TIFF: Viggo Mortensen’s ‘The Dead Don’t Hurt’

By Abe Friedtanzer 

Courtesy of TIFF

Western films tend to deal with violence in some capacity, presenting a world either defined by lawlessness or exploring what it means to set up a system of law and order to ensure that it isn't. When everyone has a gun and collecting bounties is a popular pastime, it can be difficult to instill a sense of moral consequences in a society that may not be interested in it. The Dead Don’t Hurt weaves a love story into a portrait of a town on the edge of becoming modern. A bleak view of humanity emerges... 

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Would you rather...?

It's our silly imaginary hang with celebs game. So would you rather

... go for a cookie run with Juliette Lewis?
... take piano lessons with Hailee Steinfeld?
... teach Garrett Dillahunt how to shave?
...paint fake freckles on your face with Busy Philipps?
... watch a Kristin Scott Thomas movie with Kristin Scott Thomas (so meta) from the wings?
... do Avengers cosplay with Mark Ruffalo?
... commune with owls and Kim Cattral?
...bathe in mud with Shailene Woodley?

Pictures after the jump to help you make this CRUCIAL choice.

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would you rather...?

a silly game in which we fantasize about hanging with celebrities. So would you rather?

...fiddle around with Kate Beckinsale's gusset?
...hot tub it with Tom Holland and his BFF?
... dive into the Red Sea with Tom Cullen?
...drop dead on Fire Island with Matthew Wilkas?
...rock climb with Jesse Bradford?
...reminiscing about that play you were in in college with Garret Dillahunt?
...get a facial with Madonna?
...go see Hamlet with Laura Dern?

photos after the jump to help you decide. Do tell us which you'd choose!

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Would you rather...?

Would you rather...

... have a sudden Glee reunion with Jonathan Groff & Lea Michele in NYC?
... school Matt McGorry on how to beach?
... read with Kathleen Turner, Rosie, and Broadway's delicious Max von Essen?
... stand for a good cause (Casting Directors Union) with Cheyenne Jackson?
... do a reverse Xanadu and becoming one with murals alongside Harry Shum Jr?
... take a singing road trip with Garrett Dillahunt?
... dream of tapdance lessons with Hillary Swank?
... make babies laugh for no reason with James Wolk?
... or talk to Virginia Madsen on a 16th century contraption. Something called a "landline"? 

Pictures are after the jump to help you make this difficult choice... 

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Celebrity Patriots

These showbiz peeps rocked the vote, today. Their next important vote: guild voting for Best Movies / Performances of the Year (or just continuing to be fabulous if they're not a guild member)!

Cute election day photos of Zoe Kazan, Mae Whitman, Justin Theroux, Drew Barrymore, Erich Bergen, Jonathan Lisecki (Gayby), Judy Greer, Neil Patrick Harris, Marisa Tomei, Adam Scott, Kelly Mantle (RuPaul's Drag Race), Anne Hathaway, Melissa McCarthy, Garrett Dillahunt, Chloe Bennet (Agents of SHIELD), Jason Ritter, and Nicole Kidman after the jump.

Which photo is your favorite?

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