries. The film's site page has also been updated with new content, including the exclusive Press Release on the movie's soundtrack, curtesy of CineMedia. Note: The U.S. (limited) release date for My Blueberry Nights has moved back to April 4th. 02-03-08 | Media section updated with a new Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) TV spot and the Photo Galleries, again, have more high quality images, including new pictures from the recent NYC At War: American Playwrights Respond to Iraq reading (01/21/2008). 01-31-08 - | New Photo of the Moment and Clip of the Moment, updated Calendar of Events for February, and again we have terrific new high quality images (still ongoing!), including dozens of great new photos from the recent The People Speak panel discussion (01/09/2008) and behind the scenes stills from Harrison's Flowers (2000), in the Photo Galleries. Enjoy! 01-28-08 | News updated on upcoming event, updated the Biography and, once again, we have more high quality career stills and event images in the Photo Galleries. There have been hundreds of HQ images added the last several updates, so be sure to check them out! 01-26-08 | More great high quality career stills and event images are in the Photo Galleries, including new images from My Blueberry Nights (2008) and several nice photo shoots. And, most importantly, a very Happy Birthday to David Strathairn today! :) 01-24-08 | Another large update to the Photo Galleries: plenty more career and event images in high quality (with still more to come), including a new (old) In the Gloaming screening from 1997. Don't miss these! Note: As most of you know, on January 22 actor Heath Ledger died tragically at only 28 years old. Ledger was a fellow acting nominee with David during the 2006 awards season for Brokeback Mountain, and he was an incredibly gifted performer who showed a lot of promise in his all-too-brief career. Our prayers and condolences go out to Ledger's family, friends, and fans throughout the world. The entertainment industry has lot a great talent. R.I.P. 01-22-08 | New TV spot from The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) is in the Media section and, once again, we've replaced (and added) a LOT more career stills and event images to the Photo Galleries, including a new photo from the recent Symphony Space 30th anniversary celebration on January 10. Lastly, the Site Accolades page has been updated with another site award! Exclusively Marisa has chosen this site as its' Site of the Month for February, 2008! Thanks to Lisa for recognizing David Strathairn Online. :) 01-20-08 | New Photo of the Moment and Clip of the Moment, more articles and reviews added to the Press Room, more critical praises on the Day One (1989), My Blueberry Nights (2008) and The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) pages, and there's been a major revamp to the Photo Galleries. All events are now under a new section, Public Appearances, and separated by year. (Design updates are still being worked on). We've also replaced (and added) LOTS of terrific career stills and event images (including the first image from the upcoming Trumbo documentary) in high quality with plenty more still to be added. Enjoy browsing! Note: The U.S. release date for The Spiderwick Chronicles has moved up a day to February 14th. 01-12-08 | A rare video of David in the interactive film Saving Dolphin Bay (2004) from Mote Marine Laboratory in FL can be viewed in the Media section and screen captures from it, as well as a few new production stills, are in the Photo Galleries. Note: Photo Galleries are undergoing reconstruction, so certain sections or pages may be unavaliable over the next few weeks. 01-10-08 | We have great additions today to the Photo Galleries: images from yesterday's The People Speak (2008) event, a new high quality photo from The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) and, lastly, over 40 fantastic high quality stills from David's upcoming performance in The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)! Don't miss these! Second Update: Four more images from The People Speak panel discussion added to the Photo Galleries (thanks to Lisa for the HQ quality!). 01-08-08 | New Photo of the Moment and Clip of the Moment, added another critical praise quote to My Blueberry Nights (2008) page (Filmography) and three terrific scenes of David's award-winning performance from John Sayles's City of Hope (1991), as well as two clips from Stand Off (1993), can be viewed in the Media section. Lastly, two new career stills are in the Photo Galleries. Note: The official U.S. site for My Blueberry Nights has been launched at www.wkw-myblueberrynights.com. 01-02-08 | Happy New Year's! To start off 2008, we have updated the Calendar of Events for January, added News on upcoming performances, pages with info on the Sensation of Sight (Limited) Premiere (11/09/2007) and Hunter College's Jack Newfield Memorial Fundraiser (12/02/2007) in the Misc. Projects section (thanks, again, to Axlotl for the Hunter's College info!), and more DS/Movie Peers Interviews and news articles are in the Press Room. |